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Northrop Grumman's new Air Force deal could revive Southern California's ailing aerospace industry
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Oct 29, 2015
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Northrop Grumman's new Air Force deal could revive Southern California's ailing aerospace industry
The Air Force announced Tuesday that Northrop Grumman was chosen to build a new, top-secret stealth bomber, beating out Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
File: A B-2 Stealth Bomber at the Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence on July 17, 2014, where the U.S. Air Force and manufacturer of the B-2, Northrop Grumman, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the B-2 Stealth Bomber's first flight.
File: A B-2 Stealth Bomber at the Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center of Excellence on July 17, 2014, where the U.S. Air Force and manufacturer of the B-2, Northrop Grumman, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the B-2 Stealth Bomber's first flight.
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The Air Force announced Tuesday that Northrop Grumman was chosen to build a new, top-secret stealth bomber, beating out Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

The Air Force announced Tuesday that Northrop Grumman was chosen to build a new, top-secret stealth bomber, beating out Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

The company has said it plans to build the half-billion-dollar airship at its Palmdale complex in north Los Angeles County.

That could bring thousands of jobs to the area and beyond, and re-energize an ailing aerospace industry in Southern California. 

William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy, joined the show to tell more.