NORTHROP GRUMMAN For aviation history buffs the name Grumman recalls WWII planes like the Hellcat and today’s F-14 Tomcat Northrop’s P-61 Black Widow was a WWII fighter plane Northrop also noted for innovative airplanes like the B-35 flying wing bomber Today Northrop Grumman is a diversified defense company It’s one of the partners developing the F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) for Air Force, Navy & Marines It’s the prime contractor for the Global Hawk and Hunter UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and the Fire Scout an unmanned helicopter UAVs can be used for surveillance or to deliver munitions It builds, maintains and refuels nuclear aircraft carriers and subs It builds cutters and patrol boats for the U.S. Coast Guard It builds the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber the FA-18 Hornet fighter-bomber the E-2C Hawkeye surveillance and reconnaissance plane It develops and builds systems for national security, missile defense, and space technology

MEMORY TRIGGERS WWII___________________________ _________________________________ Hellcat___________________________ _________________________________ Tomcat__________________________ _________________________________ flying wing_______________________ _________________________________ JSF_____________________________ _________________________________ UAVs___________________________ _________________________________ nuclear subs______________________ _________________________________ cutters___________________________ _________________________________ B-2_____________________________ _________________________________ FA-18___________________________ _________________________________ space technology___________________ _________________________________