Northrop

B-2 bomber builder

Northrop is an American aerospace and defense company, now Northrop Grumman after a 1994 merger.

The name appears in discussions of military aircraft, stealth technology, and defense contracts: Northrop built the B-2 bomber.

Also a surname and occasional given name.

aerospace

Grumman

American aircraft company

  • B-2Stealth strategic bomber
  • stealthSecret, undetected movement
  • bomberExplosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur

aircraft · fighter · jet · spacecraft · satellite · propulsion · payload · booster · fuselage · wing

defense

military

Armed forces collectively

surveillance · drone · reconnaissance · warfare · intelligence · cybersecurity · deterrence · munitions · logistics · Pentagon

corporate

Grumman

American aircraft company

subsidiary · headquarters · shareholders · CEO · boardroom · stakeholders · Fortune 500 · defense contractor · government contracts · workforce

Opposites
corporate rivalry in aerospace/defense

NorthropBoeing

American aircraft manufacturer

Lockheed Martin · Raytheon

military-industrial vs. peace/civilian orientation

NorthropPeace Corps

Federal volunteer service abroad

United Nations · Amnesty International · Greenpeace · pacifist movements

corporate scale and establishment status

NorthropSpaceX

Private rocket manufacturer

Family

north, northern, northerly, northward, northwards, northerner

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G