Northrop Grumman ECONOMIC

Target: Northrop Grumman Corporation Research date: 25 October 2026 Evidence period: Historical records through October 2026 Scope: Commercial relationships, sourcing, capital, ownership, operations and economic exposure relating to Israel and occupied territories.

Supply Chain & Sourcing Relationships

Israeli defence-industry sourcing - Elbit Systems-Cyclone

Northrop Grumman’s F-35 programme has historically sourced advanced composite components from Israel’s Elbit Systems-Cyclone, an operating business of Elbit Systems. A June 2013 corporate announcement described the first Israeli-manufactured advanced composite part delivered for Northrop Grumman’s F-35 centre fuselage and identified a seven-year procurement agreement signed in December 2011. The historical relationship is corroborated by AFSC’s identification of an agreement between Northrop Grumman and Elbit Systems relating to F-35 components; continuation of the original agreement beyond its specified term was not independently established. [pre-2020]¹

Israeli technology-development and manufacturing partner - Rafael

Northrop Grumman and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems collaborated on the AN/AAQ-28 LITENING precision targeting pod, originally developed by Rafael in Israel. A September 1998 report identified Northrop Grumman as prime contractor and Rafael as principal subcontractor for an initial $18 million US military procurement covering eight targeting pods, with subsequent options for additional units. This confirms an Israeli defence-industry subcontracting relationship during the historical programme; the original contract’s present status is unknown. [pre-2020]²

A March 2006 report identified a $275 million US Air Force contract awarded to Northrop Grumman for LITENING systems and named Rafael as the company’s Israeli manufacturing partner. The report associated the programme with Northrop Grumman’s Rolling Meadows, Illinois, operation and identified the pod’s infrared, electro-optical and laser-designation capabilities. [pre-2020]³

A November 2006 Israeli business report identified a separate Netherlands procurement of 20 Rafael/Northrop Grumman LITENING pods and supporting equipment, with an estimated value of $40 million and planned deliveries during 2007–2008. This documents international commercialisation of jointly developed Israeli-origin technology rather than an investment by Northrop Grumman in an Israeli subsidiary. [pre-2020]⁴

Rafael’s current corporate product information identifies LITENING as a targeting system used by multiple air forces, including Israel, and across F-16, F-15, F/A-18, A-10 and other aircraft platforms. The disclosure establishes Rafael’s continuing marketing of the technology, without specifying current Northrop Grumman procurement quantities or contractual revenue-sharing arrangements. ⁵

A historical account published in 2022 describes Rafael’s original LITENING development for the Israeli Air Force and Northrop Grumman’s subsequent role in developing later variants for US military users. The publication reported that Northrop Grumman had delivered more than 900 LITENING pods by that period, without separately quantifying Israel-related sales. ⁶

2024 Israeli ammunition procurement - principal contractor designation

Foreign Military Sales Transmittal 24-10, delivered to the US Congress on 13 August 2024 and published in the Congressional Record on 10 September 2024, concerned a proposed sale to Israel of 32,739 rounds of 120mm tank ammunition and associated equipment and services. The estimated transaction value was $774.1 million, with financing identified as Foreign Military Financing and national funds. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems were named as the two principal contractors. This establishes Northrop Grumman’s proposed role in a specifically identified Israeli procurement after 19 July 2024; the notification does not establish final contract execution, delivered quantities or Northrop Grumman’s individual revenue share. ⁷

The proposed package covered M1147 High Explosive Multi-Purpose with Tracer and/or M830A1 High Explosive Multi-Purpose Anti-Tank cartridges, together with transportation, documentation and technical and logistics support. The US notification stated that no additional contractor personnel in Israel were required for implementation, and identified no known offset arrangement. ⁷

F-35 production and Israeli procurement

Northrop Grumman identifies itself as a core industrial participant in the F-35 Lightning II programme, producing the aircraft’s centre fuselage and supplying major avionics and sensor systems, including the AN/APG-81 radar and communications, navigation and identification capabilities. These are components of the multinational aircraft production programme supplying US and international military operators. ⁸

The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced in February 2023 that it had approved procurement of 25 additional F-35 aircraft, increasing the intended Israeli fleet to 75, with an estimated procurement value of approximately $3 billion. The ministry identified Lockheed Martin as aircraft manufacturer and explicitly referred to commitments by Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney involving Israeli defence industries in aircraft-component production. The announcement does not disclose a Northrop Grumman-specific contract value. ⁹

The F-35 industrial relationship therefore connects Northrop Grumman’s aircraft-component production with an aircraft programme procured by Israel. The corporate production disclosure and Israeli government procurement announcement do not independently identify the serial numbers, transaction prices or individual delivery dates of Northrop Grumman components destined for Israeli aircraft. ^{8, 9}

Israeli-operated military platforms

AFSC Investigate’s Northrop Grumman company profile identifies the company’s technologies in Israeli-operated F-16 and F-35 aircraft and references its historical involvement in Apache radar, Israeli M-346 trainers and naval equipment. The profile specifically identifies AN/ALQ-131 electronic warfare equipment, AN/APG-68(V)9 radar, Northrop Grumman Italia’s LISA-200 system and Orbital Sciences’ GQM-163A Coyote target vehicles. These are historical programme associations, with individual current contract and delivery values undisclosed in that source. ¹

AFSC additionally documents Northrop Grumman’s historical connection with Sa’ar 5 naval vessels. Independent Israeli manufacturer IAI identifies its subsidiary ELTA as the manufacturer of ALPHA ELM-2258 radar systems installed on Israeli naval vessels; the ALPHA system should therefore be attributed to IAI/ELTA, with no Northrop Grumman manufacturing role established for that specific radar. [pre-2020]^{1, 10}

Agricultural sourcing, importer structure and seasonal supply

Direct relationships with Mehadrin, Hadiklaim, Galilee Export, Agrexco successors or comparable Israeli agricultural exporters: no public evidence identified.

Direct procurement of Israeli dates, avocados, citrus, herbs, potatoes or other fresh agricultural products: no public evidence identified.

A dedicated importer of record, Israeli agricultural purchasing subsidiary, joint venture or regional produce-import entity: no public evidence identified.

Recurring seasonal purchasing during December–April or another agricultural sourcing window: no public evidence identified.

Israeli-origin agricultural goods distributed through third-party wholesalers, resellers or private-label arrangements: no public evidence identified.

On 30 July 2026, the US Department of Defense announced the award of contract FA8540-26-D-B001 to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, for the LITENING Comprehensive Advanced Targeting Pod (CATP) programme. The sole-source, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a maximum ceiling of $1,840,000,000 and covers continued production, sustainment and modifications of LITENING targeting pods. Work is designated for Rolling Meadows, Illinois, with expected completion by 31 December 2035. Fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance funding of $42,911,770 was obligated at award. The $1.84 billion figure represents maximum contractual capacity rather than guaranteed expenditure or realised revenue. The announcement identifies Northrop Grumman as prime contractor but does not name Rafael Advanced Defense Systems or another Israeli manufacturer as a subcontractor. The original government announcement is reproduced in Aerotech News & Review, while the associated Air Force procurement notice is reproduced from SAM.gov records by Abierto. ^{11, 12}

The Air Force’s public award notice for FA8540-26-D-B001 provides additional information about the contractual scope. Contractor Logistics Support includes fixed and variable availability support, activation of sites inside and outside the continental United States, maintenance and aircrew training, engineering services, replenishment spares, hardware and software modifications, repairs, support equipment, information-assurance support, technical manuals and related services. The procurement notice describes a six-month initial period, four subsequent twelve-month ordering periods and five optional additional ordering periods, providing for a potential ten-year contractual arrangement. It identifies Northrop Grumman’s Rolling Meadows facility as the contractor location and cites FAR 6.302-1 as the justification for sole-source procurement. Neither the notice nor the published contract announcement specifies Israeli manufacturing content, Rafael’s subcontracting status, Israeli production volumes or payments to Israeli suppliers. ^{12, 11}

2023–26 - no public evidence identified: the inspected Northrop Grumman LITENING product disclosure and publicly reproduced Air Force award documents do not identify a current Rafael manufacturing allocation, production percentage, licence agreement, royalty rate or contractual revenue-sharing formula applicable to the 2026 award. The Air Force’s identification of Northrop Grumman as sole-source prime contractor does not establish that all underlying production is performed internally. Equally, the programme’s historical Rafael relationship cannot independently establish the continuation of a particular manufacturing, licensing or royalty arrangement under FA8540-26-D-B001. ^{11, 12, 13}

2023–26 - no public evidence identified: the inspected contemporary Northrop Grumman product disclosures and the 2026 Air Force LITENING procurement documents do not independently establish a separate, specifically identified Northrop Grumman industrial supply, manufacturing or co-production contract with Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, ELTA or another Israeli defence manufacturer beyond the relationships already described in the existing audit. This is a finding about the limited documents verified in this addendum, rather than evidence that no such relationship exists. ^{11, 12, 13}

Product Origin, Labeling & Regulatory Compliance

Nature of the documented products

Northrop Grumman’s documented Israeli-related commercial relationships concern aerospace components, radar systems, electronic warfare equipment, targeting technology and military procurement programmes. The company’s own F-35 product disclosure identifies centre fuselage manufacturing and aircraft systems, while Rafael identifies LITENING as an airborne targeting system. These are industrial and defence products rather than consumer food products requiring conventional retail produce-origin labelling. ^{8, 5}

Israeli-manufactured components

The historical Elbit Systems-Cyclone procurement relationship involved composite components manufactured in Israel for integration into F-35 centre fuselages produced by Northrop Grumman. That manufacturing origin is distinct from evidence that the resulting aircraft were manufactured, assembled or imported exclusively in Israel. [pre-2020]¹

Settlement-origin products

Verified Northrop Grumman procurement of agricultural products originating in West Bank settlements, the Jordan Valley, East Jerusalem or the occupied Golan Heights: no public evidence identified.

Evidence of Israeli settlement-produced goods being misrepresented by Northrop Grumman as originating within Israel’s internationally recognised borders: no public evidence identified.

Labelling and regulatory enforcement

DEFRA, UK customs, EU customs, Israeli customs or other regulatory enforcement action against Northrop Grumman concerning settlement-origin product labelling: no public evidence identified.

A publicly stated Northrop Grumman policy specifically addressing origin labels for goods produced in Israeli settlements: no public evidence identified.

Territorial designation

A Northrop Grumman commercial product-label or procurement document classifying goods from the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem or Golan Heights as originating inside Israel: no public evidence identified.

Investment, Capital & Financial Exposure

Foreign direct investment and operational assets

Northrop Grumman’s 2025 Form 10-K identifies a US-headquartered, publicly traded aerospace and defence group with consolidated operations spanning Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems and Space Systems. Its financial statements report consolidated revenue of $41.954 billion for 2025, compared with $41.033 billion for 2024. The filing does not identify Israel as a separately disclosed geographical revenue segment. ¹⁴

Direct Northrop Grumman equity acquisitions, factories, offices, warehouses, data centres or real-estate investments in Israel: No independently verified transaction identified.

Direct investment in settlements or settlement industrial zones: no public evidence identified.

Acquired Israeli operating companies

The 2025 SEC subsidiary exhibit identifies Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and Northrop Grumman Overseas Holdings, Inc. as wholly owned significant subsidiaries. The exhibit also states that additional subsidiaries exist but do not meet the reporting threshold for individually significant subsidiaries. Consequently, the exhibit does not provide a comprehensive list of every controlled entity in every jurisdiction. ¹⁵

No public evidence identified of Northrop Grumman acquiring a controlling stake in an Israeli operating company, including a named Israeli manufacturer, cybersecurity business, defence contractor, technology developer or infrastructure operator.

No independently verified acquisition date, consideration, controlling ownership percentage, Israeli manufacturing site, employee count or Israeli subsidiary revenue was identified.

Elbit Systems-Cyclone is documented as a historical component supplier, while Rafael is documented as a technology and manufacturing partner. Neither relationship establishes Northrop Grumman’s controlling ownership of those Israeli businesses. ^{1, 2, 3}

Research and development

Northrop Grumman’s historical collaboration with Rafael concerned development and manufacturing of LITENING targeting technology initially developed in Israel. This constitutes an identifiable cross-border industrial and technology relationship, but does not independently establish a Northrop Grumman-owned research centre in Israel. [pre-2020]^{2, 3}

A Northrop Grumman-controlled Israeli research laboratory, innovation hub, accelerator programme or Israeli government technology-incentive award: no public evidence identified.

Ownership and institutional investors

Northrop Grumman’s 2026 proxy statement identifies four institutional beneficial holders exceeding 5%: State Street Corporation at 9.8%, Vanguard Group at 9.3%, Capital International Investors at 8.7%, and BlackRock at 7.5%. The figures rely on shareholder reports with different underlying reference dates; none represents a disclosed majority holding. ¹⁶

The proxy identifies Kathy Warden as Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President and reports that no listed director or executive officer individually beneficially owned more than 1% of the company as of 20 March 2026. ¹⁶

The current corporate leadership disclosure also identifies Warden as Chair and CEO, together with directors drawn from US military, technology, finance and other corporate backgrounds. These governance appointments do not themselves constitute evidence of personal Israeli investments or ownership by Israeli capital. ¹⁷

Institutional investors’ separate exposures

The 2026 proxy identifies BlackRock as a beneficial holder of Northrop Grumman shares and states that a BlackRock subsidiary provided investment-management services to certain Northrop Grumman pension trusts, receiving approximately $255,000 during 2025. This establishes an investment-management relationship with the company; it does not establish that Northrop Grumman directed BlackRock’s unrelated portfolio investments in Israeli companies or sovereign debt. ¹⁶

A Northrop Grumman-controlled investment fund holding Israeli equities, Israeli sovereign bonds or Israeli defence-industry securities: no public evidence identified.

Principal and family-office investments

Publicly verified personal or family-office investments by Kathy Warden, the company’s directors, executive officers or other identified controlling principals in Israeli operating companies, settlement projects or Israeli state financing arrangements: no public evidence identified.

Sovereign financing and state bonds

Northrop Grumman acting as an underwriter, arranger, broker, distributor or purchaser of Israeli sovereign bonds or Israel Bonds: no public evidence identified.

Direct financing or trade-credit facilities extended by Northrop Grumman to an OHCHR settlement-listed company: no public evidence identified.

Northrop Grumman underwriting Israeli state, military or settlement insurance risks: no public evidence identified.

Civil-society investment and divestment scrutiny

AFSC Investigate identifies Northrop Grumman on its BDS divestment shortlist, citing the company’s military products and their use by Israel. This is evidence of civil-society divestment scrutiny, rather than proof that the company owns assets in Israeli settlements. ¹⁸

The Campaign Against Arms Trade identifies Northrop Grumman as an arms manufacturer with products incorporated into aircraft operated by Israel. Its company profile also discusses UK industrial contributions to the F-35 programme and records opposition to the company’s involvement in Israeli military procurement. ¹⁹

The $1,840,000,000 ceiling announced on 30 July 2026 represents a substantial new US government procurement framework for Northrop Grumman’s LITENING programme, extending its potential contracting activity through December 2035. Only $42,911,770 in fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance funding was expressly identified as obligated at award. The public announcement does not establish that the full ceiling will be exercised, that any specific proportion will be paid to Rafael, or that programme revenues will accrue to an Israeli entity. Accordingly, the contract establishes a quantified US government commercial opportunity for Northrop Grumman without establishing a corresponding amount of Israeli industrial expenditure or royalty income. ^{11, 12}

Operational Presence & Market Activity

Global corporate footprint

Northrop Grumman’s corporate global-presence page describes operations and partnerships across several international markets, including Australia, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Israel is not presented as a separately profiled location on the inspected corporate overview. This does not exclude undisclosed Israeli offices, smaller subsidiaries or contractual representatives. ²⁰

Israeli physical footprint

A verified address for a Northrop Grumman-owned Israeli office, manufacturing facility, support centre, warehouse or permanently staffed local branch: no public evidence identified.

An independently verified Northrop Grumman operating establishment in a West Bank settlement, East Jerusalem settlement or Golan Heights settlement: no public evidence identified.

Employment and tax

A verified count of Northrop Grumman employees based in Israel: no public evidence identified.

Israeli payroll registrations, employer tax payments, corporate income-tax payments or a Preferred Technology Enterprise designation: no public evidence identified.

Northrop Grumman’s publicly disclosed group workforce, overseas operations and consolidated finances are described in its US annual filing, but the inspected filing does not provide a separately attributable Israeli workforce or Israeli tax total. ¹⁴

Israeli military market participation

Northrop Grumman’s involvement in the F-35 programme is associated with Israel’s aircraft procurement through a multinational manufacturing structure. The Israeli Ministry of Defense’s 2023 announcement identified further F-35 procurement and arrangements to involve Israeli defence industries in manufacturing components. Northrop Grumman’s own disclosure confirms its position as a major supplier within the F-35 programme. ^{8, 9}

The Congressional Record separately identifies Northrop Grumman Defense Systems as a principal contractor for the proposed Israeli 120mm ammunition sale notified in August 2024. That document establishes a company-specific procurement role distinct from broader programme participation. ⁷

Post-July and post-November 2024 activity

The August 2024 ammunition notification occurred after the International Court of Justice’s 19 July 2024 advisory opinion and identified a proposed Israeli procurement involving Northrop Grumman Defense Systems. The proposal’s actual performance, delivery and payment dates remain unconfirmed from that notice. ⁷

Northrop Grumman’s continuing F-35 production activities are documented in its contemporary corporate product materials, while Israel’s 2023 procurement announcement established a planned expansion of the Israeli F-35 fleet. These records support continuing participation in the aircraft programme but do not separately quantify Northrop Grumman deliveries to Israel after the November 2024 ICC arrest warrants. ^{8, 9}

Aircraft radar production

Northrop Grumman identifies the AN/APG-81 as a central component of the F-35 sensor suite, incorporating active electronically scanned array technology and air-to-ground operating modes. This establishes the company’s equipment-manufacturing role within the aircraft programme. ²¹

In January 2023, Air & Space Forces Magazine reported Northrop Grumman’s development of the successor AN/APG-85 radar. The report described the new system as a planned replacement for AN/APG-81 in future F-35 variants. ²²

A March 2026 Air & Space Forces Magazine report described delays in AN/APG-85 production affecting acceptance of certain US F-35 aircraft. The report concerned US programme implementation and does not establish whether Israeli F-35 aircraft were affected. ²³

Market positioning

Northrop Grumman’s public F-35 product information positions the company as an important global aerospace and defence supplier. A separate Israel-specific strategic-market classification or Israeli annual-sales forecast was not identified in the inspected disclosures. ⁸

Settlement-related commercial services

A verified Northrop Grumman reseller, integrator, distributor, repair facility or maintenance subcontractor operating within a named Israeli settlement: no public evidence identified.

A documented revenue-generating Northrop Grumman contract specifically for settlement construction, settlement municipal infrastructure, settlement property management or settlement agricultural production: no public evidence identified.

Reservist and charitable programmes

A documented Israeli-employee military-reservist salary-subsidy programme operated by Northrop Grumman: no public evidence identified.

A verified Northrop Grumman corporate donation or matched contribution to a specifically identified Israeli settlement organisation or military-support organisation: no public evidence identified.

On 15 December 2023, the US Department of Defense announced a directly attributable $8,856,018 firm-fixed-price, definite-delivery contract awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Plymouth, Minnesota, under contract N0016424CJ001. The procurement covered 30mm MK44 Stretch cannons, associated spare parts, tools and gauges for the Israeli Ministry of Defense through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme. The announcement specified that $8,856,018 in FMS (Israel) customer funds, representing 100% of the contract value, would be obligated at award. Manufacturing work was designated for Mesa, Arizona, with expected completion by 31 March 2025. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane was the contracting authority. The contract was awarded without competition under 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(4), concerning international agreements. This establishes a specific Israeli government procurement contract awarded directly to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, although the announcement does not independently verify subsequent physical delivery or final payment. ^{24, 25}

On 28 April 2026, the US Department of Defense announced a $488,000,000 ceiling, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, for engineering and technical support of F-16 AN/APG-66 and AN/APG-68 radar systems. Contract FA8232-26-D-B003 expressly identified Israel among 21 Foreign Military Sales beneficiary countries, alongside support for the US Air Force and Navy. Awarded on 27 April 2026, the sole-source agreement anticipated performance in Maryland through 31 March 2036. Initial obligations were $2,644,922 from fiscal 2026 non-appropriated, Air Force and Navy funds. The announcement did not allocate any portion of those obligations or the $488 million contract ceiling specifically to Israel. This establishes Israel’s inclusion in a multinational contractual support arrangement without establishing an Israel-specific expenditure, service delivery or revenue amount. ²⁶

Northrop Grumman’s contemporary LITENING product disclosure confirms its continuing commercial development and marketing of the targeting-pod family. The company describes LITENING Large Aperture as its most advanced variant, incorporating six high-definition sensors, improved image processing, advanced data links and increased imaging capability. Its published programme figures identify more than 920 pods delivered, approximately 3.5 million cumulative flight hours and 97% availability. These figures demonstrate the programme’s established commercial and operational scale but are not broken down by Israeli customer, Rafael manufacturing contribution, national production location or subcontractor revenue. ¹³

Corporate Structure & Foundational Ties

Founding and incorporation

Northrop Grumman is a US aerospace and defence corporation incorporated in Delaware and headquartered at 2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Virginia. Its corporate registration and principal executive-office address appear in its 2025 Form 10-K. ¹⁴

Evidence that Northrop Grumman was originally founded or incorporated in Israel: no public evidence identified.

Israeli-Nexus Floor - founding jurisdiction

The company’s Delaware incorporation and US principal executive-office address establish a US corporate domicile rather than Israeli incorporation or Israeli headquarters. ¹⁴

Israeli-Nexus Floor - principal management and taxation

The 2025 SEC filing identifies Falls Church, Virginia, as the company’s principal executive-office location. No Israeli principal place of management, Israeli tax residency or Israeli PTE registration was verified. ¹⁴

Israeli-Nexus Floor - beneficial control

The 2026 proxy identifies institutional shareholders and individual executive ownership but does not disclose an Israeli controlling shareholder among the named holders exceeding 5%. State Street, Vanguard, Capital International Investors and BlackRock were the four named institutional holders above that threshold in the proxy’s ownership table. ¹⁶

Acquired identity and group attribution

The company’s 2025 significant-subsidiary disclosure identifies two wholly owned US-incorporated subsidiaries, while expressly acknowledging additional subsidiaries below the reporting threshold. No controlling acquisition of a named Israeli operating company was independently verified from the inspected records. ¹⁵

The historical Elbit Systems-Cyclone procurement relationship and Rafael technology collaboration establish commercial connections with Israeli companies, without establishing common ownership of those businesses. ^{1, 2, 3}

Governance and board composition

Northrop Grumman’s leadership disclosure identifies Kathy Warden as Chair and CEO and includes directors with backgrounds in US military leadership, including retired admirals and senior armed-forces officials. These professional histories are relevant to the company’s defence-industry governance but are not independent evidence of an Israeli state ownership interest. ¹⁷

A publicly disclosed Israeli government-appointed director, Israeli state golden share, founder-control agreement or charter requirement tying Northrop Grumman’s corporate mission to Israeli policy objectives: no public evidence identified.

Government and defence-sector relationships

Northrop Grumman’s 2025 annual filing describes extensive US government and defence-sector business across aircraft, weapons, mission systems and space programmes. The US government is a major customer through contractual procurement; no US government ownership or Israeli government equity stake was established by the inspected filing. ¹⁴

The August 2024 Foreign Military Sales notification establishes a proposed US-government-mediated procurement for Israel in which Northrop Grumman Defense Systems was named as a principal contractor. It does not identify an Israeli government ownership interest in Northrop Grumman. ⁷

Institutional and civil-society classification

AFSC Investigate identifies Northrop Grumman as a company associated with weapons and military equipment supplied to the Israeli military. This is a documented NGO classification and does not establish Northrop Grumman’s inclusion in the separate UN OHCHR settlement-business database. ¹⁸

A verified named Northrop Grumman entry in the OHCHR settlement-business database: no public evidence identified.

A directly verified finding in UN A/HRC/59/23 establishing Northrop Grumman ownership of an Israeli settlement business: no public evidence identified.

Profit Repatriation & Economic Contribution

Group financial scale

Northrop Grumman reported consolidated 2025 revenue of $41.954 billion, compared with $41.033 billion in 2024 and $39.290 billion in 2023. These figures represent worldwide group sales and cannot be treated as revenue generated in Israel. ¹⁴

Israel-specific revenue

The 2025 Form 10-K reports consolidated and business-segment financial information but does not identify Israel as a separately quantified revenue market. Accordingly, the inspected reporting does not provide a Northrop Grumman revenue figure attributable exclusively to Israeli customers, operations or procurement contracts. ¹⁴

Proposed state procurement value

The August 2024 Israeli ammunition notification had a total proposed programme value of $774.1 million and named Northrop Grumman Defense Systems alongside General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. The package value is a proposed combined procurement figure, without a disclosed allocation to Northrop Grumman. It therefore cannot be classified as Northrop Grumman’s realised revenue, profit or investment in Israel. ⁷

F-35 commercial revenues

Israel’s 2023 announcement estimated approximately $3 billion for its additional 25-aircraft procurement and identified Lockheed Martin as the aircraft manufacturer. Northrop Grumman’s programme disclosure establishes its component-manufacturing role, but neither source provides a separately attributable Northrop Grumman revenue figure for those aircraft. ^{9, 8}

Israeli industrial expenditure

The historical LITENING partnership establishes commercial participation by Rafael in a Northrop Grumman-led defence programme, including its designation as principal subcontractor in 1998. The historical $18 million initial procurement value cannot be equated to payments received by Rafael because the disclosed amount covered the combined programme. [pre-2020]²

The historical procurement of Israeli-manufactured F-35 composite components from Elbit Systems-Cyclone similarly indicates expenditure associated with an Israeli industrial supplier, but the inspected evidence does not quantify Northrop Grumman’s total payments, Israeli supplier profits or tax contributions arising from that agreement. [pre-2020]¹

Profit repatriation

Northrop Grumman’s US domicile and consolidated reporting establish the location of its parent-company accounts, but do not identify the direction or amount of any Israel-specific subsidiary dividends, royalties, transfer-pricing settlements or repatriated profits. ¹⁴

Documented net profits flowing from Israel-based Northrop Grumman entities to the US parent: no public evidence identified.

Documented global Northrop Grumman profits distributed to Israeli-domiciled controlling owners: no public evidence identified.

Israeli tax contribution

An independently verified amount of Israeli corporate income tax, employer tax, payroll tax, VAT or municipal tax paid by a Northrop Grumman-controlled entity: no public evidence identified.

Industrial ecosystem role

Northrop Grumman’s documented historical relationships with Rafael and Elbit Systems-Cyclone demonstrate participation in international defence programmes involving Israeli industrial suppliers. The available evidence identifies specific technologies and manufacturing activities, but does not quantify Northrop Grumman’s share of Israeli defence-sector employment, production or national output. ^{1, 2, 3}

Rafael currently markets LITENING as a widely deployed targeting system used by numerous national air forces. This establishes the commercial reach of the Israeli-origin technology, without demonstrating that its entire economic value accrues to Northrop Grumman or to the Israeli state. ⁵

A government designation identifying Northrop Grumman as an Israeli critical-infrastructure operator, nationally significant Israeli employer or domestically controlled Israeli defence-industry company: no public evidence identified.