Highly reliable and precise tactical weapons, to include guided projectiles, precision munitions, advanced ammunition and gun systems.
Advanced Weapons
Intelligent, effective weapons, ready for today’s fight and beyond.
Defining Possible for Advanced Weapons
We are a leading provider of advanced weapons that ensure overmatch against the most difficult challenges. Maximizing combat effectiveness today, while designing revolutionary new capabilities to meet the demands of the future.
With unrivaled capability depth and kill web breadth, we bring the strengths and expertise from across Northrop Grumman. The result: smarter, more survivable and effective weapons. Delivered rapidly and affordably.
Defining Innovation
Weapons that push the boundaries of possible to defeat the threat.
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Our Capabilities
The most advanced weapons ̶ with ever-increasing range, speed, survivability and smarts ̶ tailored to mission needs
Our Advantage
Higher-performance weapons, developed and fielded faster than ever.
Integrated Approach
Solutions that optimize the kill web, integrating enabling technology and expertise from across Northrop Grumman for weapons superiority.
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Highly Adaptable
With our extensive portfolio, we are uniquely equipped to create systems that optimize size, weight and power for mission-tailorable outcomes.
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Facilities and Investments
Ensuring readiness by continually investing to produce weapons affordably at scale and rapidly deliver to the field.
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Digital Transformation
Proven success in digital engineering, open architectures and modular design for some of our nation’s most important defense and weapons programs.
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Emerging Capabilities
We’re at the forefront of weapons development, tackling seemingly impossible challenges to help create new classes of strategically important weapons.
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Advanced Ammunition: Defeating Impossible Enemy ThreatsNext-Generation Scramjet Delivers Hypersonic Propulsion that Weighs Less to Pack More Punch
Defining Purpose
Our weapons help protect sovereignty and secure freedoms for U.S. citizens and our allies. The importance of this mission, and our role, inspires us and fuels our innovation.
"What we do is critical. It's so important to be developing technology that is going to continue to make that war fighter safe out on the battlefields."
– Abbey Sullivan, Program Manager
News about Advanced Weapons
The XM913 Bushmaster® Chain Gun® Developed for the U.S. Army's XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle
Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range Completes Fifth Consecutive Successful Test
Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range Team Honored with William J. Perry Award
Next-Generation Scramjet Delivers Hypersonic Propulsion That Weighs Less to Pack More Punch
Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range Completes Fourth Successful Missile Live Fire
US Air Force Selects Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Northrop Grumman to Deliver First Hypersonic Air-Breathing Missile
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Specialized Team Sets Northrop Grumman Apart When it Comes to Integrated Fuze and Warhead Design
Northrop Grumman Reduces Manufacturing Time and Cost by Accelerating Development of High-Temperature Materials
SCRAM C/C - How an Adapted 3D Printing Technology Is Accelerating the Hypersonics Timeline
Northrop Grumman Successfully Identifies Modern Threats During Advanced Missile Flight Test
Third Successful Missile Live Fire Test for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Northrop Grumman Complete Second Hypersonic Weapon Flight Test
Ditching the Documents: Digital Engineering Speeds Development and Deployment of Advanced Weapons
Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range Completes Second Successful Missile Live Fire
Developing Hypersonic Missile Systems: A New Center of Excellence Brings High-Speed Weapons to the Forefront
Northrop Grumman to Increase Inventory of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile for the US Navy and German Air Force
