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Northrop Grumman vs Xage Security

Northrop Grumman is an aerospace and defense technology company. Xage Security sells the Xage Fabric Platform, which provides unified Zero Trust security across data centers, cloud, digital assets, cyber-physical systems, OT, LLMs, and AI agents. 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 Xage Security: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman is an aerospace and defense technology company.northropgrumman.comXage SecurityXage Security sells the Xage Fabric Platform, which provides unified Zero Trust security across data centers, cloud, digital assets, cyber-physical systems, OT, LLMs, and AI agents.xage.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.
  • Xage Critical Asset Protection[3]Uses identity-based microsegmentation and granular policy enforcement to isolate vulnerable, legacy, and high-value systems.
  • Xage Zero Trust Remote Access[12]Provides zero trust access control for local and remote users and assets.
  • Cybersecurity Services[3][8]Provides consulting and implementation services for industrial cybersecurity programs.
  • TSA Directive Compliance Services[8]Delivers consulting capabilities for TSA Directive compliance.
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Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesPalo Alto, United States[2]
Founded
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Ownership and funding
Public (New York Stock Exchange: NOC)[1][2][5][10]Not stated on its pages
Named customers
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Recent news
  • July 22, 2026Northrop Grumman announced the successful launch of its Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods.[7]
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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.Xage Security offers TSA Directive compliance services for oil and gas pipeline operators. A steel manufacturer deployed Xage Zero Trust Remote Access across its North American facilities. Xage Fabric nodes can be deployed on premises, in the cloud, and at remote sites, and Xage offers a local deployment option for air-gapped networks. Customers choose Xage to manage contractor and vendor access and to meet critical compliance deadlines.
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October 12, 2026November 9, 2026

Where they overlap

  • OT and ICS security is the primary category of both Northrop Grumman and Xage Security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • Northrop Grumman is also filed under Unidirectional gateways and secure transfer and Firmware and device supply chain security. Xage Security is also filed under Zero trust network access.
  • Northrop Grumman lists FORTITUDE™, OpenLift™, UH 60V Black Hawk Integrated Mission Equipment Package, Metrology Services and Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs). Xage Security lists Xage Critical Asset Protection, Xage Zero Trust Remote Access, Cybersecurity Services and TSA Directive Compliance Services.
  • Xage Security is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.
  • Northrop Grumman is a public company listed on New York Stock Exchange as NOC.

How they differ

CISO Tribune files both Northrop Grumman and Xage Security under OT and ICS security as the primary category, but what each sells is quite different. Northrop Grumman is a public company listed on New York Stock Exchange as NOC, and it describes itself as an aerospace and defense technology company. Its products include FORTITUDE™, a chip for commercial and defense RF applications, and the UH 60V Black Hawk Integrated Mission Equipment Package, which modernizes legacy UH 60L helicopters. It also sells Metrology Services and Mission Extension Vehicles that provide on-orbit life-extension services to satellite operator Intelsat.

Xage Security is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States, and sells software and services for access control and segmentation. Xage Critical Asset Protection uses identity-based microsegmentation to isolate vulnerable, legacy, and high-value systems. Xage Zero Trust Remote Access provides zero trust access control for local and remote users and assets. Xage Security also sells Cybersecurity Services and TSA Directive Compliance Services.

On recent activity, Northrop Grumman announced on July 22, 2026 the successful launch of its Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods. Northrop Grumman and Thales Belgium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at advancing defense capabilities for the European region and NATO customers. Xage Security lists partnerships with Forescout, Darktrace and Nozomi, and an integration with NVIDIA BlueField for AI deployments.

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: Xage Security

What Xage Critical Asset Protection does[3]
Xage Critical Asset Protection isolates vulnerable, legacy, and high-value systems without requiring disruptive network redesign. Xage offers granular access control, segmentation, and virtual patching for CPS, OT, IoT, and infrastructure assets.
What Xage Zero Trust Remote Access does[12]
Xage products provide zero trust access control for local and remote users and assets across IT, OT, cyberphysical systems, and the cloud. Xage provides multi-factor authentication and SSO for every application, device, and all data. Xage products require no agents, clients, firewall rule updates, or network changes.
What Cybersecurity Services does[3][8]
Xage offers services to strategize and architect an industrial cybersecurity program based on identity and asset-centric Zero Trust, IEC 62443, C2M2, NIST 800, NERC, and related industry standards. Xage offers services to transform and integrate cybersecurity measures, capabilities, and controls across OT and OT-IT environments.
What TSA Directive Compliance Services does[8]
Xage services include assessment of existing cybersecurity controls readiness to meet SD02D requirements. Xage services include creation of an Implementation Plan ready for TSA approval.

Questions about Northrop Grumman and Xage Security

What do Northrop Grumman and Xage Security sell?
Northrop Grumman sells FORTITUDE™, OpenLift™, UH 60V Black Hawk Integrated Mission Equipment Package, Metrology Services and Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs). Xage Security sells Xage Critical Asset Protection, Xage Zero Trust Remote Access, Cybersecurity Services and TSA Directive Compliance Services.
Are Northrop Grumman and Xage Security in the same category?
Yes. OT and ICS security is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Where are Northrop Grumman and Xage Security headquartered?
Xage Security is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.
Who owns Northrop Grumman and Xage Security?
Northrop Grumman is a public company listed on New York Stock Exchange as NOC.
Who are Northrop Grumman and Xage Security sold to?
From its own pages, Northrop Grumman is an aerospace and defense technology company. Xage Security offers TSA Directive compliance services for oil and gas pipeline operators.
What have Northrop Grumman and Xage Security announced recently?
July 22, 2026: Northrop Grumman announced the successful launch of its Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods.

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

  1. [1]Who we areNorthrop Grumman · northropgrumman.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]CyberNorthrop Grumman · northropgrumman.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Home | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Northrop Grumman is Supercharging Advanced Fighter Production with AI‑Powered Automation | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman · published September 30, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Northrop Grumman Enters Into $3 Billion Landmark Agreements to Accelerate Missile Interceptor Production | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman · published August 3, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]SpaceLogistics | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle Launches, Ushering in a New Era of In‑Space ServicingNorthrop Grumman · published July 22, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Form 8-K for Northrop Grumman Corp DE filed 11/06/2025Northrop Grumman Corporation · published November 6, 2025 · Tier A
  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
  10. [10]Northrop Grumman and Thales in Belgium to Support the European Region and NATO Customers | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman · published February 16, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]Microelectronics | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]National Security Spacecraft | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Northrop Grumman Expands Satellite Life-Extension Services | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman · published May 23, 2024 · Tier A
  14. [14]Metrology Services | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]OpenLift™ Rotary Wing Modular, Open Architecture | Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

Xage Security full record

  1. [1]Xage fabric platformXage Security · xage.com · published August 13, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Full stack engineerXage Security · xage.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Xage Security | The Zero Trust Identity PlatformXage Security · undated page, accessed October 30, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Xage Fabric Platform - Xage SecurityXage Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Xage Security Products | Xage SecurityXage Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Shield Your Enterprise with Zero Trust Access from XageXage Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Zero Trust Data Exchange for OT, IT, and Cloud | Xage SecurityXage Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]TSA Directive Compliance Services - Xage SecurityXage Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Expert Industrial Cybersecurity Professional Services - Xage SecurityXage Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Xage PartnersXage Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]About Us – Xage SecurityXage Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]World's Largest Steel Manufacturer Selects Xage Zero Trust Remote AccessXage Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

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