CategoryDrones
Appears inMilitary & defense drones
Overview
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) is a global aerospace and defense technology company with seven decades of autonomous systems experience and 500,000+ autonomous flight hours. Develops unmanned aerial, ground, and undersea vehicles for defense applications.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Safety record
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Incidents affecting Northrop Grumman (1)
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Operated deployments (2)
- RQ-4 Global HawkSigonella (NAS Sigonella, Sicily)
- RQ-4 Global HawkBeale Air Force Base
Operator customers (1)
- Northrop Grumman2 deployments
Recent coverage
Northrop Grumman in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- sec_10k
- Revenue disclosed
- $41000000000 (sec_10k)
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 19, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
RQ-4 Block 10 Global Hawk capabilities
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 20, 2020
RQ-4 Global Hawk at Sigonella (NAS Sigonella, Sicily)
- Incident recordedJun 20, 2019
Iran shot down a US Navy RQ-4 (BAMS-D) surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz (2019)
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Northrop Grumman?
- Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) is a global aerospace and defense technology company with seven decades of autonomous systems experience and 500,000+ autonomous flight hours. Develops unmanned aerial, ground, and undersea vehicles for defense applications.
- What does Northrop Grumman make?
- Northrop Grumman has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: RQ-4 Global Hawk (Northrop Grumman builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Is Northrop Grumman publicly traded?
- Yes. Northrop Grumman is publicly traded on public markets, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Northrop Grumman?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Northrop Grumman building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.
- How can I invest in Northrop Grumman?
- Northrop Grumman is publicly traded (public markets), so its shares can be bought through any broker.
- Where is Northrop Grumman headquartered?
- Northrop Grumman is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
- Who owns Northrop Grumman?
- Northrop Grumman is publicly held by its shareholders.
- Where does Northrop Grumman operate robots?
- Northrop Grumman operates 2 verified deployments, including at Sigonella (NAS Sigonella, Sicily), Beale Air Force Base.
- Is Northrop Grumman a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Northrop Grumman ranks in roughly the top 59% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Northrop Grumman founded?
- Northrop Grumman was founded in 1994.
- Are there any incidents involving Northrop Grumman?
- 1 active incident involving Northrop Grumman is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is Northrop Grumman safe?
- Northrop Grumman has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 serious). Most recent: Jun 2019. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-23
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-23
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Northrop Grumman.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Northrop Grumman from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Northrop Grumman says 10,000 experts and $2 billion investment support Sentinel ICBM program development [VIDEO]
Northrop Grumman said it is advancing the LGM-35A Sentinel program with more than $2 billion invested and a nationwide team of more than 10,000 experts.
Northrop Grumman raises 2026 forecasts on strong weapons demand
NATO to add up to five Northrop Grumman Triton drones for maritime surveillance
“It is genuinely made in NATO and is creating jobs on both sides of the Atlantic,” alliance Secretary-General Mark Rutte said.
NATO to add up to five Northrop Grumman Triton drones for maritime surveillance
“It is genuinely made in NATO and is creating jobs on both sides of the Atlantic,” alliance Secretary-General Mark Rutte said.
Pentagon reveals preferred munitions for one-way attack drones
The list includes Northrop Grumman and several startups competing to supply low-cost payloads compatible with any drone design.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/northrop-grumman.md
- RSS feed: /companies/northrop-grumman/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/84ed1bd7-576c-479f-bcb2-d9cc0a1feb2f
- Revision history: /companies/northrop-grumman/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Video
Northrop Grumman completed an acoustic test of the Sentinel ICBM's front end at its Large Acoustic Test Facility in Redondo Beach, California, with Lawrence Liv
Northrop Grumman just tested the warhead of the new Sentinel ICBM — the missile built to replace America's aging Minuteman III. Acoustic testing proves it can s
Reality vs attention
Northrop Grumman draws attention at the 76th percentile but verifies reality at the 55th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +20.6, 18th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026