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While <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/northrop-grumman\/\">Northrop Grumman<\/a> is famous for producing the B-2 Spirit and B-21 Raider stealthy strategic bombers, it is also one of the top advanced drone contractors for the US military. 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