PRIME CONTRACTOR · STRATEGIC SYSTEMS & AERONAUTICS

Northrop Grumman

NOC

HQ Falls Church, VA~95,000 EMPLOYEESRANK #2 OF 27 COMPANIESLow Exposure

Ownership · Public

Key programs · B-21 Raider, Sentinel ICBM, Solid rocket motors, Space

ARSENAL SCORE

▲ 1 this quarter

DATA CONFIDENCE: HIGH — PUBLIC FINANCIALS VERIFIED

Pillar signature

Four pillars, 0–100, plotted against the primes tier average.

THIS COMPANYTIER AVERAGE

Each pillar is weighted differently for primes: primes weight America Score and Adversary Exposure more heavily.

ARSENAL SCORE = Σ (PILLAR SCORE × PRIME WEIGHT)

Surge Capacity78/100 · ×30%23.4 pts

Strategic monopoly programs; solid rocket motor capacity is a national chokepoint being expanded.

Investment Quality80/100 · ×20%16.0 pts

Strong institutional ownership, disciplined capital allocation.

America Score92/100 · ×25%23.0 pts

Almost entirely US; strategic-nuclear work is inherently domestic.

Adversary Exposure88/100 · ×25%22.0 pts

Cleared prime; minimal foreign entanglement given nuclear mission set.

Arsenal Score84.4 pts84

Arsenal Score against every other company in the index this quarter.

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RANK #2 OF 27 COMPANIES · INDEX AVERAGE 80

SOURCE: FPDS, SEC FILINGS, CFIUS NOTICES, SAM.GOV · METHODOLOGY: DEFENSEWATCH.COM/METHODOLOGYDEFENSE WATCH · Q3 2026