Missile Defense

Pioneering Integrated, Layered Defense Solutions Across All Domains

Missile Defense Expertise for a Secure Homeland

Northrop Grumman offers the most comprehensive and diversified portfolio of missile defense capabilities, leveraging decades of experience as a strategic partner in mission-critical programs.

Our experts understand the threat and know how to counter it — with expertise spanning advanced missile warning and tracking systems, reliable propulsion technology, resilient ground systems, battle management, command and control (C2) systems, missile interceptors, and realistic test targets. As missile threats evolve, we innovate with agile processes and advanced manufacturing to deliver effective, reliable solutions to counter diverse missile threats, including emerging hypersonic missiles.

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Pioneering the Golden Age of Homeland Defense

Golden Dome for America is a once-in-a-generation defense initiative that will protect the homeland from the escalating global missile threat, combining the best of existing and new programs to ensure it’s delivered with speed. This complex effort requires industry to bring forward critical thought leadership, architectures and technologies.

With the most diversified portfolio of capabilities in missile defense, Northrop Grumman brings trusted, ready-now, next-gen technologies for end-to-end missile defeat. We’re a proven integrator who delivers this technology with speed, through advanced software development, new hardware design, material science and manufacturing at scale. We’re ready to lead the way in delivering a comprehensive architecture to protect our nation. 

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Understanding the Threat Landscape

Northrop Grumman’s unrivaled expertise in advanced weapons and missile defense empowers the nation’s homeland defense. Our advanced modeling and simulation, paired with operationally realistic test targets, ensure robust missile defense capabilities that outpace threats.

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Detect, Track, and Discriminate Missile Threats

Northrop Grumman's data analytics and fused intelligence inputs provide early warning and real-time tracking of missile threats. Our sophisticated network of sensors, satellites, and ground systems ensures accurate detection and identification from launch to interception, enhancing threat discrimination and fire control.

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Integrating American Missile Defense

Northrop Grumman builds open, resilient architectures that unite the best of American defense technologies across domains. We deliver state-of-the-art command and control (C2) capabilities, enabling synchronized, strategic decision-making about threats from any location worldwide. 

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Mitigate Missile Threats Effectively

Our advanced weapons and propulsion expertise translates into reliable missile interceptors that defend against sophisticated hypersonic and ballistic missile threats.

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Defending the Skies with Cannon-Based Air Defense

Understand our innovative approaches to air defense with cutting-edge cannon-based solutions. 

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Propelling the Future
Advancing Space Exploration and Defense Through Solid Rocket Motors
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Consistently Delivering Defense and Security

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Northrop Grumman to Produce First Hypersonic Glide Phase Interceptor

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency will proceed with Northrop Grumman for the GPI program. 

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Air and Missile Defense Integration Center Expands Manufacturing 

Northrop Grumman opened a state-of-the-art integration center in Alabama in support of the U.S. Army’s air and missile defense.