"...it is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers and military technology providers."

Welp.

Raytheon and Lockheed have us beat by a fairly large margin, especially Lockheed. Assuming you think this is bad, I never understood this logic. It’s better being the worlds largest leader in military technology, as opposed to someone like Russia or Iran. Somebody is going to continue to innovate on that front, and I’m glad it’s us. Regardless of that though, defense contracts believe or it not with respect to Northrop specifically, are actually a little over 40% of what we actually do. I work in their Transformational Computing business sector, where we’re currently innovating new ways to implement superconducting Qubits (I.e. quantum computing). A huge part of our reputation comes from defense in the media sphere because of projects like the B-21. Which is an amazing piece of engineering, regardless of what you think it from a strategic perspective.

I do not believe that working for the war business is morally acceptable.

Fair enough. But you have to understand that 90% of the commercial efforts that go towards space exploration, (i.e. Lockheed, Boeing, Northrop, ULA, etc) do contracts with the DOD in some way or another.

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Why do you think anyone has ever gone into space?

Nazi Germany didn’t build the V-2, the first object in space, to bring peace.

While we’re at it, semiconductors, GPS, and the Internet were all developed or advanced to guide bombs to their target.

Half of all space launches, including SpaceX, are government. Most for communication and reconnaissance.

Better stop using your phone, GPS, and the internet. You have blood on your hands.

So humanity progress by war. I'm so proud of my species.

I know, the have us by the balls. We can't opt out.

So their contract was extended or something? Is that interesting? Is there something I’m missing?

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And porn. Don't forget porn.

Total profit and revenue across entire corporate, yes. But Northrop space system is now the biggest space company in the world

Northrop Grumman RUINED all the ground water on Long Island because of illegal dumping. There are giant toxic plumes spreading everywhere

I’m pretty sure Long Island was a toxic wasteland well before Northrop was even founded.

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I disagree, Northrop did some fucked up stuff

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