...Northrop Grumman Corporation is a US-based aerospace and defense technology company. It offers its products and services to customers worldwide. These include space systems, military aircraft, missile defense, advanced weapons and long-range fire capabilities, mission systems, networking and communications, strategic deterrence systems and leading technologies, such as advanced computing, microelectronics and cyber solutions. The US government is the company's largest customer, accounting for 86% of its $39.3 billion in sales as of the year that ended on 31 December 2023. As of 31 December 2023, the company reported a total order backlog of $84.2 billion (31 December 2022: $78.7 billion). Northrop Grumman was founded in 1939 as Northrop Aircraft Incorporated. Its shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker: NOC). As of 31 December 2023, the company's largest shareholder was State Street Corporation, which accounted for 9.4% of its total share capital....
