Northrop Grumman Corporation
A division of Northrop Grumman
Falls Church, VA
Builder of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile replacing Minuteman III, the B-2 Spirit (legacy), and a wide range of unmanned aircraft, space systems, and electronic warfare platforms. Northrop's defense and space portfolio is the most secretive of any major prime — many of its largest programs are classified or partially classified (B-21, multiple space programs).
FY26 estimated federal contracts
~$22B
Illustrative — based on prior-year procurement patterns; will be updated with verified USAspending data as FY26 obligations finalize.
Federal contracts by fiscal year
Federal awards trend
* Illustrative estimate; awaiting USAspending finalization for this fiscal year.
Where the money comes from
Top funding agencies
Federal lobbying spend
Lobbying disclosures
Contract-to-lobby ratio: 1,640× — for every $1 spent on federal lobbying in 2025, this recipient received approximately 1,640× in federal contracts.
Source: U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.
How this recipient compares
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What the government is buying
Major programs
Source: DoD Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System, FY26 budget request (July 2025). Quantities and dollars reflect the President's FY26 request, which Congress may modify.
Aircraft (5)
Missiles & Missile Defense (2)
Other (1)
Silhouette size reflects FY26 budget request (square-root scaled). Click any system for details. Quantities and dollars reflect the President's FY26 budget request; Congress may modify.
In the bills we track
Bills funding this recipient
Congressional oversight · 8 committees
Committees that authorize or fund these programs
These committees write the appropriations bills, NDAA authorizations, or oversight rules that determine how federal dollars flow to Northrop Grumman Corporation. Each link goes to the committee's roster and editorial overview.
House
House Committee on Appropriations
Chair: Cole (R-OK)
House
House Committee on Armed Services
Chair: Rogers (R-AL)
House
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Chair: Crawford (R-AR)
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Chair: Collins (R-ME)
Senate
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Chair: Wicker (R-MS)
Senate
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Chair: Cotton (R-AR)
House · Subcommittee
Defense
Chair: Calvert (R-CA)
Senate · Subcommittee
Department of Defense
Chair: McConnell (R-KY)
Disclosed Member trades · 7 Members
Members of Congress who have traded Northrop Grumman Corporation
11 disclosed transactions in NOC by 7 Members of Congress. 3 Members sit on a defense-jurisdiction committee — flagged inline below. Click any row to expand transaction detail. Source: U.S. House Periodic Transaction Reports.
Methodology note
Conflict-of-interest flagging is editorial. A disclosed trade is marked "Direct conflict" when the Member sits on a committee with significant jurisdiction over this recipient's sector (Armed Services, Appropriations Defense, Intel, Foreign Affairs/Relations for defense primes). Leadership roles (Chair, Ranking Member, Vice-Chair) receive more prominent treatment than ordinary committee membership. The label does not imply legal violation — Members are permitted to hold and trade individual securities under current law, including via managed accounts. Trades shown are disclosed PTR filings; the conflict assessment is our analytical lens on them.
Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov, ingested via npm run ingest:house-ptrs
What's worth knowing
Northrop is the most concentrated of any prime in classified work. The B-21 program is reported only in aggregate; specific quantities, unit costs, and delivery schedules remain SECRET. Sentinel has triggered a Nunn-McCurdy breach (81% over budget) yet the Pentagon is moving forward because the alternative is letting Minuteman III age past its design life.
Sus findings mentioning this recipient
Recipient profiles are hand-curated using public sources including USAspending.gov historical data, U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, SEC filings (for publicly traded companies), and the bill texts we cover. FY26 figures marked "illustrative" are estimates based on prior-year procurement patterns and will be updated as USAspending obligations finalize. Findings describe public-record patterns. They are not allegations of wrongdoing.