Northrop Grumman's Microelectronics Center has opened its three U.S. government‑accredited semiconductor fabs to other aerospace and defense firms, allowing partners to design, manufacture, package and test microelectronics domestically for commercial and defense use. Northrop began selling products from these legacy fabs to the U.S. defense industrial base last year.
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Opens three government‑accredited U.S. fabs to external orders, providing immediate onshore capacity to design, manufacture, package and test microelectronics for both commercial and defense applications.
The move addresses the Pentagon's push to expand the U.S. defense industrial base and supplier participation to meet rising demand, as highlighted by the Pentagon R&D chief urging expansion of the defense industrial base.
This commercial access complements Northrop's broader chip strategy and capacity plans, building on its objective to quadruple chip production capacity by 2030.
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