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Northrop

American  
[nawr-thruhp] / ˈnɔr θrəp /

noun

  1. John Howard, 1891–1987, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1946.


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As the small aircraft manufacturers that would eventually become, or be replaced by, Lockheed, Douglas and Northrop planted themselves on the West Coast, L.C.

From Los Angeles Times

One resident noted that Northrop Grumman had recently unveiled an unmanned submarine.

From Los Angeles Times

The conflict built an unprecedented arms pipeline from the U.S. to Israel that continues to flow, generating substantial business for big U.S. companies—including Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Caterpillar.

From The Wall Street Journal

For Northrop, improving cash flow is a priority as the B-21 stealth bomber becomes cash profitable and the Sentinel missile system nears production.

From Barron's

And Northrop Grumman, maker of the B-21 Raider bomber and Sentinel ICBM, two legs of America’s “modernized” nuclear triad, has seen its shares increase by more than 1,400%.

From Salon