Top 5 Aircraft Manufacturers in the World

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5. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC)

Revenue: $36.7 billion (2020)

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is a US based multinational aerospace and defense technology corporation. The company employs 90,000 people and is one of the most established defense companies in the United States. Northrop Grumman has a customer base in 25 nations (allied countries). It ranked at number 96 on the Fortune 500 list for America’s largest corporations. Northrop Grumman is the manufacturer of X-47B, the only unmanned autonomous drone deployable from an aircraft carrier.

Apart from that, it developed the world’s only known stealth bomber for the US Government, known as the B2 spirit and is currently developing B21 raider, a next generation long range stealth bomber that would replace the aging B2 spirit. Other military aircraft in its portfolio include, E-8 joint STARS, RQ-4 Global Hawk for the US Air Force. For the US Navy on the other hand, it manufactures and supplies aircraft like C-2 Greyhound and E-2 Hawkeye. Also, the company produces components for other US military’s aircraft such as the F18 Hornet.