# Northrop Grumman Awarded $43.9 Million Navy Contract for Trident II Rocket Motor Facilities in Utah

> Northrop Grumman won a $43.9 million U.S. Navy contract to design rocket motor production facilities in Magna, Utah, with work due by August 31, 2028.

- Published: 2026-10-25T03:52:36+00:00
- Section: Contracts & Customers
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-25/northrop-grumman-trident-ii-rocket-motor-contract
- Source: [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/northrop-grumman-awarded-43-9-million-contract-for-trident-ii-rocket-motor-production-facilities/)

## Key takeaways

- Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. received a $43.9 million firm-fixed-price Navy contract designated N0003027C2002.
- The contract funds design of dry and grind rocket motor production facilities and equipment at the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant in Magna, Utah.
- The Navy expects the work to be completed by August 31, 2028, with the full value obligated at award using fiscal 2026 weapons procurement funds.

[Northrop Grumman](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00004rg/northrop-grumman) Systems Corp. has been awarded a $43.9 million U.S. Navy contract to design new rocket motor production facilities and equipment in Magna, Utah, supporting the Trident II missile program. [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/northrop-grumman-awarded-43-9-million-contract-for-trident-ii-rocket-motor-production-facilities/) reported the award. Northrop Grumman is a U.S. prime aerospace and defense contractor with roughly 100,000 employees and a $95.6 billion backlog, building the B-21 bomber, Sentinel ICBM, solid rocket motors and secure microelectronics for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied governments.

## Inside the Magna Rocket Motor Contract

The $43.9 million firm-fixed-price contract, designated N0003027C2002, will support the development of new dry and grind production capabilities at the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant, or NIROP, in Magna. The new facilities and equipment are intended to support production activities associated with the TRIDENT II (D5) Strategic Weapon System, the submarine-launched ballistic missile system used by the U.S. Navy.

Northrop Grumman's work under the contract will focus on designing the infrastructure and equipment needed for rocket motor dry and grind production. These processes are part of the manufacturing and preparation activities required to support solid rocket motor production. All work under the contract will be performed in Magna, Utah, where Northrop Grumman maintains significant operations supporting propulsion and strategic weapons programs.

The Navy expects the work to be completed by August 31, 2028. The full contract value of $43.9 million will be obligated at the time of the award using fiscal 2026 Navy weapons procurement funds, and the Department of Defense said none of the obligated funding is expected to expire at the end of the fiscal year. The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman as a sole-source acquisition under federal procurement authorities that allow agencies to select a single supplier when only one responsible source can meet the government's requirements. PAE Strategic Systems Programs in Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

## Northrop Grumman's Manufacturing Investments

Northrop Grumman opened a new 130,000-plus square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in Hanover, Maryland in June 2026 as part of $115 million in total Maryland manufacturing investments over two years, with plans to nearly double solid rocket motor production capacity by 2027, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records show the company secured a five-year U.S. Army contract in June 2026 to produce the M1147 Advanced Multi-Purpose 120mm tank ammunition round, consolidating four legacy munitions into a single programmable round for the M1A2 Abrams.

## Earlier Northrop Grumman Contract Activity

In October 2026, Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden said the company is reviewing its microelectronics business, which could lead to a spinoff or Pentagon investment, Breaking Defense reported. Northrop sold a company-owned B-21 test aircraft to the US Air Force for $371 million in April, Flightglobal reported, with two production-representative B-21 prototypes undergoing flight testing at Edwards AFB, California. Northrop Grumman's LITEF unit signed a long-term deal to supply inertial reference systems for Vertical Aerospace's Valo eVTOL aircraft, Yahoo reported.

## What Comes Next for the Trident II Work

The Navy expects the Magna design work to be completed by August 31, 2028. The contract was awarded as a sole-source acquisition, with the full value obligated at the time of the award.

## Companies in this story

- [Northrop Grumman company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00004rg/northrop-grumman) · website: https://www.northropgrumman.com

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