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$12.8BDefense & AerospacePaper Trail research
Northrop Grumman
A leading defense contractor specializing in stealth aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity, and strategic weapons.
At a Glance
Highlights from available records. Missing information does not mean an activity did not occur.
Tracked federal obligations
$12.8B
2025-09-23–2026-09-22. Commitments to spend, not cash paid.
Inspect records →Largest tracked awarding agency
Department of Defense
2025-09-23–2026-09-22 · $11.4B · 89.1% of tracked obligations
Inspect records →Outside lobbying-firm income
$60K
2026 YTD · latest filings; in-house expenses and outside-firm income are not combined.
Inspect records →Documented people connections
9
Distinct people with published, verified positions in the records shown below.
Inspect records →Industry
Defense & Aerospace
Organization classification recorded by Paper Trail.
Inspect records →Federal spending
Total federal obligations
$12.8B
Obligations recorded from September 23, 2025 through September 22, 2026. Obligations are promises by the federal government to spend money, not necessarily cash already paid.
As of
September 22, 2026
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About This Organization
A leading defense contractor specializing in stealth aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity, and strategic weapons.
Editorial context
Why It Is Included
Included because this organization appears in federal spending records and is part of The Paper Trail Project's public-interest research directory.
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Why you may have heard of it
Builder of the B-2 Spirit bomber and the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber.
Direct public money received
Public Money Profile
Federal obligations are shown by award type and kept separate from tax incentives or workforce public-benefit research. These categories should not be added into a generic “subsidy” figure.
Federal grants
$8.8MDirect payments
$0Federal loans
$0Other assistance
$0No published source-backed estimate linked unless shown elsewhere on this profile.
Not included without attributable official records.
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Open Connection Explorer →Sourced institutional roles
Leadership & People
Lobbying Connections
YONNICK GEROME HAMMOND
Registered lobbyist
View sourced career record →JAMES SAULSRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →MICHAEL HERSONRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →SARAH YOUNG GLACKINRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →CHARLES SYDNORRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →MICHELLE GREENERegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →BARRY D RHOADSRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →DAVID MYERSRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →TODD HARMERRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →Federal data
Spending Over Time
Prime-award transaction obligations attributed to this USAspending recipient. Negative totals can reflect deobligations or corrections.
$11.5BFY2017
$12BFY2018
$16.2BFY2019
$14.4BFY2020
$14.6BFY2021
$14.7BFY2022
$16.7BFY2023
$12.2BFY2024
$10.3BFY2025
$12BFY2026To date
The current fiscal year is partial and will change as USAspending publishes additional transactions.
Federal data
Who funds Northrop Grumman?
The federal agencies and offices responsible for the organization’s recorded obligations.
1Department of Defense$11,434,212,11389.1% of total2National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1,343,620,37210.5% of total3Department of Homeland Security$46,520,6800.4% of total4Department of Transportation$6,107,5140.0% of total5Department of the Interior$2,368,7590.0% of total6Department of Justice$2,041,1180.0% of total7Department of Housing and Urban Development$1,615,9030.0% of total8General Services Administration$278,5960.0% of total9Department of State$128,3710.0% of total10Department of Energy$00.0% of total11Department of Commerce-$22,400-0.0% of total12Department of Health and Human Services-$45,289-0.0% of total
ConnectedLast refreshed September 22, 2026
Prime-award transaction obligations from 2025-09-23 through 2026-09-22, grouped by top-tier awarding agency.
Federal data
What Federal Agencies Bought or Funded From Northrop Grumman
USAspending classifies federal obligations using product and service codes for contracts and assistance-listing categories for grants and other assistance. These records describe federal awards to the organization—not the organization’s own operating expenses.
Products and services
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
PSC AC24
$2,941,874,00822.9% of total
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
PSC AC13
$1,073,864,8978.4% of total
SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL
PSC R425
$1,037,107,9078.1% of total
ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES, COUNTER-COUNTERMEASURES AND QUICK REACTION CAPABILITY EQUIPMENT
PSC 5865
$862,550,9106.7% of total
MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- AIRCRAFT AND AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
PSC J015
$570,703,7754.4% of total
INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT- FIRE CONTROL EQUIPMENT
PSC N012
$531,994,7544.1% of total
MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES AND COMPONENTS
PSC 1680
$473,093,6883.7% of total
AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
PSC 1560
$432,047,0843.4% of total
R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT)
PSC AR24
$401,406,4233.1% of total
R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)
PSC AR21
$345,260,9272.7% of total
GUIDED MISSILES
PSC 1410
$305,271,1542.4% of total
RADAR EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE
PSC 5841
$278,715,9542.2% of total
RADAR EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT AIRBORNE
PSC 5840
$276,696,2692.2% of total
TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE- WEAPONS
PSC L010
$272,469,6262.1% of total
AMMUNITION, THROUGH 30MM
PSC 1305
$207,872,7721.6% of total
Federal assistance programs
Aeronautics
Assistance listing 43.002
$7,103,4250.1% of total
Science
Assistance listing 43.001
$1,119,8300.0% of total
DoD Mentor-Protege Program
Assistance listing 12.022
$534,2010.0% of total
Defense Production Act Title III (DPA Title III)
Assistance listing 12.777
$00.0% of total
Research and Technology Development
Assistance listing 12.910
$00.0% of total
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Assistance listing 81.135
$00.0% of total
Conservation Research and Development
Assistance listing 81.086
$00.0% of total
Prime-award transaction obligations from 2025-09-23 through 2026-09-22. Categories can be broad and reflect federal coding, not Paper Trail editorial conclusions. View USAspending source ↗
Corporate structure
What does Northrop Grumman control?
Business segments, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and acquired companies connected to the parent organization.
Legal-subsidiary lists are drawn from reviewed SEC Exhibit 21 filings. Companies may omit subsidiaries that are not considered significant under SEC reporting rules, so these lists are not necessarily exhaustive.
Legal subsidiaries2
Northrop Grumman Overseas Holdings, Inc
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Delaware
SEC filing source ↗Federal disclosures
Federal Lobbying
In-house lobbying expenses · 2026 YTD
$0
Expenses reported on filings where the organization registers and lobbies on its own behalf.
Outside lobbying-firm income · 2026 YTD
$60K
Income reported by outside registrants for work on behalf of this client.
These categories are shown separately and are not added together. An organization’s expense estimate may already include payments to outside firms, depending on its reporting method.
Lobbying over time
| Year | In-house expenses | Outside-firm income |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $0 | $180K |
| 2016 | $0 | $200K |
| 2017 | $0 | $200K |
| 2018 | $0 | $140K |
| 2026 | $0 | $60K |
What they lobbied on
Defense · 16Intelligence · 1Aerospace · 1Budget/Appropriations · 1
Outside lobbying firms
| Firm / registrant | Active filings | Reported income |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL | 15 | $720K |
| CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 1 | $60K |
Only the latest filing in each registrant/client/quarter series contributes to these totals.
Lobbyists listed on disclosures
BARRY D RHOADS
CHARLES SYDNOR
DAVID MYERS
Covered position: LA to Sen Domenici, Exec Asst to Sen DAmato
JAMES SAULS
MICHAEL HERSON
Covered position: Spec Asst to the Asst Sec of Def for Force Mgmt & Personnel
MICHELLE GREENE
SARAH YOUNG GLACKIN
TODD HARMER
Covered position: LA to Sen Chambliss
YONNICK GEROME HAMMOND
Filing-level audit trail
Superseded filings remain visible for auditability but are excluded from every total above.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. · $60K · Active
- Filing ID
- 1f870a4c-078f-45f4-a516-4dc2136508ad
- Filing type
- 2nd Quarter - Report (Q2)
- Registrant
- CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Jul 17, 2026
Intelligence
Defense
Defense
Defense
Aerospace
defense
Budget/Appropriations
Defense
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2018 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $50K · Active
- Filing ID
- 5fa0ec4b-a6a0-455a-bd1d-a3e4729e5227
- Filing type
- 3rd Quarter - Report (Q3)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Oct 22, 2018
Defense
Issues relating to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2018 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $40K · Active
- Filing ID
- adfeb224-4cf2-4780-aa7d-f5b3ab45dc7e
- Filing type
- 2nd Quarter - Report (Q2)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Jul 20, 2018
Defense
National Defense Authorizations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2018 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $50K · Active
- Filing ID
- 1f599ddd-4d37-40e6-b9f0-c9666a884035
- Filing type
- 1st Quarter - Report (Q1)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Apr 18, 2018
Defense
National Defense Authorizations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2017 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $50K · Active
- Filing ID
- 6599fc13-b944-4c85-92e2-7f5b2a3bb9c2
- Filing type
- 4th Quarter - Report (Q4)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Jan 22, 2018
Defense
National Defense Authorizations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2017 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $50K · Active
- Filing ID
- 5c09b8c0-9c2f-4af5-9208-d45088e1bbaa
- Filing type
- 3rd Quarter - Report (Q3)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Oct 20, 2017
Defense
National Defense Authorizations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2017 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $50K · Active
- Filing ID
- 00eb6488-fab3-464f-aaef-0b5964b11da9
- Filing type
- 2nd Quarter - Report (Q2)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Jul 21, 2017
Defense
National Defense Authorizations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2017 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $50K · Active
- Filing ID
- fa69d9dc-0fca-4ab3-9192-d5b0e1e98c00
- Filing type
- 1st Quarter - Report (Q1)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Apr 20, 2017
Defense
National Defense Authorizations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared countermeasures, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $50K · Active
- Filing ID
- a2c9535e-dbec-41eb-83c1-946553aca2f3
- Filing type
- 4th Quarter - Report (Q4)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Jan 19, 2017
Defense
National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2016 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $50K · Active
- Filing ID
- 022cb1d6-c49e-43d5-b0f1-4440437056e6
- Filing type
- 3rd Quarter - Report (Q3)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Oct 18, 2016
Defense
National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2016 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $50K · Active
- Filing ID
- 76730cf4-3438-4dcc-a804-9a7502ee2919
- Filing type
- 2nd Quarter - Report (Q2)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Jul 18, 2016
Defense
NDAA Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. DOD Appropriations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2016 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $50K · Active
- Filing ID
- a3c7fc7c-cfd5-4d1e-9074-88d3b23c065b
- Filing type
- 1st Quarter - Report (Q1)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Apr 20, 2016
Defense
National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2015 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $50K · Active
- Filing ID
- 3d889ab4-4f0c-47e6-8d9e-52a99e413161
- Filing type
- 4th Quarter - Report (Q4)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Jan 20, 2016
Defense
National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2015 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $40K · Active
- Filing ID
- 6f64dc1d-358e-415d-953d-28c6e21de81c
- Filing type
- 3rd Quarter - Report (Q3)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Oct 19, 2015
Defense
National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2015 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $50K · Active
- Filing ID
- f6bef7a2-0c2b-496a-98a0-a6428a92d3c2
- Filing type
- 2nd Quarter - Report (Q2)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Jul 16, 2015
Defense
National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bomber.
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2015 · AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL · $40K · Active
- Filing ID
- 6265d86c-e27a-4062-818c-a34da6283fa5
- Filing type
- 1st Quarter - Report (Q1)
- Registrant
- AMERICAN DEFENSE INTERNATIONAL
- Client
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
- Amount classification
- Outside-firm income
- Filed
- Apr 17, 2015
Defense
National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bombers. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, provisions related to unmanned aerial vehicles and infrared countermeasures and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and long-range strike bombers.
Source: U.S. House and Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act database / LDA.gov. Data last retrieved Aug 31, 2026. The Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.
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Important Documents
Selected filings, reports, contracts, court records, and other documents useful for understanding this organization.
SEC Exhibit 21Company filing
Northrop Grumman Exhibit 21 — Subsidiaries
Northrop Grumman · Jan 27, 2026
Company-filed list of significant subsidiaries. The filing may omit subsidiaries that are not considered significant under SEC rules.
Documentation
Sources
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Federal data refreshed September 22, 2026.
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