Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) announced that as a result of winning the KC-45A tanker program, its 230 suppliers, located in 49 states, have completed a careful review of their employment projections and determined that America's industrial base will expand by 48,000 direct and indirect new jobs. None of these U.S. jobs will move to Europe. Four new factories will ultimately be built in the United States to support the Northrop Grumman KC-45A program. Northrop Grumman and its primary subcontractor EADS will each build one manufacturing facility in Mobile, Ala., creating more that 1,500 direct new jobs. EADS and Sargent Fletcher, producer of the KC-45A's refueling system, will build a new production facility in West Virginia and create 100 direct new jobs.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.