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{{Infobox company|name=Northrop Grumman Corporation|image=Northrop Grumman logo blue-on-clear 2020.svg.png|founding_date=1994|industry=Aerospace, defense|predecessors=[[Northrop Corporation]]<br>[[Grumman Corporation]]|headquarters=West Falls Church, [[Virginia]], [[United States]]|key_people=Kathy J. Warden}} | |||
'''Northrop Grumman Corporation''', or '''Northrop Grumman''', is one of the world's top defense companies,<ref>[https://people.defensenews.com/top-100/ "Top 100 Defense Companies."] DefenseNews.</ref> with the [[United States Department of Defense]] and [[United States Intelligence Community|intelligence community]] being its primary clients.<ref>Bernal, Kyle. [https://executivegov.com/articles/what-are-the-top-northrop-grumman-government-contracts/ “What Are the Top Northrop Grumman Government Contracts?”] ExecutiveGov. November 8, 2022. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231201151045/https://executivegov.com/articles/what-are-the-top-northrop-grumman-government-contracts/ Archived] 2023-12-01.</ref><ref>[https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/2024/03/01/top-100-defense-contractors-2023/ “Top 100 Defense Contractors 2023.”] Defense Security Monitor, Forecast International. March 1, 2024. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313135155/https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/2024/03/01/top-100-defense-contractors-2023/ Archived] 2023-03-13.</ref> It is headquartered in Falls Church, [[Commonwealth of Virginia|Virginia]], [[United States of America|USA]]. Since 2019, [[Kathy Warden]] has been the company's Chairman, President, and CEO.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/companies/northrop-grumman/?sh=602399213c84 "Profile: Northrop Grumman."] [[Forbes]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313050530/https://www.forbes.com/companies/northrop-grumman/?sh=602399213c84 Archived] 2024-03-13.</ref><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/profile/kathy-warden/?sh=7fce74ee6695 "Profile: Kathy Warden."] Forbes. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313050123/https://www.forbes.com/profile/kathy-warden/?sh=7fce74ee6695 Archived] 2024-03-13.</ref> The company has approximately 100,000 employees.<ref>[https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/frequently-asked-questions “Frequently Asked Questions.”] Northrop Grumman. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240111060426/https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/frequently-asked-questions Archived] 2024-01-11.</ref><ref>[https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2024/01/25/northrop-grumman-noc-q4-2023-earnings-call-transcr/ “Northrop Grumman (NOC) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript.”] The Motley Fool. January 25, 2024. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313142222/https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2024/01/25/northrop-grumman-noc-q4-2023-earnings-call-transcr/ Archived] 2024-03-13. | '''Northrop Grumman Corporation''', or '''Northrop Grumman''', is one of the world's top defense companies,<ref>[https://people.defensenews.com/top-100/ "Top 100 Defense Companies."] DefenseNews.</ref> with the [[United States Department of Defense]] and [[United States Intelligence Community|intelligence community]] being its primary clients.<ref>Bernal, Kyle. [https://executivegov.com/articles/what-are-the-top-northrop-grumman-government-contracts/ “What Are the Top Northrop Grumman Government Contracts?”] ExecutiveGov. November 8, 2022. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231201151045/https://executivegov.com/articles/what-are-the-top-northrop-grumman-government-contracts/ Archived] 2023-12-01.</ref><ref>[https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/2024/03/01/top-100-defense-contractors-2023/ “Top 100 Defense Contractors 2023.”] Defense Security Monitor, Forecast International. March 1, 2024. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313135155/https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/2024/03/01/top-100-defense-contractors-2023/ Archived] 2023-03-13.</ref> It is headquartered in Falls Church, [[Commonwealth of Virginia|Virginia]], [[United States of America|USA]]. Since 2019, [[Kathy Warden]] has been the company's Chairman, President, and CEO.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/companies/northrop-grumman/?sh=602399213c84 "Profile: Northrop Grumman."] [[Forbes]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313050530/https://www.forbes.com/companies/northrop-grumman/?sh=602399213c84 Archived] 2024-03-13.</ref><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/profile/kathy-warden/?sh=7fce74ee6695 "Profile: Kathy Warden."] Forbes. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313050123/https://www.forbes.com/profile/kathy-warden/?sh=7fce74ee6695 Archived] 2024-03-13.</ref> The company has approximately 100,000 employees.<ref>[https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/frequently-asked-questions “Frequently Asked Questions.”] Northrop Grumman. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240111060426/https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/frequently-asked-questions Archived] 2024-01-11.</ref><ref>[https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2024/01/25/northrop-grumman-noc-q4-2023-earnings-call-transcr/ “Northrop Grumman (NOC) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript.”] The Motley Fool. January 25, 2024. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313142222/https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2024/01/25/northrop-grumman-noc-q4-2023-earnings-call-transcr/ Archived] 2024-03-13. | ||
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According to [[Open Secrets]], in the 2020 U.S. election cycle, [[Political action committee|PACs]] and individuals associated with Northrop Grumman contributed $3,517,253 toward [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] and $3,147,821 toward [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]].<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/northrop-grumman/totals?id=D000000170 "Northrop Grumman: Totals."] Open Secrets. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231116170900/https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/northrop-grumman/totals?id=D000000170 Archived] 2023-11-16. </ref> | According to [[Open Secrets]], in the 2020 U.S. election cycle, [[Political action committee|PACs]] and individuals associated with Northrop Grumman contributed $3,517,253 toward [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] and $3,147,821 toward [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]].<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/northrop-grumman/totals?id=D000000170 "Northrop Grumman: Totals."] Open Secrets. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231116170900/https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/northrop-grumman/totals?id=D000000170 Archived] 2023-11-16. </ref>[[File:Northrop Grumman Sign after protest.jpg|alt=A Northrop Grumman sign covered in red paint depicting red hands and the words "Baby KKKillers" and "Murderers" and stickers reading "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza"|thumb|Sign outside of a Northrop Grumman office complex after pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered to protest weapons sales to Israel (2023).<ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/11/10/tens-of-thousands-pray-and-march-in-support-of-palestinians “Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Blockade Military Suppliers in UK, US.”] Al Jazeera. November 10, 2023. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313163201/https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/11/10/tens-of-thousands-pray-and-march-in-support-of-palestinians Archived] 2023-03-13.</ref>]]According to the [[American Friends Service Committee]] (AFSC), a non-violent peace activist organization, Northrop Grumman "manufactures multiple weapon systems used by the [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli military]] against [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] civilians, and was instrumental in developing [[United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]]'s deportation machine."<ref>[https://investigate.afsc.org/company/northrop-grumman "Northrop Grumman Corp."] Investigate, Economic Activism Program, American Friends Service Committee. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313131343/https://investigate.afsc.org/company/northrop-grumman Archived] 2024-03-13.</ref> | ||
According to the [[American Friends Service Committee]] (AFSC), a non-violent peace activist organization, Northrop Grumman "manufactures multiple weapon systems used by the [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli military]] against [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] civilians, and was instrumental in developing [[United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement|ICE]]'s deportation machine."<ref>[https://investigate.afsc.org/company/northrop-grumman "Northrop Grumman Corp."] Investigate, Economic Activism Program, American Friends Service Committee. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313131343/https://investigate.afsc.org/company/northrop-grumman Archived] 2024-03-13.</ref> | |||
Northrop Grumman has been ranked among the top water polluters in the "Toxic 100 Water Polluters" index by the Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts Amherst for multiple years.<ref>Michael Ash, James K. Boyce, Rich Puchalsky. [https://peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1674-naming-worst-u-s-corporate-polluters "Naming Worst U.S. Corporate Polluters."] Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst. December 18, 2022. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313121848/https://peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1674-naming-worst-u-s-corporate-polluters Archived] 2023-03-13.</ref><ref>Michael Ash, James K. Boyce, Rich Puchalsky. [https://peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1560-toxic-100-names-top-climate-air-and-water-polluters-2021 "Toxic 100 Names Top Climate, Air, and Water Polluters-2021."] Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst. December 14, 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231003172433/https://peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1560-toxic-100-names-top-climate-air-and-water-polluters-2021 Archived] 2023-10-03.</ref> | Northrop Grumman has been ranked among the top water polluters in the "Toxic 100 Water Polluters" index by the Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts Amherst for multiple years.<ref>Michael Ash, James K. Boyce, Rich Puchalsky. [https://peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1674-naming-worst-u-s-corporate-polluters "Naming Worst U.S. Corporate Polluters."] Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst. December 18, 2022. [https://web.archive.org/web/20240313121848/https://peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1674-naming-worst-u-s-corporate-polluters Archived] 2023-03-13.</ref><ref>Michael Ash, James K. Boyce, Rich Puchalsky. [https://peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1560-toxic-100-names-top-climate-air-and-water-polluters-2021 "Toxic 100 Names Top Climate, Air, and Water Polluters-2021."] Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst. December 14, 2021. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231003172433/https://peri.umass.edu/publication/item/1560-toxic-100-names-top-climate-air-and-water-polluters-2021 Archived] 2023-10-03.</ref> | ||
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Northrop Grumman Corporation | |
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| Industry | Aerospace, defense |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Predecessors | Northrop Corporation Grumman Corporation |
| Headquarters | West Falls Church, Virginia, United States |
| Key people | Kathy J. Warden |
Northrop Grumman Corporation, or Northrop Grumman, is one of the world's top defense companies,[1] with the United States Department of Defense and intelligence community being its primary clients.[2][3] It is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, USA. Since 2019, Kathy Warden has been the company's Chairman, President, and CEO.[4][5] The company has approximately 100,000 employees.[6][7]
According to Open Secrets, in the 2020 U.S. election cycle, PACs and individuals associated with Northrop Grumman contributed $3,517,253 toward Democrats and $3,147,821 toward Republicans.[8]
According to the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a non-violent peace activist organization, Northrop Grumman "manufactures multiple weapon systems used by the Israeli military against Palestinian civilians, and was instrumental in developing ICE's deportation machine."[10]
Northrop Grumman has been ranked among the top water polluters in the "Toxic 100 Water Polluters" index by the Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts Amherst for multiple years.[11][12]
As reported by Eyes on the Ties, CEO Kathy Warden took in over $61 million in total compensation from 2020 to 2022. Eyes on the Ties notes that Warden also sits on the board of pharmaceutical company Merck and is a member of Business Roundtable,[13] a lobbying group made up exclusively of CEOs.[14][15]
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- ↑ "Top 100 Defense Companies." DefenseNews.
- ↑ Bernal, Kyle. “What Are the Top Northrop Grumman Government Contracts?” ExecutiveGov. November 8, 2022. Archived 2023-12-01.
- ↑ “Top 100 Defense Contractors 2023.” Defense Security Monitor, Forecast International. March 1, 2024. Archived 2023-03-13.
- ↑ "Profile: Northrop Grumman." Forbes. Archived 2024-03-13.
- ↑ "Profile: Kathy Warden." Forbes. Archived 2024-03-13.
- ↑ “Frequently Asked Questions.” Northrop Grumman. Archived 2024-01-11.
- ↑ “Northrop Grumman (NOC) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript.” The Motley Fool. January 25, 2024. Archived 2024-03-13.
- ↑ "Northrop Grumman: Totals." Open Secrets. Archived 2023-11-16.
- ↑ “Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Blockade Military Suppliers in UK, US.” Al Jazeera. November 10, 2023. Archived 2023-03-13.
- ↑ "Northrop Grumman Corp." Investigate, Economic Activism Program, American Friends Service Committee. Archived 2024-03-13.
- ↑ Michael Ash, James K. Boyce, Rich Puchalsky. "Naming Worst U.S. Corporate Polluters." Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst. December 18, 2022. Archived 2023-03-13.
- ↑ Michael Ash, James K. Boyce, Rich Puchalsky. "Toxic 100 Names Top Climate, Air, and Water Polluters-2021." Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst. December 14, 2021. Archived 2023-10-03.
- ↑ “Corporate Enablers of Israel’s War on Gaza.” Eyes on the Ties, Littlesis.org. October 26, 2023. Archived 2024-01-06.
- ↑ “About Us.” Businessroundtable.org.
- ↑ “What Is the Business Roundtable?” The Beautiful Truth. February 16, 2022. Archived 2023-11-30.