Advanced Weapons

Intelligent, effective weapons, ready for today’s fight and beyond.

Leading Provider of Advanced Weapons to Ensure Overmatch

We are a leading provider of advanced weapons that ensure overmatch against the most difficult challenges. Maximizing combat effectiveness today, while designing revolutionary new capabilities to meet the demands of the future.

With unrivaled capability depth and kill web breadth, we bring the strengths and expertise from across Northrop Grumman. The result: smarter, more survivable and effective weapons. Delivered rapidly and affordably.

Weapons that push the boundaries of possible to defeat the threat.

Advanced
propulsion for a new era of unmatched capability

Smart ammunition
that makes defeating difficult targets a reality

Miniature munitions
with equivalent effects of a 500-lb bomb

Digital and weapon open systems architecture enabled designs

Our Capabilities

The most advanced weapons ̶ with ever-increasing range, speed, survivability and smarts ̶ tailored to mission needs

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Armaments

Highly reliable and precise tactical weapons, to include guided projectiles, precision munitions, advanced ammunition and gun systems.

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Components

Industry leading components for air, sea and land-based weapons systems.

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Hypersonics

Ushering in a new era for faster, more survivable, highly capable weapons.

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Strike Missiles

Advanced missile solutions to defeat land, sea and air threats.

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Integrated Approach

Solutions that optimize the kill web, integrating enabling technology and expertise from across Northrop Grumman for weapons superiority.

JADC2 Advanced Networking Integrated Power and Energy Systems Data Link Processing and Management Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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Highly Adaptable

With our extensive portfolio, we are uniquely equipped to create systems that optimize size, weight and power for mission-tailorable outcomes.

Solid Rocket Motors

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Facilities and Investments

Ensuring readiness by continually investing to produce weapons affordably at scale and rapidly deliver to the field.

Key Investments to Ensure Mission Readiness New Factory to Launch New Era in Missile Production Our New Missile Integration Facility 3D Printing for Hypersonics Hypersonics Capability Center Creating the Cutting Edge Hypersonic Capability Center Grand Opening

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Digital Transformation

Proven success in digital engineering, open architectures and modular design for some of our nation’s most important defense and weapons programs.

Digital Engineering for Missiles Digital Transformation

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Emerging Capabilities

We’re at the forefront of weapons development, tackling seemingly impossible challenges to help create new classes of strategically important weapons.

Advanced Ammunition Next -Generation Scram Jet

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"What we do is critical. It's so important to be developing technology that is going to continue to make that war fighter safe out on the battlefields."

– Abbey Sullivan, Program Manager

“We are creating the building blocks of the future maritime force.”

– Nirmolak Ari, Operations Execution Manager

"The products we build are an essential asset for national security and I’m honored to have the opportunity to support programs that keep us safe."

– Dennis Thompson, First Operator

"Witnessing our Bushmaster Chain Guns live fire at the test range, showcasing the capabilities we produce to protect the warfighters, gives me great pride to work for Northrop Grumman."

– Linzee Lejeune, Communications

"We are pioneering the future of hypersonics every single day at our one-of-a-kind test lab."

– Matt Wolfe, Aerothermal Research and Testing Engineer

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News about Advanced Weapons

Our weapons help protect sovereignty and secure freedoms for U.S. citizens and our allies. The importance of this mission, and our role, inspires us and fuels our innovation.

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