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Northrop Corporation

Northrop Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its 1994 merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman. The company is known for its development of the flying wing design, most successfully the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.[1]

Industry

Aerospace

1939 (1939)

Jack Northrop

1994 (1994)

Merged with Grumman

Northrop Grumman

Hawthorne, California
,
United States of America

Aircraft

Radioplane Company

(USAAC flying wing bomber)

Northrop N-1

Northrop N-4 (USAAF pursuit)

Northrop N-5 (USAAF pursuit)

Northrop N-6 (Navy fighter design)

Northrop N-15 (2-engine cargo plane)

Northrop N-31 (flying wing bomber project)

Northrop N-34 (nuclear-powered flying wing bomber design)

Northrop N-55 (patrol aircraft)

Northrop N-59 (carrier-based bomber)

Northrop N-60 (ASW aircraft; lost to )[9]

Grumman S-2 Tracker

Northrop N-63 (rival tailsitting VTOL design to and Convair XFY-1)[10]

Lockheed XFV-1

Northrop N-65 (interceptor for WS-201 program)

Northrop N-74 (tactical transport)

Northrop N-94 (Navy fighter competitor design to Vought F8U Crusader)

Northrop N-102 Fang

Northrop N-103 (all-weather interceptor)

Northrop N-132 (strategic fighter)

Northrop N-144 (long-range interceptor)

Northrop N-155 (target-towing aircraft)

Northrop N-285 (USN advanced jet trainer; lost to T-45 Goshawk)

Northrop N-321/P610 (Light-Weight Fighter)

Northrop AQM-35

Northrop AQM-38

Northrop BQM-74 Chukar

GAM-67 Crossbow

Northrop JB-1 Bat

SM-62 Snark

Northrop Grumman