Northrop Grumman To Lay Off 550 Employees At California Space Facilities

Northrop Grumman will lay off hundreds of employees (photo: dock. Northrop Grumman)

JAKARTA Northrop Grumman, a solution provider in the space sector and aeronautics, will lay off 550 of its employees. All of these employees come from space facilities in Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach. This plan came to light after Northrop handed over the Workers' Adjustment and Re Training Notification (WARN) on August 12. This letter was issued because large companies in California had to notify about the potential for layoffs (PHK). In addition to notifying the local government, Northrop has also notified all potentially affected employees of this news. This is done so that workers have sufficient time to prepare themselves. "We give prior notifications to employees who are potentially affected and have started the process of matching them to existing opportunities," said a Northrop Grumman spokesperson, quoted from Spacenews. This is the second layoff wave at Northrop Grumman within a year. The first layoff was carried out in February which caused 600 employees to lose their jobs. Until now, Northrop did not explain the reasons behind these layoffs.

Although it was not explained, it seems that this layoff is related to the cancellation of a new program from the US Space Force (USSF). The agency suspended a military communications satellite project that was reportedly worth billions of dollars. Although this project was canceled, Northrop Grumman experienced growth in its space business, including several military programs the company was working on. The company's executive did not explain whether the program's cancellation had an impact on its revenue.