Northrop Grumman has opened a 7,430m2 (80,000ft2) facility in Aurora, Colorado, ahead of a planned workforce expansion next year. Employing more than 1,000 people in Aurora, Northrop plans to add 150 jobs by 2006.

“Northrop Grumman’s intelligence and defence business in Aurora has grown significantly in recent years,” says Charles Fey, vice-president, Northrop Grumman Mission System’s Data Systems Operations in Aurora.

Source: Flight International