Grumman

Grumman Corporation
Industry	Aircraft; aircraft parts and equipment; data processing and preparation; search and navigation equipment; truck and bus bodies; electrical equipment and supplies
Founded	December 6, 1929
Founders	Leroy Grumman; Edmund Ward Poor; William T. Schwendler; Jake Swirbul;
Defunct	April 4, 1994
Fate	Merged with Northrop
Successors	Northrop Grumman; Gulfstream Aerospace;
Headquarters	Bethpage, New York, U.S.
Key people	Thomas J. Kelly; Corwin H. Meyer; David Thurston; George F. Titterton;
Products	Grumman F4F Wildcat; Grumman F6F Hellcat; Grumman TBF Avenger; Grumman A-6 Intruder; Grumman F-14 Tomcat; Apollo Lunar Module; Grumman LLV;
Number of employees	23,000 (1986)
Subsidiaries	Grumman Aerospace Corp.; Grumman Allied Industries, Inc.; Grumman Data Systems Corp.;

The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a 20th century American producer of military and civilian aircraft. Founded on December 6, 1929, by Leroy Grumman and his business partners, it merged in 1994 with Northrop Corporation to form Northrop Grumman.