Northrop Grumman CEO says missile defense investments are scaling production capacity to meet rising U.S. and allied demand

Northrop Grumman CEO says missile defense investments are scaling production capacity to meet rising U.S. and allied demand

Warden outlined the strategy during Northrop Grumman’s second-quarter 2026 earnings call on July 21. She pointed to investments in both new capabilities and manufacturing capacity, including the company’s offerings for the U.S. Golden Dome homeland missile-defense initiative. “We also have been investing in capacity,” Warden said. She said those investments had positioned Northrop Grumman to pursue work it otherwise would not have been able to d…