Los Angeles-Based Defense Contractor Northrop Grumman Integrates Its Strategies

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In the four years Northrop Grumman has owned the Avondale Shipyard near New Orleans and the Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., the Los Angeles-based defense contractor has turned formerly bitter rivals into compatible shipbuilding plants that share workloads and projects.

Northrop Grumman ship sector executives expect the strategy of improved efficiency will lead to new contracts, saving hundreds of jobs as projected federal budget cuts reduce the number of vessels the U.S. Navy is allowed to purchase in coming years.

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Los Angeles-Based Defense Contractor Northrop Grumman Integrates Its Strategies

We've evolved past the idea of two different states with two different shipyards, said George Yount, head of the Avondale Shipyard. The whole idea was that we had our facilities on the Gulf Coast and we wanted t...

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