The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Northrop Grumman Space Systems: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
Space systems division. James Webb Space Telescope, Cygnus spacecraft, and satellite systems. Headquartered in Dulles, VA. Operates as a both company in the physical AI sector. Key facts: Focus: Space systems division, Products: James Webb Space Telescope, Cygnus spacecraft, and satellite systems.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Products
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company Northrop Grumman Space Systems has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Airbus Defence and Space1× joint
Most recent
- with Airbus Defence and Spacejust announced
Northrop Grumman Space Systems on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Robert Fleming Presidentsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Northrop Grumman Space Systems.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Northrop Grumman Space Systems in third-party press
Dr Gunilla Burrowes Receives UNSW Ada Lovelace Medal As Women In Engineering Awards Honour Leaders Across Career Stages – SMBtech - SMBtech
AEVEX Appoints Murali Krishnan as Chief Growth Officer - citybiz
AEVEX Appoints Murali Krishnan as Chief Growth Officer - Business Wire
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Northrop Grumman Space Systems has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Airbus Defence and Spacejust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Airbus Defence and Space1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Northrop Grumman Space x Airbus UK SKYNETwithAirbus Defence and Spacedevelopment2023-10-24announcedjust announced
Timeline
Every recorded move in Northrop Grumman Space Systems’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipNorthrop Grumman Space x Airbus UK SKYNET
2023-10-24Airbus Defence and Space and Northrop Grumman signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly address the UK Ministry of Defence SKYNET military satellite communication program. The partnership combines Airbus satellite communications expertise with Northrop Grumman space systems capabilities for the UK MOD.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
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 Space Systems.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Northrop Grumman Space Systems from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Dr Gunilla Burrowes Receives UNSW Ada Lovelace Medal As Women In Engineering Awards Honour Leaders Across Career Stages – SMBtech - SMBtech
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AEVEX Appoints Murali Krishnan as Chief Growth Officer - citybiz
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AEVEX Appoints Murali Krishnan as Chief Growth Officer - Business Wire
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Air Force Selects General Atomics, Anduril for CCA Wingmen - KeepTrack
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Physics AI Models Have Potential to Speed Weapon Development - National Defense Magazine
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Northrop Grumman inks deal with tech startup for accelerated, AI-enabled spacecraft design - DefenseScoop
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Northrop Grumman Expanding Its Use of NVIDIA AI Technology to Advance Solutions for Space - Northrop Grumman
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Northrop Grumman to join Voyager Space commercial space station project - SpaceNews
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Northrop Grumman Leaders and Executives - ExecutiveGov
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Machine-readable surfaces
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- REST API: /v1/companies/25cdf96f-0e3d-4d6c-b54f-603eb3be111b
- Revision history: /companies/northrop-grumman-space/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Northrop Grumman Space Systems draws attention at the 15th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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: Sep 20, 2026