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Northrop Grumman vs TXOne Networks

Northrop Grumman is an aerospace and defense technology company. TXOne Networks sells security solutions that integrate across all levels of the Purdue model. CISO Tribune files both under OT and ICS security. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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Northrop Grumman vs TXOne Networks: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman is an aerospace and defense technology company.northropgrumman.comTXOne NetworksTXOne Networks sells security solutions that integrate across all levels of the Purdue model.txone.com
What it sells
  • FORTITUDE™[11]A chip for commercial and defense RF applications.
  • OpenLift™[15]A modular open systems architecture (MOSA) for acquiring and delivering new capabilities to the warfighter.
  • UH 60V Black Hawk Integrated Mission Equipment Package[15]Modernizes legacy UH 60L helicopters with a digital, open-architecture cockpit.
  • Metrology Services[14]An ISO 17025 accredited provider of metrology and calibration services.
  • Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs)[13]Vehicles that provide on-orbit life-extension services to satellite operator Intelsat.
  • Element[1][5][6][10][11][14][19]Element validates devices and media without software installation, system modifications, or network requirements.
  • Stellar[1][5][6][7][12][13][16][17]Endpoint security delivered in two editions, Stellar Discover and Stellar Protect.
  • Edge[1][5][6][8][11]Edge provides inline threat prevention across 180+ industrial protocols.
  • StellarOne[7][16][17]StellarOne is the single-pane management console for every Stellar deployment.
  • Portable Inspector[14][18][19]Agentless malware scanning and asset discovery from a USB device.
  • ElementOne[19]ElementOne is a centralized management console for a Portable Inspector and Safe Port fleet.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesTaipei, Taiwan[4]
Founded
Not stated on its pages2019[3]
Ownership and funding
Public (New York Stock Exchange: NOC)[1][2][5][10]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • July 22, 2026Northrop Grumman announced the successful launch of its Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods.[7]
  • June 30, 2026TXOne Networks announced Virtual Portable Inspector, a software-based addition to its Element inspection portfolio.[14]
  • April 17, 2026TXOne Networks previewed Stellar Discover, a lightweight endpoint sensor for asset visibility and vulnerability assessment in OT environments.[12]
  • March 25, 2026TXOne Networks announced that Siemens certified TXOne Stellar again as a supported antivirus solution for SIMATIC WinCC Open Architecture.[13]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
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Who it fits
From its own pages, Northrop Grumman is an aerospace and defense technology company. Northrop Grumman supports missile production for U.S. forces and allied partners. Northrop Grumman has signed an agreement aimed at advancing defense capabilities for the European region and NATO customers. Northrop Grumman's Microelectronics Center is open to external aerospace and defense companies. Northrop Grumman provides on-orbit life-extension services to a satellite operator.The company addresses plants that are moving control workloads from dedicated hardware onto virtualized servers. ElementOne is described for organisations with many Portable Inspectors across multiple locations. TXOne Complete is presented to buyers who built their OT security program solution by solution, with network visibility from one vendor and endpoint protection from a different vendor.
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October 12, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • OT and ICS security is the primary category of both Northrop Grumman and TXOne Networks.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Northrop Grumman is also filed under Unidirectional gateways and secure transfer and Firmware and device supply chain security.
  • Northrop Grumman lists FORTITUDE™, OpenLift™, UH 60V Black Hawk Integrated Mission Equipment Package, Metrology Services and Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs). TXOne Networks lists Element, Stellar, Edge, StellarOne, Portable Inspector and 1 more.
  • TXOne Networks is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.
  • TXOne Networks was founded in 2019.
  • Northrop Grumman is a public company listed on New York Stock Exchange as NOC.

How they differ

Northrop Grumman describes itself as an aerospace and defense technology company, and it is a public company listed on New York Stock Exchange as NOC. Its products include FORTITUDE, a chip for commercial and defense RF applications, OpenLift, a modular open systems architecture, and Mission Extension Vehicles that provide on-orbit life-extension services to satellite operator Intelsat. It also sells Metrology Services, an ISO 17025 accredited provider of metrology and calibration services.

TXOne Networks is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, and was founded in 2019. It sells OT security products: Edge provides inline threat prevention across 180+ industrial protocols, and Stellar delivers endpoint security in Stellar Discover and Stellar Protect editions. Element validates devices and media without software installation, and Portable Inspector scans for malware from a USB device. StellarOne and ElementOne serve as management consoles for the Stellar and Portable Inspector fleets.

On the recent side, Northrop Grumman announced on July 22, 2026 the successful launch of its Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods. It has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Thales Belgium aimed at advancing defense capabilities for the European region and NATO customers. TXOne Networks announced Virtual Portable Inspector on June 30, 2026, a software-based addition to its Element inspection portfolio. On March 25, 2026, it announced that Siemens certified TXOne Stellar again as a supported antivirus solution for SIMATIC WinCC Open Architecture.

What it sells: Northrop Grumman

What FORTITUDE™ does[11]
FORTITUDE™ uses unique circuitry to accelerate data flow. FORTITUDE™ processes portions of the electromagnetic spectrum on a single gallium nitride chip.
What OpenLift™ does[15]
OpenLift™ is Northrop Grumman's modular open systems architecture (MOSA) for acquiring and delivering new capabilities to the warfighter. Operators of open architecture systems are free to work with multiple developers to upgrade capabilities.
What UH 60V Black Hawk Integrated Mission Equipment Package does[15]
The UH 60V Black Hawk Integrated Mission Equipment Package modernizes legacy UH 60L helicopters with a digital, open-architecture cockpit. Northrop Grumman's approach to the UH-60V integrated mission equipment package draws on experience with similar upgrades for the U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters.
What Metrology Services does[14]
Metrology Services is an ISO 17025 accredited provider of metrology and calibration services, with DC to RF/Microwave measurement capabilities to 110 GHz. Engineering services include measurement methodology, uncertainty analysis, measurement systems and software development, calibration systems review, and evaluation of capabilities, including customized training.
What Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs) does[13]
Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs) provide on-orbit life-extension services to satellite operator Intelsat. MEVs extend the life of legacy satellites.

What it sells: TXOne Networks

What Element does[1][5][6][10][11][14][19]
Element validates devices and media without software installation, system modifications, or network requirements. Element is 100% air-gap compatible. Element scans at 7,200 files per minute.
What Stellar does[1][5][6][7][12][13][16][17]
Stellar Discover installs in one minute with no drivers and no kernel access. Stellar Protect comes in an ICS Edition for the full prevention suite and a Kiosk Edition for the most constrained legacy endpoints.
What Edge does[1][5][6][8][11]
Edge provides inline threat prevention across 180+ industrial protocols, both standard and proprietary, with 1,500+ OT-native signatures. Edge network security includes Gen3 hardware bypass on every segment with Universal Bypass for uplink disconnection.
What StellarOne does[7][16][17]
StellarOne inventories Discover sensors, pushes policies to Protect agents, coordinates one-click upgrades from sensor to agent, and forwards events to Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, and QRadar. StellarOne enforces role-based access control and approval workflows for policy deployment, agent upgrades, and configuration changes. StellarOne supports air-gapped deployments for ICS and Kiosk agents with USB pattern updates.
What Portable Inspector does[14][18][19]
Portable Inspector plugs into any USB port to scan for malware, collect asset information, and verify system integrity without software installation or system modifications. Portable Inspector supports 80+ operating systems from Windows 2000 through the latest Linux distributions. The Pro Edition of Portable Inspector adds AES-256 hardware-encrypted storage for validated file transfer into air-gapped environments.
What ElementOne does[19]
ElementOne is a centralized management console for a Portable Inspector and Safe Port fleet, with one dashboard for data scanning, device health, and compliance reporting. ElementOne aggregates scan results, asset inventories, and threat detections from 1,000+ Portable Inspector and Safe Port devices into a unified security posture dashboard. ElementOne deploys as a virtual machine for centralized management of all security inspection devices.

Questions about Northrop Grumman and TXOne Networks

What do Northrop Grumman and TXOne Networks sell?
Northrop Grumman sells FORTITUDE™, OpenLift™, UH 60V Black Hawk Integrated Mission Equipment Package, Metrology Services and Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs). TXOne Networks sells Element, Stellar, Edge, StellarOne, Portable Inspector and 1 more.
Are Northrop Grumman and TXOne Networks in the same category?
Yes. OT and ICS security is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Where are Northrop Grumman and TXOne Networks headquartered?
TXOne Networks is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.
When were Northrop Grumman and TXOne Networks founded?
TXOne Networks was founded in 2019.
Who owns Northrop Grumman and TXOne Networks?
Northrop Grumman is a public company listed on New York Stock Exchange as NOC.
Who are Northrop Grumman and TXOne Networks sold to?
From its own pages, Northrop Grumman is an aerospace and defense technology company. The company addresses plants that are moving control workloads from dedicated hardware onto virtualized servers.
What have Northrop Grumman and TXOne Networks announced recently?
July 22, 2026: Northrop Grumman announced the successful launch of its Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods. June 30, 2026: TXOne Networks announced Virtual Portable Inspector, a software-based addition to its Element inspection portfolio.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is an aerospace and defense technology company. Northrop Grumman has nearly 100,000 employees and over 30 million square feet of manufacturing space.[9]

The NPM integrates with the system's Inertial Sensor Module, which Northrop Grumman designs and produces.[9]

Northrop Grumman has signed two multi-year framework agreements totaling over $3 billion. Under a $2 billion framework agreement, Northrop Grumman will supply components including solid rocket motors and ignition safety devices. A $1 billion framework agreement covers increased monthly deliveries of THAAD components over seven years. Northrop Grumman is doubling the capacity to deliver solid rocket motors at its Utah facilities. Northrop Grumman is nearly tripling the capacity at the Allegany Ballistics Lab in West Virginia. Northrop Grumman is increasing solid rocket motor capacity by 25% at its Elkton, Maryland facility. Northrop Grumman has supplied THAAD with expertise for interceptor shell cores, aft bulkheads and heat shield assemblies since 2002. Northrop Grumman's San Diego plant has a 50-year legacy of production of structural components across air, land and space domains. Since 2019, Northrop Grumman has invested over $2 billion in munitions related technologies and facilities, including over $1 billion for solid rocket motor production. Northrop Grumman's investment supports the U.S. Army's growth in annual PAC-3 MSE missile production for U.S. forces and allied partners.

The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) designs, manufactures, assembles, tests and packages microelectronics for defense and commercial systems in the United States. The NGMC is comprised of three U.S. government-accredited manufacturing facilities. The facilities are two semiconductor foundries in California and Maryland and an advanced packaging facility in Florida. Northrop Grumman's Microelectronics Center is open to external aerospace and defense companies to access its three U.S. government-accredited semiconductor manufacturing facilities. FORTITUDE™ is a chip for commercial and defense RF applications that uses unique circuitry to accelerate data flow. FORTITUDE™ processes portions of the electromagnetic spectrum on a single gallium nitride chip. Space Park is a foundry in Redondo Beach, CA, known for microwave and millimeter wave technology. Baltimore foundry and facility services consist of silicon, compound semiconductors and super conducting technologies, and advanced packaging. Northrop Grumman's San Diego team delivers secure processing technologies and electronic warfare systems. Northrop Grumman has a $7 million contract to create diamond-cooled chips.[11][14]

Northrop Grumman applies small- and medium-class satellite technologies to national security systems used for space missions and related technology demonstration programs. Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs) provide on-orbit life-extension services to satellite operator Intelsat. MEVs extend the life of legacy satellites. Metrology Services is an ISO 17025 accredited provider of metrology and calibration services, with DC to RF/Microwave measurement capabilities to 110 GHz. Engineering services include measurement methodology, uncertainty analysis, measurement systems and software development, calibration systems review, and evaluation of capabilities, including customized training.[12][13][14]

The UH 60V Black Hawk Integrated Mission Equipment Package modernizes legacy UH 60L helicopters with a digital, open-architecture cockpit. OpenLift™ is Northrop Grumman's modular open systems architecture (MOSA) for acquiring and delivering new capabilities to the warfighter. Operators of open architecture systems are free to work with multiple developers to upgrade capabilities. Northrop Grumman's approach to the UH-60V integrated mission equipment package draws on experience with similar upgrades for the U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters. The experience includes the U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and the Royal Jordanian Air Force AH-1 program.[9][15]

Northrop Grumman and Thales Belgium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at advancing defense capabilities for the European region and NATO customers.[3][4][6][8][9][11]

Northrop Grumman on the record

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Northrop Grumman full record

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  2. [2]CyberNorthrop Grumman · northropgrumman.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
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  5. [5]Northrop Grumman Enters Into $3 Billion Landmark Agreements to Accelerate Missile Interceptor Production | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman · published August 3, 2026 · Tier A
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  9. [9]Northrop Grumman Partnering with US Navy to Transition Fleet to Automated, Digital Navigation and Mission Planning | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman · published November 2, 2026 · Tier A
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TXOne Networks full record

  1. [1]ProductsTXOne Networks · txone.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Network security solution asset vulnerability managementTXOne Networks · txone.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
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  5. [5]TXOne Networks | Operations-First OT Security CompanyTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
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  8. [8]Edge Network Security | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]OT Asset Discovery & Risk Assessment | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Comprehensive OT Security Protection | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Zero-Disruption OT Security | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed October 29, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]TXOne Networks Previews Stellar Discover: Safe OT Endpoint Visibility Without Disrupting OperationsTXOne Networks · published April 17, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Siemens Validates TXOne Stellar Again for WinCC OA, Strengthening Cybersecurity in Industrial SCADA SystemsTXOne Networks · published March 25, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]TXOne Networks Expands the Element Portfolio with Virtual Portable Inspector, Extending Operational Inspection Across Modern OT EnvironmentsTXOne Networks · published June 30, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Deployment Architecture | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Stellar Protect: Full Prevention for Endpoints | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]StellarOne: Unified OT Endpoint Management | TXOne NetworksTXOne Networks · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
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