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DEFINING A NEW POSSIBLE
Northrop Grumman is one of the world’s largest aerospace and defence technology companies, developing, building, and supporting some of the most advanced products in use today. With a storied history of pioneering technology achievements, the company is known for its iconic products from the
F-14 Tomcat and the Lunar Module and to the B-2 Spirt
and the James Webb Space Telescope, and many more.
And while the company may not be a household name locally, Northrop Grumman Australia is proven, trusted partner to Defence for more than 20 years, supporting the protection
of the nation and its growing prosperity.
In a recent report by KPMG, Northrop Grumman Australia was recognized for helping to build a sovereign defence industry that is integral to the prosperity for the nation. The key finding from the report was that Northrop Grumman Australia’s operations spent $1 billion dollars in the Australian economy in the four years to 2020, ultimately contributing $252 million dollars of economic value in the last financial year measured. And this contribution continues to grow each year.
Australian led, the company understands the defence and security challenges that face the nation, identifying future threats and delivering the type of revolutionary technology that it is recognised for globally.
Integral to the company’s performance is its people, the important work they do and the activities they support.
In fact, if you visit one of the many company sites across
the country, you will see a growing local workforce of talented individuals. Northrop Grumman Australia supports over
1,468 FTE jobs including over 800 directly employed today, providing$112millioninemployeeincomesinAustralia.Its workforce includes technicians helping maintain and upgrade fleets of aircraft pivotal to our nation s air force, and engineers designing software for complex systems that are critical
to the operation of our defence platforms.
The company is also active in the local community, investing approximately $1.6 million annually with community organisations to drive better outcomes for women, veterans, and indigenous communities, while also providing fifinanciiall support and opportunities to drive skills in the next generation of Australia’’s workforce.
Northrop Grumman Australia’’s operations and strategic investments have been growing rapidly over the last two decades, most notably from a strong base of providing sustainmenttoarangeofAustralianDefenceForceplatforms. The company continues to evolve, today bringing to Australia the latest technology in unmanned aerial vehicles through the Triton program and modernising its approach to sustainment in support the growth in capability of the RAAF.
But that’’s not the whole picture. With the increasing risk of conflflict in our region and the speed of threat advancement, technology will be a key driver of capability and success. Northrop Grumman Australia continues to look beyond the bounds of possibility to help accelerate the evolution of the Australian Defence Force. To achieve that vision the company is actively competing to design and deliver a next generation battle management system to advance Australia’’s air and missile defence capability. And it is developing solutions to grow Australia’’s satellite communications capability so that it can support the nation’’s next generation of space programs.
Despite the uncertainty in our world, the Northrop Grumman Australia team and their contributions the Australia will be critical to helping secure a better future for the next generation. It all starts with the search to defifine a new possiiblle..
That’’sNorthropGrummanAustralia.