To find a better way to monitor oysters, last year the foundation partnered with engineers at Northrop Grumman, an aerospace and defense company that is one of the top five arms-producing companies in the United States, according to Forbes. Northrop Grumman, which has an office in Linthicum, is the leading producer of small-caliber ammunition, medium-caliber ammunition and gun systems, according to its website, and brings in more than $30 billion in revenue annually.
