Federal contractor · EL SEGUNDO, CA

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION received $15.8M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 328 awards (−77% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $916.8M. Its largest customer was Defense Logistics Agency ($9.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$15.8M
New awards
328
Sole-source
29%
Single offer
30%
UEI
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Parent company
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
Other than small business
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Company family

Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.

Part of the NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION company family: 159 registered entities, $11.1B in FY2026 together. See the family

  1. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONMELBOURNE, FL · Family page
    $1.1B
  2. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPROY, UT
    $2.9B
  3. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONROLLING MEADOWS, IL
    $575.3M
  4. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONREDONDO BEACH, CA
    $547.3M
  5. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONSAN DIEGO, CA
    $543.6M

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-10-05

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 185.5MFY2017
  2. 103.9MFY2018
  3. 123.3MFY2019
  4. 105.6MFY2020
  5. 127.6MFY2021
  6. 50.5MFY2022
  7. 48.6MFY2023
  8. 88.1MFY2024
  9. 67.9MFY2025
  10. 15.8MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Defense Logistics Agency$9.7M61%
    249 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$4.4M28%
    63 awards
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$922.1K5.8%
    4 awards
  4. Department of the Air Force$788.8K5.0%
    6 awards
  5. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$409.4K2.6%
    2 awards
  6. Defense Contract Management Agency-$419.7K0.0%
    4 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$12.2M77%
  2. Research & development$2.1M13%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$1.5M9.6%

Where the work was performed

  1. Los Angeles County, CA$15.8M100%
  2. Montgomery County, OH$13.8K0.1%
  3. St. Johns County, FL$13.5K0.1%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition59%
    US 39% · $9.3M
  • Sole-source awards29%
    US 30% · $4.5M
  • Single-offer competitions30%
    US 8.7% · $4.7M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Defense Logistics Agency$3.8M
    Department of Defense · 100 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$418.8K
    Department of Defense · 3 awards

Largest awards

  1. GREAT HORNED OWL (GHO): ACOUSTIC FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION$34M
    Department of the Air Force· Los Angeles County, CA· Research & development· Feb 10, 2020 – Dec 16, 2025· FA865020F2513
  2. SPARE E2D ROTODOME$24.9M
    Defense Logistics Agency· Brevard County, FL· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jun 26, 2020 – Jun 3, 2026· SPRPA120FM40H
  3. THE GOAL OF THE GUARANTEED ARCHITECTURE FOR PHYSICAL SECURITY (GAPS) PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP HARDWARE SECURITY AND SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES WITH PROVABLE SECURITY INTERFACES TO PHYSICALLY ISOLATE HIGH RISK TRANSACTIONS. GAPS WILL CREATE SECURE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CO-DESIGN TOOLS THAT PHYSICALLY ISOLATE HIGH RISK TRANSACTIONS DURING BOTH SYSTEM DESIGN AND SYSTEM BUILD, AND TRACK THAT SUCH PROTECTIONS ARE PHYSICALLY ENFORCED AT RUN-TIME.$11.6M
    Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency· Los Angeles County, CA· Research & development· May 24, 2019 – Apr 2, 2026· HR001119C0085
  4. 8510478365!VALVE,SOLENOID$10.9M
    Defense Logistics Agency· Los Angeles County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 5, 2024 – Apr 16, 2026· SPE4AX24F3483
  5. 8511117401!COVER,ACCESS,AIRCRA$8.9M
    Defense Logistics Agency· Los Angeles County, CA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jan 15, 2025 – Apr 23, 2026· SPE4AX25F1953
  6. DARPA RESEARCH PROGRAM$7.7M
    Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency· Los Angeles County, CA· Research & development· Nov 10, 2022 – Mar 13, 2026· HR001123C0036
  7. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY$7.1M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Los Angeles County, CA· Research & development· Mar 7, 2017 – Jul 27, 2026· NNA14AA46C
  8. 8510867988!CLAMP,DUCT RETAININ$5.3M
    Defense Logistics Agency· Los Angeles County, CA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 26, 2024 – Oct 24, 2025· SPE4AX24F7446

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION received $0 in federal assistance in FY2026, on 0 actions (0 new awards).

Assistance · FY2026
$0
New awards
0
Actions
0
Since FY2021
$400K

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 400KFY2021
  2. 0FY2022
  3. 0FY2023
  4. 0FY2024
  5. 0FY2025

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2025.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $13.4M (141 subawards)

47 sub-recipients

  1. ACCURUS AEROSPACE ATHENS, LLC$2.6M19%
    ATHENS, GA · 7 subawards
  2. ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.$1.8M14%
    CEDAR RAPIDS, IA · 1 subaward
  3. TRM GAMMA AEROSPACE ACQUISITION LLC$994.4K7.4%
    MANSFIELD, TX · 21 subawards
  4. KITCO LLC$816.5K6.1%
    PROVO, UT · 1 subaward
  5. CYTEC ENGINEERED MATERIALS INC$809.9K6.0%
    GREENVILLE, TX · 3 subawards
  6. KSARIA CORPORATION$790.2K5.9%
    HUDSON, NH · 6 subawards
  7. JACON AIRCRAFT SUPPLY CO., INC$627.8K4.7%
    CHATSWORTH, CA · 10 subawards
  8. NOTTHOFF ENGINEERING L. A. INC.$465.2K3.5%
    HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA · 3 subawards
  9. BREK MANUFACTURING CO.$460.7K3.4%
    GARDENA, CA · 2 subawards
  10. DUCOMMUN AEROSTRUCTURES NEW YORK, INC.$392K2.9%
    COXSACKIE, NY · 10 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $35.1M (51 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $3.4M (2 subawards)

5 primes

  1. BOEING COMPANY, THE$27.6M71%
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 32 subawards
  2. BOEING COMPANY, THE$7M18%
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 17 subawards
  3. NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEFENSE MANUFACTURING AND MACHINING$3.4M8.9%
    BLAIRSVILLE, PA · 2 subawards
  4. LEIDOS, INC.$448.1K1.2%
    RESTON, VA · 1 subaward
  5. AMENTUM SERVICES INC$150.7K0.4%
    CHANTILLY, VA · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 85% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $69.4M paid out · $2.2B received
  • FY2022: $36.8M paid out · $797.2M received
  • FY2023: $17.7M paid out · $940.8M received
  • FY2024: $16.1M paid out · $926.6M received
  • FY2025: $21.1M paid out · $7B received
  • FY2026: $13.4M paid out · $38.6M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

2,682 companies · $59.5B reported

  1. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$7.6B
    GREENVILLE, TX · 622 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  2. GULF PROJECT SOLUTIONS GENERAL TRADING & CONTRACTING CO/EZZ YAQOUB & PARTNERS$5.3B
    SALMIYA, KWT · 30 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  3. OPTX IMAGING SYSTEMS LLC$5.3B
    LORTON, VA · 6 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services

Primes that pay it

104 companies · $50.2B reported

  1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$43B
    FORT WORTH, TX · 6,189 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  2. THE BOEING COMPANY$2B
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 697 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  3. ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION$1.8B
    GROTON, CT · 226 subawards · Ship and boat building

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 164 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. RAYTHEON COMPANY$84.4B−24% in FY2026
    TUCSON, AZ · 227 entities · 74% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingNavy · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingNavy · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing+16 more
  2. THE BOEING COMPANY$74.6B+20% in FY2026
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 99 entities · 60% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingNavy · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingArmy · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing+12 more
  3. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P.$22.8B−25% in FY2026
    GREENVILLE, TX · 154 entities · 25% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingAir Force · Architectural, engineering, and related servicesNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services+10 more

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Lobbying and PAC activity

Organizations in House lobbying disclosures and FEC records whose names an AI judgment matched to this company. Those records carry no identifier shared with contracts, so every match is by name.

Across the company family of NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (159 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONAI match · 100%
  • Northrop Grumman Systems CorporationAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$8.4M
25 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$30.7M
$30.7M in its own reports
PAC giving · 2026
$1.3M
1 PAC

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$10.2M
    36 reports
  2. 2024$8.4M
    29 reports
  3. 2025$8.4M
    25 reports
  4. 2026$3.7M
    21 reports

Top issues

  1. Defense81 reports
  2. Budget and appropriations74 reports
  3. Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code45 reports
  4. Aerospace29 reports
  5. Intelligence and surveillance24 reports
  6. Foreign relations14 reports
  7. Government issues14 reports
  8. Science and technology14 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES106 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE102 reports
  3. Navy - Dept of22 reports
  4. Air Force - Dept of19 reports
  5. Army - Dept of (Other)19 reports
  6. Defense - Dept of (DOD)19 reports
  7. Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)15 reports
  8. State - Dept of (DOS)14 reports
  9. Office of the Secretary of Defense13 reports
  10. Executive Office of the President (EOP)6 reports

Houses of Congress and federal agencies the reports list as contacted (a report names every one for all its issues).

Lobbying firms hired

  1. The Duberstein Group Inc.$780K
    14 reports
  2. 535 GROUP, LLC$630K
    14 reports
  3. Kadesh & Associates, LLC$525K
    14 reports
  4. INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES, LLC$450K
    9 reports
  5. Etherton and Associates, Inc.$420K
    14 reports
  6. Covington & Burling LLP$240K
    4 reports
  7. Avoq, LLC$220K
    5 reports
  8. RESTON STRATEGY GROUP, LLC$160K
    14 reports

13 firms in all. Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.

PAC giving to candidates by party, 2026 cycle

  1. Republican$695.5K55%
  2. Democratic$563K44%
  3. Other or none$10K0.8%

PACs sponsored

  • EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$3.3M raised this cycle

PACs these organizations sponsor (connected organizations in FEC records). A PAC gives employees' and members' voluntary contributions, not the company's own money.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Sep 30, 2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.