Northrop expanding capacity amid defense demand.
Northrop Grumman is on a wartime footing and expanding across its portfolio; it added 2 million square feet of manufacturing space in the last two years, has more capacity expansion planned because the administration wants two to four times current capacity, and is qualifying as a second-source supplier of solid rocket motors for tactical missiles like PAC-3 after previously focusing on larger strategic motors.
Defense industrial base needs more investment.
The defense industrial base needs more investment, but national security spending has been increasing by both the US and its partners, and the administration wants to rebuild munitions quickly, supporting continued capacity expansion across the industry.