Got Bots

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When engineer Matt Hobbs first saw BB-8 — the ball-shaped droid from "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens" — he was impressed by the CGI. It wasn’t until Matt attended a Star Wars fan event and saw a robotic version of BB-8 rolling onstage that he started thinking about how he could engineer something similar.

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Engineering Happiness

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An event with students from Northrop Grumman’s High School Improvement Program (HIP) held special meaning for Morgan Freeman, an additive manufacturing engineer, and HIP alumnus. Learn about Morgan's journey from HIP student to engineer at Northrop Grumman.

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Championing the Next Generation of STEM Leaders

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As an aerospace and technology leader, our team at Northrop Grumman knows that delivering excellent products for our customers in the future will depend on how we prepare the next generation of diverse science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals today. That’s why so much of our company’s charitable giving and the contributions of the Northrop Grumman Foundation — totaling $297 million over the past 10 years — focuses on STEM education for underserved youth from kindergarten through college. It’s a companywide commitment that begins with our employees.

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