Vice President International
Northrop Grumman

Frank Morley leads Northrop Grumman’s international business across the globe. He oversees the provision of advanced and connected technologies that assist regional and global security. As well as helping customers access key capabilities, Frank is responsible for building and sustaining Northrop Grumman’s international industrial partnerships.

Frank joined Northrop Grumman in 2024 after 36 years of active service with the United States Navy, retiring as a Vice Admiral.

Throughout his naval career, Frank served as an operational F/A-18 Hornet pilot, test pilot, commanding officer, and senior acquisition officer. As a Flag Officer, Frank held the offices of Vice Commander Naval Air Systems Command, Director Navy International Programs, and Principal Military Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition. Frank’s tenure as Director of International Programs was for five years, the longest in the organization’s history, and he concluded his naval career as the Department of the Navy’s senior most uniformed acquisition official.

Frank is a native of Phoenix, Arizona. He has a Bachelor of Science in physics from San Diego State University, a Master of Science in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee and is a graduate of George Washington University’s National Security Studies Program and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government International Security Program.

Frank has more than 3,500 flight hours and 750 carrier landings. He has flown more than 35 different types of aircraft, including the F/A-18F, E/A-18G, AV-8B, F-14, F-15, F-16 and MiG-29.

Frank is married to his lovely bride Elizabeth. Together they enjoy hiking, cycling, reading, fly fishing, travel, and relaxing near their cottage in the mountains and rivers of New York state.

Northrop Grumman is a technology company, focused on global security and human discovery. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with capabilities they need to connect, advance and protect the U.S. and its allies. Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest problems, our nearly 100,000 employees define possible every day.