Northrop Grumman Systems Corp

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, Weapon Systems Division, manufactures precision fuzing systems, ordnance components, and rocket motors for the U.S. military as a large-scale prime contractor and subcontractor, competing full-and-open across the Department of Defense with no small business set-asides. The division, headquartered in Carpendale, West Virginia, with principal manufacturing in Keyser, West Virginia, is a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and operates as a for-profit manufacturer of guided missiles, ammunition, and propulsion systems under primary NAICS 332992 (Fabricated Metal Weapon Systems Manufacturing) and related ordnance NAICS codes.

The division's prime footprint centers on single-award indefinite delivery contracts across Army, Navy, and Air Force ammunition and ordnance programs. The Army's Program Executive Office for Ammunition holds a $533.9 million IDC for M782 Multi-Option Fuze for Artillery (MOFA) systems, against which four delivery orders totaling approximately $313.7 million have been issued, including a $116.2 million order for M782 MOFA II production (completion January 31, 2031) and a $144.6 million order for M782A1 MOFA II production (completion July 31, 2029). Naval Air Systems Command awarded a $366.9 million single-award IDC for FMU-139D/B electronic fuze systems, training fuzes, and inert fuzes (completion August 31, 2027), with two delivery orders totaling $150.9 million issued to date. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Eglin holds a $93.4 million IDC for BLU-138 fuze production (completion November 1, 2028) and awarded a $368 million IDC for Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF) FMU-167/B systems (completion June 30, 2028), against which two delivery orders totaling $91.33 million have been placed. Recent representative prime work includes a $80.3 million delivery order from Naval Air Systems Command for FMU-139D/B electronic fuze system components (completion August 31, 2028), a $44.89 million delivery order from Air Force Materiel Command for HTVSF FMU-167/B production (completion June 30, 2028), and a $13.5 million delivery order from Air Force Materiel Command for 5,000 BLU-138 fuzes (completion February 22, 2028).

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command's Eglin base, which accounts for $46.22 billion in combined potential value across seven awards, driven primarily by the EWAAC vehicle. The Department of the Navy (Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Sea Systems Command combined) represents approximately $1.15 billion across 34 awards; the Department of the Army PEO Ammunition represents $823.6 million across four prime awards; and the broader Air Force organization contributes $477.7 million across five additional prime awards. The division also holds a position on the $46 billion Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC), a multiple-award IDC for armament and weapons development, with two task orders issued to date ($4.9 million combined).

The division's subcontract footprint is substantial: 95 of 132 total awards (72%) are sub awards, placing it in support roles to Raytheon Company, The Boeing Company, and Lockheed Martin Corporation across high-volume missile and ordnance programs. Under Raytheon primes, the division supplies rocket motors and associated components for TOW missile production (Ukraine and U.S. customers), AIM-9X Sidewinder production lots, AMRAAM missiles, and RAM GMRP countermeasure systems. Under Boeing, it provides rocket motor and propulsion components for Disruptive Futures Modular Missile Propulsion development and Massive Ordnance Penetrator (GBU-57) modification efforts. Under Lockheed Martin, it supplies solid rocket motors, exit cone assemblies, ignition safety devices, and warhead assemblies for Precision Strike Missile (PRSM) engineering and production, Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) and Low Cost Reduced Range Practice Rocket (LCRRPR) production (including Ukraine customer support), Hellfire and Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) production, PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles, and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) crew storage components. Subcontract awards span from recent (May 2026) to historical (December 2021), demonstrating sustained engagement across major prime platforms.

Prime-side subcontractor engagement reflects the complexity of advanced ordnance manufacturing. On the M782 MOFA II program, the division has engaged woman-owned small business Future TECH Enterprise Inc. (computer services), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and HUBZone-certified Tevet LLC (electrical measurement instrumentation), and BPM Microsystems Inc. (measurement and testing instrumentation). On FMU-139D/B electronic fuze work, the supply chain includes Primus Metals LLC (machined components), TSI Plastics Inc. (precision-molded plastics), Reynolds Systems Inc. (explosives and energetic materials), All Flex Solutions Inc. (printed circuit assemblies), Integra Technologies Inc. (semiconductor testing), Ellsworth Corp, Krayden Inc., and Robert McKown Company Inc. (adhesives), Precision Die & Stamping Inc., Auer Precision Stamping Inc., Quality Machining Inc. (metal fabrication), DBR Industries Inc., Precision Associates Inc. (sealing components), and KCA Electronics Inc., Novacap LLC, Arrow Electronics Inc. (electronic components). On BLU-138 production, the division has engaged Accurate Energetic Systems LLC (woman-owned small business, explosive components), Glenair Inc. (electronic connectors), All Flex Solutions Inc. (printed circuit boards), Teamvantage Molding LLC (plastic moldings), Nortech Systems Inc. (electronic connectors and cable assemblies), and ISO Group Inc. (electronic components).

Activity accelerated year over year, with 13 prime awards in 2022 growing to 46 in 2024 before moderating to 33 in 2025 and 3 to date in 2026. Over 132 total awards (prime and sub combined) across the portfolio, the division has obligated $2.6 billion against a combined potential value of $48.71 billion (5% obligation rate). Eleven awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $475.6 million and face recompete exposure. The division serves 11 distinct federal agencies in its recent footprint, with the top five (Army PEO Ammunition, Navy NAVAIR, Air Force, Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, and Air Force Materiel Command Eglin) accounting for 85% of awards by count.