Tanker team.Northrop Nor·throp , John Howard 1891-1987. American biochemist. He shared a 1946 Nobel Prize for discovering methods of producing pure enzymes and virus proteins. Grumann Corp. and its European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. partner, European Aeronautic aer·o·nau·tic also aer·o·nau·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to aeronautics. aer  o·nau Defence & Space Co., named a team of subcontractors in
its bid to win a $40 billion Air Force contract for a midair refueling
tanker. The team includes General Electric Co.'s GE Aviation,
Honeywell International Inc. and General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2006 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. Corp. In an attempt to
stem concern about the jobs created from the contract being shipped
overseas, Northrop said at least 52 percent of the jet would be made in
the U.S., creating more than 25,000 jobs nationwide. The Department of
Defense said it would announce the winner of the bid in the summer.
Chicago-based Boeing Co. also is seeking the contract.
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