Organizations

Northrop Grumman

2023

Major aerospace and defense contractor; named by Luis Elizondo as allegedly involved in reverse-engineering retrieved non-human technology, a claim the company has not substantively addressed.

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Connections (5)

confirmedJames G. Roche

former Northrop Grumman executive before becoming SecAF

Source: U.S. Air Force, A History of SAF/AA (Jones & Williams, AF Historical Support Division, 2019); Roche official bio

confirmedRichard S. Stapp

later Corporate Chief Technology Officer at Northrop Grumman

Source: af.mil biographies; post-service company/board listings (archive.org)

confirmedThomas J. Masiello

later a Corporate Director at Northrop Grumman (2018)

Source: af.mil biographies; post-service company/board listings (archive.org)

confirmedLuis Elizondo

named it as a legacy-program contractor

Source: Elizondo legacy-program statements; company responses (2023-24)

confirmedTRW

acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2002

Source: Corporate M&A records

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