Top Secret: Northrop Grumman's Secret Plan for Global Domination

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Big Opportunities Down UnderAccording to

Australia's most recent published

defense budget, the country plans to expand defense spending by 21%

through 2016-2017.

$2.9 billion is earmarked to buy a

dozen Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic

warfare aircraft.

Bigger Opportunities in 10 YearsThen Australia plans to really stomp on

the gas ...

and grow spending 45% from 2014 levels

in 2022-2023.

Within less than a decade, Australia could be spending

$36.7 billion on defense annually.

Buying a Foot in the DoorThis summer, Northrop agreed to invest $7.4 million to buy three global supply chain

partners in Australia.

Electro Optic Systems in Mt. Stromlo and CEA

Technologies and Insitec in Fyshwick, do

work in aerospace hardware, space exploration, and

software design ...

Buying them gets Northrop a foot in the

door.

Qantas Had a Defense Business?!Last week, Northrop agreed to buy the

Qantas Defence Services Pty Limited subsidiary of Qantas

Airways. “QDS” maintains

Australia's fleet of Lockheed C-130H Hercules and P-3

Orions, Boeing’s B737-700IGWs, Sikorsky S-

70A-9 Black Hawks, BAE Hawk 127s and EADS

KC-30A Multi Role Tanker s -- and does

$125 million in annual business.

.

Introducing the TritonAustralia recently

expressed interest in buying Northrop

Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to bolster its naval

surveillance airfleet.

Estimates of this drone’s cost go as high as $80 million apiece –

and up.

6.6% International Revenue? Sounds Like a Good Place to Start.

The more you look, the more it looks like

Northrop Grumman is building a military contracting empire

Down Under.

If it succeeds, Northrop’s “problem”

with selling too few weapons

internationally, may turn into its biggest

opportunity yet.