Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Weapon System Division, doing business as CCI Speer, manufactures propulsion systems, initiating propellants, advanced composites, and specialized ordnance components for the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense agencies, and the Air Force as both a prime contractor (34% of recent awards) and subcontractor (66%). The division operates out of Elkton, Maryland as a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation and competes on full-and-open contracts without set-aside designation across its prime footprint.

CCI Speer's capability portfolio centers on guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing (16 awards), specialized ammunition and propellant production, advanced additive manufacturing for hypersonic systems, and materials research and development. Recent prime work includes a $17.99 million indefinite delivery contract from Naval Supply Systems Command for initiating propellant (DODIC: WW98) with four delivery orders issued to date (cumulative value exceeding $7 million); a $9.261 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for manufacturing technology development on hypersonic airbreathing cruise missile, awarded December 29, 2023, with subcontractors including Raytheon Company, Globe Engineering, Joining Technologies, and Additec for advanced manufacturing; and a $7.998 million cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract from Air Force Research Laboratory for the SWIFT (Speed with Innovative Flowpath Technology) program developing a digital twin framework for additive manufacturing of continuous fiber composites, with specialized small business subcontractors Physical Sciences Inc., Materials Research & Design Inc., Exothermics Inc., and Kratos SRE providing advanced materials research and testing. CCI Speer also holds a single-award $9.8 million indefinite delivery contract with Air Force Materiel Command for additive manufacturing of hypersonic aerothermal and propulsion testbed components through September 2028.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Department of the Navy and Department of Defense advanced weapons platforms. The top five customer agencies by combined potential value account for 99% of the award portfolio, with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center anchoring $91.9 million on what appears to be a single large space vehicle or propulsion systems award; Naval Supply Systems Command carrying $25 million across six orders; the Missile Defense Agency holding $20.6 million across six awards; and the Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Materiel Command combined at $27.6 million across five awards. By award count, the Department of the Navy Strategic Systems Programs leads with ten awards, followed by Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Supply Systems Command each with six awards.

CCI Speer's subcontract footprint is substantial and concentrated on missile, propulsion, and rocket motor work. The division subcontracts regularly to Raytheon Company on Standard Missile (SM-3) obsolescence mitigation, Hypersonic Air-Breathing Cruise Missile (HACM) composites and detonators, and engineering support for advanced weapon systems; to Lockheed Martin Corporation on Trident production and deployed systems support, gas generator manufacturing for Trident II, missile pre-SRR activities, and MK21A reentry vehicle technology maturation; and to The Boeing Company on propulsion supply agreements covering multiple munitions and propulsion programs. CCI Speer also subcontracts to Concurrent Technologies Corporation on additive manufacturing technical support for powder bed fusion equipment development. These subcontracts reflect the division's role as a specialized supplier of propulsion and ordnance initiation components feeding into prime contractors' integrated weapon system integration.

CCI Speer holds positions on multiple government-wide vehicles and agency-specific indefinite delivery contracts. The Basic Ordering Agreement N0001921G0006 carries four task orders; the Naval Supply Systems Command Indefinite Delivery Contract N0010423DZN01 carries four task orders valued at $7 million combined; the Headquarters Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085121D0001 carries three task orders; the Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract carries two task orders; and Air Force Materiel Command Indefinite Delivery Contract FA910123DB010 carries one task order valued at $467 thousand.

Activity has grown substantially year over year from two awards in 2022 to nineteen in 2024, with twelve awarded in 2025 and one in the first six weeks of 2026. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months totals three awards with combined potential value of $17.3 million. The division also holds a Defense Production Act Title III Cooperative Agreement from Washington Headquarters Service for Scalable Composite Robotic Additive Manufacturing (SCRAM) for Ultra-High Temperature Composites, awarded January 31, 2023, with completion targeted for May 11, 2026.