SPACE INDEX
Northrop Grumman logo Northrop Grumman Builds military and science satellites, the Cygnus resupply spacecraft, solid rocket motors, and the Sentinel ICBM vs RTX Aerospace and defense conglomerate making aircraft engines, avionics, missiles, air defense systems, and satellites RTX logo
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Northrop Grumman RTX
Founded 1994 2020
Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia United States
Type public private
Status operating operating
Employees 95,000 185,000
Total funding
Latest round Post-IPO
Sectors Space Defense Systems, Satellite Manufacturing, Space Propulsion Space Defense Systems, Satellite Components & Subsystems, Space Propulsion
Products listed 0 7
Federal contracts 24 ($4.23B)
Launches 93 (92%)
Leaders listed
News mentions 12 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

How do Northrop Grumman and RTX compare?

Both companies work in Space Defense Systems, Space Propulsion. Northrop Grumman was founded in 1994 and RTX in 2020.
02

Which is larger, Northrop Grumman or RTX?

RTX reports the larger workforce, with 185,000 employees versus 95,000.
03

Which has more US federal contracts, Northrop Grumman or RTX?

Northrop Grumman has been awarded more, with $4.23B across 24 awards.
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Which has more launches, Northrop Grumman or RTX?

Northrop Grumman leads with 93 tracked launches (92% success rate).

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.