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'''Northrop Grumman''' is a major United States defense contractor.
It was created from the merger of Northrop and Grumman, two major aviation companies with extensive history in providing aircraft to the Department of Defense.
==History of Grumman==
'''Grumman Aircraft Company''' was founded in 1930 by Leroy Grumman, Jake Swirbul, and three other men. Grumman developed a fighter plane with folding wings, which allowed [[aircraft carrier]]s to bring significantly more fighters to the Pacific in World war II. The Grumman [[F6F Hellcat]] was especially effective against the [[Mitsubishi Zero]]. Grumman's two strengths were cutting-edge engineering design and effective management. When their naval contracts dried up, the company managed to produce the [[Gulfstream]] executive plane and the [[Lunar Module]] before being acquired by [[Northrop]] in 1994.
'''Grumman Aircraft Company''' was founded in 1930 by Leroy Grumman, Jake Swirbul, and three other men. Grumman developed a fighter plane with folding wings, which allowed [[aircraft carrier]]s to bring significantly more fighters to the Pacific in World war II. The Grumman [[F6F Hellcat]] was especially effective against the [[Mitsubishi Zero]]. Grumman's two strengths were cutting-edge engineering design and effective management. When their naval contracts dried up, the company managed to produce the [[Gulfstream]] executive plane and the [[Lunar Module]] before being acquired by [[Northrop]] in 1994.
* In March, 1945, Grumman built a record 664 aircraft. Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal said, "In my opinion, Grumman saved [[Guadalcanal]]." [[F6F Hellcat]]s once shot down 369 Japanese aircraft in a single day, and on a good day, Grumman could turn out 27 Hellcats. [http://aerofiles.com/grumm-co.html]
* In March, 1945, Grumman built a record 664 aircraft. Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal said, "In my opinion, Grumman saved [[Guadalcanal]]." [[F6F Hellcat]]s once shot down 369 Japanese aircraft in a single day, and on a good day, Grumman could turn out 27 Hellcats. [http://aerofiles.com/grumm-co.html]
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[[Category:American Defense Contractors]]