Northrop Grumman
Products: satellite-servicing, robotic-arm. Risk band: Low RobotRisk index 14.9/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 14 of 16 among Defense / space companies with incidents (123 tracked).
Analyst brief
The register carries a single entry for Northrop Grumman: a September 2025 propulsion issue that delayed Cygnus XL's arrival at the ISS, classed as a disruption at severity 2. Northrop Grumman's index of 14.9 ranks 14 of 16 companies in Defense / space with incident history. The record is a single-event profile with no fatality, injury, or recall history present, and no trajectory can be established from one data point. The event is operational and mission-related rather than safety-critical in the recorded severity terms, and the source is press/mission-status reporting rather than a regulatory action.
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Incident timeline
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Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| disruption | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | 16 Sep 2025 | disruption | — | NASA, Northrop Grumman postpone Cygnus XL arrival to ISS following propulsion issue · Cygnus XL cargo mission | Google News aggregated |
S2 16 Sep 2025 · disruption · NASA, Northrop Grumman postpone Cygnus XL arrival to ISS following propulsion issue
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | 16 Sep 2025 | NASA, Northrop Grumman postpone Cygnus XL arrival to ISS following propulsion issue | Google News aggregated |
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