Grumman

Grumman Corporation
IndustryAircraft; aircraft parts and equipment; data processing and preparation; search and navigation equipment; truck and bus bodies; electrical equipment and supplies
FoundedDecember 6, 1929; 94 years ago (1929-12-06)
Founders
DefunctApril 4, 1994 (1994-04-04)
FateMerged with Northrop
SuccessorNorthrop Grumman
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Products
Number of employees
23,000 (1986)
Subsidiaries
  • Grumman Aerospace Corp.
  • Grumman Allied Industries, Inc.
  • Grumman Data Systems Corp.

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.

  1. ^ "Corwin H. Meyer, Grumman Test Pilot" (PDF). The Golden Eagles. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (first ed.). Osprey. p. 146. ISBN 9780850451634.