Industry | Aircraft; aircraft parts and equipment; data processing and preparation; search and navigation equipment; truck and bus bodies; electrical equipment and supplies |
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Founded | December 6, 1929 |
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Defunct | April 4, 1994 |
Fate | Merged with Northrop |
Successor | Northrop Grumman |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
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Number of employees | 23,000 (1986) |
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The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a 20th century American producer of military and civilian aircraft.[2] Founded on December 6, 1929, by Leroy Grumman and his business partners, it merged in 1994 with Northrop Corporation to form Northrop Grumman.