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Who is building the B-21 bomber?
Last updated: October 2026
Northrop Grumman of Falls Church, Virginia, is building the B-21 Raider — America’s next stealth bomber. The third-largest arms producer ($35.6B in 2023, SIPRI), it also built the B-2 Spirit, makes the Global Hawk surveillance drone, the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile replacing Minuteman III, and the IBCS battle-command system.
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | Falls Church, Virginia |
| Arms revenue, 2023 | $35.6 billion (2023) |
- B-21 Raider stealth bomber
- B-2 Spirit stealth bomber
- RQ-4 Global Hawk / MQ-4C Triton drones
- Sentinel ICBM
- IBCS battle-command system
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Space Force
- Australia (Triton)
- Japan (Global Hawk)
- Poland (IBCS)
Sources2 sources
SIPRI Top 100 2023 (Dec 2024); Company public reporting
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