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Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune contributing editor, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss how Silicon Valley is responding to recent comments from the White House, why tech land is not for stakes in these companies and much more.

NOC wins a $99.1M contract to develop advanced command and control systems for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Northrop Grumman (NOC) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) declared a quarterly dividend of $2.31 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable September 17, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business September 2, 2025.

For more than a year now, I've been warning investors that defense stocks cost too much. At first, that warning seemed prescient, when shares of almost all of America's leading publicly traded defense companies declined within months of my sounding the alarm.

The U.S. Department of Defense recently released a report detailing its requested budget for the 2026 fiscal year. Of the Pentagon’s nearly $962 billion in requested funding for the coming year, approximately 40% — or $384.4 billion — will go towards weapons development and procurement. Even though the DOD’s weapons development and procurement budget accounts for less than half of total U.S. defense spending, it is still more than double the entire military budget of nearly every other country in the world — and the bulk of next year’s weapon acquisition spending is earmarked for the U.S. Navy. According to the report, issued by the Under Secretary of Defense, the DOD has allocated $95.3 billion for naval weapons and equipment procurement, a more than 16% increase from fiscal 2025, and tens of billions of dollars more than the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Army procurement budgets. The U.S. Navy is also set to receive an additional $29.2 billion in funding

Northrop Grumman's fundamentals remain solid, with strong segment performance and robust margins despite a drag on top line growth from the Space segment. Q2 EPS growth was impressive, beating expectations, though cash flow was weak; outlook for FCF growth helps alleviate near-term concerns. Valuation is elevated but still attractive relative to the sector, given Northrop Grumman's massive backlog and leading defense position.

XOM signs MoU with Libya's NOC, marking its return to the country to explore offshore hydrocarbon resources.

The market is shaping up to have a solid August. Tariff risks aside, the underlying economic fundamentals remain healthy, supporting an outlook for earnings growth, and capital returns continue to flow.

ORLANDO, Fla. , July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Red 6, a hardware-enabled software company revolutionizing military flight training, today announced its partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) on the Beacon™ initiative – Northrop Grumman's open-access next-generation testbed ecosystem designed to rapidly deliver new autonomous mission capabilities.