Northrop Grumman Systems Corp

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, operating through its Aeronautics Systems Division and doing business as Northrop Grumman Computing Systems, is a large prime contractor delivering B-2 Spirit stealth bomber sustainment, modernization, and advanced aerospace engineering to the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command on a full-and-open, non-set-aside basis. The company holds a $7 billion single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center (awarded May 3, 2024, completion May 2, 2029) that anchors its federal portfolio, supplemented by a $975 million NGAD prototyping IDC and a $50.8 million DARPA Other Transaction IDV.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp is a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, a for-profit aerospace and defense organization with headquarters at 2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Virginia. The division operates from Palmdale, California, with additional performance at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma; Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri; Lake Los Angeles, California; and the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Utah. The company competes exclusively as a prime contractor on aircraft and airframe work (NAICS 336411 and 336412 primary codes).

Customer concentration is extreme and highly specialized. The Aeronautical Systems Center accounts for 75 awards and $30.23 billion in combined potential value (77% of the vendor's total portfolio), while the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex contributes 135 awards and $7.39 billion (19%), together representing 99% of combined potential value across 20 distinct agencies. The vendor serves the Air Force almost exclusively; awards outside Air Force Materiel Command account for less than 1% of portfolio value. Within the Air Force base, concentration is functionally total: the two B-2 managing logistics complexes represent approximately $37.6 billion of the $38.91 billion portfolio ceiling.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp executes B-2 work across five distinct delivery-order vehicles. The $7 billion B-2 Modernization and Sustainment Indefinite Delivery Contract (FA861624DB001) has generated 155 task orders valued at $3.05 billion, covering depot-level maintenance, contractor logistics support, hardware sustaining engineering, display modernization, Collaborative Combat Communications production, Identification of Friend or Foe production, composite engineering, special test equipment, and signature-reduction installations (Magnum Over Conductive Surfaces). The legacy B-2 sustainment IDC (FA861614D6060) carries 118 task orders worth $6.42 billion. Additional parent vehicles include F3365799D0028 (155 task orders, $3.05 billion) and F3460199G0006 (56 task orders), supporting depot maintenance and sustainment work across multiple Air Force locations. Recent representative delivery orders include a $476.8 million fixed-price-incentive order for B-2 CY25-27 Programmed Depot Maintenance (March 14, 2025, through September 8, 2028), a $268.2 million firm fixed-price order for B-2 Contractor Logistics Support (March 1, 2025, through February 29, 2028), a $244.7 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order for B-2 CY26-CY28 Capabilities, Development, Innovation, and Sustainment (January 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029), and an $150.2 million display-modernization engineering order (April 30, 2025, through August 14, 2025).

Activity has grown substantially over the past five years, from 10 awards in 2022 to 14 in 2025, with 8 awards recorded through August 2026. SCI-reported invoiced revenue on federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold shows scaling from $269.5 million (FY2022, 293 FTEs) to $322.3 million (FY2025, 728 FTEs), reflecting increased workforce engagement across four fiscal years totaling $1.23 billion in captured revenue. Government-paid hourly rates range from $191.69/hr at the 10th percentile to $4,728.37/hr at the 90th percentile, with a median rate around $434.15/hr. Twenty-one awards with combined potential value of $2.62 billion reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating significant recompete exposure.

The vendor self-performs all SCI-reportable service-contract labor, with zero percent subcontractor-hours engagement across its prime portfolio. However, Northrop Grumman maintains a substantial subcontractor ecosystem for component supply and specialized engineering on B-2 work: named subs include Lockheed Martin (Aeronautics Company and Rotary and Mission Systems divisions), The Boeing Company, Raytheon Company, General Electric Aviation, Collins Aerospace, Honeywell International, and Roc-Aire Corp., supplemented by specialized suppliers providing avionics, navigation systems, electronics, hydraulics, coatings, ground support equipment, precision measurement systems, and industrial components. On the B-2 CY25-27 Programmed Depot Maintenance order alone, named sub-awardees span HDT Expeditionary Systems, Majestic12 Electronics, PB & J Partners, Integral Products, Heatcon Composite Systems, Universal Protection Service, Norgem, Hydraulics International, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, TLD America, and a small business technical provider team. Across the portfolio, Northrop Grumman manages multiple women-owned and minority-owned small-business subcontractors, including Survivability and Vulnerability Engineering Incorporated and Corporate Computer Centers Inc. on B-2 Hardware Sustaining Engineering work.