Webcast Northrop Grumman Annual Shareholder Meeting (Replay) 05/15/13 at 8:00 a.m. ET

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Date Title   05/20/13 Northrop Grumman Welcomes University of Southern California Into Its Cybersecurity Research Consortium USC adds critical skills in big data to consortium's mission of addressing the nation's most pressing cybersecurity threats FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has invited one of the nation's top cybersecurity research institutions – the University of Southern California (USC) – to join its Cybersecurity Research Consortium. USC's leadership in big data, computer science and informatics will expand the consortium's breadth of research to fu...  05/20/13 Northrop Grumman Taps Christine McGlade, Andrew W. Reynolds to Lead Aircraft Integration Centers of Excellence REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced it has appointed Christine McGlade and Andrew W. Reynolds vice presidents of manufacturing operations and site managers for the company's aircraft integration centers of excellence in St. Augustine, Fla., and Palmdale, Calif., respectively. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.globenewswire.com...  05/17/13 Northrop Grumman Deploys IP-Based Air Traffic Communication System in North Sea LONDON, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that its Europe-based air traffic management systems subsidiary, in collaboration with NATS, the U.K. air traffic management services provider, has deployed an airspace communication system that will enhance air safety in the East Shetland Basin oil-producing area of the North Sea. (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems was selected to supply an...  05/16/13 Northrop Grumman Announces Additional $4 Billion Share Repurchase Authorization - Plans to Retire 25 Percent of Outstanding Shares FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that its board of directors has authorized an additional $4 billion for the repurchase of the company's common stock. With today's authorization, the company's outstanding share repurchase authorizations total approximately $5 billion. Northrop Grumman currently plans to repurchase shares with the goal of retiring approximately 25 percent of its shares outstanding by the end of 2015...  05/15/13 Northrop Grumman's SABR Brings Fifth Generation Fighter Radar Capabilities to F-16 Aircraft BALTIMORE, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) designed for the F-16 fighter aircraft recently demonstrated its autonomous, all-environment precision targeting capability, which will enhance the aircraft's mission capabilities. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The capability, known as Auto Target Cueing (ATC), uses high-definition synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images to locate and prioriti...  05/15/13 Media Invited to Northrop Grumman, Davidson Technologies Mentor-Protege Event What: Northrop Grumman invites media to witness signing of a U.S. Department of Defense mentor-protege agreement between the company and Davidson Technologies, a teammate on Northrop Grumman's Joint National Integration Center Research and Development Contract for the Missile Defense Agency. When: Tuesday, May 21 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., media is requested to arrive no later than 1:45 p.m. Where: North...  05/15/13 Media Invited to Cyber Briefing Northrop Grumman cyber experts to discuss how embedded cyber will save money and increase mission efficiency in a fiscally tight environment (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO)   What: Northrop Grumman Media Briefing: Embedded Cyber Media are invited to hear from Northrop Grumman cyber executives about the value of embedding cyber into new systems and platforms and how cyber hardening up front...  05/15/13 Northrop Grumman Proves Concept for New B-2 Satellite Communication System Laboratory demo proves design, performance of new company-designed antenna REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully completed a ground demonstration of a communication system that would allow the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber to operate with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite network. (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying t...  05/15/13 Northrop Grumman Announces 11 Percent Dividend Increase to $0.61 Per Share FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.61 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, an 11 percent increase from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share. This is the tenth consecutive annual increase in Northrop Grumman's quarterly common stock dividend. The dividend is payable June 12, 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business May 28, 2013. (Logo:  http:...  05/14/13 Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Catapult X-47B From Carrier Into History Books Event marks first catapult launch of an unmanned aircraft from a ship NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Navy today launched a new chapter in the history of unmanned systems – carrier-capable unmanned aircraft – by successfully catapulting the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator from the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.c...  05/14/13 Northrop Grumman, Florida Tech Help Lead Next Generation Into Space Through Innovative STEM Partnership MELBOURNE, Fla., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Demonstrating a longstanding commitment to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently honored the winners of the company-sponsored Engineering and Science Student Design Showcase at Florida Tech. Each spring, students design and build original projects from robots to rockets and conduct innovative research projects. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LO...  05/13/13 Northrop Grumman Joins Department of Homeland Security Program to Bolster Cyber Protections for U.S. Critical Infrastructure FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that will enable the expansion of cybersecurity protections for the nation's critical infrastructure. Northrop Grumman is now starting the security accreditation process which is required before approval to operate as a commercial services provider under the DHS Enhanced Cybersecurity Services (ECS) program. (Logo:  http:...  05/13/13 Northrop Grumman's F-35 Supplier in Australia Proves Capability in Manufacture, Delivery of High-Grade Advanced Composite Components BANKSTOWN, Australia, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) largest F-35 Australian supplier – Quickstep Technologies Pty Ltd. – has demonstrated that its new production facility is equipped and qualified to manufacture and deliver quality composite parts for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter center fuselage produced by Northrop Grumman. (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) In June 2012, Quickstep opened its new facili...  05/09/13 Northrop Grumman to Participate in 2013 RBC Capital Markets' Aerospace and Defense Investor Day FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will participate in RBC Capital Markets' Aerospace and Defense Investor Day on Thursday, May 16. Steve Movius, vice president, Investor Relations, Northrop Grumman Corporation, will present at 12:40 p.m. Eastern time. The presentation will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman is a leading global security com...  05/08/13 Northrop Grumman Completes Lunar Lander Study for Golden Spike Company Study identifies a new minimalist ascent pod lunar lander concept REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has completed a feasibility study for a new commercial lunar lander for the Golden Spike Company (GSC). The study confirmed the viability of lander concepts for Golden Spike's human lunar expedition architecture and conceived a novel new, low-mass ascent stage concept dubbed "Pumpkin." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire....  05/06/13 Northrop Grumman to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will conduct its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, May 15. The meeting, which includes a presentation by Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president, will be webcast beginning at 8 a.m. Eastern time at www.northropgrumman.com. An audio replay will be available for two weeks. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman is a leading global securit...  05/06/13 Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Conduct First Arrested Landing of X-47B Unmanned Demonstrator Shore-based test adds momentum, confidence for upcoming carrier trials. NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Navy have conducted the first fly-in arrested landing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=18529. A ...  05/03/13 Northrop Grumman and UAE Partners Announce 2013 Innovation Challenge Winners ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) presented awards to the winning teams of engineering students from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) following the two-day Innovation Challenge flying competition for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) held April 23-24 in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globe...  05/03/13 Northrop Grumman to Appoint Andrew Tyler as Chief Executive UK and Europe LONDON, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced that it will appoint Andrew Tyler chief executive for the United Kingdom and Europe, effective July 1. In this new position, he will play a leading role in supporting the company's current programmes, developing strategies for growth and identifying new business opportunities for the company's activities in the U.K. and Europe, including NATO countries. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024...  05/02/13 San Diego School Boards Association Names Northrop Grumman Community Partner of the Year SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Diego County School Boards Association's "Honoring Our Own" program has named Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) as its 2013 Community Partner of the Year. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) This award is given to a contributor located in the San Diego County school district that has demonstrated exemplary support for its local schools and contributes significant and valuable resources such as time and financial support....  04/30/13 Northrop Grumman Selected to Complete JCREW I1B1 Development SAN DIEGO, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a $14.1 million option to complete development of the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment 1, Block 1 (I1B1) System of Systems. JCREW is a next-generation system to protect warfighters, vehicles, watercraft, and permanent structures from RCIEDs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The award from th...  04/26/13 Northrop Grumman Marks 50 Years of Airborne Electronic Attack Expertise BETHPAGE, N.Y., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the first flight of the EA-6A on April 26, 1963, Grumman Aerospace, now Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), launched its long and successful legacy as a leader in airborne electronic attack technology. Airborne electronic attack has been a key component of all military contingency operations, as well as combat operations including Vietnam, the Cold War, Grenada, Panama, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswi...  04/26/13 Northrop Grumman Honors Late Employees With Donation to USS Thresher Submarine Memorial CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has donated $5,000 toward construction of a memorial to the Navy submarine USS Thresher (SSN 593) in memory of two employees who perished when the Thresher sank in the Atlantic Ocean 50 years ago. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine employees Kenneth R. Corcoran and Donald T. Stadtmuller were performing work on the Thresher's gyroscope wh...  04/26/13 Northrop Grumman Team Places First in Federal Virtual Challenge HERNDON, Va., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) team took first place in the navigation category of the 2013 Federal Virtual Challenge. The annual challenge is led by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Simulation and Training Technology Center. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. The team won the challenge with its Kinect integrat...  04/25/13 Northrop Grumman Moves Up to 29th on DiversityInc's 2013 Top 50 Companies for Diversity List Company was 42nd in 2012; now top-rated aerospace and defense company on list FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been ranked 29th on DiversityInc's annual list for the Top 50 Companies for Diversity, a jump of 13 spots from last year's ranking of 42. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The DiversityInc Top 50 list includes companies from a wide range of industries whose leadership, procu...  04/24/13 Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results - EPS Increase 4 Percent to $2.03 - Sales Total $6.1 Billion - 6.5 Million Shares Repurchased - 2013 Guidance Confirmed FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported first quarter 2013 net earnings of $489 million, or $2.03 per diluted share, compared with $506 million, or $1.96 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2012.  First quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share are based on 241 million weighted average shares...  04/23/13 Northrop Grumman Launches Third Annual Innovation Challenge Flying Competition for Emirati Students ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the start of the 2013 Innovation Challenge Flying Competition. Northrop Grumman is the industry sponsor of this competition, which is held in coordination with the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments (ADASI) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA9856...  04/23/13 Northrop Grumman Employee Receives County of Los Angeles Chair's Green Leadership Award LOS ANGELES, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) employee Christina Kull Martens has been honored by the county of Los Angeles with its Chair's Green Leadership Award. The annual award recognizes the outstanding efforts of individuals who have improved environmental sustainability for the benefit of their community. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. ...  04/23/13 Northrop Grumman-Developed Multifunction Advanced Data Link Achieves Successful Flight Test Milestone for F-35 Program Fifth-generation data link allows coordinated tactics and engagement in high-threat environments SAN DIEGO, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) waveform developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was successfully demonstrated in a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program flight test, validating an eight-year development effort to advance communication among fifth-generation aircraft. (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.c...  04/22/13 Northrop Grumman and Sandtown Habitat for Humanity Help Two Families Become New Homeowners Company dedicates third and fourth homes in Baltimore City BALTIMORE, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing a partnership of building a community one home at a time, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Sandtown (Md.) Habitat for Humanity dedicated two new homes to the families of Daniel Smith and Brenda Eubanks. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) During an April 20 dedication ceremony and open house for the homes, Constance Soloway, vice preside...  04/22/13 Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Open Architecture Navigation System for DARPA WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a follow-on Phase II contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to demonstrate an open architecture system that enables plug-and-play navigation under the All Source Positioning and Navigation (ASPN) program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The ASPN program seeks to enable low-cost, robust and seamless integration of navigat...  04/19/13 Northrop Grumman Honors Top Suppliers at Annual Awards Ceremony REDONDO BEACH, Calif., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has honored 63 top-performing supplier companies from the United States, Canada and Switzerland at its annual supplier awards ceremony, held April 18 in Los Angeles. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The awards recognize suppliers for achieving distinction in product quality, on-time delivery, customer satisfaction and robust, lean processes. The honored suppliers provide Northr...  04/19/13 Northrop Grumman Launches CUTLASS, Next Generation Unmanned Ground Vehicle LONDON, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has launched CUTLASS, its latest generation unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), expanding its range of industry-leading capabilities in unmanned systems for the remote handling and surveillance of hazardous threats. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) CUTLASS has been designed, developed and manufactured by Northrop Grumman in the U.K., and includes significant advances in technology and ...  04/17/13 Northrop Grumman's Astro Aerospace Receives Follow-On Order for 48 More JIB Antennas for GPS III Satellites CARPINTERIA, Calif., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will provide 48 more self-deploying, monopole JIB antennas for Global Positioning System (GPS III) satellites under a follow-on contract from Lockheed Martin Corporation. The work will be carried out by Astro Aerospace, a strategic business unit of Northrop Grumman. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenew...  04/16/13 Northrop Grumman's SABR Gives F-16 Pilots the Big Picture SABR provides high-definition synthetic aperture radar imagery BALTIMORE, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To a pilot, a radar is only as useful as the information it provides, and Northrop Grumman's (NYSE: NOC) Big SAR (synthetic aperture radar) mapping for the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) delivers the largest, sharpest radar images ever available in an F-16. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO)            The company's SABR has successfully demonstrated s...  04/11/13 Northrop Grumman Employees, Teams Honored by The Engineers' Council LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) employees and project teams were recognized by The Engineers' Council for their significant engineering contributions during the organization's 58th annual honors and awards banquet on Feb. 23, one of the largest celebrations of National Engineers Week in the nation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Based in California's San Fernando Valley, The Engineers' Council is an indepe...  04/10/13 Updated Laser Rangefinder/Designator from Northrop Grumman, DRS Technologies Completes Successful Flight Testing System offers range finding and targeting functions for laser-guided weapons with increased reliability and reduced power consumption APOPKA, Fla., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Following flight testing at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma, Ariz., the Mast Mounted Sight-Diode Pumped (MMS-DP) Laser Rangefinder/Designator (LRF/D) developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and partner DRS Technologies successfully demonstrated its capabilities for the U.S. Army. (Logo: http://photo...  04/10/13 Northrop Grumman Names Constance A. Soloway Vice President, Human Resources for Its Electronic Systems Sector LINTHICUM, Md., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has appointed Constance A. Soloway vice president of human resources for the company's Linthicum-based Electronic Systems sector, effective immediately. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. In this position, Soloway is responsible for developing and implementing human resources strategi...  04/09/13 Northrop Grumman Receives Contract Modification for Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft SAN DIEGO, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) recently received an undefinitized contract award valued at more than $71 million for its Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the U.S. Air Force. Issued by the Global Hawk Systems Program Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, the award is an add-on to a previous Lot 10 contract for block load and production acceptance infrastructure. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) ...  04/09/13 Northrop Grumman to Update Media on Its SABR Offering for U.S. Air Force F-16 AESA Radar Upgrade Program Joseph Ensor, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting Systems Division, will discuss technological advances and recent milestone achievements involving the Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) being offered by the company for the U.S. Air Force's F-16 radar upgrade program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman's SABR is an affordable, scalable, multifunct...  04/09/13 Northrop Grumman G/ATOR Radar System Completes Government Testing at Wallops Island AN/TPS-80 system proceeds to next testing phase BALTIMORE, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system completed two phases of government developmental testing at the Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) in Wallops Island, Va., and has moved into the latest phase of developmental testing in preparation for the future U.S. Marine Corps' operational assessment. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) G/ATOR is the firs...  04/08/13 Northrop Grumman to Brief Media on Protected Military Satellite Communication Affordability National Space Symposium media briefing will detail proposal to provide 'Protected Military Satellite Communication for the price of unprotected' Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is leveraging taxpayers' investment in proven Protected Military Satellite Communication (MilSatCom) technologies as the cornerstone of affordability initiatives designed to deliver Protected MilSatCom for the same price as unprotected. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Thi...  04/08/13 Northrop Grumman to Highlight Capabilities for Modernizing U.S. Military Systems at Army Aviation Association of America Annual Convention Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight a range of key capabilities and programs at the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Annual Convention, including infrared countermeasures, navigation systems, and radar and sensor systems. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) What: Army Aviation Association of America Annual Convention When: April 10-13 Where: ...  04/08/13 Northrop Grumman Highlights Global Security Capabilities at Latin America Aerospace and Defence 2013, Brazil WASHINGTON, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will display an array of global defense and security capabilities including marine navigation and unmanned ground systems at the Latin America Aerospace and Defence (LAAD) exhibition 2013 in Rio de Janeiro. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) LAAD is one of the leading trade shows for the defense and security industry in Latin America and specializes in capabilities and technologie...  04/05/13 Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Navy Contract to Upgrade, Enhance NGC2P Tactical Data Link Processor SAN DIEGO, April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) an $80 million contract to upgrade and enhance the Next Generation Command and Control Processor (NGC2P). The NGC2P system is a tactical data link communication processor that provides critical real-time information about friendly and enemy activity during combat operations. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The five-year, indefinite-quantity, indefinite-...  04/02/13 Northrop Grumman Announces Webcast, Conference Call of First Quarter 2013 Financial Results - Northrop Grumman First Quarter 2013 Financial Results to be Webcast Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at Noon Eastern Time FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its first quarter 2013 financial results on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The company's conference call will be held at noon Eastern time the same day. Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president, and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer, will review firs...  04/02/13 Northrop Grumman to Brief Media at Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Exposition Company unveiling MQ-8C Fire Scout Endurance Upgrade model Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will brief the media during the 2013 Sea-Air-Space Exposition at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on April 8-9. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Members of the media will have the opportunity to learn about the company's innovative capabilities and systems that will ensure the U.S. Navy's continued maritime domi...  04/02/13 South by Southwest Crowds Flock to See NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Full-Scale Model, Exhibit REDONDO BEACH, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) four-story high, tennis court-sized full-scale model of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope attracted thousands at the recent South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. Northrop Grumman partnered with NASA, the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Microsoft Research, Ball Aerospace, ATK Aerospace, ITT Exelis and the University of Texas at Austin to highlight the science missi...  04/01/13 Two Northrop Grumman Employees Receive Top Awards at 2013 National Society of Black Engineers Annual Convention INDIANAPOLIS, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) employees Cameron Dryden and Jamesha Parks received top awards at the 39th annual National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) conference held March 27-31 in Indianapolis. The NSBE awards recognize excellence among technical professionals, corporate, government and academic leaders, and university and precollege students. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Photos accompanying this...  03/26/13 Northrop Grumman Highlights E-2D Advanced Hawkeye at LIMA 2013, Malaysia LONDON, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight its industry-leading global capabilities in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), by introducing the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to the Malaysian market at the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace (LIMA) Exhibition. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) LIMA 2013 will be held at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre, Langkawi Island, Malaysia, ...  03/25/13 Northrop Grumman Introduces Advanced High-Resolution Sensors for Hawk Air Defense System ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has launched its Fourth Generation Tracking Adjunct Sensor (4G TAS), the latest upgrade to the company's range of high-resolution electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors for the Hawk air defense system. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman's 4G TAS, the only approved EO/IR upgrade available to Hawk customers worldwide, detects and tracks low, fast targ...  03/25/13 Northrop Grumman Introduces New Aircraft Attitude and Heading Reference System for the Retrofit Market LAS VEGAS, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is introducing its new LCR-200 Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), based on micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, at the Aircraft Electronics Association's International Convention and Trade Show, which takes place in Las Vegas from March 25-28. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The LCR-200, which provides navigation information regarding an aircraft's pos...  03/15/13 Northrop Grumman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Expand Cync Program to Drive Innovation in Cyber Technology BALTIMORE, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Research Park Corporation (bwtech@UMBC) have expanded the Cync program, a cybersecurity technology incubator initiative, to include three additional companies, among them the program's first international cyber provider. iWebGate of Perth, Australia, joins DB Networks of San Diego and Light Point Security of Baltimore as the latest companies to participate ...  03/11/13 Northrop Grumman Wins NAV CANADA Supplier Performance Awards LONDON, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that its Europe-based air traffic management systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has received two awards from Canada's civil air navigation services provider NAV CANADA, as part of their Supplier Recognition Programme. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems was presented with its sixth key supplier performance award in rec...  03/07/13 Northrop Grumman Highlights Airport Systems Capability at ATC Global Exhibition and Conference, Amsterdam LONDON, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) U.K.-based airport systems group will be participating in the ATC Global Exhibition and Conference in Amsterdam, where it will highlight a range of its products including Airport Realtime Collaboration (ARC).  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) ATC Global takes place from 12-14 March. The Northrop Grumman exhibit is at location D 206. The company's airport system...  03/04/13 Northrop Grumman Announces Centers of Excellence in Florida, California and New York FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today it is designating five centers of design and integration excellence in support of its Aerospace Systems sector's manned aircraft, unmanned systems and electronic attack businesses. In addition, the company announced plans to close an Information Systems sector facility in Dominguez Hills, Calif. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) "Consolidating these cen...  02/28/13 Northrop Grumman, Australia's Minister for Defence Materiel Promote Aerospace Study Program Students introduced to aerospace technology during F1 in Schools program MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) introduced more than 200 students to the company's technologies today, as part of an Australian educational program to provide insight into working in the aerospace and defense industries. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.globenewsw...  02/25/13 Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Program Selected for U.S. Air Force Sustainment Excellence Award SAN DIEGO, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft program was recently awarded the 2012 Dr. James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence Award for demonstrating the most improved performance in aircraft maintenance and logistics readiness. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is the prime contractor for the high-flying fleet of Global Hawks. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) "Even with a year marked with fiscal chall...  02/21/13 Northrop Grumman Highlights Global Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capabilities at Australian International Air Show CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight a range of its key capabilities and programmes at the Australian International Air Show, including unmanned aircraft systems; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); radars and sensor systems; and infrared countermeasures. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The air show takes place at Avalon Airport, Geelong, Australia, Feb. 26-March 3. Nort...  02/19/13 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable March 20, 2013, to shareholders of record as of the close of business March 4, 2013. (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmann...  02/19/13 Northrop Grumman Announces Media Briefing on Triton Unmanned Aircraft System at Australian International Air Show Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will be holding a media briefing during the Australian International Air Show focused on the Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The briefing will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 2 to 3 p.m. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman will highlight a range of its key capabilities and programmes at the air show, including unmanned aircraft systems; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissan...  02/19/13 Northrop Grumman Navigation System Integral to First Flight of nEUROn Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Demonstrator FREIBURG, Germany, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), in cooperation with Saab Aerosystems, has provided the attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) for the nEUROn Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator, which recently completed a successful first flight. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman's German navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF, supplied the fibre-optic, gyrocompas...  02/13/13 Northrop Grumman to Highlight Global Defence and Homeland Security Capabilities at IDEX 2013 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight a wide range of defence and security solutions, including cyber-protected C4I solutions, airborne early warning and control systems, aerial surveillance, fire control radars and marine navigation systems, at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) IDEX 2...  02/11/13 Northrop Grumman's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Approved for Full-Rate Production Program rated operationally suitable and effective following successful test and evaluation BETHPAGE, N.Y., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, designed and manufactured by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), has been approved to enter full-rate production by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). This decision follows a report where the E-2D was declared operationally suitable and effective, following a successful 10-month initial operational test and evalua...  02/07/13 Northrop Grumman Elects Michael Hardesty Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that its board of directors has elected Michael Hardesty corporate vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, effective immediately. He will report to James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Hardesty replaces Kenneth L. Bedingfield, who has been appointed vice president, business management and CFO for the company's Aerospace Syst...  02/06/13 Northrop Grumman Signs Airport Realtime Collaboration Passenger Flow Contract With East Midlands Airport, UK LONDON, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Europe-based airport systems group has signed a contract with the U.K.'s East Midlands Airport, part of the Manchester Airports Group, for the delivery of the Passenger Flow module of its Airport Realtime Collaboration (ARC) suite. The contract is effective immediately. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman will supply the Passenger Flow software and full support se...  02/02/13 Northrop Grumman Focuses on Global ISR Capabilities at Aero India 2013 LONDON, Feb. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight its industry-leading range of capabilities in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) including airborne early warning and control systems for maritime reconnaissance and unmanned aerial vehicles, at the Aero India 2013 exhibition and air show. (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO ) Aero India, organised by the Defence Exhibition Organisation, takes place at ...  02/01/13 Northrop Grumman to Participate in 2013 Cowen and Company Aerospace and Defense Conference FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will participate in the Cowen and Company 34th Annual Aerospace and Defense Conference on Thursday, Feb. 7. Jim Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will present beginning at 9:40 a.m. Eastern time. The presentation will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman is a leading global security comp...  01/30/13 Northrop Grumman Reports Fourth Quarter and 2012 Financial Results - Q4 EPS from Continuing Operations Increase 2 Percent to $2.14; 2012 EPS from Continuing Operations Increase 5 Percent to $7.81 - Free Cash Flow Totals $922 Million for Q4 and $2.3 Billion for 2012 - 7.3 Million Shares Repurchased in Q4 for $487 Million; 20.9 Million Shares Repurchased in 2012 for $1.3 Billion - 2012 New Awards Total $26.5 Billion; Total Backlog of $40.8 Billion - 2013 EPS Guidance of $6.85 to $7.15 FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumma...  01/17/13 Northrop Grumman and UAE's Higher Colleges of Technology to Host Unmanned Aircraft Innovation Challenge Parties cement relationship with new agreement FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) of the United Arab Emirates have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and explore ways to enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in areas that build local capacity across various sectors in the UAE. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) ...  01/14/13 Northrop Grumman Delivers World's First Countrywide Internet Protocol Communication Network for Air Traffic Control in Uruguay LONDON, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that its Europe-based air traffic management systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has delivered the world's first integrated nationwide Internet Protocol (IP)-based VHF solution that will provide voice communications to all aircraft operating in Uruguay. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO)   Park Air Systems was appointed by the prime contractor INDRA to ...  01/11/13 Northrop Grumman, Cassidian Fly First Sensor-Equipped EURO HAWK® Unmanned Aircraft MANCHING, Germany, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and EADS Deutschland GmbH, operating through Cassidian, together achieved a major milestone today with the first full system test flight of the EURO HAWK® unmanned aircraft system (UAS) equipped with the signals intelligence (SIGINT) advanced sensors for detection of radar and communication emitters. Cassidian is the defence and security division of EADS (EDF, EPA, MSX: EAD). (Logo: http://photos.prnew...  01/10/13 Strategic Alliance Produces Groundbreaking Infrared Countermeasure Technology for Northrop Grumman's ASALTT™ Product Line Northrop Grumman, Pranalytica develop high brightness, high power laser system, which sets new standard for power, beam quality and size APOPKA, Fla., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced a new variant of the current All Semiconductor Airborne Laser Threat Terminator (ASALTT™) product line that will house a high brightness and high power Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) module. ASALTT™ is a family of infrared countermeasure systems that pro...  01/09/13 Northrop Grumman Announces Webcast, Conference Call of Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2012 Financial Results - Northrop Grumman Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2012 Financial Results to be Webcast Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its fourth quarter and year-end 2012 financial results on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. The company's conference call will be held at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time the same day. Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president, and Jim Palmer, chief financia...  01/08/13 Northrop Grumman, Navy Select Telephonics Corporation to Provide Radar for Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial System Wide-Area Search Capability Will Expand Operational Utility of Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle SAN DIEGO, Jan. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), under contract to the U.S. Navy, has selected Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation (NYSE:GFF), Long Island, N.Y., to provide a multimode maritime radar system for the Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle. A $...  01/07/13 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers Global Hawks to U.S. Air Force Proven Unmanned System Expands Inventory to 37 Aircraft SAN DIEGO, Jan. 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has completed early delivery of two Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Global Hawk allows military commanders to receive high-resolution imagery, survey vast geographic regions and pinpoint targets on the ground. ...  12/17/12 Northrop Grumman Provides Attitude Heading Reference System for Sikorsky's Newly Certified S-76D Helicopter FREIBURG, Germany, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is supplying the LCR-100 attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) for Sikorsky's new S-76D helicopter, which recently received Type Certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.   (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. The LCR-100 is a standard component of the Th...  12/04/12 Northrop Grumman Provides Gyro-Compass Navigation System for Embraer Legacy Executive Jet FREIBURG, Germany, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), in cooperation with prime contractor Rockwell Collins Inc., provided the attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) that recently supported the first flight of the new Embraer Legacy 500 executive jet. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html. Northrop Grumman supplied th...  12/03/12 Northrop Grumman's Aircraft Systems Repair Facility Achieves European Aviation Safety Agency Certification New certification allows the repair station to service equipment for civil aircraft registered in Europe ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) aircraft systems repair station in Rolling Meadows has been granted Part 145 certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The company's repair station was established to meet regulatory requirements for customers...  11/29/12 Northrop Grumman Delivers Australian Automated Biometric Information System Trial Proof of Concept Trial proof of concept will help develop a biometric data repository for the Australian Department of Defence MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully delivered the trial proof of concept for an automated biometric information system (ABIS) for the Australian Department of Defence. The system will be operated for a trial period to enable testing and refinement of analytical techniques for producing biometrically enabled intelligence ...  11/27/12 Northrop Grumman to Supply Navigation Systems for Indian Coast Guard Vessels NEW MALDEN, United Kingdom, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is to supply advanced shipboard navigation systems for 20 fast patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard. The fast patrol vessels will be built at Cochi Shipyard Ltd., India. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Under the contract, awarded through the company's Indian reseller Marine Electricals Ltd., Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit will provide a ...  11/26/12 Northrop Grumman Awarded In-Service Support Contract for Royal Canadian Navy Navigation Systems CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) to provide in-service support for the MK-49 inertial navigation systems and navigation data distribution systems fielded aboard surface ships and submarines of the Royal Canadian Navy. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The $12.1 million contract, awarded by Public Works Government Services Canada, in...  11/20/12 Northrop Grumman to Participate in the 2012 Credit Suisse Aerospace and Defense Conference FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will participate in the 2012 Credit Suisse Aerospace and Defense Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Wes Bush, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Jim Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will present beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern time. The presentation will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/2012...  11/15/12 Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Demonstrate Precision, Wireless Ground Handling of X-47B Unmanned Aircraft Maneuvers With Handheld Controller Build Confidence for Future Trials on Carrier Deck NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Nov. 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy have taken a first critical step toward demonstrating that the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator can be maneuvered safely and wirelessly on the crowded deck of an aircraft carrier. ...  11/14/12 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Dec. 12, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business Nov. 26, 2012. (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cy...  11/07/12 Northrop Grumman to Provide Attitude Heading Reference System for Israel's M-346 Trainer Aircraft POMEZIA, Italy, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by prime contractor Alenia Aermacchi to provide the Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) for the Israel Ministry of Defense's M-346 advanced trainer aircraft fleet. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. Northrop Grumman Italia will provide the LISA-200 AHRS for the f...  11/06/12 Northrop Grumman Signs Agreement With Danish Composite Manufacturer for F-35 Lightning II Program EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 6, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has entered a long-term agreement (LTA) with the advanced composites manufacturer Terma A/S in Denmark to manufacture component parts for the international F-35 Lightning II program. The LTA, which has a potential value of more than $97 million upon completion of all follow-on options, was signed on Sept. 20 and further emphasizes the company's commitment to supporting F-35 Lightning II partner countries...  11/05/12 Australia's Chief of Air Force Visits Northrop Grumman's F-35 Production Facility in Palmdale First F-35 Center Fuselage for Royal Australian Air Force in Low-Rate Initial Production PALMDALE, Calif., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Australian Air Force's Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown, met Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) executives during a visit to the company's F-35 Lightning II production facility in Palmdale on Nov. 2. As part of his visit, Brown received an update on the F-35 program and observed the first F-35 center fuselage being...  10/30/12 Northrop Grumman to Provide Inertial Navigation Systems for Cessna's Citation Sovereign Business Jets ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by Cessna Aircraft Company to be a provider of gyro-compassing, hybrid inertial navigation systems as core components of the avionics system for the 680 Citation Sovereign business jet aircraft. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. Northrop Grumman LITEF is supplying the fiber-optic, gyro-compassing LCR-100 Attitude and Headi...  10/26/12 Northrop Grumman Highlights Range of International Security Capabilities at Land Warfare Conference, Australia CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is participating in the 2012 Land Warfare Conference in Melbourne, Australia, where it will highlight a range of its integrated solutions for force protection, command and control, and cyber security. The Land Warfare Conference is being held at the Melbourne Convention Centre from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, and is aimed at users, providers, academics, designers and manufacturers to meet, share and exchange ...  10/24/12 Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results - EPS from Continuing Operations of $1.82 - Guidance for 2012 EPS from Continuing Operations Increased to $7.35 to $7.40 - Cash Provided by Operations of $812 Million and Free Cash Flow of $748 Million - Guidance Increased for 2012 Cash Provided by Operations and Free Cash Flow - Sales Total $6.3 Billion - 4.4 Million Shares Repurchased FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported third quarter 2012 earnings from c...  10/23/12 Northrop Grumman Employs FACE™ Standards to Bring Enhanced Avionics to the Warfighter WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the one-year anniversary of The Open Group Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Consortium's publication of the FACE Technical Standard approaches, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) continues to leverage a modular, open architecture approach to rapidly bring new avionics capabilities to warfighters. The FACE Consortium aims to establish standards for a common operating environment to support software portability and ...  10/22/12 Northrop Grumman to Highlight Innovative Health Technologies at APHA Conference Cloud-based health data system, new analytics and informatics application, and food safety to be featured SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will feature innovative technologies and solutions that are advancing the future of health care at the 140th Annual American Public Health Association (APHA) Exposition on Oct. 27-31, at the Moscone Convention Center West and South, and the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco. Northrop Grumman's health...  10/22/12 Photo Release - Northrop Grumman Unveils MAV-L Ground Mobility Vehicle for U.S. Special Forces Competition HERNDON, Va., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) unveiled its offering for the U.S. Special Forces Command Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 competition today at the Association of the United States Army conference in Washington, D.C. The Northrop Grumman vehicle is known as the Medium Assault Vehicle – Light (MAV-L). A picture of the vehicle can be found here: http://media.primezone.com/noc/. Northrop Grumman teamed with BAE Systems and Pratt & Miller E...  10/17/12 Northrop Grumman to Build Cyber Test Range in Australia Range will help Australian military develop, test and evaluate integrated cyber technologies MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract to build a cyber test range for the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Canberra campus at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) in Australia. The ADFA is a partnership between the Australian Defence Force and the University of New South Wales. ADFA's primary mission is training ...  10/12/12 Northrop Grumman to Brief Reporters on Capabilities and Technology Advances at Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), a leader in global security, will update reporters on its most significant advances in developing, producing and modernizing U.S. military systems and related electronic technologies at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, taking place Oct. 22-24 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. A series of briefings will offer the media an opportunity to hear from program leaders and subj...  10/08/12 Northrop Grumman Announces Webcast, Conference Call of Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results - Northrop Grumman Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results to be Webcast Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its third quarter 2012 financial results on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. The company's conference call will be held at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time the same day. Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president, and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer, will review t...  10/05/12 Multimedia Release -- Two Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Fly in Close Formation, Move AHR Program Closer to Autonomous Aerial Refueling SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center have successfully completed a series of flight demonstrations, moving DARPA's Autonomous High-Altitude Refueling (AHR) program closer to demonstrating the first autonomous aerial refueling between two unmanned, high-altitude aircraft. ...  10/05/12 Northrop Grumman Highlights Airport Realtime Collaboration Capabilities at Airport IT&T Conference, Munich LONDON, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Europe-based airport systems group is participating in the Airport IT&T Conference, Munich, where it will demonstrate its Airport Realtime Collaboration (ARC) suite capabilities. The conference, organised by International Airport Review, takes place Oct. 10-11 at the Municon Conference Centre, Munich and aims to assist airports in reducing operational costs whilst increasing operational efficiency...  09/25/12 Northrop Grumman Completes Acquisition of M5 Network Security FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that it has completed the acquisition of M5 Network Security Pty Ltd, a Canberra, Australia-based provider of cybersecurity and secure mobile communications products and services, and advanced analytics to Australian military and intelligence organizations.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "We're delighted to welcome M5 Network Security into Northrop Grumman and look forward to ...  09/24/12 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Extend BACN Communications Connectivity to the Tactical Edge SAN DIEGO, Sept. 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $20 million contract modification to add beyond-line-of-sight command and control (BLOS C2) capabilities to the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) information gateway system, giving warfighters access to full-motion video, imagery, voice over Internet protocol and chat messages from multiple sources. BACN is part of the Air Force's development of a BLOS C2 architect...  09/20/12 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Develop Navigation System for the U.S. Navy's Super Hornet and Growler Aircraft WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Sept. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a competitive prototyping contract by The Boeing Company to develop an embedded global positioning/inertial navigation system (EGI) for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will produce a prototype inertial navigation system demonstrating fiber-optic gyro performance suitability for F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G Joint ...  09/20/12 Northrop Grumman Donates Vintage Gyrocompass to Canadian Naval Memorial Ship HMCS Sackville HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced the donation of a vintage Sperry Mk 14 gyrocompass and leather-bound operator's manual to the HMCS Sackville Canadian Naval Memorial Trust for installation aboard the restored HMCS Sackville, a World War II-era corvette on the Halifax waterfront. The donation was presented at the Canadian Defence Security and Aerospace Exhibition Atlantic (DEFSEC) 2012, held annually in Halifax. The Sack...  09/19/12 Northrop Grumman Increases Outstanding Share Repurchase Authorization to $2 Billion FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that its board of directors has authorized an increase in the company's outstanding share repurchase authorization to $2 billion of common stock. Share purchases will take place at management's discretion from time to time, depending on market conditions, in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. As of June 30, 2012, Northrop Grumman had 248 million shares outs...  09/18/12 Northrop Grumman, AgustaWestland Announce Teaming Agreement to Compete for Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter and Navy 'Marine One' Presidential Helicopter Programs FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and AgustaWestland (AW), a Finmeccanica company (FNC IM, SIFI.MI), announced that they have signed a comprehensive teaming agreement to respond to anticipated requests for both the new U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter and the U.S. Navy's recently announced program to develop a new "Marine One" presidential helicopter. A U.S.-built helicopter based on the AW101 platform will be offered by Northrop ...  09/17/12 Northrop Grumman Unveils Fleet Readiness App ReadyBlue™ Mobile app will connect fleet maintainers to experts and information at the point of use, optimizing fleet readiness and life cycle affordability NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today unveiled ReadyBlue™, a mobile app with the capability to give flight line personnel, military leaders and depot operations staff secure, real-time insight into aircraft readiness, fleet readiness and mission capability rates. It has the capability to ...  09/11/12 U.S. Air Force Chooses Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Next-Generation Air Defense Radar System ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Sept. 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) a contract to demonstrate technologies for its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) program. Designed to replace the current AN/TPS-75 radar systems, 3DELRR will be the primary Air Force ground-based, long-range radar for detecting airborne threats. The pre-engineering and manufacturing development contract, valued at $34.7 million, will last 15 months. ...  09/11/12 Northrop Grumman to Supply Navigation System for Embraer's New KC-390 Military Aircraft BERLIN, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract to supply the hybrid global positioning system (GPS) and inertial reference system for the Embraer Defense and Security KC-390 medium-lift military transport aircraft. Photos accompanying this release are available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. Under the contract, the company's German navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF, will provide the...  09/11/12 Northrop Grumman to Supply Inertial Navigation System for Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 POMEZIA, Italy, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected by the Eurofighter Consortium and prime contractor Alenia Aermacchi to provide inertial and satellite navigation systems for Tranche 3 of the Eurofighter Typhoon multirole combat aircraft. Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. Northrop Grumman Italia will provide the Eurofighter Fibre-optical Gyro Inertial Navigation System and a glob...  09/10/12 Northrop Grumman Signs Technology Development Teaming Agreement with Flight Technologies Sistemas S/A BALTIMORE, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A unit of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), has executed a teaming agreement with Flight Technologies Sistemas S/A to develop national security technologies for Brazil. Northrop Grumman Overseas Service Corporation and Flight Technologies Sistemas S/A will team on security solutions for Brazil's integrated border monitoring system (SISFRON). The system is designed to monitor Brazil's borders through an integrated system of land-based radars,...  09/05/12 Northrop Grumman to Present Vintage Gyrocompass for Restored HMCS Sackville Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is donating a vintage gyrocompass to the HMCS Sackville Canadian Naval Memorial Trust to be fitted on the HMCS Sackville, a World War II-era corvette based in Halifax harbor that is being restored to its 1944 operating condition. Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit will present the Mk 14 Gyrocompass, similar to the one that Sperry Marine refitted on the Sackville in 1944, on Thursday, Sept. 6, at 3 p.m. What: Donation ...  09/04/12 Northrop Grumman to Supply Bridge Navigation Systems for Swire Group's Dry Cargo Ships NEW MALDEN, United Kingdom, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract to supply navigation bridge equipment for a series of 39,500-dwt dry bulk cargo ships being built in China for the China Navigation Company Pte. Ltd., Singapore, the deep sea shipping company of the Swire Group. Under the contract with Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd., Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit will deliver four shipsets to the company's shipyard in ...  08/31/12 Northrop Grumman Welcomes Defence Minister to Unmanned Ground Vehicle Facility in Coventry, UK LONDON, Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC)  welcomed the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Peter Luff MP, to the company's production facility for unmanned ground systems in Coventry, U.K. The visit marks the in-service date with the British Army of CUTLASS, the next generation of remotely controlled vehicle for hazardous duty operations developed for the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Photos accompanying this release are available at ht...  08/28/12 Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine to Brief Reporters on Its New Market Direction and Product Offerings at SMM Trade Show in Hamburg, Germany Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit will hold a media briefing on its market leading capabilities in marine navigation and bridge control systems at the SMM Exhibition and Conference in Hamburg. Alan Dix, managing director of Sperry Marine, will speak about the company's new products and future offerings (http://youtu.be/Otk7hStCBpg). Full details are as below. For the commercial market, Dix will discuss: The NAVIGAT 3000 – Sperry Mari...  08/27/12 Northrop Grumman Announces Media Briefing Schedule for ILA Berlin Air Show 2012 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will conduct media briefings during the ILA Berlin Air Show 2012, which will be held Sept. 11-16 at the Berlin ExpoCentre Airport next to the Berlin Brandenburg International Airport in Germany. Northrop Grumman will highlight its key capabilities in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance domain by providing briefings on two of its RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft derivatives: EURO HAWK® and NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS). A f...  08/20/12 Northrop Grumman Holds Sixth Annual International CEESIM Users' Review Meeting in Munich BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently held its sixth annual meeting for international users of its Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) systems. The meeting is aimed at keeping users updated on system developments while providing a forum to collaboratively identify potential opportunities for improving system performance, product support and customer service. Military and civilian personnel from the United Kingdom, G...  08/15/12 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Sept. 12, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business Aug. 27, 2012. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, and technical services to govern...  08/10/12 U.S. Army Airship Completes Historic Flight First flight of the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J., Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited announce the successful completion of the first flight of the U.S. Army's Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) in historic Lakehurst, N.J., the birthplace of the nation's storied military airship past. (Photo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120810/LA55954-a)...  07/30/12 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Conduct First East Coast Flight of X-47B Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Flight Adds Momentum to Team's Preparations for Carrier Suitability Testing NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., July 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-built X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator has successfully completed its historic first flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent (Pax) River. The U.S. Navy...  07/27/12 Northrop Grumman Corporation's Next Generation Jammer Program Successfully Demonstrates Integrated Prime Power Generation System Program Also Receives $20 Million Contract for Further Technology Maturation Efforts BETHPAGE, N.Y., July 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) achieved a major milestone by successfully completing the initial Technology Maturation (TM) phase for the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program. A key event was an extensive series of in-flight demonstrations of its prototype pod and prime power generation (PPG) system. The company has also received a $...  07/25/12 Northrop Grumman Reports Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results - EPS from Continuing Operations Increase 4 Percent to $1.88 - Guidance for 2012 EPS from Continuing Operations Increased to $7.05 - $7.25 - Sales Total $6.3 Billion - Cash Provided by Operations Increases to $876 Million; Free Cash Flow Increases to $825 Million - Total Backlog Increases to $41.5 Billion; New Business Awards Total $8.8 Billion - 4.9 Million Shares Repurchased FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) re...  07/23/12 Northrop Grumman Announces New Leadership Appointments FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced retirement plans for two of its sector presidents and the election of several executives into key leadership positions. Photos accompanying this release are available at: http://www.northropgrumman.com/media/gallery.html Biographies are available at: http://www.northropgrumman.com/leadership/officers/index.html Gary W. Ervin, corporate vice president and president of Aerospace Sys...  07/23/12 Northrop Grumman Elects Prabu Natarajan Corporate Vice President and Treasurer FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that its board of directors has elected Prabu Natarajan corporate vice president and treasurer, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Natarajan will report to James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://www.northropgrumman.com/media/gallery.html "Prabu Natarajan is a talented financial executive and this new assig...  07/23/12 Northrop Grumman Awarded $156 Million for Continuing BACN Mission Support SAN DIEGO, July 23, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) two contract modifications totaling $156 million to continue operating and maintaining the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system in support of overseas contingency missions. Northrop Grumman was awarded a $106 million contract modification to extend the deployment and operation of BACN payloads installed in three E-11A Bombardier Global Express BD-700 aircraft and ...  07/19/12 Northrop Grumman to Supply Air Traffic Communication Systems to Chile LONDON, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced its UK-based air traffic management subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has been awarded a contract by the civil aviation authority of Chile, Direccion General de la Aeronautica Civil (DGAC), to supply complete ground-to-air communication systems at multiple sites across the country. Under the contract, Park Air Systems will deliver its latest T6 VHF radios with local technical support being provided by its S...  07/11/12 Northrop Grumman to Supply Additional Airborne Mine Hunting Systems to Japan ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a series of follow-on contracts by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) to supply three additional AQS-24A airborne mine hunting systems. The contracts, which also include airborne electronics and ground-based support equipment, follow an initial contract awarded in October 2011 for Northrop Grumman to deliver Japan's first AQS-24A. The JMSDF will use all four com...  07/10/12 Northrop Grumman Announces Webcast, Conference Call of Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results Northrop Grumman Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results to be Webcast Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will announce its second quarter 2012 financial results on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. The company's conference call will be held at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time the same day. Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president, and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer, will rev...  07/05/12 Northrop Grumman to Supply Platform Management System for UK Royal Navy's Next Astute-Class Submarine LONDON, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected to supply the Platform Management System (PMS) for the Royal Navy's fifth Astute-class submarine, Anson. Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit will supply the PMS for Astute Boat 5 under a performance partnering arrangement (PPA) with BAE Systems Maritime-Submarine. BAE Systems will install the PMS equipment, which controls and monitors the submarine's platform machinery and onboard syste...  07/03/12 Northrop Grumman Wins TRICARE Management Activity Award to Support Military Health Care Multiple-Award Contract Will Generate Innovative Approaches to Military Health Care Delivery MCLEAN, Va., July 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected to provide preliminary research and development on U.S. military health care applications to improve the way health care is delivered to military personnel. The TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) awarded five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contracts to seven companies includ...  06/27/12 Northrop Grumman Participates at Waddington International Air Show, RAF Waddington, UK LONDON, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is participating as one of the principal industry sponsors at this year's Waddington International Air Show being held on Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July at RAF Waddington, Lincoln. Northrop Grumman leads the industry team providing long-term technical support to the Ministry of Defence, under a 20-year whole life support programme, for the fleet of Sentry E-3D Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) ...  06/26/12 Northrop Grumman's F-35 DAS and Radar Demonstrate Ability to Detect, Track, Target Ballistic Missiles LINTHICUM, Md., June 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently demonstrated the ballistic missile detection, tracking and targeting capabilities of the company's AN/AAQ-37 distributed aperture system (DAS) and AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, both of which are featured on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft. A video accompanying this release is available on YouTube at http://youtu.be/qF29GBSpRF4. Leveraging NASA's Sc...  06/25/12 Northrop Grumman to Provide Royal Danish Air Force With LITENING G4 Targeting Systems Denmark to upgrade its F-16 aircraft with LITENING G4 Targeting Pods ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Danish Ministry of Defence announced that it has selected Northrop Grumman's LITENING G4 targeting system for its F-16 fighter aircraft. Under the terms of the contract with the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization, Northrop Grumman will supply LITENING G4 pods, data links, spares, support equipment, training and associated logistics support to the ...  06/21/12 Northrop Grumman F-35 Supplier Quickstep Opens New Facility New facility to undertake large-scale, long-term aerospace manufacturing contract, benefiting F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter through its aerospace-grade composite parts BANKSTOWN, Australia, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) largest F-35 Australian supplier—Quickstep Technologies Pty Ltd.—opened a new facility in Bankstown, Australia. Quickstep supplies composite skins and subassemblies for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter center fusela...  06/20/12 Northrop Grumman to Supply Airborne Fire Control Radars to Thailand, Iraq and Oman for F-16s BALTIMORE, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received an $87.8 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract to provide the APG-68(V)9 airborne fire control radar to Thailand, Iraq and Oman for use on F-16 fighter aircraft. The company will deliver six radar systems to the Royal Thai Air Force, 22 radar systems to the Iraqi air force and 15 radar systems to the Royal Air Force of Oman, for a total of 43 systems. Deliveries are expected to be complete...  06/19/12 Northrop Grumman Awarded $108 Million Air Force Contract HERNDON, Va., June 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a three-year, $108 million contract to develop and implement cryptography upgrades as part of the intercontinental ballistic missile cryptography upgrade II engineering and manufacturing development program. This work will occur in Clearfield, Utah, Huntington Beach, Calif., and Colorado Springs, Colo. "Northrop Grumman has worked hand in hand with the Air Force for more...  06/11/12 Unique Program to Educate Next Generation of U.S. Cybersecurity Leaders University of Maryland and Northrop Grumman create nation's first cybersecurity honors program for undergraduates COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland and the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will launch a landmark honors program designed to educate a new generation of advanced cybersecurity professionals. The unique program, Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES), will immerse undergraduate students in all aspects of the field to m...  06/07/12 Northrop Grumman to Participate in Deutsche Bank Conference FALLS CHURCH, Va., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will participate in the Deutsche Bank 2012 Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Steve Movius, vice president, investor relations, Northrop Grumman Corporation, will present at 4:40 p.m. ET. The presentation will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and s...  06/07/12 Northrop Grumman Agrees to Acquire Australian Cybersecurity Company M5 Network Security FALLS CHURCH, Va., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held M5 Network Security Pty Ltd, a Canberra, Australia-based provider of cybersecurity and secure mobile communications products and services, and advanced analytics to Australian military and intelligence organizations. The acquisition is subject to Australian government review. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to clo...  05/30/12 Northrop Grumman, L-3 MAS to Join Forces on Unmanned System for Canadian Security The Polar Hawk™ high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system will solidify Canada's Arctic sovereignty posture OTTAWA, Ontario, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and L-3 MAS announced plans today to join forces on a variant of the Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for Canada to maintain continuous surveillance of its Arctic territories. A photo accompanying this release is ...  05/25/12 Northrop Grumman to Participate in Sanford C. Bernstein Conference FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will participate in the Sanford C. Bernstein 28th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on Thursday, May 31, 2012. Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president, Northrop Grumman Corporation, will present at 2 p.m. ET. The presentation will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and so...  05/20/12 NATO at Chicago Summit Signs Contract with Northrop Grumman to Lead Trans-Atlantic Team Delivering New ISR Capability to Alliance Forces Marks first international signing for Block 40 Global Hawks CHICAGO and BRUSSELS, May 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced it has signed a $1.7 billion (euro 1.2 billion) contract for NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system. Operating under NATO command, AGS is expected to be the major data source for NATO's system for Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR). The contract is intended to provide for the purchase and init...  05/16/12 Northrop Grumman Increases Quarterly Dividend 10 Percent to $0.55 per Share FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, a 10 percent increase from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share. This is the ninth consecutive annual increase in Northrop Grumman's quarterly dividend. "Today's dividend increase demonstrates our confidence in the company and our continued commitment to a balanced cash deployment str...  05/14/12 Northrop Grumman to Participate in RBC Aerospace and Defense Investor Day FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will participate in the 2012 RBC Capital Markets' Aerospace and Defense Investor Day on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Steve Movius, vice president, Investor Relations, will participate in a roundtable discussion at 2:40 p.m. ET. The discussion will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace...  05/14/12 Northrop Grumman Awarded $103 Million Naval Air Systems Command Contract for LITENING G4 Targeting Pods LITENING G4 is Part of the LITENING Family, Which Has Achieved More Than 1.5 Million Flight Hours ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., May 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a delivery order by the Naval Air Systems Command totaling $103 million to deliver LITENING G4 targeting systems. An infographic accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/cache/189/file/13746.pdf Under the terms of the award, Northrop Grumman will ...  05/14/12 Northrop Grumman Begins Full Rate Production of Infrared Missile Warning System ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., May 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force has authorized full rate production of the NexGen Infrared missile warning system (MWS), a Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-designed, built and tested protection system for C-17, EC-130J, HC/MC-130J and other Air Force platforms. "The full rate production approval of the NexGen missile warning system, a spiral upgrade to the current Ultraviolet missile warning system, will enable the fielding of this capability...  05/10/12 Northrop Grumman to Present at Oppenheimer & Co. Conference FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will present at the Oppenheimer & Co. 7th Annual Industrials Conference on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Steve Movius, vice president, Investor Relations, will make a presentation beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The presentation will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerosp...  05/07/12 US Seismic Systems, Inc. and Northrop Grumman Announce Fiber-Optic Technology Licensing Agreement CHATSWORTH, Calif., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Seismic Systems, Inc. (USSI), a subsidiary of Acorn Energy, Inc. (NADSAQ:ACFN), and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have signed a licensing agreement involving several of Northrop Grumman's fiber-optic technology patents.  Terms of the agreement are confidential. Northrop Grumman has an extensive portfolio of fiber-optic patents resulting from pioneering research in fiber optics spanning three decades. Northrop Grumman...  04/26/12 Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Air Force Electronic Attack Pod Upgrade Program HERNDON, Va., April 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $52.8 million, 27-month engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to upgrade its electronic attack (EA) pods. The program has a potential value of $480 million including EMD, a low-rate initial production phase (LRIP) and five production options. "We are honored that the U.S. Air Force selected Northrop Grumman to modernize their electronic attack pods," sa...  04/25/12 Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results - EPS from Continuing Operations Increase 17 Percent to $1.96 - 2012 Guidance for EPS from Continuing Operations Raised to $6.70 - $6.95 - Sales Total $6.2 Billion - Total Backlog of $39.1 Billion; New Business Awards Total $5.8 Billion - 4.4 Million Shares Repurchased FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that first quarter 2012 earnings from continuing operations increased to $506 million, or $1.96 per diluted sha...  04/23/12 Northrop Grumman to Collaborate with Indonesian Partner Companies to Produce Ground-Based Radar Systems BALTIMORE, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) executed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Sixth National Radar Seminar in Bali, Indonesia with PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia and the Research Centre For Electronics And Telecommunications of The Indonesian Institute Of Sciences to facilitate collaboration on pending ground-based radar opportunities in Indonesia. The Northrop Grumman AN/TPS-78 is the latest generation of state-of-the-art rada...  04/04/12 Northrop Grumman Announces Webcast, Conference Call of First Quarter 2012 Financial Results - Northrop Grumman First Quarter 2012 Financial Results to be Webcast Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 11:30 a.m. ET FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will announce its first quarter 2012 financial results on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. The company's conference call will be held at 11:30 a.m. ET the same day. Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president, and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer will review the financ...  03/19/12 Northrop Grumman Awarded LITENING Post Production Support Contract ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., March 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a post-production support contract by the U.S. Air Force. Under the terms of this five-year-delivery, indefinite quantity contract Northrop Grumman will provide the LITENING targeting pod program with G4 upgrade kits, updated Operational Flight Programs, integration and flight tests with the F-16 Block 30, F-16 Block 40/50, A-10C, F-15E, B-52 and B-1 aircraft, along with other s...  03/19/12 Northrop Grumman Receives $334 Million Contract for LAIRCM Missile Defense Systems ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., March 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $334 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems and support. Critical to the safe return of troops abroad, the LAIRCM system functions by automatically detecting a missile launch, determining if it is a threat and activating a high-intensity laser-based countermeasure system to track and defeat t...  03/14/12 Northrop Grumman Wins $120 Million Contract for U.S. Air Force Command and Control Modernization Program Program Will Create a Secure, Streamlined Computing Environment to Increase Operational Effectiveness and Reduce Costs MCLEAN, Va., March 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) for the Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) Weapon System (WS) modernization program with an initial award of $120 million. The contract has a potential value of $504 million over eight years, if all options are exercised. AOC WS is the command and contr...  03/12/12 Norwegian State Secretary for the Ministry of Defence Roger Ingebrigsten Visits Northrop Grumman Facilities, Strengthens Partnership PALMDALE, Calif., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Norwegian State Secretary for the Ministry of Defence Roger Ingebrigsten met with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) executives Feb. 29 in Palmdale, Calif., where Northrop Grumman produces the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter center fuselage. As part of his visit to the United States for an update on the F-35 program, Ingebrigsten was accompanied by members of the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, Norwegian air force, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospac...  03/06/12 Northrop Grumman Awarded $189 Million Contract by Defense Information Systems Agency to Strengthen Cybersecurity Across DoD, Intelligence Community Networks MCLEAN, Va., March 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a cybersecurity task order by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to strengthen cybersecurity protections across all Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community networks by implementing the Host Based Security System (HBSS) as part of the DoD Information Assurance and Computer Network Defense contract. The task order was competitively awarded under the Encore 2 contrac...  03/06/12 Northrop Grumman to Present at J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference in New York on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Jim Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will make a presentation beginning at 8:45 a.m. ET. The presentation will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, ...  02/21/12 LONGBOW LLC Delivers First Production Block III Apache Data Link System to the U.S. Army ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), recently delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the U.S. Army for the Apache Block III helicopter. "The delivery of the first Apache Block III UAS [Unmanned Aircraft Systems] control system, called the UTA, marks the next major capability advancement fo...  02/16/12 Photo Release -- Former U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Gary Roughead Joins Northrop Grumman Board of Directors FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that it has elected retired U.S. Navy Admiral Gary Roughead to its board of directors. Roughead served as the 29th Chief of Naval Operations for the Navy prior to his retirement from the service in 2011. The addition of Roughead increases Northrop Grumman's board of directors to 13 members, 12 of whom are nonemployee directors. Image: Gary Roughead, Admiral, United States Navy (Ret.) G...  02/15/12 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable March 11, 2012, to shareholders of record as of the close of business Feb. 27, 2012. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, and technical services to gover...  02/13/12 U.S. Navy Awards Northrop Grumman $37 Million for Next Phase of CANES Shipboard Network Consolidation Program Company Selected to Help Navy Deploy Next Generation Tactical Afloat Network That Provides Common Computing Environment Infrastructure SAN DIEGO, Feb. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) $37 million for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) production and limited deployment phase. The contract includes options that would raise the cumulative value of the contract to $638 million, if all options are exercised. ...  02/13/12 Northrop Grumman Delivers Integrated Bridge System for Turkish Megayacht NEW MALDEN, England, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has delivered a state-of-the-art suite of navigation electronics for a new megayacht being built by Proteksan-Turquoise Yachts in Turkey. The new megayacht is being equipped with a complete Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT™ integrated bridge system (IBS) with TotalWatch™ multifunction displays. All system components are type-approved to meet I...  02/06/12 Northrop Grumman to Present at the Cowen and Company 33rd Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will present at the Cowen and Company 33rd Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Jim Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will make a presentation beginning at 9:40 a.m. ET.  The presentation will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions ...  02/06/12 Northrop Grumman Selected for U.S. Army's Common Infrared Countermeasure Technical Demonstration Program ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Feb. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $31.4 million contract for the Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) Technical Demonstration (TD) program to develop the next generation of aircraft survivability equipment to defend helicopters against man-portable air-defense systems and other heat-seeking munitions. CIRCM is a lightweight, low cost, highly reliable, laser-based countermeasure system designed to work...  02/01/12 Northrop Grumman Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and 2011 Financial Results - Q4 EPS from Continuing Operations Increase to $2.09; 2011 EPS from Continuing Operations Increase to $7.41 - Free Cash Flow before Discretionary Pension Contributions Totals $1.4 Billion for Q4 and $2.5 Billion for 2011 - 11.8 Million Shares Repurchased in Q4 for $649 Million; 40.2 Million Shares Repurchased in 2011 for $2.3 Billion - 2012 Guidance for EPS from Continuing Operations $6.40 to $6.70 FALLS CHURCH, Va. Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NO...  01/26/12 Northrop Grumman Statement on the Global Hawk Block 30 Program FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has released the following statement on the Global Hawk Block 30 program: "The Pentagon announced today that it is planning to cancel the Global Hawk Block 30 program and plans to perform this mission with the U-2 aircraft. Northrop Grumman is disappointed with the Pentagon's decision, and plans to work with the Pentagon to assess alternatives to program termination. "The Global Hawk prog...  01/24/12 Northrop Grumman to Supply Marine Navigation Equipment for Suez Canal Authority NEW MALDEN, England, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has won orders to supply navigation equipment to the Suez Canal Authority for tugboats and other assorted workboats. The orders include radar upgrades for 10 boats, and complete integrated bridge systems (IBS) for four new builds. The IBS is based on Northrop Grumman's VisionMaster FT™ navigation technology with TotalWatch™ multifunction workstations, which ...  01/12/12 Northrop Grumman Announces Webcast, Conference Call of Fourth Quarter 2011 and Year-end 2011 Financial Results - Northrop Grumman Fourth Quarter 2011 and Year-end 2011 Financial Results to be Webcast Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. ET FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its fourth quarter 2011 and year-end 2011 financial results on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. The company's conference call will be held at 9:30 a.m. ET the same day. Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president, and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer, wi...  12/20/11 Northrop Grumman Recognised by UK Ministry of Defence for Role in Supporting Sentry AWACS Aircraft During Military Operations in Libya LONDON, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been recognised by the U.K. Ministry of Defence for its role, through the Sentry Whole Life Support Programme at Royal Air Force (RAF) Waddington, in supporting military operations in Libya and the implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolutions to protect civilians. Northrop Grumman has been delivering the Whole Life Support Programme (WLSP) for the Sentry E-3D Airborne Warning and Control Sys...  12/07/11 Northrop Grumman Makes Significant Spacecraft Progress for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Flight Software Delivered Ahead of Schedule; Design and Propulsion Advance REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Dec. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) delivered to NASA the flight software that will enable the James Webb Space Telescope to communicate with its ground station nearly a million miles away after it passed formal verification testing. The company is leading the telescope's design and development effort for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. ...  12/07/11 Northrop Grumman LITENING Advanced Targeting System Awarded Four-Year Support Contract Extension by Royal Australian Air Force ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Dec 7, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a four-year extension by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to the existing support contract for the LITENING AT system, used as the RAAF's Target Designation System for F/A-18 Hornet aircraft (HTDS). The contract extension valued at approximately $8 million (U.S. dollars) provides for in-service support for the targeting pods and data links through to September 2015...  11/17/11 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Elects Kenneth L. Bedingfield, Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, Effective 2012; Kenneth N. Heintz to Retire FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that its board of directors has elected Kenneth L. Bedingfield corporate vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, effective in 2012. He will initially join the company on Nov. 28, 2011, as a corporate vice president reporting to James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer. He will assume the duties of controller and chief accounting officer after ...  11/17/11 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Dec. 10, 2011, to shareholders of record as of the close of business Nov. 28, 2011. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, and technical services to government and comm...  11/09/11 Northrop Grumman Awarded $109M Contract to Redesign B-2 Spirit's Aft Deck Redesign Promises to Reduce Maintenance Costs, Improve Aircraft Availability PALMDALE, Calif., Nov 9, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) recently won a $109 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to produce a redesigned aft deck for the B-2 stealth bomber, further enhancing the world's most survivable aircraft. The B-2 Spirit's aft deck, a metallic panel on the bomber's upper surface that shields its composite airframe from the heat of engine exhaust, will b...  11/08/11 Navy to Arm Northrop Grumman-Built Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter SAN DIEGO, Nov 8, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has started work outfitting the U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with a weapons system. The Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System laser-guided 70mm rocket -- in production for the Navy since 2010 -- will allow ship commanders to identify and engage hostile targets without calling in other aircraft for support. "By arming Fire Scout, the Navy will have a system that can locate and p...  11/08/11 U.S. Navy Extends Afghan Tour of Duty for Northrop Grumman-Built Fire Scout Unmanned System Proves Invaluable to Ground Troops SAN DIEGO, Nov 8, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has improved ground commanders' ability to see potential threats and increase fighting effectiveness in Afghanistan -- prompting the U.S. Navy to extend the system's service through most of next year. A team of U.S. Navy sailors and Northrop Grumman employees began their mission in May to gather 300 hours per mont...  10/26/11 Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results -- EPS from Continuing Operations Increase 23 Percent to $1.86 -- 2011 Guidance for EPS from Continuing Operations Raised to $6.95 to $7.05 from $6.75 to $6.90 -- Cash from Operations Increases to $948 Million; Free Cash Flow Increases to $839 Million -- Sales Total $6.6 Billion; New Business Awards Total $7.8 Billion -- 12.7 Million Shares Repurchased in the Third Quarter; 28.4 Million Year-to-date FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (N...  10/12/11 Northrop Grumman Announces Webcast of Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results, Conference Call Northrop Grumman Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results to be Webcast Oct. 26, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. ET FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its third quarter 2011 financial results on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. The company's conference call will be held at 11:30 a.m. ET the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's website at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participant...  09/19/11 BAE Systems, Inc. and Northrop Grumman Partner to Pursue U.S. Air Force T-X Contract ARLINGTON, Va., Sep 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --BAE Systems, Inc. and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced an exclusive strategic partnership to compete in the U.S. Air Force's "T-X" program for the replacement of the aging T-38 trainer with BAE Systems' Hawk Advanced Jet Training System (AJTS). BAE Systems, Inc. will prime this pursuit and Northrop Grumman will serve as the manufacturing partner for the new Hawk aircraft. BAE Syste...  09/14/11 Northrop Grumman Signs Distribution Partnership Agreement With Inmarsat CARSON, Calif., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has signed a three-year agreement with Inmarsat Global Limited, London, to become a leased services provider and network services distribution partner of Inmarsat Commercial Satellite Services around the world. Under the agreement, signed Aug. 17, Northrop Grumman will distribute Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network and offer standard Inmarsat products and services and customized power and ...  09/13/11 NASA's Webb Telescope Completes Mirror Coating Milestone REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Sep 13, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached a major milestone in its development. The mirrors that will fly aboard the telescope have completed the coating process at Quantum Coating Inc. in Moorestown, N.J. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is leading the telescope's design and development effort for the space agency's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. "Completion of this coating process on all 18 flight mi...  09/07/11 Northrop Grumman Selected to Provide Department of the Navy With Advance Threat Warning Sensors ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Sep 7, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Department of the Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to deliver Advanced Threat Warning (ATW) sensors as the latest upgrade to its Department of the Navy Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (DoN LAIRCM) system, which protects aircrews and aircraft from battlefield threats. "Northrop Grumman's multifunction ATW sensor provides a four-in-one capability that includes missile warning, laser...  08/29/11 U.S. Army Selects Northrop Grumman for Force Protection Contract Company to Compete for Task Orders Under $997 Million ID/IQ Contract HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug 29, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) award from the U.S. Army to provide force protection systems and components in theater and the continental United States. Northrop Grumman is one of 19 companies awarded this ID/IQ contract under the direction of the Army Product Manager, Force Protection S...  08/25/11 Northrop Grumman to Participate in the 21st Annual Morgan Stanley Aerospace & Defense Unplugged Conference FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) executives Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president, and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer, will participate in the 21st Annual Morgan Stanley Aerospace & Defense Unplugged Conference on Aug. 30, 2011. The event will be webcast live beginning at 10:40 a.m. at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, pro...  08/25/11 Northrop Grumman Italia Achieves ISO 9001 and EN/AS 9100 Recertification for Quality Management System POMEZIA, Italy, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Navigation Systems Division subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Italia (NGI), has successfully achieved recertification of its Quality Management System under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 and EN/AS9100 standards. NGI, based near Rome, received the recertification in July following a rigorous independent audit of its systems by Det Norske Veritas, a global provider of a...  08/24/11 Northrop Grumman Italia Achieves ISO 14001 Certification for Environmental Management System POMEZIA, Italy, Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Navigation Systems Division subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Italia (NGI), has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001:2004 accreditation for its environmental management system, demonstrating that it meets rigorous international standards for minimizing the company's impact on the environment. In July, NGI's facility near Rome earned the certification after impleme...  08/19/11 Northrop Grumman Elects Thomas M. Schoewe to Its Board of Directors LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that it has elected Thomas M. Schoewe, former executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., to its board of directors. The addition of Schoewe increases Northrop Grumman's board of directors to 12 members, 11 of whom are nonemployee directors. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html...  08/17/11 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers 50th Center Fuselage for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Significant Early Milestone Achieved on Time, on Budget PALMDALE, Calif., Aug 17, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) marked the completion of the 50th center fuselage for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter during a ceremony at the company's Palmdale Manufacturing Center. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=10159 Company officials praised employees for delivering the center fuselag...  08/17/11 NASA-Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Team Receives the NASA Group Achievement Award SAN DIEGO, Aug 17, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have received a NASA Group Achievement Award for the successful development of the first civilian use of the Global Hawk system for the NASA science community. "The strong partnership between NASA and Northrop Grumman enabled the Global Hawk team to recognize the individuals and the benefits of collaboration, reaching new capabilities and...  08/16/11 Northrop Grumman-built Block 30 Global Hawks Receive U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Capability Declaration SAN DIEGO, Aug 16, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command has declared that the Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC)-built unmanned RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk has reached its initial operational capability (IOC). IOC is declared when a development program completes initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E), and is cleared to support real-time operations. While IOC was recently declared, the Air Force determined there was a critical need to implement Block 30 ...  08/05/11 Northrop Grumman Awarded $795 Million in E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Contracts BETHPAGE, N.Y., Aug 5, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded $795 million in contracts by the U.S. Navy for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Program. Under a sole source, firm-fixed price $761 million contract, prime contractor Northrop Grumman will manufacture and deliver five low-rate initial production (LRIP), Lot 3, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to the U.S. Navy. Also under this contract, are long lead materials for five LRIP, Lot 4, E-2D ...  07/27/11 Northrop Grumman Reports Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results - Q2 EPS from Continuing Operations of $1.81 - 2011 Guidance for EPS from Continuing Operations Increased to $6.75 to $6.90 from $6.50 to $6.70 - Sales Total $6.56 Billion; Company Now Expects 2011 Sales of Approximately $27 Billion LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that second quarter 2011 earnings from continuing operations totaled $520 million, or $1.81 per diluted share, compared with $740 million, or $2.44 per dilute...  07/21/11 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend LOS ANGELES, July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Sept. 10, 2011, to shareholders of record as of the close of business Aug. 29, 2011. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, and technical services to government a...  07/21/11 First EURO HAWK® Unmanned Aircraft System Touches Down in Germany MANCHING, Germany, July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --EURO HAWK®, the first high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE), signals intelligence (SIGINT) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) based on the RQ-4 Global Hawk produced by Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) for the German Bundeswehr, successfully touched down in Manching, Germany, today. The EURO HAWK® took off on July 20 at 2:50 PDT (11:50 Central European Summer Time) from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and landed at 10:06 Central European Summer Ti...  07/20/11 Northrop Grumman Board Names Wes Bush Chairman, Lewis W. Coleman Lead Independent Director LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) elected Wes Bush as its chairman, effective immediately. Bush will serve as chairman, chief executive officer and president. Bush succeeds Lewis W. Coleman, who has served as non-executive chairman since January 2010. The board designated Coleman to serve as its lead independent director. Photos accompanying this release are available at: http://www.irconnect.com/noc/pres...  07/13/11 Northrop Grumman Announces Webcast of Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results, Conference Call Northrop Grumman Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results to be Webcast July 27, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. ET LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its second quarter 2011 financial results on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. The company's conference call will be held at 11:30 a.m. ET the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's website at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participants w...  07/07/11 Unmanned Global Hawk Completes First Production Acceptance Multi-Intelligence Sensor Flight EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Jul 7, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The newest Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) built RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft completed the first of many production acceptance flights of an operational Block 30 multi-intelligence sensor package on May 25, flown from Palmdale, Calif. The Global Hawk flight marks a new era of increased operational intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability flown with multiple sensors simulta...  07/06/11 Northrop Grumman's Battlefield Airborne Communications Node System Completes 2,000 Tactical Missions SAN DIEGO, Jul 6, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system, developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) for the U.S. Air Force, completed its 2,000th mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on June 25. BACN is a high-altitude, airborne communications gateway system flying on five separate aircraft to maintain operational support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The persistent connectivity BACN provides improves situat...  07/05/11 U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman Successfully Test Systems Required to Operate X-47B Unmanned System From an Aircraft Carrier Manned Surrogate Using X-47B Software Makes Trial Landings on USS Eisenhower NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Jul 5, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have successfully completed a demonstration of the ship-based software and systems that will allow the X-47B unmanned air vehicle to operate from the deck of an aircraft carrier. The test, conducted July 2 in the western Atlantic with the Navy carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower (...  06/30/11 Northrop Grumman Delivers F-35 Center Fuselage for Royal Netherlands Air Force PALMDALE, Calif., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered to prime contractor Lockheed Martin Company the first center fuselage of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the Netherlands. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=9933 Northrop Grumman completed the center fuselage - the core structure around which the F-35 aircraft is built - at the company's manufacturing c...  06/09/11 Northrop Grumman Space Program Completes Critical Review Modular Space Vehicle Program Moves a Step Closer to System Implementation REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Jun 9, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently completed a systems requirement review (SRR), the first of several important steps to design, build and deliver a new spacecraft bus to reduce costs to space operations. Under the Modular Space Vehicle (MSV) program, the successful SRR and future preliminary design reviews and system implementation is part o...  06/08/11 Northrop Grumman to Present at Deutsche Bank Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference LOS ANGELES, June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Deutsche Bank Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference in Chicago on June 14, 2011. Jim Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will make a presentation beginning at 3:40 p.m. CT. The presentation will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solution...  06/07/11 U.S. Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman for Mission Planning Enterprise Framework Contract System Improves Reliability and Speed of Mission Planning and Reduces Total Ownership Cost CARSON, Calif., Jun 7, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $19 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to enhance and maintain the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) Framework. The JMPS Framework comprises the core elements and functions for the JMPS family of scalable, extensible and configurable tools and decision aids that automate plann...  06/01/11 Northrop Grumman and Academia Cite Progress in Tackling Nation's Most Pressing Cybersecurity Threats Northrop Grumman Cybersecurity Research Consortium Discusses Advances and the Road Ahead in Addressing Critical Infrastructure Protection, Secure Software Design, Cyber Ranges and More WASHINGTON, Jun 1, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and three of the nation's leading cybersecurity research universities, Carnegie Mellon University, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Purdue University, announced today the progress they have made in d...  05/26/11 Northrop Grumman to Present at Sanford Bernstein's 27th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference LOS ANGELES, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at Sanford Bernstein's 27th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference in New York City on June 1, 2011. Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president, will make a presentation beginning at 4 p.m. ET. The presentation will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, ele...  05/26/11 Northrop Grumman Team Completes CANES Critical Design Review SAN DIEGO, May 26, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- CANES, the U.S. Navy's Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program, continued to successfully achieve key milestones as Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), one of two contractors working on the CANES system design, completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) May 13. CANES will streamline and update shipboard, submarine and shore-based command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) network systems ...  05/25/11 Northrop Grumman Receives Authorization From U.S. Air Force to Begin Work on Defense Weather Satellite System REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 25, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received authorization and funding to proceed on a Department of Defense weather satellite system projected for launch in 2018. The Defense Weather Satellite System (DWSS) will leverage the accomplishments and momentum of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program. The company announced it received authorization from the U.S. Air Force Spa...  05/24/11 U.S. Defense Department Selects Northrop Grumman for $141 Million Task Order to Continue Support of the Automated Biometric Identification System MCLEAN, Va., May 24, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a follow-on task order valued at up to $141 million for continued development of the U.S. Department of Defense Automated Biometric Identification System (DoD-ABIS), which provides military personnel with reliable and timely identification of persons of suspected threat to U.S. national security. The task order was awarded under the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 2 S...  05/19/11 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Elects Mark A. Caylor Corporate Vice President and Treasurer LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that its board of directors has elected Mark A. Caylor corporate vice president and treasurer effective May 21, 2011. Caylor reports to James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=9727 "Mark Caylor brings broad experience from his current positi...  05/17/11 Northrop Grumman to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting WASHINGTON, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will conduct its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The meeting, which includes a presentation by Wes Bush, Northrop Grumman chief executive officer and president, will be webcast beginning at 8 a.m. ET at http://www.northropgrumman.com/. An audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products a...  05/12/11 U.S. Department of Justice Awards Northrop Grumman Role on ITSS-4, Information Technology Support Services Contract MCLEAN, Va., May 12, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has again been selected by the U.S. Department of Justice for a role on an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for information technology (IT) solutions. The work will continue to modernize and secure the department's information systems while delivering more cost-effective and efficient IT operations. Northrop Grumman is one of 20 companies selected to compete for task order awards...  05/09/11 Northrop Grumman Awarded $372M Contract to Develop EHF Satellite Communications Antenna for B-2 Bomber PALMDALE, Calif., May 9, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- A new antenna system now under development by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will enable the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to send and receive battlefield information securely by satellite up to 100 times faster than it can today. The U.S. Air Force recently awarded the company a $372 million contract to begin designing the advanced electronically scanned array (AESA) antenna system as part of Increment 2 of the B-2 extremely ...  05/03/11 Northrop Grumman Buys 15.6 Million Shares in Accelerated Share Repurchase LOS ANGELES, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that it has entered into a $1 billion accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement with Goldman, Sachs & Co. "This transaction will immediately reduce outstanding shares by approximately five percent and demonstrates our continued commitment to value creation through effective cash deployment. Upon completion of the repurchase agreement, the remaining balance of our outstanding share r...  04/27/11 Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results - Q1 EPS from Continuing Operations Increase 25 Percent to $1.67 - Sales from Continuing Operations Total $6.7 Billion - Outstanding Share Repurchase Authorization Increased to $4 Billion - Quarterly Dividend Increased 6.4 Percent to $0.50 per Share - Eighth Consecutive Annual Dividend Increase - 2011 Guidance for EPS from Continuing Operations Increased to $6.50 to $6.70 LOS ANGELES, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that first qu...  04/19/11 Northrop Grumman Awarded $77.9 Million for U.S. Army Air and Missile Defense Workstation Development and Support CARSON, Calif., Apr 19, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $77.9 million contract to continue providing software development and lifecycle support for the Air and Missile Defense Workstation (AMDWS). AMDWS provides a composite air defense picture to warfighters and air and missile defense planning and situational awareness capabilities throughout the Army. Under the five-year AMDWS Block 4 contract, Northrop Grumman will c...  04/19/11 Air Force Central Command Awards Northrop Grumman $99 Million Base Security and Support Services Contract HERNDON, Va., Apr 19, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- U.S. Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a five-year contract to perform base security operations and support services at overseas U.S. air bases. The firm-fixed-price contract is valued at $99 million. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will perform various training, management and administrative tasks. "We are extremely pleased to be selected by our AFCENT customer t...  04/12/11 Northrop Grumman Fire Scout Hits New Single-Day Endurance Flight Record SAN DIEGO, Apr 12, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-built MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle marked a new single-day flight record of 18 hours. U.S. Navy operators achieved the record using a single aircraft in a series of endurance flights Feb. 25 from the USS Halyburton (FFG 40). Fire Scout is providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data to support anti-piracy missions while deployed ...  04/07/11 Northrop Grumman Announces Webcast of First Quarter 2011 Financial Results, Conference Call Northrop Grumman First Quarter 2011 Financial Results to be Webcast April 27, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. ET LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its first quarter 2011 financial results on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The company's conference call will be held at 11:30 a.m. ET the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's website at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participants w...  03/31/11 Northrop Grumman Completes Spin-off of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced that it has completed the previously announced spin-off of its subsidiary Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HII). Northrop Grumman stockholders of record at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 30, 2011, received one share of HII common stock for every six shares of Northrop Grumman common stock held. Stockholders will receive cash in lieu of fra...  03/18/11 Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Form 10 Registration Statement Declared Effective LOS ANGELES, March 18, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced that the Form 10 Registration Statement for the spin-off of its wholly owned subsidiary, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII), has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form 10 includes an Information Statement containing details of the spin-off and important information about HII. The Information Statement will be mailed to Northrop Grumman st...  03/15/11 Northrop Grumman Board Approves Spin-off of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Sets distribution ratio, record date and distribution date LOS ANGELES, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced that its board of directors has approved the spin-off of its wholly owned subsidiary, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII), to Northrop Grumman stockholders, subject to final U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) clearance, and set the distribution ratio, record date and distribution date for the spin-off. Invest...  03/11/11 Northrop Grumman and Boeing Submit Proposal for Missile Defense Agency Simulation Architecture Proposal HUNTSVILLE, Ala. and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Mar 11, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and industry partner The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) today submitted a joint proposal for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Objective Simulation Framework (OSF) program. OSF, which will integrate the MDA's modeling and simulation architectures for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), is expected to be awarded in July 2011 as an indefinite delivery/indefin...  03/09/11 Photo and Video Release -- Landmark Flight Brings Program One Step Closer to Demonstrating Autonomous Aerial Refueling Between Two Unmanned Aircraft SAN DIEGO, Mar 9, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- On Jan. 21, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center took a major step toward demonstrating autonomous aerial refueling between two unmanned, high altitude aircraft, an operation never before performed. Photos and video accompanying this release are available at: http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=215774 In a key risk red...  03/01/11 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Provide Cyberspace Operations Solutions to the U.S. Navy Contract Has a Total Potential Value of $200 Million MCLEAN, Va., Mar 1, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract for cyberspace operations supporting the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) to provide cyberspace science, research, engineering and technology integration. The cyberspace operations contract is an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract structure with a two-year ...  02/25/11 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Cuts Steel for Second Gerald R. Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb 25, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) cut one of the first pieces of steel for the second ship in the Gerald R. Ford class, CVN 79, during a ceremony at the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News. Photos accompanying this release are available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8809 Rear Adm. Michael McMahon, program executive office for Aircraft Carriers, said CVN 79 will soon have a name a...  02/25/11 Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. to Commence Notes Offering LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII), intends to offer up to $1.175 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2018 and senior unsecured notes due 2021, subject to market conditions, in a private placement to be conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The offe...  02/24/11 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers U.S. Navy's Newest DDG 51 Class Destroyer, William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) PASCAGOULA, Miss., Feb 24, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Navy accepted Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) latest Aegis guided missile destroyer today in a ceremony held on the fantail of the Navy's newest ship. William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) is the 28th DDG 51 Class destroyer built at the company's shipbuilding operations in Pascagoula. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8803 "We are here today c...  02/23/11 Northrop Grumman's Next-Generation FBCB2 System Approved for Fielding MCLEAN, Va., Feb 23, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Army has approved for fielding the next-generation Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) system, called Joint Capabilities Release (JCR). FBCB2 JCR, developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), will give warfighters significantly enhanced capabilities for battle command. FBCB2 is the key situational awareness and command-and-control system used by U.S. and coalition forces. More than 95,000 FBCB2 systems h...  02/16/11 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable March 12, 2011, to shareholders of record as of the close of business Feb. 28, 2011. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shi...  02/09/11 Northrop Grumman Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and 2010 Financial Results - Q4 EPS from Continuing Operations Increases to $1.27; 2010 EPS from Continuing Operations Increases to $6.77 - Q4 Sales Total $8.6 Billion; 2010 Sales Increase to $34.8 Billion - Cash from Operations Totals $1.4 Billion for Q4 and $2.5 billion for 2010 - Free Cash Flow Totals $1 Billion for Q4 and $1.7 Billion for 2010 - Share Repurchases Total 19.7 Million in 2010 - Provides Guidance for 2011 EPS from Continuing Operations Anticipating the Spin-off of Shipbuilding - Guidance for 2011 ...  01/31/11 Northrop Grumman Names Helen Pickup to Lead Northrop Grumman Italia WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the appointment of Helen Pickup as general manager of Northrop Grumman Italia (NGI), the company's navigation systems subsidiary based in Pomezia, Italy. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110131/LA36189) A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/ In her new position, Pickup will be responsible for all programs and op...  01/27/11 Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Navy C4I Installation Support Contract for East and West Coast Ships and Facilities Contract Has a Potential Value of $794 Million VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Jan 27, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- A team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected by the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to compete for task orders to provide shipboard, submarine and shore-based Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) global installation support. Northrop Grumman subsidiary AMSEC LLC was awarded an indefinite delivery...  01/20/11 Northrop Grumman Announces Webcast of Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results Conference Call; Exploration of Strategic Alternatives for Shipbuilding Continues Northrop Grumman Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results to be Webcast Feb. 9, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. ET LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its fourth quarter 2010 and year-end financial results on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. The company's conference call will be held at 10:30 a.m. ET the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's website at http://www.northropgrumman.com/. Northrop Grumman parti...  01/17/11 Northrop Grumman Elects Jennifer C. McGarey Corporate Vice President and Secretary LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that its board of directors has elected Jennifer C. McGarey corporate vice president and secretary, effective Jan. 19. McGarey reports directly to Sheila C. Cheston, corporate vice president and general counsel. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110117/LA30969) A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html "I am...  12/03/10 Northrop Grumman Wins Contract to Support Hull and Deck Machinery Systems VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Dec 3, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) subsidiary AMSEC LLC has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for engineering services and technical, logistics, maintenance and installation/alteration support on cargo and weapons handling systems. The cost-plus-fixed-fee task order contains a base period with four one-year option periods, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to approximately $30.5 mi...  12/01/10 Northrop Grumman Announces Results of Cash Tender Offer for Gulf Opportunity Zone Industrial Development Revenue Bonds LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today the results of the cash tender offer for any and all of an aggregate $200 million of 4.55% Gulf Opportunity Zone Industrial Development Revenue Bonds due December 1, 2028 (GoZone bonds) on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated November 1, 2010, and related Letter of Transmittal. The tender offer expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on November 30, 2010. A...  11/30/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded Life-Cycle Engineering and Support Services Contract on U.S. Navy LPD 17 Program PASCAGOULA, Miss., Nov 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Shipbuilding sector has been awarded a $43.7 million cost-plus-fixed fee contract for life-cycle engineering and support services on the U.S. Navy's USS San Antonio (LPD 17) class of amphibious transport dock ships. This is the first of four annual options associated with a base contract awarded in February 2010 that has a potential value of $249.4 million. "This is an important option bec...  11/30/10 Photo Release -- U. S. Coast Guard Awards Northrop Grumman $480 Million Construction Contract for Fourth National Security Cutter PASCAGOULA, Miss., Nov 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $480 million fixed-price incentive contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Shipbuilding sector for construction of a fourth National Security Cutter (WMSL 753). Construction and delivery will be performed at the company's Pascagoula facility. A photo accompanying this news release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8367 "These ships are a ...  11/24/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Built Arlington (LPD 24) Launched at the Company's Pascagoula Facility; Ship Named to Honor Victims of 9/11 Attack PASCAGOULA, Miss., Nov 24, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Shipbuilding sector successfully launched the company's newest amphibious transport dock ship Arlington (LPD 24) on Tuesday morning, Nov. 23. A photo accompanying this news release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8360 LPD 24 is the eighth ship of the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) class of ships being built at the Gulf Coast facilities. "This is...  11/23/10 Northrop Grumman to Present at the 2010 Credit Suisse Aerospace and Defense Conference LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Credit Suisse Aerospace and Defense Conference on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. The presentation by Northrop Grumman Chief Financial Officer James F. Palmer will begin at 2:30 pm EST and will be webcast on www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, ...  11/18/10 Northrop Grumman Begins Testing of DHS' BioWatch Gen-3 Biological Detection Program LINTHICUM, Md., Nov 18, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to begin field testing a new generation of autonomous biodetection instruments as part of the BioWatch Gen-3 program. Northrop Grumman was awarded the $8.4 million task order under the BioWatch Gen-3 System Performance Demonstration Contract. The total potential value of the contract is $37 million over three years. Northr...  11/17/10 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Dec. 11, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business Nov. 29, 2010. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipb...  11/16/10 Northrop Grumman Wins NASA Contract to Build Modular Space Vehicles for the DoD REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Nov 16, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was selected by NASA as one of the five contractors for the Modular Space Vehicles (MSV) program. NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., acted as the contracting agent for the Department of Defense's Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) program and announced the award of the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity cost-plus fixed-fee multi-award contract, with a five-year peri...  11/16/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Launches Eighth Virginia-Class Submarine, California (SSN 781) NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov 16, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NSYE:NOC) reached a significant construction milestone by successfully launching the Virginia-class submarine California (SSN 781) at the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. on Nov. 14. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8332 "Launch is a special milestone in the life of a submarine, this is the first time she'...  11/12/10 Northrop Grumman Selected by UK Ministry of Defence for Mode S Upgrade to Identification Friend or Foe Systems on Sentry E-3D AWACS Aircraft HERNDON, Va., Nov 12, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to design, develop, integrate, test and support the Mode S upgrade to the Identification Friend or Foe Interrogator for the Sentry E-3D Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft based at RAF Waddington. The IFF interrogator is a sophisticated airborne defense system that provides a long-range, rapid early warning and det...  11/10/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Awarded $189.2 Million Contract to Continue the Design of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov 10, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $189.2 million cost plus fixed-fee contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue the engineering and design effort for the nation's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8302 The company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News...  11/09/10 Northrop Grumman Announces Results of Cash Tender Offers for Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Debt Securities LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today the results of the cash tender offers for any and all of an aggregate $1.919 billion of Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) debt securities (Notes) on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offers to Purchase dated November 1, 2010, and related Letters of Transmittal. The tender offers expired at 5 p.m., New York City time, on November 8, 2010. As of the expiration an aggregate...  11/08/10 Northrop Grumman Announces Pricing of Cash Tender Offers for Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Debt Securities LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today the pricing of the previously announced cash tender offers for any and all of an aggregate $1.919 billion of Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) debt securities (Notes) on the terms and conditions set forth in the NGSC Offers to Purchase dated November 1, 2010, and related Letters of Transmittal. The tender offers expire at 5 p.m., New York City time, today. The consideration...  11/08/10 Northrop Grumman to Provide 40 STARLite Radars for U.S. Army's Extended-Range Multi-Purpose UAVs BALTIMORE, Nov 8, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected to supply an additional 40 STARLite wide area surveillance radars featuring synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and ground moving target indicator (GMTI) capabilities for the U.S. Army's Extended-Range Multi-Purpose unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Under the terms of the contract option, radar deliveries to the Army's Product Manager Robotic & Unmanned Sensors Program Management Office wil...  11/05/10 Northrop Grumman-led Team Wins U.S. Government Contract to Develop Rapid, Integrated Biodefense Response Capability LINTHICUM, Md., Nov 5, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to develop a new bio-defense system capable of rapidly determining if a person has been exposed to a biological threat. The award was made under BARDA's Innovative Platform Technologies program. BioCHAMP-RSP (Confirmation of Harmful Agents by MassTag PCR -- Rap...  11/04/10 Northrop Grumman to Start Production of Littoral Combat Ship Mission Packages BETHPAGE, N.Y., Nov 4, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $29 million contract to put Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Packages into production. The company will deliver three mission module packages -- one for mine countermeasures and two for surface warfare missions -- under this contract. The production site will be announced in the near future. Delivery of the first surface warfare package is scheduled for early 2012; ...  11/02/10 Northrop Grumman-U.S. Government Team Receives 2010 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award for F-35 Radar Electronic Protection Achievements BALTIMORE, Nov 2, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- A joint Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and U.S. government team today received the 2010 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award for the rapid development and successful demonstration of a quantum leap in electronic protection (EP) performance against enemy jammers by the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter radar. The award was presented by William Lynn, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Ashton Carter, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisi...  11/01/10 Northrop Grumman Announces Cash Tender Offers for Debt Securities and Commences Debt Offering LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today the commencement of tender offers for any and all of an aggregate $2.119 billion of debt securities by its subsidiaries Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (NGSB) on the terms and conditions set forth in their respective Offers to Purchase dated November 1, 2010, and related Letters of Transmittal, which set forth a more detailed description...  10/27/10 Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results - Q3 EPS from Continuing Operations Increase 13 Percent to $1.64 - Sales Increase 4 Percent to $8.7 Billion - Cash from Operations Totals $978 Million; Free Cash Flow Totals $817 Million - Approximately 3 Million Shares Repurchased - 2010 Guidance for EPS from Continuing Operations Increased to $6.85 - $7.00 - Conference Call Scheduled for 10:30 a.m. ET at www.northropgrumman.com LOS ANGELES, Oct 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that th...  10/15/10 Northrop Grumman Announces Form 10 Filing for Possible Spin-off of Shipbuilding; Continues to Explore Strategic Alternatives for Shipbuilding LOS ANGELES, Oct 15, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman today announced the filing of a Form 10 registration statement with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the exploration of strategic alternatives for its shipbuilding business. Northrop Grumman continues to explore various alternatives for the potential separation of its shipbuilding business, including a spin-off or sale of the unit. Today's filing is the initial step toward executing a potential sp...  10/11/10 Northrop Grumman to Webcast Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results Conference Call LOS ANGELES, Oct 11, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its third quarter 2010 financial results on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. The company's conference call will be held at 10:30 a.m. ET the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participants will include Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer. Repla...  10/07/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Awarded $102 Million for Submarine Engineering, Design and Modernization NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct 7, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract option valued at $102.7 million from the U.S. Navy for work on Los Angeles-class, Seawolf-class, Virginia-class and Ohio-class submarines, special mission submersible interfaces, submarine support facilities and related programs. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8130 ...  10/07/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded Navy Contract to Develop Air & Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) Phase II Concepts LINTHICUM, Md., Oct 7, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $120 million contract to conduct technology development for the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). A next generation radar system planned for the Navy's Future Surface Combatant, AMDR is designed as a scalable, multi-mission radar system. AMDR is comprised of an X-band and an S-band radar along with a radar suite controller and is intended to provide unprecedented...  09/29/10 Northrop Grumman Wins Position on Social Security Administration $2.8 Billion Contract for Information Technology Support Services MCLEAN, Va., Sep 29, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has won a role on a $2.8 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide information technology (IT) solutions to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for improved service delivery to SSA stakeholders through IT and business process improvements. The company will receive task order awards in three of nine technical areas under the seven-year Information Technology Support...  09/28/10 Northrop Grumman Wins $2.63 Billion Information Technology Integration Project for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Northrop Grumman Will Implement a Robust IT Infrastructure and Cyber and Physical Security Platforms for the New DHS Washington, D.C. Campus MCLEAN, Va., Sep 28, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $2.63 billion task order by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to install a campus-wide information technology (IT) infrastructure for secure communications and operations at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) St. El...  09/27/10 Northrop Grumman and Boeing Partner for Missile Defense Simulation Architecture Contract HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sep 27, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) today announced a strategic partnership to pursue the competitive contract for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Objective Simulation Framework (OSF) that will integrate the MDA's modeling and simulation architectures. "The MDA has an essential need to more efficiently validate Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) performance through the increased use ...  09/23/10 Northrop Grumman and U.S. Army Complete Another Phase of Testing of the Common Signals Intelligence System --1500 Payload LAKEHURST, N.J., Sep 23, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Army recently completed another phase of testing of the Common Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) System 1500 (CSS-1500), validating several key functions of the system including instantaneous geolocation, Irregular Warfare (IW) signal exploitation, and SIGINT battlespace situational awareness. The CSS-1500 is Northrop Grumman's next generation of small scale, lightweight SIGINT paylo...  09/22/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Built NASA Global Hawk Soars Through Hurricane Surveillance Missions EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Sep 22, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- NASA's unmanned Global Hawk aircraft, developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), flew from NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. towards the East Coast on Sept. 2 to support a science research flight over Hurricane Earl. The flight marked the first time the NASA Global Hawk flew over a fully formed hurricane. Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.glob...  09/08/10 Northrop Grumman to Provide Geospatial Services for the Department of Agriculture MCLEAN, Va., Sep 8, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a follow-on contract by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to capture and process digital multispectral imagery for the 2010 National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) supporting the delivery of effective agricultural programs, including crop monitoring and compliance. The NAIP contract is a multiple-year indefinite delivery/indefinite ...  09/01/10 Northrop Grumman "Lays the Keel" for U.S. Navy's First BAMS UAS Fuselage MOSS POINT, Miss., Sep 1, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and U.S. Navy officials celebrated the start of the first MQ-4 Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) fuselage at the company's Moss Point, Miss. manufacturing facility today. Construction of the first BAMS UAS aircraft introduces another variant of Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk High Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system platform. "We...  08/31/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded Major C-RAM Task Order HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug 31, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $68 million award to provide personnel for operating Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOB) supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Northrop Grumman received the award as a task order issued under the Encore II contract vehicle from the Defense Information Systems Agency at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The task order ...  08/30/10 James Webb Space Telescope's First Primary Mirror Segment Undergoes Final Coating, Completes Manufacturing Milestone REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Aug 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- A primary mirror segment of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has completed the final step in the manufacturing process. It is the first of the telescope's primary mirror segments to achieve this milestone. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is leading the telescope's design and development effort for the space agency's Goddard Space Flight Center. The mirror segment, an engineering development unit and flight spare, ha...  08/30/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Navy Enhanced Tactical Automated Security System Contract MCLEAN, Va., Aug 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) award from the U.S. Navy to design, deploy and support integrated security solutions for worldwide deployments at high value U.S. Marine Corps and other U.S. Department of Defense locations where security is of vital interest. Under the five-year Enhanced Tactical Automated Security System (TASS) ID/IQ contract from the Space and Naval ...  08/24/10 Northrop Grumman to Participate in Morgan Stanley Global Industrials Conference LOS ANGELES, Aug 24, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) executives Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president, and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer, will participate in the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials Conference on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. The conference webcast will begin at 9:45 a.m. EDT and can be accessed on www.northropgrumman.com. An audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global securi...  08/19/10 Northrop Grumman to Supply High Accuracy Inertial Measurement Units for Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3A FREIBURG, Germany, Aug 19, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract by EADS Defence & Security, through its Military Air Systems business unit, to deliver 88 inertial measurement units (IMU) for Tranche 3A of the Eurofighter Typhoon. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/ The IMUs, which provide motion data for the aircraft, will be built by the company's German navigation systems...  08/18/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Provide Encryption Devices for FBCB2-Blue Force Tracking Network CARSON, Calif., Aug 18, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to provide encryption devices that will upgrade communications security of the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2)-Blue Force Tracking (BFT) network, allowing warfighters to more broadly share critical information. FBCB2-BFT is the key situational awareness and command-and-control system used by U.S. and coalition forces. To date, more than ...  08/18/10 U.S. Missile Defense Agency Awards Northrop Grumman $90 Million Task Order for Enhanced Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug 18, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $90 million, 30-month task order to further develop and evaluate Enhanced Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) capabilities. These capabilities will enable the implementation of the MDA's Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) for more timely, affordable and responsive missile defenses to protect against ballistic missiles of ...  08/16/10 Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Complete Successful CANES Preliminary Design Review SAN DIEGO, Aug 16, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- With the successful completion of the preliminary design review (PDR), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) moved the U.S. Navy's Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program one step closer to delivering streamlined and updated shipboard network systems for improved interoperability and affordability across the fleet. The two-day review, conducted at Northrop Grumman's CANES program office in San Diego, serve...  08/12/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded AMBER Contract for Analytic Modernization by the Department of Defense MCLEAN, Va., Aug 12, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded the A-Mod Mission Service Bus (MSB) Framework (AMBER) contract by the Department of Defense to provide software and system support services to aid in the agency's analytic modernization effort. The AMBER award is for a base year with an option for four additional years for a total potential value in excess of $400 million. The Northrop Grumman team brings together both large a...  08/10/10 Key International Northrop Grumman F-35 Supplier Delivers First Large, Complex Composite Structure Turkish Aerospace Industries continues to expand, refine F-35 manufacturing skills EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug 10, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), a major international F-35 Lightning II supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), has delivered a prototype of its first major structural element for the jet's center fuselage, which Northrop Grumman produces for F-35 industry team leader Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). Known as a destructive test ar...  07/29/10 Northrop Grumman Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results - Q2 EPS from Continuing Operations Increase to $2.34 from $1.13 - Sales Increase 3 Percent to $8.8 Billion - Cash from Operations Totals $619 Million; Free Cash Flow Totals $515 Million - Approximately 6.5 Million Shares Repurchased - 2010 Guidance for EPS from Continuing Operations Increased to $6.60 - $6.80 - 2010 Cash Guidance Updated Principally for Shipbuilding Consolidation Impacts - Conference Call Scheduled for 10:30 a.m. EDT at www.northropgrumman.com LOS ANGELES, July 29, 201...  07/27/10 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Sept. 11, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business Aug.30, 2010. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipb...  07/26/10 Northrop Grumman-Built Maritime Laser Demonstration System Proves Key Capabilities for Shipboard Operations, Weaponization PORT HUENEME, Calif., Jul 26, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently completed a series of tests of the Maritime Laser Demonstration (MLD) system, moving high-energy lasers a step closer to deployment aboard U.S. Navy ships. Recent shore-based tests at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Port Hueneme proved the MLD system's ability to track small boats at long ranges and in a marine environment. "Tracking tests were part of a larger prog...  07/26/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Provide Situational Awareness to Warfighters at the Tactical Edge EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jul 26, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $46.3 million, 4-year contract to further develop, test and field-demonstrate a net-centric architecture system that enhances warfighters' awareness of the surrounding battlefield environment. The system, Heterogeneous Airborne Reconnaissance Team (HART), is designed to autonomously manage a mix of manned and unmanned aircraft and sensors, and distribute actionable intellige...  07/15/10 Northrop Grumman to Webcast Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Conference Call LOS ANGELES, July 15, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its second quarter 2010 financial results on Thursday, July 29, 2010. The company's conference call will be held at 10:30 a.m. EDT the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com/. Northrop Grumman participants will include Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer. R...  07/13/10 Northrop Grumman to Consolidate Gulf Coast Shipyards and Explore Strategic Alternatives for Shipbuilding Business - Future Gulf Coast Ship Construction to be Consolidated in Mississippi Facilities - Ship Construction at Avondale Facility to Wind Down in 2013 - Company will also Explore Strategic Alternatives for Entire Shipbuilding Business - Company to Record an Estimated Q2 2010 Pre-tax Shipbuilding Charge of $113 Million Related to the Consolidation - Q2 2010 Financial Results will also Include a $296 Million Tax Benefit Unrelated to the Shipbuilding Decisions - Net Impact of Tax Benefit and Shipb...  07/12/10 Northrop Grumman Selects Falls Church Location for New Corporate Office LOS ANGELES, Jul 12, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that it has signed an agreement to purchase an existing building located at 2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Va. as the new location for its corporate office, completing a comprehensive site selection process. Northrop Grumman expects to initiate operations in the new corporate office facility in the summer of 2011 with employees from the company's Los Angeles and Arlington,...  07/07/10 Northrop Grumman Highlights Global Security Capabilities at the Farnborough Air Show 2010 LONDON, July 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight its industry leading global security capabilities at the Farnborough International Air Show, including unmanned aircraft systems, defense electronics and performance-based logistics. The Farnborough International Airshow will take place from 19-25 July 2010. Northrop Grumman's open-air static display area will feature a full-scale model of the Global Hawk high altitude long endurance u...  07/06/10 U.S. Department of State Awards Northrop Grumman African Training Contract HERNDON, Va., Jul 6, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Department of State has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to continue providing staff to conduct peacekeeping operations and humanitarianism assistance training for the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program. The contract has a potential value of $150 million over five years. "The ACOTA program is to arguably the most successful engagement program that the U.S. Sta...  07/02/10 Northrop Grumman to Compete for U.S. Army Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System HERNDON, Va., Jul 2, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that it will compete as the prime contractor for the U.S. Army's Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS). According to the Army's request for proposals, the EMARSS program includes a low-risk, low-cost enhanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft design. This includes four engineering and manufacturing development aircraft ...  06/30/10 Northrop Grumman Announces $175 Million Advance Procurement Contract for Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship LHA 7 PASCAGOULA, Miss., Jun 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Navy awarded a $175 million cost-plus-fixed fee contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) for advance procurement of long-lead materials and performance of engineering/planning efforts for LHA 7, the second in the Navy's newest class of large-deck amphibious assault ships. The first ship, America (LHA 6) is currently 25 percent complete. The funds will be used to purchase long-lead time materials and major equi...  06/30/10 Northrop Grumman Mine Detection System Flying Towards Operational Evaluation MELBOURNE, Fla., Jun 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy have begun the next phase of the flight test program leading to the "final exam" Operational Evaluation and potential approval next year for full-rate production of the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS). The Navy is conducting the Developmental Flight Test-IIE (DT-IIE) program from its Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division site in Florida. The first flight occu...  06/29/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Built Aegis Destroyer Gravely (DDG 107) Performs Well in the Ship's Acceptance Trial PASCAGOULA, Miss., Jun 29, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built (NYSE:NOC) Aegis guided missile destroyer Gravely (DDG 107) returned successfully from her first-ever sea trial last week in the Gulf of Mexico. Reaching this milestone paved the way for delivery to the U.S. Navy later this summer. The destroyer is being built by the company at its Gulf Coast facilities in Pascagoula, Miss. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globe...  06/23/10 Global Hawk Delivers as Defense Acquisition Board Review Approaches SAN DIEGO, Jun 23, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) high altitude RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance system's superior performance in war operations, supporting humanitarian missions and observing the Earth's changing climate, along with excellent progress in test and evaluation, have positioned the program well for this week's review by the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Defense Acquisition Board (DAB). "Global Hawk is performing 24 hours...  06/22/10 Northrop Grumman's APG-81 Radar Sensor Performs Flawlessly On First Mission Systems Flight of Lockheed Martin F-35 Aircraft BALTIMORE, Jun 22, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) new APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar met and exceeded its performance objectives successfully tracking long-range targets as part of the first mission systems test flights of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE:LMT) F-35 Lightning II BF-4 aircraft. "Over the last five years, Northrop Grumman has demonstrated unparalleled levels of program success with the APG-81 radar," said Jeff Leavitt, ...  06/17/10 Northrop Grumman Announces New $2 Billion Share Repurchase Authorization LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that its board of directors has authorized a new program to repurchase up to $2 billion of its outstanding common stock, which represents approximately 11 percent of the company's current market capitalization. "Today's increase in our share repurchase authorization demonstrates our continuing commitment to a balanced cash deployment strategy that drives value creation by investing fo...  06/14/10 Defense Information Systems Agency Selects Northrop Grumman for Joint Logistics System RESTON, Va., Jun 14, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a delivery order under the Encore II contracting vehicle to advance interoperability between combat support (CS) and command and control (C2) systems and produce an integrated picture of the battlespace for the combatant command and joint task force commanders to plan, execute and control logistics operations. Northrop Grumman was awarded a cost plus award fee/firm fixed-price delivery o...  06/12/10 Photo Release -- U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Leadership Join Forces to Christen the Northrop Grumman-built San Diego (LPD 22) PASCAGOULA, Miss., Jun 12, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today christened the sixth LPD 17 class amphibious transport dock ship San Diego (LPD 22) in front of more than 1,000 guests at the company's Shipbuilding sector facilities in Pascagoula, Miss. "Since 1775 when the Continental Congress created the Navy and the Marine Corps, sailors and Marines have gone to sea in ships to defend our great nation," said Gen. James...  06/09/10 Northrop Grumman Supplies Navigation Radars for German Navy Ships CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract to supply new radar systems for installation on 10 German Navy ships. The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman's Naval and Marine Systems Division by the German Navy procurement authority through the responsible naval departments. The new 10-ship contract follows the successful completion of a four-year, $4.3 million program, under which the existing radars ...  06/08/10 Northrop Grumman Submits Proposal for NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Transatlantic cooperation is NATO's top acquisition program of record MELBOURNE, Fla., June 8, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) formally submitted its proposal this week for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system - NATO's top and long-running acquisition program. A contract award is anticipated in October 2010. "This program has been a model of the value of transatlantic cooperation to meet the security challenges of the 21st century, and we...  06/08/10 Northrop Grumman Wins Orders to Supply Integrated Bridge Systems for New High-Speed Passenger Ferries in Norway CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 8, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has supplied the integrated bridge systems for two new high-speed passenger ferries for the Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 Fylkesbaatane. Each of the vessels has been fitted with a complete suite of Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT(TM) navigation electronics including radars, electronic chart display and information system, autopilot, gyrocompass, DGPS, speed log and other sen...  06/07/10 Northrop Grumman Supplies Navigation Systems for Greek Cruise Ship CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has supplied the electronic navigation systems for the Greek cruise ship MV Aegean Odyssey, which has recently completed a major refurbishment. The ship's bridge has been refitted with a complete navigation package based on Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT(TM) technology. The scope of supply includes radars, electronic chart display and information system, gyrocompass, autopilo...  06/02/10 Northrop Grumman's Viper Strike Being Added to KC-130J Arsenal HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jun 2, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Marine Corps Harvest Hawk aircraft will soon be equipped with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) -built Viper Strike stand-off precision guided munition as part of an effort under way to bring greater utility to the Marines' KC-130J refueling and cargo aircraft. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will deliver 65 Viper Strike munitions beginning this year to the Joint Attack Munition Systems Project Office w...  06/01/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded Department of Homeland Security Contract HERNDON, Va., Jun 1, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to design, develop, conduct, evaluate and provide operational support for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regional preparedness exercises. The 20-month, $5.5 million task order stems from the larger National Exercise Program indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. Under the terms of the task order, Northrop Grumman w...  05/27/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Doubles Frequency of Fastest Reported Integrated Circuit REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 27, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has set a new electronics performance record with a Terahertz Monolithic Integrated Circuit (TMIC) operating at 0.67 terahertz (THz), or 0.67 trillion cycles per second. Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=7537 and http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=7538 Developed at the company's Simon Ramo M...  05/26/10 Northrop Grumman to Present at Sanford Bernstein's 26th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference LOS ANGELES, May, 26, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at Sanford Bernstein's 26th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on June 2, 2010. Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president, will make a presentation beginning at 8:00 a.m. EDT. It will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerosp...  05/24/10 Northrop Grumman Begins Deliveries of Key Assay Technologies for DHS' BioWatch Next-Generation Biological Detection Program LINTHICUM, Md., May 24, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has begun deliveries of critical assay technology to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as part of the company's BioWatch Gen-3 contract to develop a new generation of biological detectors for homeland defense applications. The assay represents the key technological component of Northrop Grumman's BioWatch Gen-3 system. BioWatch Gen-3 is envisioned by DHS as a fully autonomous network ...  05/21/10 Northrop Grumman to Deliver Information Technology Services to the Defense Intelligence Agency Through the SITE Contract RESTON, Va., May 21, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) under the Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (SITE) contract vehicle. The company will provide worldwide IT coverage and technical support services to the government, including system design, development, fielding, and sustainment of global intelligence and command and control assets vital to national security. Nort...  05/19/10 Northrop Grumman Board Increases Quarterly Dividend 9.3 Percent to $0.47 Per Share LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, a 9.3 percent increase from $0.43 per share. This is the seventh consecutive annual increase in Northrop Grumman's quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable June 12, 2010, to shareholders of record as of the close of business June 1, 2010. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global ...  05/18/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded $152 Million Contract for U.K. Ministry of Defence Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Systems Spares and In-Service Support ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., May 18, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide in-service support for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) used by the U.K. Armed Forces in current operations. The $152 million, three-year contract will include spares, repairs, logistic maintenance, engineering, sustainment and training. "Our relationship with the U.K. MoD on this particular program...  05/17/10 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Awards Northrop Grumman National Health Data Repository Task Order RESTON, Va., May 17, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop a National Level Repository for accurate electronic health record incentive payment processing transactions to healthcare professionals, agencies and institutions. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) National Level Repository task order was awarded under the Enterprise System Dev...  05/14/10 Northrop Grumman to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will conduct its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. The meeting, which includes a presentation by Wes Bush, Northrop Grumman chief executive officer and president, will be webcast beginning at 8 a.m. PDT at www.northropgrumman.com. An audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innov...  05/12/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Awarded $186.6 Million Contract to Continue the Design of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 12, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $186.6 million cost plus fixed fee contract from the U.S. Navy to continue the engineering and design effort for the nation's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=7457 The company's Shipbuilding sector is the prime contractor. This pl...  05/04/10 Northrop Grumman Signs Teaming Agreement With RUAG Aviation for F-5 Worldwide Sustainment and Life Cycle Logistics HERNDON, Va., May 4, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and RUAG Aviation, Emmen, Switzerland, have signed an agreement to provide worldwide sustainment and life cycle logistics as an effort to offer a broad capability to countries flying the F-5 Tiger aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, the team will market F-5 aftermarket support, modifications and upgrade programs to countries flying the aircraft. "This teaming agreement combines the core str...  05/03/10 2010 Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Program Kicks Off Its Fifth Anniversary Year in McAllen, Texas with 29 Educators Defying Gravity for STEM Education --With the support of the University of Texas Pan-American, Texas teachers get inspired to 'go weightless' to test Newton's Laws of Motion; message back to students: 'Science is Cool' --Applications still being accepted for seats on flights scheduled later this year MCALLEN, Texas, May 3, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) Foundation sent 29 educators representing various school districts throughout Texas into weightlessness last Friday on the first stop of the 201...  05/03/10 U.S. Navy Awards Northrop Grumman JCREW 3.3 Development Contract SAN DIEGO, May 3, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $28 million award to continue developing the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) 3.3 System of Systems. JCREW is a multifunctional electronic jammer which could be carried by troops, mounted on a vehicle or boat, or used in a fixed location to prevent the detonation of RCIEDs. Systems used now in Iraq and Afghanistan to counter IED...  05/03/10 Northrop Grumman, Bell Helicopter to Develop, Demonstrate New Medium-Range Vertical Unmanned System Fire-X Adds Cargo, Range, Payload Capabilities to Proven Fire Scout Architecture WASHINGTON, May 3, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --U.S. war fighters will be able to keep tabs on their enemies for longer periods of time, communicate more easily with their commanders, and deliver more cargo to more remote locations using the new Fire-X medium-range vertical unmanned aerial system (VUAS) unveiled today by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company (NYSE:TXT)...  05/03/10 U.S. Navy Awards Northrop Grumman Follow-On Order for Shipboard Multimission Radar Systems MELVILLE, N.Y., May 3, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a follow-on order from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for additional AN/SPQ-9B shipboard radar systems. Under the fixed-price $41.4 million contract option, Northrop Grumman's Maritime Systems facility in Melville, N.Y., will supply six radar shipsets, including the third radar of a three-system procurement for the Royal Australian Navy's Air Warfare Destroyer, and three antenna gr...  04/28/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman and USJFCOM Agree to Extend Research Agreement for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Architecture Concepts Cooperative Research Agreement Focuses on Utilizing Virtual Platform Models During Live Demonstrations to Develop Emerging ISR Concepts EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Apr 28, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will extend its research agreement with U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) through 2012, continuing to work together to improve how military forces conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). The research effort brings together warfighters a...  04/28/10 Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results - Q1 EPS from Continuing Operations Increase 37 Percent to $1.51 - Sales Increase 8.5 Percent to $8.6 Billion - 8.3 Million Shares Repurchased - 2010 Operating Guidance Updated; EPS from Continuing Operations Increased to $5.75 - $6.00 LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that first quarter 2010 earnings from continuing operations increased to $462 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, from $366 million, or $1.10 per diluted sha...  04/26/10 Northrop Grumman Selects Virginia for New Corporate Office Move will bring company leaders closer to federal government, key customers LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), announced that it will locate its new corporate office in Virginia, concluding a search that also included the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. "We are pleased to have identified Virginia as the home for our new corporate office. Virginia, Maryland and the District put forward compelling, competitive offe...  04/22/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Navy Combined Tactical Training Range Extension HERNDON, Va., Apr 22, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) a one-year $50 million contract extension to provide operation, maintenance and engineering support for the Combined Tactical Training Range (CTTR). Northrop Grumman is in the fifth year of providing services under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, which was awarded in 2005. The contract is valued at $217 million over five years. CTTR provides bo...  04/13/10 Northrop Grumman Completes System Development, Demonstration Phase of B-2 Radar Modernization Program Milestone Adds Confidence for Installing New Radar in Entire Bomber Fleet PALMDALE, Calif., Apr 13, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has helped the U.S. Air Force improve the mission availability of its fleet of B-2 stealth bombers by successfully completing the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the B-2 Radar Modernization Program (RMP). SDD includes the design, development, test and installation of the new radar system in a B-2 test...  04/07/10 Northrop Grumman to Webcast First Quarter 2010 Financial Results Conference Call LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its first quarter 2010 financial results on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. The company's conference call will be held at 10:30 a.m. EDT the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com/. Northrop Grumman participants will include Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer. Repl...  04/05/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded Base Contracts in All Categories of TASER; Responding to NGA's Most Pressing Geospatial Intelligence Systems Requirements RESTON, Va., Apr 5, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been named one of four recipients to receive contracts in all areas of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) Total Application Services for Enterprise Requirements (TASER) program, providing timely and innovation solutions to critical geospatial intelligence requirements. The TASER program has an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract structure with a ceiling of $1 ...  03/25/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Army Joint Fires Training Contract HERNDON, Va., Mar 25, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), as part of a team, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to provide training development, instruction and analysis to artillery observers and electronic warfare specialists at the Joint Fires Center of Excellence (COE) in Fort Sill, Okla. Northrop Grumman Technical Services is a subcontractor to Potawatomi Training LLC, Oklahoma City, for the program. The Joint Fires COE contract is an inde...  03/23/10 Photo Release -- U.S. Army Awards Northrop Grumman Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinders Delivery Order Valued at $142.7 Million APOPKA, Fla., Mar 23, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a delivery order award from the U.S. Army valued at $142.7 million to provide over 500 Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinders (LLDR) under a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=7263. Northrop Grumman's LLDR accurately targets enemy positions during t...  03/22/10 Northrop Grumman Installs First U.S. Electronic Flight Strip Management System RESTON, Va., Mar 22, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully installed a demonstration Real-Time Electronic Flight Data System (REFS) for the U.S. Air Force that will create a more efficient flight information system for air traffic controllers. REFS is a Terminal Flight Data Management (TFDM) system comprising several modules including the electronic flight strip module that automates the production, distribution and administrative managemen...  03/22/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Returns Restored B-2 Bomber to Active Duty "Spirit of Pennsylvania" is First B-2 to Receive Insignia of Global Strike CommandPALMDALE, Calif., Mar 22, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has returned to service with the U.S. Air Force a freshly painted, completely overhauled B-2 stealth bomber known as the "Spirit of Pennsylvania." A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=7244 The aircraft lifted off from Air Force Plant 42 here...  03/18/10 JHPSSL Program Receives Acclaimed Laureate Award From Editors of Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Mar 18, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Defense Department's Joint High Power Solid State Laser (JHPSSL) Phase 3, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), has been selected for the prestigious Laureate Award in the IT/Electronics category. Aviation Week and Space Technology, the industry's premier news publication, bestowed the award at a black-tie event March 17, 2010 at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Laureate awards recognize individ...  03/17/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Awarded Planning Contract for the Refueling and Complex Overhaul of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Mar 17, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy initially valued at $80.1 million to accomplish planning work for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). If all options of the contract are exercised, the full potential value of the contract could reach $678.6 million. A photo accompanying this release is available at http:/...  03/16/10 Northrop Grumman Delivers 500th Directional Infrared Countermeasures System ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Mar 16, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has announced the delivery of the 500th Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) aircraft self-protection system to the U.S. Government. Representatives of the U.S. Navy and Air Force were on hand to commemorate the event, which took place at the company's facility in Rolling Meadows, Ill. "Your IRCM system is a high priority inside the U.S. Marine Corps because it protects the pilot...  03/11/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Army Europe Linguist Contract HERNDON, Va., Mar 11, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to provide interpreter and translator services. The firm-fixed price USAREUR linguist contract has a value of $39 million over four years. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will provide comprehensive linguistic services to the U.S. Army to include translation from the target language into English and vice versa as well as the trans...  03/09/10 Northrop Grumman Expands Composites Manufacturing Training for Major Turkish F-35 Supplier Hands-on training helps Turkish Aerospace Industries prepare for its role as a second source supplier for jet's center fuselageEL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is adding momentum to Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc.'s (TAI) readiness to build complete center fuselages for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft by teaching its engineers how to build the complex composite structures used in the jet. Photos accompanying this release ar...  03/08/10 Statement From Northrop Grumman on U.S. Air Force Aerial Refueling Tanker Program WASHINGTON, March 8, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The following is a statement from Wes Bush, Chief Executive Officer and President of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), concerning the U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tanker program. "After a comprehensive analysis of the final RFP, Northrop Grumman has determined that it will not submit a bid to the Department of Defense for the KC-X program. We reached this conclusion based on the structure of the source selection methodology define...  03/08/10 U.S. Office of Personnel Management Awards Northrop Grumman Follow-On Enterprise Human Resources Integration Blanket Purchase Agreement Worth Up to $100 Million RESTON, Va., Mar 8, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a follow-on blanket purchase agreement (BPA) valued at up to $100 million from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to electronically convert and store federal employee records for streamlined access to information. The Enterprise Human Resource Integration (EHRI) program is modernizing the way federal employees access and use human resource (HR) information through an online elec...  03/02/10 Northrop Grumman to Present at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference LOS ANGELES, March 2, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference on March 9, 2010. James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will make a presentation beginning at 1:40 p.m. EST. It will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products,...  03/02/10 E-8C Joint STARS Awarded $223.6 Million Production Contract for New Engines MELBOURNE, Fla., Mar 2, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $223.6 million contract for two E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) Propulsion Pod System (PPS) shipsets and FAA certification. Each shipset contains four Pratt and Whitney JT8D-219 engines, pylon assemblies and associated aircraft system interconnections. Deliveries are expected to start in 2011 pending the final military certifications o...  03/01/10 BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman Announce Teaming Agreement to Pursue Ground Combat Vehicle ARLINGTON, Va., Mar 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) have announced a teaming agreement to pursue the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program. The GCV program is a development effort headed by the U.S. Army and is designed to develop the next generation Infantry Fighting Vehicle. "BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman have been pre-eminent suppliers of combat systems to the U.S. Army for more than 50 years," said Mark Signorelli, BAE Systems' vice p...  03/01/10 Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Navy Command and Control Software Development and Integration Award SAN DIEGO, Mar 1, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) award from the U.S. Navy to provide command and control (C2) software development as well as modification and enhancement of existing C2 and tactical data link systems. Northrop Grumman is one of five companies that received awards under the ID/IQ contract from the Space and Naval Warfare System Command, San Diego, for the Navy's Program E...  02/26/10 Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. General Services Administration Contract HERNDON, Va., Feb 26, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to provide integrated business, technical and programmatic support for management, execution and process refinement initiatives within the U.S. Department of Defense. Under the terms of the five-year, $70 million GSA Mission-Oriented Business Integration Services - Integrated Title III Support program task order, Northrop Grumman...  02/24/10 Statement From Northrop Grumman on Receipt of Tanker Final RFP WASHINGTON, Feb 24, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The following is a statement from Randy Belote, vice president of strategic communications for Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), concerning today's release of the final Request For Proposals (RFP) for the U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tanker modernization program. "Northrop Grumman acknowledges that today it has received the final Request for Proposals for the U.S. Air Force KC-X Tanker Modernization Program. "Northrop Grumman w...  02/17/10 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend LOS ANGELES, Feb 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable March 13, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business March 1, 2010. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbui...  02/15/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial System Demonstrates Critical Resupply Capability SAN DIEGO, Feb 15, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully demonstrated that its MQ-8B Vertical Unmanned Aerial System (VUAS) can resupply U.S. or coalition troops deployed on a combat mission. The company conducted the autonomous proof-of-principle resupply capability during the current Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) at Fort Benning, Ga. AEWE gives soldiers a first-hand look at emerging technologies and concepts. "Fire Scout'...  02/11/10 Northrop Grumman to Present at the Barclays Capital Second Annual Industrial Select Conference LOS ANGELES, Feb 11, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Barclays Capital Second Annual Industrial Select Conference on Feb. 18, 2010. James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will make a presentation beginning at 9:50 a.m. EST. It will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, an...  02/04/10 Northrop Grumman Reports Fourth Quarter and 2009 Financial Results - Q4 EPS of $1.31; 2009 EPS of $5.21 - 2010 Guidance for EPS from Continuing Operations of $5.70 to $5.95 - TASC, Inc. Divestiture Completed; Reported as Discontinued Operations - Q4 Share Repurchases of $450 Million; 2009 Share Repurchases Total $1.1 BillionLOS ANGELES, Feb 04, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported fourth quarter 2009 net earnings of $413 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, and 2009 net earnings of $1.7 billion, or $5.21 per diluted ...  02/03/10 Northrop Grumman to Present at the Cowen and Company 31st Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference LOS ANGELES, Feb 03, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Cowen and Company 31st Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference on Feb. 10, 2010. James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will make a presentation beginning at 11:10 a.m. EST. It will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, ...  01/29/10 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Redelivers USS George H.W. Bush Following Successful Modernization and Maintenance Work NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Jan 29, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) returned the nation's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), to the U.S. Navy following the completion of modernization and maintenance work accomplished during the ship's post shakedown availability and selected restricted availability (PSA/SRA). A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=7036 ...  01/25/10 Northrop Grumman's Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) Successfully Demonstrated Aboard U.S. Air Force F-16 LINTHICUM, Md., Jan 25, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force, has successfully completed a series of demonstration flights of its Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) installed in an F-16 fighter aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The demonstration was in support of a U.S. Air Force F-16 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) feasibility study. "Almost two years ago Northrop Grumman said that air forces of th...  01/19/10 Northrop Grumman to Webcast 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results Conference Call LOS ANGELES, Jan 19, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its 2009 fourth quarter and year-end financial results on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The company also plans to provide financial guidance for 2010. The company's conference call will be held at 10:30 a.m. EST the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participants will include Wes Bush, chief ex...  01/11/10 Northrop Grumman Wins $577 Million Army Integrated Battle Command System Contract HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan 11, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The U.S. Army has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) to develop the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) under a $577 million, five-year, cost-plus-incentive-fee/cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for system design and development. IBCS is an integrated air- and missile-defense command and control capability. Enabled by a battlefield fire control network, the system will give warfighters the technology,...  01/04/10 Northrop Grumman to Move Corporate Office to Washington, D.C. Region Move will bring company leaders closer to federal government, key customersLOS ANGELES, Jan 04, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced a decision to move its corporate office from Los Angeles to the Washington D.C. region by 2011. The company is engaged in a search to identify a specific location within the Washington, D.C. region, including the District, Maryland and Virginia. It plans to complete the search by spring 2010 and open the new c...  12/29/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers New Mexico Submarine Ahead of Schedule in Record Time NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec 29, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) delivered the sixth submarine of the Virginia class, New Mexico (SSN 779), to the U.S. Navy today, four months ahead of schedule. New Mexico's 70-month construction period represents the shortest overall construction time of any Virginia-class submarine. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=6948 "New Mexico's delivery i...  12/21/09 Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Navy Submarine Maintenance Contract VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Dec 21, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) subsidiary AMSEC LLC has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for maintenance, repair and modernization of submarines home-ported or transient through Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. AMSEC LLC was one of six contractors awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that has a combined value of $140.4 million to all contractors involved. "AMSEC is proud to support Pearl Ha...  12/18/09 Northrop Grumman Completes Sale of Advisory Services Business LOS ANGELES, Dec 18, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that it has completed the sale of TASC, Inc., its advisory services business, for $1.65 billion in cash to an investor group led by General Atlantic LLC and affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse represented Northrop Grumman in the transaction. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP served as legal advisor to Northrop G...  12/17/09 Northrop Grumman Board Plans to Submit Proposal Giving Stockholders Right to Call Special Meeting LOS ANGELES, Dec 17, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that its Board of Directors plans to propose an amendment to the company's certificate of incorporation to give stockholders the right to call a special meeting. At present, only the Board of Directors or the Board's chairperson may call a special meeting. "The Board of Directors gave careful consideration to this governance issue and, based on input from our stockholders, has dete...  12/16/09 Northrop Grumman's Unmanned Fire Scout Completes Successful Maritime Sensors Demonstration SAN DIEGO, Dec 16, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully completed maritime sensor demonstrations using a company-owned MQ-8B Fire Scout tactical Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS). Fire Scout was equipped with the Telephonics' radar and FLIR Electro Optical Infrared system, and highlighted the versatility of the unmanned helicopter's modular payload architecture and its flexibility in integrating off-the-shelf payloads. The demonstra...  12/09/09 Northrop Grumman Employees Reach Out to Salt Lake City Community With Holiday Dinner for Boys & Girls Club SALT LAKE CITY, Dec 9, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Employee volunteers from Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Navigation Systems Division facility here recently sponsored a holiday dinner for 150 local families whose children are members of the Lied Boys & Girls Club. Held at the Lied Boys & Girls Club, the dinner was donated and served by Northrop Grumman employee volunteers, who also presented each child in attendance with a holiday gift as part of the outreach event. ...  12/02/09 Northrop Grumman Announces $171 Million Advance Procurement Contract for DDG 51 Destroyer Continuation PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Navy awarded a $171 million fixed-price advance procurement contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to provide long lead materials for a continuation in the company's Aegis-class DDG 51 destroyer program. The materials purchased will be used in the construction of DDG 113. Last April, the U.S. Navy announced Northrop Grumman would be awarded contracts for the first two destroyers in the DDG 51 program continuation. The...  11/24/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Completes Detail Design of Gerald R. Ford Product Model NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has completed the development of the detail design phase for the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) in the 3-dimensional Product Model. Gerald R. Ford is being built by the Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va., and is the Navy's first aircraft carrier to be completely designed using a 3-dimensional Product Model. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagall...  11/24/09 Northrop Grumman Completes First Production Deliveries of the MQ-8B Fire Scout to the U.S. Navy SAN DIEGO, Nov. 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) completed the first three MQ-8B Fire Scout production deliveries to the U.S. Navy, which completes the first year of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for the Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle (VTUAV) program. Two of the three Fire Scouts were deployed aboard the USS McInerney for use on a scheduled operational deployment to complete a Fire Scout Military Utility Assessment (MUA). ...  11/23/09 Northrop Grumman to Present at Credit Suisse Fifteenth Annual Aerospace and Defense Conference LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Credit Suisse Fifteenth Annual Aerospace and Defense Conference on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. The presentation by Northrop Grumman Chief Financial Officer James F. Palmer will be begin at 8:15 am EST and will be webcast on www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions...  11/20/09 U.S. Air Force Awards $302.9 Million Production Contract to Northrop Grumman for Five Global Hawk High-Altitude, Long-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems SAN DIEGO, Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $302.9 million fixed price incentive fee contract for five RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Under the Lot 7 production contract, the company will build two Block 30 systems and three Block 40 systems for the 303d Aeronautical Systems Group at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. The award also includes a ground station c...  11/20/09 Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Earns an Additional Military Airworthiness Certification SAN DIEGO, Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced the U.S. Air Force has granted the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) a military Airworthiness Certification (AWC), a significant milestone in the life of the aircraft system and a step on the path to routine unmanned flight within the United States. The AWC process verifies an aircraft design has met performance requirements within the mission pro...  11/20/09 Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. National Guard Training Contract HERNDON, Va., Nov. 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. National Guard Bureau has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to support the National Guard Bureau Joint Doctrine, Training and Force Development (NGB-J7). The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract is valued at up to $50 million over five years. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will support the planning and execution of programs for joint doctrine, education, training, exercises,...  11/18/09 Northrop Grumman Wins Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System Maintenance Contract RESTON, Va., Nov 18, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a follow-on contract for wide-ranging maintenance support to the U.S. Department of Defense's Web-based occupational and environmental health information system that will enhance the collection and evaluation of industrial hygiene and environmental health data in the workplaces of military and civilian defense personnel. The Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness Sys...  11/16/09 Photo Release -- Navy Awards Northrop Grumman $635 Million Contract for Submarine Work NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov 16, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $635 million cost plus fixed-fee/level of effort contract for engineering, design and modernization support of new construction, operational and decommissioning submarines. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=6851 The company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va., is the prime contracto...  11/11/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Prepares for Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Keel Laying Ceremony NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov 11, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Shipbuilders at Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va., signed a 15-foot banner in preparation for the upcoming keel laying ceremony for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The banner will be on display at the ceremony on Nov. 14. Photos accompanying this release are available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=6837 Susan Ford Bales, ...  11/10/09 Northrop Grumman to Present at Oppenheimer 4th Annual Industrials Conference LOS ANGELES, Nov 10, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Oppenheimer 4th Annual Industrials Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The presentation by Northrop Grumman Chief Financial Officer James F. Palmer will begin at 2:45 p.m. EST and will be webcast on www.northropgrumman.com. An audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innova...  11/10/09 U.S. Army Awards Northrop Grumman Major C-RAM Systems Integration Delivery Order HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 10, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $58 million delivery order to install additional systems and continue maintenance of existing installations for the Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortars (C-RAM) system at forward-operating bases in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Under this delivery order, announced October 9, Northrop Grumman will provide systems engineering, production, deployment and logistics support for the C...  11/08/09 Northrop Grumman to Sell Its Advisory Services Division, TASC, Inc., for $1.65 Billion; Net Cash Proceeds to Fund Additional $1.1 Billion Share Repurchase LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has signed a definitive agreement to sell TASC, Inc., its advisory services business, for $1.65 billion in cash to an investor group led by General Atlantic LLC and affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory conditions including Hart-Scott-Rodino approval. The transaction is expected to close by year end. Northrop Grumman's board of di...  11/06/09 Photo Release -- Second Northrop Grumman-built National Security Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) Delivered to U.S. Coast Guard PASCAGOULA, Miss., Nov. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Coast Guard accepted the second Northrop Grumman Corporation-built (NYSE:NOC) National Security Cutter, Waesche (WMSL 751) today at the company's shipyard in Pascagoula. Following acceptance, the Coast Guard placed Waesche 'In-Commission Special' during a ceremony on the flight deck of the ship. (Broadcast media: Waesche Is pronounced WAY-she.) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/ ...  11/06/09 Northrop Grumman Continues Pursuit of Electronic Warfare Program BETHPAGE, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has submitted its proposal for the Technology Maturation phase in the U.S. Navy's competition to develop and field the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ). The jammer will complete the Navy's fielding of a flexible, adaptable weapon that will help defeat enemies on the electronic battlefield, whose weapons can range from those developed in defense laboratories to weapons procured from the corner store. The com...  11/05/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-built LCROSS Satellite Wins 2009 Aviation Week Program Excellence Award REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Nov. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-built Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) has been awarded the 2009 Aviation Week Program Excellence Award in the System Level Production/Sustainment category. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=6804 The award is presented annually to recognize and promote best practices in program leadership, e...  10/23/09 NASA, Northrop Grumman Announce Initial Flight of Global Hawk Unmanned System for Environmental Science Research EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Oct 23, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- NASA and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced the initial flight of a Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to be used for environmental science research. Photos are available at http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/multimedia/imagegallery/Global_Hawk/index NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and Northrop Grumman are returning NASA's two Global Hawk aircraft to flight under a Space Act Agreement...  10/21/09 Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results - Sales Increase 4 Percent to $8.73 Billion- GAAP EPS from Continuing Operations Increase to $1.52 - Pension-adjusted EPS Increase 22 Percent to $1.67 - 2009E GAAP EPS Guidance Raised to $5.00 to $5.15 from $4.65 to $4.90 - Cash from Operations of $544 Million and Free Cash Flow of $384 Million Including $586 Million of Discretionary Pension Plan Contributions - 4.7 Million Shares RepurchasedLOS ANGELES, Oct 21, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation...  10/19/09 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Dec. 12, 2009 to shareholders of record as of the close of business Nov. 30, 2009. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuildin...  10/16/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Successfully Completes First Catapult Launch Tests Program On-Track for Initial Operational Test and Evaluation in 2011 BETHPAGE, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In preparation for its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E), Northrop Grumman's (NYSE:NOC) first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye test aircraft, known as Delta One, has successfully completed its first land-based catapult launch tests - a required phase of testing prior to fleet introduction. Both E-2D System Development and Demonstration (SDD) aircraft, Delta One and Delta Two...  10/15/09 Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Navy Knowledge Management and Process Support Contract for Integrated Logistics Services VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) subsidiary AMSEC LLC has been awarded a task order under the U.S. Navy seaport enhanced contract for logistics knowledge management and process support for Integrated Logistics Services. The services are for hull, mechanical and electrical (HM&E) technical data development, maintenance and management subject matters. The five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, cost plus fixed fee contr...  10/14/09 Northrop Grumman to Webcast 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its 2009 third quarter financial results on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. The company's conference call will be held at 11:30 a.m. EDT the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participants will include Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Ronald D. Sugar, President and Chi...  10/09/09 Northrop Grumman-built LCROSS Satellite Impacts Moon REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Oct. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Astronomers and space enthusiasts worldwide cheered as the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) successfully impacted the moon's Cabeus crater this morning at 4:31 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. LCROSS was built and integrated by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) under contract to NASA Ames Research Center. The dramatic impact represents the end of a 112-day mission to find water ice on the moon that could serve a...  10/06/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Completes Flight With New Ground Control Station SAN DIEGO, Oct. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed (NYSE:NOC) MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS) recently completed a flight under the command and control of a new company-developed STANAG 4586 compatible ground control station (GCS). A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. The recent flight tests took place the week of Sept. 21 at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG). The flights demonstrate...  10/05/09 Northrop Grumman to Continue Development of GPS-Free Inertial Navigation System WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Oct. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense to further demonstrate a revolutionary advance in inertial navigation. The demonstration project makes use of traditional electro-optic (EO) cameras, atomic clocks, and advanced vision processing technologies to provide inertial navigation system (INS) updates to aircraft, ground vehicles and ground troops without the need for c...  10/05/09 Northrop Grumman Announces Successful G/ATOR AESA System Tests BALTIMORE, Oct 5, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced a prototype partial array antenna representative of the U.S. Marine Corps Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) active electronic scanned array (AESA) has completed successful testing at a company antenna test range in Norwalk, Conn., where all planned test objectives were met. This provides a high degree of confidence that the first EDM fully populated array (currently under integratio...  10/02/09 U.S. Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman to Provide Contractor Logistics Support for the KC-10 Extender HERNDON, Va., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a nine-year contract to provide Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for its fleet of KC-10 Extender refueling tanker aircraft. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a total ceiling value of $3.8 billion. "We are excited to partner with the Air Force on the KC-10 CLS program and are committed to working with the Air Force to ensure the KC-10 is ready to su...  10/02/09 Photo Release -- Second Northrop Grumman-Built National Security Cutter, Waesche, Completes Successful U.S. Coast Guard Acceptance Trials PASCAGOULA, Miss., Oct. 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built (NYSE:NOC) National Security Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) completed a successful acceptance trial Thursday after undergoing meticulous testing in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship's return to Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's Gulf Coast facility following trials marks the final test of Waesche before her delivery in early November. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com...  10/01/09 Northrop Grumman to Supply U.S. Air Force With LITENING G4 Targeting Sensor Systems ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Oct. 1, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $153 million contract to provide LITENING G4 targeting and sensor systems and related equipment. Under the terms of the agreement, Northrop Grumman will deliver LITENING G4 targeting and sensor pods to the active U.S. Air Force as well as kits for the Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard to enable the upgrade of existing LITENING AT pods to the G4 conf...  09/30/09 Northrop Grumman's Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System Fielded With Automatic Takeoff and Landing System HERNDON, Va., Sep 30, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has equipped and fielded its Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) with an Automatic Takeoff and Landing System (ATLS) to the Army's UAS Training Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., where it successfully completed its first launch and recovery. Hunter, which has been in use with the Army since 1996, was originally designed using an External Pilot (EP) for take-offs and landings. Like a radio-controlled...  09/29/09 Statement From Northrop Grumman on U.S. Air Force Aerial Refueling Tanker Replacement Program WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following is a statement from Paul K. Meyer, Northrop Grumman vice president and general manager, Advanced Technology and Programs Division, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems sector, concerning the U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tanker replacement program. "Northrop Grumman's analysis of the U.S. Air Force's draft Request for Proposals is ongoing and the company looks forward to its discussions with the Air Force to better understand the c...  09/25/09 Photo Release -- Space Tracking and Surveillance System Satellites Built by Northrop Grumman Successfully Launched CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sep 25, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- A critical space-based capability was added to America's ballistic missile defenses Sept. 25 when two U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstrator satellites built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) were launched aboard a Delta II rocket. Photos accompanying this release are available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/ "This demonstration will show the inherent advant...  09/25/09 Northrop Grumman Welcomes Milestone Achievements in NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Program MELBOURNE, Fla., Sep 25, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) welcomes the signing this week of the Program Memorandum of Understanding for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program by the 15 participating nations. This significant milestone now allows the program of record to proceed. The signing of the memorandum completes the requirements to standup the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA), which is chartered to...  09/25/09 Statement from Northrop Grumman on Receipt of Tanker Draft RFP WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following is a statement from Randy Belote, Vice President of Strategic Communications for Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), concerning today's release of a draft Request For Proposals (RFP) for the U. S Air Force aerial refueling tanker replacement program. "Northrop Grumman applauds the Defense Department and U.S. Air Force for re-starting the effort to replace its Eisenhower-era KC-135 aerial refueling tankers, and the company is l...  09/24/09 Northrop Grumman Receives Contract to Supply Integrated Navigation Systems for New Tankers in Brazil CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has been awarded a contract to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for four new product tankers being built in Brazil. The Estaleiro Maua shipyard, near Rio de Janeiro, will build the four ships for delivery to Transpetro, the shipping arm of Petrobras, the Brazilian state oil company. Sperry Marine is supplying a complete VisionMaster FT(TM) IBS, with WideV...  09/22/09 Northrop Grumman Receives Russian Type Approval for Marine Radars CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has received type approval from the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping for its VisionMaster FT(TM) family of marine radars. The type-approval certificates apply to Sperry Marine X-band and S-band Cat 1 and 2 models, including chart-radar and radar-only versions for high-speed and standard craft. The Russian type approval signifies that the products comply with th...  09/16/09 Northrop Grumman's Chairman and CEO Ronald D. Sugar Announces Plan to Retire; Board Elects Wesley G. Bush CEO and President LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ronald D. Sugar, chairman and chief executive officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) since 2003, has announced his plan to retire from the company in June 2010, following 29 years of service to Northrop Grumman and its predecessor companies. To facilitate an orderly transition process, Sugar will step down from the chairman and CEO positions and the company's Board of Directors effective December 31, 2009. He will continue as an em...  08/26/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Awarded $2.4 Billion Contract for USS Theodore Roosevelt Refueling and Complex Overhaul NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract valued at approximately $2.4 billion for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). A photo accompanying this release is available at http://www.northropgrumman.com/mediagallery The work will be performed by the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. and will include the ref...  08/26/09 Northrop Grumman to Present at Morgan Stanley Global Industrials Conference LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. The presentation by Ronald D. Sugar, Northrop Grumman Chairman and CEO, will begin at 8:00 a.m. EDT and will be webcast on www.northropgrumman.com. An audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative...  08/25/09 Northrop Grumman Announces Shareholder Survey LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced that it will survey shareholders to gather opinions regarding the company's executive compensation and corporate governance practices. The Web based survey will be available through Nov. 30, 2009. Shareholders can access and complete the survey by visiting Northrop Grumman's Web page or linking to the survey at www.northropgrumman.com/shareholdersurvey. The Compensation and Gov...  08/25/09 Photo Release -- Two Northrop Grumman-built Ships -- Dewey (DDG 105) and New York (LPD 21) -- Delivered On Gulf Coast in the Same Week PASCAGOULA, Miss. and AVONDALE, La., Aug. 25, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) delivered two ships to the U.S. Navy this week at its Gulf Coast shipyards in Pascagoula, Miss. and Avondale, La. Company and Navy officials signed documents officially transferring custody of the Aegis guided missile destroyer Dewey (DDG 105) in Pascagoula on Monday, Aug. 17 and the amphibious transport dock ship New York (LPD 21) at the New Orleans facility on Friday, Aug. 21. Ph...  08/24/09 Northrop Grumman's Cybersecurity Team Receives Army Information Operations Award Potentially Worth $430 Million RESTON, Va., Aug. 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the U.S. Army to continue providing full-spectrum information operations (IO) and computer networks operations (CNO) to the 1st Information Operations Command (Land), Fort Belvoir, Va., and its regional Computer Emergency Response Teams. The single award is valued at $430 million over five years if all options are exercised. The con...  08/24/09 Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Interoperability Between Manned and Unmanned Platforms BETHPAGE, N.Y., Aug 24, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- A leader in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully demonstrated Joint STARS and E-2 Hawkeye interoperability between manned and unmanned platforms during a recent virtual joint military demonstration involving U.S. and coalition forces. The demonstration, Empire Challenge 09 (EC09), was executed by U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) and aimed at demonstrating how U.S. a...  08/19/09 Northrop Grumman Selected to Continue the Development of the Army's DCGS-A Mobile Basic BCT System BALTIMORE, Aug. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) has been selected by the U.S. Army to finalize development of its Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) Mobile Basic system, specifically for the Army's emerging Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). Valued at $296 million, this continuation development contract covers a total performance period of 30 months. This critical upgrade to DCGS-A consolidates the Army's current fleet of multiple fielded intelligence, s...  08/12/09 U.S. Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman to Develop Simulation Model for Fifth-Generation Data Link SAN DIEGO, Aug. 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to develop a simulation model for the Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) waveform. The modeling activity will enable the Air Force to devise improved tactics for use in anti-access environments. MADL is a high data rate, low probability-of-intercept (LPI) and low probability-of-detection (LPD) communications link. It allows coordinated tactics and engagement ca...  08/11/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout Completes RSTA/ISR Demonstration SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) owned land-based MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), designated P7, successfully demonstrated its reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition/intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (RSTA/ISR) capabilities this week at Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Ariz. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. Fire Scout's RSTA/ISR demo...  08/10/09 Northrop Grumman-Developed U.S. Navy Unmanned Fire Scout Nears Operational Evaluation SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed (NYSE:NOC) MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (VTUAV) recently completed flight tests aboard the USS McInerney. This is part of a series of shipboard evaluations leading to Operational Evaluation (OpEval) scheduled for this fall. The recent flight tests took place the weekend of July 10 off the coast of Mayport, Fla. During the four days of wind envelope and ...  08/10/09 Northrop Grumman Awarded Airborne Sensor Demonstration Contract SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract to conduct a maritime airborne sensor demonstration using a company owned MQ-8B Fire Scout tactical Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS) by ABS Group, a Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) contractor for the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center. The test will take place in the Chesapeake Bay conducted from the Naval Air Station at Patuxent River, Md, Webste...  08/06/09 U.S. Navy Awards Geospatial Services and Solutions Contract to Northrop Grumman's 3001 International RESTON, Va., Aug. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) 3001 International, Inc. has been awarded a contract by the Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Atlantic to provide geospatial services and solutions enhancing the service's capabilities for planning, asset management, training, infrastructure, and homeland defense both at home and abroad. The NAVFAC contract consists of a one-year base period, with four one-year option...  08/05/09 Northrop Grumman-Built Global Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Reaches 25,000 Combat Hours SAN DIEGO, Aug 5, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) recently reached a major milestone -- 25,000 combat hours -- during an operational sortie July 8-9 from a deployed location. "This is a significant program achievement, accounting for more than 76 percent of the aircraft's 32,500 cumulative flight hours for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy," said George Guerra, Northrop Grumman vice president of high-alt...  08/03/09 Northrop Grumman Delivers Final, First Stage Rocket Motor Under Land-Based ICBM Propulsion Modernization Program CLEARFIELD, Utah, Aug. 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) delivered the final, first stage solid rocket motor for the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) July 23 to the U.S. Air Force under the Propulsion Replacement Program (PRP). The delivery represents a significant milestone in the continuing modernization of the ICBM land-based arsenal. The first stage rocket motor was delivered at teammate Alliant Techsystems' (NYSE:ATK) production faci...  07/27/09 Northrop Grumman Wins Support and Maintenance Contract for the U.S. Marine Corps RESTON, Va., July 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was awarded a follow-on contract to provide support, maintenance, and refresh services to the U.S. Marine Corps Topographic Production Capability (TPC) Family of Systems, providing unit commanders with the information required to support the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) process. The total potential value of the TPC contract is $43.5 million over a five-year period. "Northrop Grum...  07/23/09 Northrop Grumman Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results --- Sales Increase 4 Percent to $8.96 Billion --- GAAP EPS from Continuing Operations of $1.21 --- 2009 GAAP EPS Guidance Confirmed at $4.65 to $4.90 --- Pension-adjusted EPS Increase 7 Percent to $1.36 --- Cash from Operations of $830 Million --- Free Cash Flow of $676 Million --- 5.8 Million Shares RepurchasedLOS ANGELES, July 23, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that second quarter 2009 earnings from continuing operations...  07/22/09 Northrop Grumman, Air Force Prove New B-2 Radar Meets Mission Requirements Company Passes Air Force Audits of Bomber Radar Upgrade ProgramPALMDALE, Calif., Jul 22, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Air Force have successfully demonstrated that the new radar developed for the B-2 stealth bomber can fulfill the performance requirements for its required missions, both conventional and strategic. Northrop Grumman is the Air Force's prime contractor for the B-2, the flagship of the nation's long range strike arsenal. T...  07/16/09 Northrop Grumman to Webcast 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call LOS ANGELES, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its 2009 second quarter financial results on Thursday, July 23, 2009. The company's conference call will be held at 11:30 a.m. EDT the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participants will include Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Ronald D. Sugar, President and Chief ...  07/16/09 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend LOS ANGELES, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Sept. 12, 2009 to shareholders of record as of the close of business Aug. 31, 2009. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbui...  07/14/09 Northrop Grumman Awarded $276 Million Contract to Field Battlefield Airborne Communications Node SAN DIEGO, Jul 14, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $276 million contract on June 24 for fielding and operational deployment of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), an airborne communications system that provides warfighters with critical real-time battlefield information. The 653rd Electronic Systems Group, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., made the award to fulfill an urgent and compelling requirement for enha...  07/13/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Completes Refueling and Complex Overhaul Within Budget; Redelivers USS Carl Vinson to U.S. Navy NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Jul 13, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) redelivered the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), to the U.S. Navy July 11. The redelivery follows the completion of a successful three-and-a-half-year evolution known as a refueling and complex overhaul. The project was performed by the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. and was completed within budget. Photos accompanying this release are available at...  07/13/09 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Develop Space Fence Technology LINTHICUM, Md., July 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded the first phase of a $30 million firm-fixed price U.S. Air Force contract to develop a global space surveillance ground radar system. The new S-Band Space Fence is part of the U.S. Department of Defense's effort to track and detect what is commonly referred to as resident space objects (RSO), consisting of thousands of pieces of "space debris" as well as commercial and military satelli...  07/08/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Second E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Enters Next Phase of Flight Testing BETHPAGE, N.Y., July 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) second E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, known as Delta Two, has transitioned to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, in Maryland, as part of the carrier suitability phase of testing, in preparation for Initial Operational Test and Evaluation. The first E-2D System Development and Design (SDD) aircraft, Delta One, transitioned to Pax River on May 30 and testing began shortly thereafter, led by the U.S. Navy's Air Test a...  07/07/09 Photo Release -- Manufacturing of Northrop Grumman's First Low-Rate Initial Production E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Begins BETHPAGE, N.Y., July 7, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Manufacturing of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) first Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the sixth E-2D to be produced, has kicked off with the start of keel assembly at the company's East Coast Manufacturing and Flight Test Center in St. Augustine, Fla. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/ The work is being performed under a $432 million contract awarded...  07/02/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Completes USS Carl Vinson Sea Trials NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Jul 2, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) completed initial sea trials of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) yesterday. The trials follow the completion of a successful three and a half-year evolution known as a refueling and complex overhaul. The project was performed by the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. and is projected to complete within budget. The ship is scheduled to be delivered to ...  07/02/09 Photo Release -- New York (LPD 21), With World Trade Center Steel Leading the Way, Reaches Significant Milestone With Successful Builder's Sea Trial AVONDALE, La., July 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built (NYSE:NOC) New York (LPD 21) successfully accomplished builder's sea trials this week in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship's bow stem contains seven-and-a-half tons of steel recovered from the World Trade Center following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. LPD 21 is under construction at the company's Avondale facility in Louisiana. A photo accompanying this news release is available at: http://media.glo...  07/02/09 Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Continues to Soar With Successful Overseas Operations Support, Next-Generation Payload Flight Testing SAN DIEGO, July 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The combat-proven RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), continues to prove its mettle by exceeding more than 31,000 cumulative flight hours for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. More than 76 percent of these flight hours were flown in support of overseas contingency operations (OCO) efforts. "Global Hawk has been a tremendous asset in OCO support, flying more than 1,100 missions in suppo...  06/30/09 Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates CANES Capabilities SAN DIEGO, June 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) validated the capabilities of its CANES Surface Platform Prototype for U.S. Navy representatives during demonstrations this month. CANES, the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services, will streamline and update shipboard network systems to improve interoperability and affordability across the fleet, significantly reducing development, deployment and lifecycle costs. The demo...  06/30/09 Northrop Grumman Completes First Flight of Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout SAN DIEGO, June 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), designated P7, has successfully completed first flight operations at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. Unlike current Navy configured Fire Scouts, P7 was built in an operational land-based configuration. It is the first MQ-8B to fly without flight test instrumentation normally installed for developmental flights, a clear indication of MQ-8B's system maturity...  06/30/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-built Aegis Destroyer Dewey (DDG 105) Completes Successful "Super Trial" PASCAGOULA, Miss., June 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Aegis guided missile destroyer Dewey (DDG 105) successfully completed her combined super trial last week in the Gulf of Mexico. The successful sea trial paved the way for delivery to the Navy later this summer. The destroyer is being built by the company at its Gulf Coast facilities in Pascagoula, Miss. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/ "Thi...  06/29/09 U.S. Army Selects Northrop Grumman, Cobham Team to Provide VIS-X Vehicular Intercom Systems BALTIMORE, June 29, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Cobham Intercoms LLC (NGCI LLC), a company formed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Cobham (LSE: COB), has been selected to provide the VIS-X Vehicular Intercommunication System Expanded for the U.S. Army's Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM). Under the terms of this indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract, the NGCI team is required to be able to deliver up to 500 VIS-X syste...  06/26/09 Northrop Grumman Wins VisIOn Information Operations Contract Cyber-Based Mission Planning Tool to Support Information Operations for All U.S. Military Commands RESTON, Va., June 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a one-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) task order valued at $4 million to develop the software architecture for the Virtual Integrated Support for Information Operations eNvironment (VisIOn) system, which will provide situational awareness and mission planning capabilities f...  06/24/09 Northrop Grumman Wins Navy C4I Interoperability Contract SAN DIEGO, Jun 24, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a U.S. Navy contract to ensure Navy, joint and coalition command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) systems share critical warfighting data to enhance situational awareness and improve combat effectiveness. The five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract includes a two-year base period valued at more than $27 million and a three-year option, which, if...  06/16/09 Joint Statement From Ronald D. Sugar, Chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman and Louis Gallois, CEO of EADS PARIS, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ronald D. Sugar, chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman and Louis Gallois, CEO of EADS issued a joint statement today. "Today we reaffirm our joint commitment to the Northrop Grumman-led KC-45 Tanker team and to providing the U.S. warfighter with the most capable, best value refueling solution. The KC-45 was previously selected because of its superior operational capability, lower risk and greater cost competitiveness. We have continued to s...  06/12/09 Northrop Grumman Awarded A-10 Thunderbolt II Total Life-Cycle Program Support Contract HERNDON, Va., June 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is one of three contractors selected by the U.S. Air Force to provide weapon system sustainment for the A-10 Thunderbolt II. The company will support both A-10As and Cs under the 10-year Thunderbolt Life-cycle Program Support (TLPS) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. The contract has a total ceiling value of $1.6 billion collectively. Northrop Grumman Technical Services will manage the pro...  06/10/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Begins Next Phase of Flight Testing Carrier Suitability Testing Begins At NAS Patuxent River, MdBETHPAGE, N.Y., Jun 10, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Almost 22 months after its first flight over the skies of St. Augustine, Fla., Northrop Grumman's (NYSE:NOC) first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye test aircraft flew north to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, in Maryland, to begin the next phase of testing in preparation for Initial Operational Test and Evaluation in 2011. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.gl...  06/09/09 Northrop Grumman Highlights Global Security Capabilities at the International Paris Air Show 2009 LONDON, June 9, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will display a wide variety of its industry leading global security capabilities and programs at the International Paris Air Show, including unmanned aerial vehicles, advanced fire control radar, targeting and electronic warfare systems and its airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) capabilities. Additional information about Northrop Grumman's Paris Air Show activities will be available via th...  06/08/09 Northrop Grumman Makes Delivery of Flight-Ready Integrated CNI System for F-35 Lightning II SAN DIEGO, June 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered the initial flight-ready integrated communications, navigation and identification (CNI) system for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program. The system has successfully completed safety of flight tests and obtained approval for flying this summer onboard the first mission systems equipped F-35 aircraft. When fully developed, Northrop Grumman's integrated CNI system will ...  06/01/09 Northrop Grumman Wins FAA Contract to Improve Airport Safety On the Ground SAN DIEGO, June 1, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract for the Low-Cost Ground Surveillance (LCGS) program to heighten situational awareness of airport surface traffic. The contract is for the installation of the LCGS system at the Reno, Nev., airport and includes options for installation at additional airports. LCGS will provide surface surveillance at U.S. airports to significantly upgrade e...  05/22/09 Northrop Grumman to Present at the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Twenty-Fifth Annual Strategic Decisions 2009 Conference LOS ANGELES, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Twenty-Fifth Annual Strategic Decisions 2009 Conference on May 28, 2009. Ronald D. Sugar, Northrop Grumman chairman and chief executive officer, will make a presentation beginning at 4:00 p.m. EDT. It will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com and an audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global ...  05/22/09 Northrop Grumman-Led Team Submits Bid for Phase II of the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System Competition HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) this month submitted its Phase II bid for the prime contractor role for the U.S. Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) competition. The proposal was submitted to the Army on May 4. Northrop Grumman leads one of two teams awarded an 11-month Phase I contract in Sept. of 2008 to begin preliminary design and development. The Army is expected to down-select to one team in ...  05/20/09 Northrop Grumman Board Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.43 Per Share LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, an increase from $0.40 per share. The company has increased its quarterly dividend in each of the last five years, and it has more than doubled since 2003. The dividend is payable June 13, 2009, to shareholders of record as of the close of business June 1, 2009. Northrop Grumman Corporatio...  05/19/09 Northrop Grumman Wins Terahertz Contract LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) phase 1 of the $37-million Terahertz (THz) Electronics contract, U.S. Department of Defense and company officials announced today. Work on the contract will support military and space satellites with the development of active receivers and transmitters operating at 670 gigahertz that ensure reliable, high-resolution images, and other ap...  05/19/09 Northrop Grumman Names Teammates for KC/KDC-10 Extender Contractor Logistics Support Competition HERNDON, Va., May 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today its aviation industry teammates in the competition for the U.S. Air Force's KC/KDC-10 Extender contractor logistics support (CLS) contract. The company's Technical Services sector entered the competition as prime contractor in December 2007. Teammates include TIMCO Aviation Services Inc., AAR, Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC, and MTU Maintenance. "We're especially pleased with the best-in-breed...  05/19/09 Photo Release -- Key NPOESS Sensor Starts Thermal Vacuum Testing REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 19, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- A key sensor for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) has started its final and most critical environmental test at Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) subcontractor, Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN). NPOESS is the nation's next generation low Earth orbiting operational weather and climate monitoring system and will provide timely and essential data to civilian and military users through...  05/18/09 Northrop Grumman Team Completes Review of NPOESS Against Critical Design Criteria REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 18, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-led team completed the initial review of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) design against the critical design review (CDR) criteria. The CDR program milestone is expected to be completed in August, when the last action items are closed out. Representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of Defense, Nati...  05/14/09 Northrop Grumman to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting LOS ANGELES, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will conduct its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. The meeting, which includes a presentation by Ronald D. Sugar, Northrop Grumman chairman and chief executive officer, will be webcast beginning at 8 a.m. PDT at www.northropgrumman.com. An audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employee...  05/13/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Completes 1,000th Hour of Flight Testing; Program On-Track for Operational Evaluation in 2011 BETHPAGE, N.Y., May 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the blue skies over St. Augustine, Fla., Northrop Grumman's (NYSE:NOC) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye System Development and Demonstration program aircraft recently reached its 1,000th hour of flight testing. The aircraft, currently in flight testing at Northrop Grumman's East Coast Manufacturing and Flight Test Center, continues to successfully meet, or exceed, all major program and performance milestones. A photo accompanying this release is avai...  05/11/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers Final Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier to the U.S. Navy NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) delivered the nation's newest and most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), today. It is the 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and was constructed by the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/ "We are proud to be part of history by delivering the fina...  05/07/09 Northrop Grumman to Present at the Macquarie Aerospace & Defense Conference LOS ANGELES, May 7, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Macquarie Aerospace & Defense Conference on May 14, 2009. Jim Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will make a presentation beginning at 1:15 p.m. EDT. It will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com and an audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees pro...  04/28/09 Northrop Grumman to Webcast May 5 Investor Conference LOS ANGELES, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will hold its 2009 Institutional Investor Conference in Baltimore on May 5. Company senior management will discuss 2009 company financial guidance and the outlook for its businesses, including a presentation by and tour of its Electronic Systems business. The conference will begin at 9 a.m. EDT and will be webcast live on the company's Web site at www.northropgrumman.com. Replays of the call w...  04/28/09 Northrop Grumman Delivers First Operational B-2 Bomber With New Radar Radar Installation Completed At Whiteman Air Force Base WHITEMAN AFB, Mo., April 28, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered to the U.S. Air Force the first operational B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to be equipped with a newly modernized radar. The aircraft was officially handed off to the Air Force on March 17 at Whiteman Air Force Base, the operational home of the B-2 fleet and the 509th Bomb Wing. Northrop Grumman is the Air Force's prime contractor fo...  04/22/09 Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results - Sales Increase to $8.3 Billion - GAAP EPS from Continuing Operations Increase to $1.17; Pension-adjusted EPS of $1.32 - All Operating Sectors Generate Higher Sales and Operating Income - 4.2 Million Shares Repurchased - 2009 EPS Guidance Raised - GAAP EPS Increased to $4.65 to $4.90; Pension-adjusted EPS Increased to $5.30 to $5.55 LOS ANGELES, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that first quarter 2009 earn...  04/20/09 Northrop Grumman Delivers Fuselage Section of First F/A 18F Super Hornet for Royal Australian Air Force EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered the center/aft fuselage section for the first F/A-18F Super Hornet for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the first international customer for the multirole fighter aircraft. The "shipset," consisting of the aircraft's center/aft fuselage section, twin vertical tails and all associated subsystems, was shipped April 2 to The Boeing Company's F/A-18 production center in St. Louis, ...  04/15/09 Northrop Grumman to Webcast 2009 First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call LOS ANGELES, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its 2009 first quarter financial results on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. The company's conference call will be held at 11:30 a.m. EDT the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participants will include Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Ronald D. Sugar, President and Chie...  04/15/09 Northrop Grumman Supplies Navigation Radars for Brazil Navy CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Apr 15, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has won a contract to supply new-generation navigation radar sets for the Brazil navy. Sperry Marine will supply 12 new VisionMaster FT(tm) 250 X-band radars under a multi-phase program to upgrade the bridge installations across the Brazil navy fleet. Vision Marine Ltda, Sperry Marine's representative in Brazil, is providing technical support for installation, c...  04/14/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Led Kinetic Energy Interceptors Team Completes Booster Flight 'Pathfinder' Operations At Vandenberg Air Force Base VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., April 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Kinetic Energy Interceptors (KEI) industry team, led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), has completed full-scale "pathfinder" ground operations in preparation for the weapon system's booster flight test scheduled for later this year. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/ Pathfinder operations are dry runs and rehearsals preceding an actual flight test or l...  04/14/09 Northrop Grumman Wins Contracts to Supply Integrated Bridge Systems for New Brazil Navy Patrol Boats CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced that its Sperry Marine business unit has been awarded contracts to supply state-of-the-art navigation systems for two new 500-ton patrol boats for the Brazil navy. Sperry Marine will supply a complete integrated bridge system based on its new-generation VisionMaster FT(tm) navigation technology, tailored to meet the unique space constraints and operational requirements of these c...  04/06/09 Defense Department Selects Northrop Grumman for RFID III Contract RESTON, Va., April 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was one of four companies selected to receive a contract to provide radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware, software, and engineering services to the U.S. Department of Defense under the RFID III contract, providing increased network functionality, visibility, and security control. RFID III is a multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a $429 million ceiling available ...  04/06/09 First Successful Powered Flight of the Longbow Fire Control Radar Electronics Unit Configuration On An Apache Block III Prototype Helicopter Achieved BALTIMORE, April 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Longbow Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), recently marked the first successful powered flight of the Radar Electronics Unit (REU) configuration of the Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) onboard an AH-64D Apache Block III prototype attack helicopter. The Longbow Fire Control Radar system enables the Apache Longbow to rapidly search, detect, locate, classify, prio...  04/02/09 Northrop Grumman Reaches a Settlement Agreement With the U.S. Government on Two Legal Matters LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) announced today that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. government to settle two legal matters. The settlement amounts for the two matters are equal and thereby offset each other. The first matter involved a lawsuit filed by Northrop Grumman in December 1996 against the U.S. government for recovery of uncompensated costs, investments and a reasonable profit related to the Tri-Service Standoff At...  03/31/09 Northrop Grumman Analysis Center Paper: Synchronization of Deterrence, Defense is Critical to Future National Nuclear Strategy WASHINGTON, Mar 31, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Nuclear deterrence and defense should no longer be thought of and structured as separate strategies argues a new paper released today by Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Analysis Center. "Deterrence and Defense in the 'Second Nuclear Age'" carefully examines the spectrum of conflict facing the nation and suggests a new approach for meeting current and future nuclear threats. The paper is available online at: http://www.analysiscent...  03/26/09 Northrop Grumman Announces Customer Order for 500th LITENING Advanced Targeting and Sensor Pod ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., March 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced that the LITENING targeting and sensor pod set another milestone by becoming the first 3rd generation system to book customer orders for over 500 pods. The company's latest contract win from the United States Marine Corp and Air National Guard for the LITENING G4 targeting and sensor pods placed the company over the 500 pod threshold. Delivery of these LITENING G4 pods will star...  03/26/09 Northrop Grumman Completes NPOESS Space Segment Critical Design Audit REDONDO BEACH, Calif., March 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully completed the Critical Design Audit of the Space Segment for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). NPOESS is the nation's next generation low Earth-orbiting weather and climate monitoring system and will provide timely and essential data to civilian and military users through 2025. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor for NPOESS. Since...  03/23/09 Northrop Grumman Awarded a Subcontract for Work for the Savannah River Site's Defense Waste Processing Facility NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a subcontract by Washington Savannah River Company for work for the Defense Waste Processing Facility, located at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken, S.C. Newport News Industrial (NNI), a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman's Shipbuilding sector, located in Newport News, Va., is the prime contractor for the work, which is valued at approximately $9.5 mil...  03/23/09 Northrop Grumman to Supply Land Navigation Systems for Republic of Korea's New Infantry Fighting Vehicle --FREIBURG, FREIBURG, Germany, March 23, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Korean military systems and vehicle manufacturer Doosan DST Co., Ltd. to deliver inertial navigation units for the Republic of Korea's new K21 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). The LLN-G1 units will be built by the company's German navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF. The LLN-G1 is a hybrid land navi...  03/20/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Successfully Executes Acceptance Trials for the U.S. Navy's Newest Amphibious Ship Makin Island (LHD 8) PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman shipbuilders and U.S. Navy personnel joined forces aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island (LHD 8) to complete a successful U.S. Navy acceptance sea trial in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship is the eighth USS Wasp (LHD 1)-class amphibious assault ship being built by the company at its Gulf Coast facilities in Pascagoula, Miss. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/ ...  03/17/09 Northrop Grumman to Begin Development and Operational Testing of Multi-Role Data Link System for the U.S. Army SAN DIEGO, March 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a contract to developmentally test and operationally test the U.S. Army's Multi-Role Tactical Common Data Link (MR-TCDL). The Defense Micro-Electronics Activity awarded the 30-month, $69 million contract to support the Army's Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC). The MR-TCDL system provides warfighters with critical real-time networking connectivity ...  03/05/09 Northrop Grumman Takes Delivery of First F-35 Parts From Key Turkish Supplier Composite parts from Turkish Aerospace Industries will be used on first production jets. EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), a major supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) on the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program, has produced and delivered its first composite parts for the jet. The new parts - structural composite panels used to form the outer surface of the new international, multi-role fighter - ...  02/24/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Successfully Redelivers USS Toledo (SSN 769) NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NSYE:NOC) has successfully redelivered the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) to the U.S. Navy. The redelivery took place Feb. 21 following successful sea trials. Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/ A video accompanying this release can be found at http://www.sb.northropgrumman.com/products/submarinefleet/assets/m091020_384k.wmv. The ship b...  02/23/09 U.S. Army Increases Northrop Grumman FBCB2 'I Kit' Contract Ceiling by $574 Million RESTON, Va., Feb. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Army has increased the contract ceiling of a Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) contract by $574 million to provide installation kits, cables and related hardware for the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) program. FBCB2 is the key situational awareness and command-and-control system used by U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Under this contract modification, Northrop Grumman will also provide FBCB2...  02/23/09 Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Army Biometric Intelligence Resource Contract RESTON, Va., Feb. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $36.9 million cost-plus-award-fee contract to enhance the capabilities of the Biometric Intelligence Resource (BIR) system, which uses biometric data, such as fingerprints, facial recognition or iris scans to identify and track individuals of interest in the Global War on Terrorism. BIR is a massive repository linking disparate biometric intelligence-gathering tools and databas...  02/23/09 Tawazun Holding and Northrop Grumman Announce Collaboration on Advanced Technology Defense Programs ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb 23, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Tawazun Holding, a wholly owned investment company established by the Offset Program Bureau (OPB), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) through its Electronic Systems sector to explore the establishment of a collaborative business alliance on various defense programs and requirements. The MoU was signed by H.E. Saif Mohamed Al Hajeri, chief executive offic...  02/19/09 Northrop Grumman-Built Laser Demonstrates Long-Duration, Lethal Lasing Onboard Airborne Laser Aircraft REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Feb. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The high-energy laser built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully fired multiple long-duration blasts onboard the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Airborne Laser (ABL) during intensive ground tests concluded Feb. 12. Lasting up to three seconds each, the lethal-power firings were conducted to 'tune' the megawatt-class laser by adjusting and balancing the mixture of chemicals that fuel its engine for peak operating...  02/18/09 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable March 14, 2009 to shareholders of record as of the close of business March 2, 2009. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, s...  02/16/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Completes Builder's Sea Trials for USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 16, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NSYE:NOC) has completed builder's sea trials of the nation's newest and most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77). Photos accompanying this release are available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc/ A video accompanying this release is available at http://www.sb.northropgrumman.com/media/video/assets/2009/CVN77_Media_Aerials.wmv. Builder's sea trials provide an op...  02/16/09 Northrop Grumman Team Completes GPS OCX System Design Review U.S Air Force Reviews Vision for Future Global Positioning System Control Segment RESTON, Va., Feb 16, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) successfully completed the System Design Review for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control Segment (OCX) program, the final major milestone under the Phase A contract, laying the foundation for a low-risk, cost-effective Phase B contract. The U.S. Air Force is expected later this year to select one...  02/12/09 Northrop Grumman Subsidiary AMSEC LLC Wins U.S. Navy Engineering Design Services Contract VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Feb. 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) subsidiary AMSEC LLC has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for Shipyard, Ship Alteration Installation and Marine/Mechanical Engineering Design Services. AMSEC LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding sector, is a full-service provider of engineering, logistics and technical support services to the U.S. Navy and maritime industry. "This contract is an important win for...  02/11/09 Northrop Grumman's Land Navigation System Selected for Future Combat Systems Development Contract WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Feb. 11, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been competitively selected by General Dynamics Robotic Systems (NYSE:GD) to supply the navigation system solution for the Phase II Global Positioning System (GPS) / Inertial Navigation System (INS), a major component of the Autonomous Navigation System (ANS) for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. Under this $10.7 million contract, Northrop Grumman's navigation solution wi...  02/09/09 Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Navy Contract for Shipboard Interrogator Sets WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Feb. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $16 million contract from the U.S. Navy for production of five additional AN/UPX-24(V) interrogator sets for the U.S. Navy and the Australian Navy. The AN/UPX-24(V) is a shipboard identification-friend-or-foe (IFF) processor system that is used to identify aircraft or ships equipped with an IFF transponder. The system provides target data to the ship's command, control, communication...  02/04/09 Northrop Grumman to Present at the 2009 Barclays Capital Industrial Select Conference LOS ANGELES, Feb 04, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the 2009 Barclays Capital Industrial Select Conference on Feb. 11, 2009. James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will make a presentation beginning at 9:50 a.m. EST. It will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com and an audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,...  02/03/09 Northrop Grumman Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Results - Q4 Sales Increase 4 Percent to Record $9.2 Billion; 2008 Sales Increase 6 Percent to Record $33.9 Billion - Record $78 Billion Total Backlog; New Business Awards Total Record $48.3 Billion in 2008 - Q4 Cash from Operations Increases to $1 Billion; 2008 Cash from Operations Increases to Record $3.2 Billion After $200 Million Pension Pre-funding - Q4 Free Cash Flow Increases to $790 Million; 2008 Free Cash Flow Increases to Record $2.4 Billion - Q4 and 2008 Loss...  01/28/09 Northrop Grumman to Present at the Cowen and Company 30th Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference LOS ANGELES, Jan 28, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Cowen and Company 30th Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference on Feb. 4, 2009. James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will make a presentation beginning at 10:25 a.m. EST. It will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com and an audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company wh...  01/27/09 Northrop Grumman to Webcast 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results Conference Call LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its 2008 fourth quarter and year-end financial results on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009. The company's conference call will be held at 10:00 a.m. EST the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participants will include Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Ronald D. Sugar, President ...  01/26/09 Northrop Grumman Announces First Sale of NAVEX Air Navigation System to Sikorsky for International Markets POMEZIA, Italy, Jan 26, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by Sikorsky Aircraft to provide its NAVEX air navigation system for use on UH-60L Black Hawk utility helicopters for export. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX). Under the contract, which strengthens the sales of the system for international markets, Northrop Grumman's Italy-based subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Itali...  01/22/09 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Successfully Launches Virginia-Class Submarine New Mexico (SSN 779) NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Jan. 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NSYE:NOC) reached a milestone today by launching the Virginia-class submarine New Mexico (SSN 779) at the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/. "Launching a ship is always a proud moment for the shipbuilders and crew," said Becky Stewart, vice president of submarine programs for Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-...  01/22/09 Northrop Grumman to Record Fourth Quarter Non-Cash Goodwill Impairment Charge - Charge for Goodwill Impairment Primarily due to Decline in Market Multiples; Charge Does Not Impact Normal Business Operations - Will Report a Net Loss for the Fourth Quarter and 2008 - Expects EPS from Continuing Operations Before the Charge to Meet the Upper End of Prior Guidance Range - Expects 2008 Cash from Operations and Free Cash Flow to Exceed Upper End of Prior Guidance Ranges - Fourth Quarter and 2008 Financial Results to be Reported Feb. 3, 2009 LOS A...  01/21/09 Northrop Grumman Wins Contract to Provide Software Engineering Support to the United States Army MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a delivery order to provide software engineering support to the Headquarters, United States Army, Europe, and Seventh Army (HQ USAREUR/7A) for mission critical defense systems, including command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) systems serving U.S. Army, Joint, Coalition, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization operations. This delivery order was awarded under th...  01/15/09 NASA, Northrop Grumman Unveil First Global Hawk Unmanned System for Environmental Science Research EDWARDS, Calif., Jan. 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NASA and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have unveiled the first Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to be used for environmental science research, heralding a new application for the world's first fully autonomous high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft. NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and Northrop Grumman are returning NASA's two Global Hawk aircraft to flight this year under a Space Act Agreement signed in May 2008. No...  01/07/09 Northrop Grumman Announces Organization and Leadership Changes to Position for the Future Organization and leadership changes will strengthen customer alignment, drive performance and improve cost competitiveness - Integrated Systems and Space Technology sectors combined to form new Aerospace Systems sector, led by Gary W. Ervin - Information Technology and Mission Systems sectors combined to form new Information Systems sector, led by Linda A. Mills - Alexis C. Livanos named Chief Technology Officer - Philip A. Teel to retire LOS ANGELES, J...  01/06/09 Northrop Grumman Receives Nationwide Automatic Identification System Contract From U.S. Coast Guard Nationwide AIS Will Enhance Maritime Situational Awareness and Improve Maritime Safety and Security RESTON, Va., Jan 6, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract potentially valued at $68 million to design, integrate, install and test the U.S. Coast Guard's Nationwide Automatic Identification System (Nationwide AIS) core data exchange capability. This new capability will serve as the foundation for Nationwide AIS, which ...  12/19/08 Northrop Grumman-Led Joint Venture NSTec Recognized for 'Outstanding' Program Performance and Awarded One-Year Contract Extension for Approximately $450 Million HERNDON, Va., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation-led (NYSE: NOC) joint venture National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec) a one-year, cost-reimbursement and operating type contract extension valued at approximately $450 million to manage and operate the Nevada Test Site (NTS) through 2012. This contract extension award was earned through a performance assessment of "outstandin...  12/18/08 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Built Arlington (LPD 24) Keel Authenticated; Ship Honors Victims and Heroes of 9/11 PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a traditional U.S. Navy ceremony here Thursday, the keel of the U.S. Navy's eighth amphibious transport dock ship, Arlington (LPD 24), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), was authenticated as more than 100 guests looked on. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/ "We work every day to design and build quality ships," said Irwin F. Edenzon, vice president and general manager, ...  12/18/08 Northrop Grumman to Appoint Sir Nigel Essenhigh as Non-Executive Chairman for the UK LONDON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced that it is to appoint Sir Nigel Essenhigh as non-executive chairman for Northrop Grumman in the UK. He will join the board of the company's UK holding company NGC UK Ltd as a director early in 2009. A photo accompanying this news release is available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc/ In this new position, Sir Nigel will provide strategic guidance to help support the company's cur...  12/17/08 Northrop Grumman Elects Stephen D. Yslas Corporate Vice President and General Counsel; Joseph Coyne Joins Company as Secretary and Deputy General Counsel LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that its board of directors has elected Stephen D. Yslas, 61, corporate vice president and general counsel effective Jan. 1, 2009. Yslas succeeds W. Burks Terry who is retiring Dec. 31, 2008. In his new role, Yslas will be responsible for oversight of all of the company's legal matters. He will report to Ronald D. Sugar, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, and beco...  12/16/08 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Reveals First Navy Unmanned Combat Aircraft PALMDALE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) today unveiled the first of the U.S. Navy's new unmanned combat aircraft at a ceremony here attended by Navy officials, state and local government representatives, suppliers and Northrop Grumman employees. The new aircraft, designated the X-47B Navy Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS), is the first of two aircraft Northrop Grumman will produce for the Navy to demonstrate unmanned combat aircraft operations from the dec...  12/13/08 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Christens Sixth Virginia-Class Submarine, New Mexico (SSN 779) NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 13, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) christened today the sixth submarine of the Virginia class, New Mexico (SSN 779), at the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. Photos accompanying this release are available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc/ The ship's sponsor, Cindy Giambastiani performed the traditional honor of breaking a bottle of American sparkling wine across the submarine's hull. Mrs. Giambastiani is the w...  12/12/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded $90 Million U.S. Army Fort Polk Directorate of Logistics Task Order HERNDON, Va., Dec. 12, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was awarded a task order under the U.S. Army's Field and Installation Readiness Support Team (FIRST) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide logistical support to Fort Polk, La., and the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC). The task order is valued at more than $90 million over five years. Under the terms of the Fort Polk Directorate of Logistics Task Order, Northrop Grumman and it...  12/08/08 Northrop Grumman Wins Support Contract for Navigation Systems On U.S. Navy Ships and Submarines CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Dec. 8, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a delivery order for the fifth year of a five-year contract to provide technical, logistics and material support for navigation systems installed on U.S. Navy ships and submarines. The delivery order, valued at $15.5 million, was awarded to Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit by Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa., under a firm fixed-price performance-base...  12/01/08 Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout Successfully Demonstrates Simultaneous Radar and Electro-Optical/Infrared Video Capability SAN DIEGO, Dec 1, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has demonstrated continuous combined payload coverage on its MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS). The Fire Scout successfully downlinked simultaneous digital video from both a Telephonics RDR-1700B multi-mode maritime radar and a FLIR Systems, Inc. Star SAFIRE(r) III electro-optical/infrared sensor using its tactical common data link developed by Cubic Defense Applicati...  12/01/08 Airborne Laser Achieves Weapon System 'First Light' by Firing Beam From Northrop Grumman-Built High-Energy Laser Through Beam Steering System REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Dec 1, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully operated the Airborne Laser's (ABL) complete weapon system for the first time last week by projecting a beam from the Northrop Grumman Corporation-built (NYSE:NOC) high-energy laser through the precision beam steering system. During the ground test conducted by MDA and a Boeing-led industry team, a beam from the megawatt-class laser traveled the length of the aircraft...  11/20/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded Joint STARS Radar Modernization Contract MELBOURNE, Fla., Nov 20, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a risk reduction study contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) Radar Modernization program. The study will be performed under Northrop Grumman's existing Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Radar (MP-RTIP) program. The $5.8 million study will look at risk reduction efforts involved in adapting the wide-...  11/20/08 Department of Homeland Security Awards Immigration and Customs Enforcement Infrastructure System Task Order to Northrop Grumman MCLEAN, Va., Nov 20, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a task order by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide an infrastructure system and commercial, off-the-shelf solution for bed space, transportation and detainee location tracking (BST&T) that will significantly increase safety and security, reduce processing time, minimize network and cellular traffic, and provide a common interface for DHS agents. DHS awar...  11/12/08 Northrop Grumman to Present at Credit Suisse Fourteenth Annual Aerospace and Defense Conference LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Credit Suisse Fourteenth Annual Aerospace and Defense Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. The presentation by Ronald D. Sugar, Northrop Grumman chairman and chief executive officer, will be webcast on http://www.northropgrumman.com at 11:45 a.m. EST. An audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technology company ...  11/10/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract Field Teams Task Order HERNDON, Va., Nov 10, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The Contract Field Teams (CFT) office has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a task order under the CFT indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide all squadron maintenance services for Navy Test Squadron VX-30 at Point Mugu Naval Air Station, Calif. Under the task order, valued at approximately $26 million over two years, Northrop Grumman will provide support for VX-30's four C-130 Hercul...  11/10/08 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Appoints Evan 'Marty' Chanik to Vice President of Business Development for Its Shipbuilding Sector WASHINTON, Nov 10, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has appointed Evan "Marty" Chanik as vice president of Business Development for its Shipbuilding sector. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/ In his new role, Chanik will be responsible for all marketing, customer and government relations initiatives, reporting to Mike Petters, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman's Ship...  11/07/08 Northrop Grumman Statement Regarding Its Filing of JLTV Protest With Government Accountability Office WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today filed a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a review of the evaluation conducted by the U.S. Army/Marine Corps Source Selection Authority (SSA) to identify development teams for the technical demonstration (TD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. After careful examination of the data presented at the Nov. 5 debriefing, it is appare...  11/07/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Navy E-2 Hawkeye and C-2 Greyhound Maintenance Contract HERNDON, Va., Nov 7, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to provide maintenance for both E-2C Hawkeye and C-2A Greyhound aircraft at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, Md.. The firm-fixed-price contract is worth more than $37 million dollars over five years. Per the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will provide aircraft maintenance, logistics and aviation administrative services for E-2...  11/07/08 Turkish F-35 Supplier to Northrop Grumman Opens New Composites Factory Turkish Aerospace Industries ramps up role as second source for F-35 center fuselages EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), Ankara, Turkey, a major international supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) on the F-35 Lightning II program, today opened a new facility dedicated to producing composite subassemblies for the new international, multi-role fighter. The opening of the 74 ...  11/03/08 Northrop Grumman Supplies Navigation Systems for New Megayacht in Italy CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov 3, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Sperry Marine business unit is supplying a complete suite of electronic navigation systems for a new megayacht being constructed in Italy. The 142-foot (43-meter) motoryacht, which is being built for a private owner at the Baglietto Shipyard in La Spezia, will be equipped with a state-of-the-art integrated bridge system (IBS) based on Sperry Marine's new-generation VisionMaster...  11/03/08 U.S. Army Awards Northrop Grumman $97 Million Contract to Procure and Modify Unmanned Aerial Vehicles HERNDON, Va., Nov 3, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $97 million contract to procure, modify and deliver 12 Hunter MQ-5B Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) aircraft; six One-System Block II ground control stations; eight tactical common data link, ground data link terminal sets; two sets of ground support equipment; and four sets of spare parts. The Hunter Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) contract is ...  10/28/08 Northrop Grumman Wins Contract to Upgrade Steering Systems for USS Carl Vinson CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct 28, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Sperry Marine business unit to upgrade the steering control systems for the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a total value of $2.1 million. The work will be carried out at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's Newport News shipyard during the ship's first scheduled maintena...  10/23/08 AREVA, Northrop Grumman Join Forces to Create World-Class Facility in U.S. to Manufacture Heavy Components for American Nuclear Energy Industry NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AREVA and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, a sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), two leaders in the U.S. nuclear industry, have joined forces to build a new manufacturing and engineering facility in Newport News, Va., to supply the growing American nuclear energy sector. The joint venture, AREVA Newport News, LLC, with AREVA as the majority owner, will establish a world-class facility to manufacture heavy components for...  10/23/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded $206 Million Support and Sustainment Contract for Defense Support Program REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Oct 23, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was awarded a contract by the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center to provide technical support for the operational Defense Support Program (DSP) spacecraft, primary infrared sensor and mission analysis. The cost plus award fee contract is valued at $206 million, which includes the initial year followed by four one-year options. "DSP has provided the nati...  10/23/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded Defense Energy Support Center Task Order HERNDON, Va., Oct 23, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a task order to provide support for the Facilities Energy Program and for the privatization of electric, gas, water and wastewater systems at U.S. Air Force, Army and Defense Logistics Agency installations all over the United States including Alaska and Hawaii. The time and materials task order is valued at approximately $10 million o...  10/23/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded Combined Tactical Training Range Contract HERNDON, Va., Oct 23, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) has exercised a third option for Northrop Grumman to continue to provide operations, maintenance and engineering support to its Combined Tactical Training Range (CTTR). Northrop Grumman is in the fourth year of providing services under the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, originally awarded in 2005. The contract is valued at $217 million over five years. Northrop Gru...  10/22/08 Northrop Grumman to Upgrade Accident Data Recording System for UK's Sentry E-3D AWACS Aircraft LONDON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop and install a replacement Accident Data Recording System (ADRS) for the Sentry E-3D Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft based at RAF Waddington. Work will be performed under Northrop Grumman's existing Sentry E-3D Whole Life Support Programme (WLSP). The contract modification for the ADRS replacement is va...  10/22/08 Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results - Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations Increase 6 Percent to $1.50 LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that third quarter 2008 earnings from continuing operations increased to $509 million, or $1.50 per diluted share, compared with $489 million, or $1.41 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2007. Third quarter 2007 earnings from continuing operations included an after-tax gain of $21 million, or $0.06 per share...  10/20/08 Northrop Grumman Elects Bruce S. Gordon to Board of Directors LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that Bruce S. Gordon has been elected to the company's board of directors. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc/ Northrop Grumman's board now totals 14 members, 13 of whom are non-employee directors. "Bruce Gordon is a highly experienced director with a distinguished career as an executive in the telecommunications industry a...  10/20/08 Northrop Grumman Elects Madeleine Kleiner to Board of Directors LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that Madeleine Kleiner, former executive vice president and general counsel for Hilton Hotels Corporation, has been elected to the company's board of directors. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc/ Northrop Grumman's board now totals 14 members, 13 of whom are non-employee directors. "Madeleine Kleiner's broad-based business...  10/20/08 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Dec. 13, 2008, to shareholders of record as of the close of business Dec. 1, 2008. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, ae...  10/14/08 Northrop Grumman to Webcast 2008 Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its 2008 third quarter financial results on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. The company's conference call will be held at 12:30 p.m. EDT the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participants will include chairman of the board and chief executive officer Ronald D. Sugar, president and chief ...  10/13/08 Northrop Grumman's Reflector System Successfully Deploys Aboard Fourth Inmarsat Communications Satellite CARPINTERIA, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A deployable reflector system made by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully deployed on-orbit Aug. 28 aboard the Inmarsat 4 F3 satellite. An image accompanying this release is available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc The third in the Inmarsat 4 series, the telecommunications satellite completes the constellation, providing worldwide coverage for Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network, with the exc...  10/06/08 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Receives $128 Million Contract to Supply Army With Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinders APOPKA, Fla., Oct 6, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $128 million firm fixed-priced contract from the U.S. Army to provide Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) systems, which provide battle-proven targeting capability for laser-guided, GPS-guided and conventional munitions. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/ Work will be performed at the company's Laser Systems fac...  10/03/08 Northrop Grumman Completes Acquisition of 3001 International, Inc. LOS ANGELES, Oct 3, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of 3001 International, Inc. 3001 International provides geospatial data production and analysis, including airborne imaging, surveying, mapping and geographic information systems for domestic and international government intelligence, defense and civilian customers. 3001 is now part of Northrop Grumman's Information Technology sector. ...  10/03/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded Southwest Asia Support Services Contract HERNDON, Va., Oct 3, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was awarded a contract under the Communications/Electronics Command (CECOM) Rapid Response (CR2) program to provide support services at multiple locations in Southwest Asia. The Support Services at U.S. Air Forces Central (USAFCENT) Installations task order is valued at almost $37 million over one base year and one option year. Northrop Grumman's Technical Services sector has managed the...  09/29/08 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers First Production-Line High-Power, Solid-State Laser to U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory At Kirtland AFB REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Sep 29, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered a compact, standalone, 15kW high-power, solid-state laser developed for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/. Called Vesta II, the laser was a sole source add-on to the Joint High Power Solid State Laser (JHPSSL) program contract and lever...  09/29/08 U.S. Navy Awards Northrop Grumman $125 Million Contract to Produce Fourth Lot of Airborne Electronic Attack Systems BETHPAGE, N.Y., Sep 29, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The U.S. Navy has ordered a fourth lot of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) Improved Capability (ICAP) III airborne electronic attack systems for its fleet of EA-6B Prowlers under a firm, fixed-price, 31-month contract potentially valued at more than $125 million. This order is for nine complete systems, plus associated parts and spares. The first kit will be delivered in the third quarter of 2010. To date, Northrop G...  09/25/08 Northrop Grumman Receives $120 Million Order to Supply LITENING Gen 4 Targeting Sensor Systems Systems for Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command and Marine Corps ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Sep 25, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $120 million contract order for delivery of LITENING Gen 4 targeting and sensor systems and related equipment to support the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command and the U.S. Marine Corps. The order was the first Gen 4 award under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contrac...  09/17/08 Northrop Grumman Elects Karl J. Krapek to Board of Directors LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that Karl J. Krapek, former president and chief operating officer of United Technologies Corporation (UTC), has been elected to the company's board of directors. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc/ "Karl Krapek's industry knowledge, leadership and board experience make him an outstanding addition to our company's board," sa...  09/10/08 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Awarded $5.1 Billion Contract for Detail Design and Construction of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Aircraft Carrier NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sep 10, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received a $5.1 billion, 7-year cost plus incentive fee contract award for detail design and construction of the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. This new class of carrier is the replacement for the Nimitz-class design that originated in the 1960s. Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/ The company's Shipbuildin...  09/10/08 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-built Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) Delivered to U.S. Navy NEW ORLEANS, Sep 10, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-built amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) was delivered to the U.S. Navy on Aug. 29, 2008, marking a significant milestone achieved by the company's Shipbuilding sector in partnership with the U.S. Navy. A photo illustration accompanying this release is available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/ Accepting for the Navy during a simple shipboard ceremony was U.S....  09/10/08 Statement of Northrop Grumman on the KC-X Tanker Replacement Program Decision WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following is the statement of Brandon R. "Randy" Belote, III, Northrop Grumman vice president, Strategic Communications, in response to today's decision terminating the current KC-X tanker competition: "We are extremely disappointed at the decision to terminate the current tanker competition, especially on behalf of our men and women in uniform who will now be denied a critically needed new tanker for years. "The Department of...  09/10/08 Northrop Grumman to Acquire 3001 International, Inc. Expands Role in Geospatial Business LOS ANGELES and FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and 3001 International, Inc. announced today that they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Northrop Grumman will acquire 3001. Financial terms of the agreement are not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2008. Following the close of the transaction, 3001 will be par...  09/10/08 Northrop Grumman Makes the Case for a 2018 Next-Generation Bomber Research Paper From Company Think Tank Outlines Military, Operational Benefits of a New Stealthy, Long Range Strike SystemWASHINGTON, Sep 10, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Within a decade, U.S. military forces will be forced to operate from air fields thousands of miles from enemy territory, with a shrinking inventory of fighter aircraft, against adversaries equipped with increasingly sophisticated air defense systems. A research paper published today by Northrop Grumman Corpo...  09/04/08 Northrop Grumman to Present at Morgan Stanley Global Industrials CEOs Unplugged Conference LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials CEOs Unplugged Conference on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 in Dana Point, Calif. The presentation, by Wes Bush, Northrop Grumman president and chief operating officer, and James Palmer, Northrop Grumman chief financial officer, will be webcast on http://www.northropgrumman.com at 9:15 a.m. PDT. An audio replay will be available for two weeks. No...  08/31/08 Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding -- Gulf Coast Facility Announcements Regarding Hurricane Gustav Northrop Grumman Emergency Phone Line: 1-800-995-4318 ADVISORY, Aug 31, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Pascagoula (Ingalls) facility only Production work at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's Pascagoula facility is suspended until Monday morning, Sept 8. Production workers should not report to work until Monday Sept. 8 for normal shifts. Maintenance and Facilities Alpha Recovery team members only should report to the stacking hall on Tuesday Sept. 2 at 6:00 am. All other Al...  08/19/08 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Completes Center Fuselage for First U.S. Navy F-35 Aircraft Historic First Continues Company's Record of On-Time Performance PALMDALE, Calif., Aug 19, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today completed -- on budget and on schedule -- the center fuselage for the first U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II aircraft, an aircraft carrier-capable variant designated CF-1. Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/ The company celebrated the production milestone with a brief...  08/14/08 VIDEO from Medialink and Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman Focuses on Global Monitoring Data So Better Climate Solutions Can Be Found NEW YORK, Aug 14, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Hundreds of guests and employees attended an event featuring U.S. Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) and California's Lt. Governor John Garamendi and Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) chairman and CEO Ronald D. Sugar to highlight the contributions Earth observation satellites are making to global climate change monitoring. The event was held at the company's Space Technology sector facility in Redondo Beach, Calif. (See vid...  08/14/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Support NASA's Use of Global Hawk for Earth Science Research SAN DIEGO, Aug. 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a five-year contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) for engineering and technical services to support NASA's use of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft for Earth science research. The contract supports NASA's planned operation of two Global Hawk aircraft, their associated ground control station and related systems. Northrop Grumman's technical assistance will include analysis, design support ...  08/14/08 Northrop Grumman Wins $250 Million Logistics Support Contract for C-20 Aircraft HERNDON, Va., Aug. 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a firm fixed-price contract valued at more than $250 million over four years to provide contractor logistics services to U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps C-20 aircraft. Northrop Grumman and its teammates, M7 Aerospace of San Antonio, Savannah Air Center (a Jet Aviation company), Savannah, Ga., and Rolls-Royce North America, located in Montreal, will provide depot mai...  08/12/08 Northrop Grumman/Department of Defense Tanker Meeting Productive Company Prepared to Move Forward with Revised Proposal WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Representatives of the Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) KC-45 Tanker team met, today, with U.S. Department of Defense acquisition officials to discuss the draft amendment to the KC-X Tanker Request for Proposals. Following the meeting, Northrop Grumman vice president and KC-45 program manager Paul Meyer issued the following statement: "Today's meeting was a pr...  08/12/08 Navy's BAMS UAS Program Begins After GAO Ruling LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Government Accountability Office's decision to deny the protest of the U.S. Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) source selection allows efforts to begin under Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) prime contract. The GAO's ruling underscores that the Navy conducted a fair and open competition to choose a provider for the service's newest UAS for intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance missio...  08/12/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Upgrade E-2 Hawkeye Aircraft for Egyptian Air Force BETHPAGE, N.Y., Aug 12, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract to upgrade an E-2C airborne early warning and control aircraft for the Egypt E-2C Foreign Military Sales Program. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Navy. Under this $38 million contract, the aircraft will be refurbished and upgraded to the Hawkeye 2000 (HE2K) configuration to include upgrades to the radar, mission computer, tactical mission system displa...  08/12/08 Northrop Grumman Appoints James B. Tapp Vice President for Corporate Business Development LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that it has appointed James B. Tapp vice president for Corporate Business Development effective immediately, reporting to Wes Bush, Northrop Grumman president and chief operating officer. He will be based in the company's Washington, D.C. office. A photo accompanying this news release is available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/ "Jim Tapp brings a wealth of business strat...  08/11/08 Next-Generation Vehicle Suspension Developed and Tested for Northrop Grumman, Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Oshkosh Engineers Improve the Company's TAK-4 Suspension for Higher Performance RESTON, Va. and OSHKOSH, Wis., Aug. 11, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), have completed testing of a next-generation suspension for their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) family of vehicles. Northrop Grumman and Oshkosh engineers have subjected their JLTV's independent suspension to performance testing at Osh...  08/06/08 Northrop Grumman Statement Regarding Request for Proposal for Tanker WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following is a statement of Randy Belote, Northrop Grumman Vice President, Corporate & International Communications, concerning today's release of a draft Request For Proposals for the next generation of aerial refueling tankers. "Northrop Grumman applauds the Defense Department for recognizing the urgency of replacing the Eisenhower-era refueling tankers via a thorough yet speedy revised acquisition process. We are reviewing the dr...  08/05/08 Advanced Aerial Refueling Boom for Northrop Grumman's KC-45 Tanker Concludes Testing Phase Advanced aerial refueling system demonstrates its capabilities and maturity, achieving all test objectives WASHINGTON, Aug 05, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- The advanced Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS) for Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) KC-45 Tanker has completed its testing and validation phase. Over the final two-day flight test period, the ARBS conducted more than 20 contacts with an F-16 fighter aircraft and, thereby, successfully achieved a...  07/31/08 Northrop Grumman to Upgrade Portuguese Air Force F-16s With LITENING Advanced Targeting System ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., July 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Portuguese Air Force today announced the selection of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) third-generation LITENING Advanced Targeting (AT) system for their F-16 Advanced Targeting Pod upgrade program. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will deliver 12 targeting pods and spares to the Portuguese Air Force beginning this year, with final deliveries in 2009. "This win is especially gratifying for the Northr...  07/29/08 Northrop Grumman Files Shelf Registration Statement LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that it has filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, registering various securities that may be offered and sold from time to time. This registration statement replaces the company's existing shelf registration statement, which would have expired later this year. This press release does not constitute an offer to sel...  07/29/08 Northrop Grumman Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results Earnings from Continuing Operations Increase to $1.40 per Share Net Earnings Increase to $1.44 per Share Sales Increase 10 Percent to $8.6 Billion Operating Income Increases 6 Percent Cash from Operations of $607 Million Free Cash Flow of $431 Million LOS ANGELES, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that second quarter 2008 earnings from continuing operations increased to $483 million, or $1.40 per dilute...  07/25/08 Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend LOS ANGELES, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Sept. 6, 2008, to shareholders of record as of the close of business Aug. 25, 2008. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, a...  07/22/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45 Tanker Boom Successfully Completes In-flight Contact With AWACS Aircraft Multiple contacts of the NATO-force Airborne Warning and Control System Aircraft demonstrate the continued maturing and readiness of the KC-45 Boom WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The advanced Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS) for Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) KC-45 Tanker has performed multiple aerial contacts with an operational Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, confirming its ability to support large aircraft in U.S., NATO, and al...  07/18/08 Northrop Grumman Begins Production of First F/A-18F Super Hornet for Royal Australian Air Force EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has begun production of the fuselage section for the first F/A-18F Super Hornet for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Mechanics loaded the aircraft's first bulkhead components into place July 10 on Northrop Grumman's state-of-the-art F/A-18 assembly line in El Segundo. The government of Australia is purchasing 24 F/A-18Fs from the United States in the first international procurement ...  07/16/08 Northrop Grumman to Equip U.K. Royal Air Force Tankers With Infrared Countermeasures Systems ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., July 16, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected to provide its laser-based Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Systems (LAIRCM) for the U.K. Royal Air Force's (RAF) air-to-air refueling and transport aircraft. Under the terms of the $93 million contract, Northrop Grumman's Defensive Systems Division will provide LAIRCM system hardware and support for the U.K.'s Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft program (FSTA) to Thales U....  07/15/08 Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Achieves 125th Flight Milestone FARNBOROUGH, England, July 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye System Development and Demonstration Program has successfully completed its 125th test flight, flying out of the Northrop Grumman East Coast Manufacturing and Flight Test Center in St. Augustine, Fla. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc/. "This is a significant milestone for the E-2D program,"...  07/14/08 Northrop Grumman Tanker Team Will Complete All Four Tanker Airframes in 2009, Two Airframes Ready to Begin Military Modification Now FARNBOROUGH, England, July 14, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Tanker team announced today that all four initial tanker System Design and Development (SDD) airframes are scheduled for final assembly and initial flight testing by the end of 2009. The first two SDD airframes have been built and flown, and are awaiting modification to the tanker configuration. "As we've always said, Northrop Grumman is ready now; and having all...  07/08/08 Northrop Grumman to Webcast 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call LOS ANGELES, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its 2008 second quarter financial results the morning of Tuesday, July 29, 2008. The company's conference call will be held at noon EDT the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participants will include chairman of the board and chief executive officer Ronald D. Sugar, president and ch...  07/07/08 Northrop Grumman, Oshkosh JLTV Undergoes Successful Armor Testing Incorporation of Diesel-electric Drive Allows for Improved Armor, Security RESTON, Va. and OSHKOSH, Wis., July 7, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) family of vehicles offered by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Oshkosh Defense (NYSE:OSK) has undergone successful armor testing as the U.S. Department of Defense nears its selection of competing JLTV teams. Oshkosh and Plasan USA, which was selected to design and engineer the vehicle's armor, conducted...  07/03/08 Updated: Northrop Grumman Statement to News Media Regarding the Release of Our Employees in Colombia LOS ANGELES, July 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is ecstatic about the safe return of Thomas Howes, Marc Gonsalves and Keith Stansell, its three employees recently freed after five years of captivity in Colombia. Tom, Marc and Keith arrived safely in the United States at approximately 11:30 p.m. CST last night. They were taken to the Brooke Army Medical Center, located on Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio where they are und...  07/02/08 Northrop Grumman Statement to News Media Confirming the Release of its Employees in Colombia LOS ANGELES, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is extremely pleased to confirm the long-awaited news that all three of its employees -- Thomas Howes, Marc Gonsalves and Keith Stansell -- have been safely freed after more than five years as captives of the FARC. They were freed as part of a successful Colombian military rescue effort and have been transferred to the custody of the U.S. government in Colombia for return to the United States. T...  07/01/08 Northrop Grumman Receives $240 Million Contract for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System Program SAN DIEGO, July 1, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a 56-month contract from Lockheed Martin worth up to $240 million, if all options are exercised, to provide critical technologies for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). An initial $186.7 million subcontract has been awarded focused on the software-defined radio development for AMF JTRS. As Lockheed Martin's teammate, Northrop Grumman has the respons...  07/01/08 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-built Amphibious Dock Ship Green Bay (LPD 20) Completes Successful Builder's Sea Trials NEW ORLEANS, July 1, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-built amphibious transport dock ship Green Bay (LPD 20) successfully completed builder's trials last week, a collaborative effort between the company's Shipbuilding sector and the U.S. Navy. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/ Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, the newly-formed sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation, is made up of the former Northrop Grumm...  06/30/08 Northrop Grumman's KC-45 Aerial Refueling Boom Completes Key Flight and Performance Milestones Advanced refueling system nears the end of extensive flight testing and validation WASHINGTON, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The advanced fly-by-wire aerial refueling boom that Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will integrate onto the U.S. Air Force KC-45 Tanker completed its 100th test flight in June, further demonstrating the system's maturity and validating the team's ability to rapidly modernize the U.S. Air Force's tanker fleet. ...  06/25/08 Northrop Grumman Stands Ready to Support Air Force Tanker Decision GAO Analysis Does Not Alter the Air Force Finding that the KC-45 is the Superior Tanker WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) said, today, that it continues to support the United States Air Force and looks forward to its next steps regarding the direction of the KC-45 tanker program. This follows today's public release of the full Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysis of the original tanker co...  06/20/08 Northrop Grumman Remains Under Air Force Contract; Ready Now with America's New Tanker WASHINGTON, June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As the Air Force reviews the analysis in this week's report from the GAO, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) urges a speedy resolution of the issue. "We respect the GAO process and are confident the Air Force will appropriately address its recommendations," said Paul Meyer, Northrop Grumman vice president of Air Mobility Systems and KC-45 program manager. "However, the GAO report does not change the fact that a new fleet of tanke...  06/18/08 Northrop Grumman's German Subsidiary Changes Name to Northrop Grumman LITEF LONDON, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced that its navigation systems subsidiary, LITEF GmbH, located in Freiburg, Germany has changed its name to Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH, to enhance its visibility in the international market and strengthen its identity with the global defense and technology company. "Northrop Grumman LITEF is a major contributor to the European market," said Jim Pitts, corporate vice president and presiden...  06/17/08 Northrop Grumman States A Favorable GAO Ruling Should End All Tanker Delay KC-45 Program Must Move Forward WASHINGTON, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) said today that if the Government Accountability Office (GAO) rejects the protest filed against the Air Force selection of the Northrop Grumman KC-45 aerial refueling tanker, there should be no further delay in the program moving forward. "We have to keep in mind that the Air Force was ready as early as 2001 to begin replacing the aging KC-1...  06/12/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Superior Air Refueling Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force decision t...  06/12/08 Northrop Grumman and DHS Systems Receive Contract Worth Up to $240 Million for Mobile Command Posts HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Army has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and its partner DHS Systems to provide mobile tactical operations centers that can be rapidly deployed for command, control and communications on the battlefield. Under the Army's Standardized Integrated Command Post Systems (SICPS) Family of Trailer Mounted Support System (TMSS) contract, Northrop Grumman and DHS Systems will produce, integrate and deliver suites of tents,...  06/11/08 Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman to Supply Army With Additional Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder Systems APOPKA, Fla., June 11, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a contract from the U.S. Army to provide over 150 of the company's battle-proven Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) systems that provide targeting capability for laser-guided, GPS-guided and conventional munitions. A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.primezone.com/noc/ This $53 million delivery order is part of a previously awarded $336 million in...  06/10/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Past Performance Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria (the two companies tied on the fifth). Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountabi...  06/05/08 Defense Information Systems Agency Awards Northrop Grumman ENCORE II Information Technology Solutions Contract MCLEAN, Va., June 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is one of 26 companies awarded an ENCORE II Information Technology (IT) Solutions contract by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). ENCORE II, a follow-on contract to ENCORE, provides the full range of IT solutions required by Military Agencies, Department of Defense, and other agencies of the Federal Government. The ENCORE II program is a 10-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract ...  05/29/08 Florida Employees, Suppliers and Elected Officials Turn Out to Support the U.S. Air Force KC-45 Tanker Program at Northrop Grumman's Tanker Headquarters KC-45 Tanker program will create hundreds of Florida jobs, 48,000 jobs across America MELBOURNE, Fla., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- More than 1,000 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) employees, Space Coast-area elected officials and supplier company officials turned out at Northrop Grumman's Melbourne facility today to support America's New Tanker, the U.S. Air Force KC-45. "This program is a big win for the aerospace industry here in ...  05/28/08 Northrop Grumman to Present at JPMorgan's 3rd Annual Basics and Industrials Conference LOS ANGELES, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at JPMorgan's 3rd Annual Basics and Industrials Conference on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 in New York City. The presentation, by James F. Palmer, Northrop Grumman chief financial officer, will be webcast on http://www.northropgrumman.com at 1:30 p.m. EDT. An audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technology company whose 120,00...  05/27/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Fuel Offload Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force de...  05/27/08 Northrop Grumman Team Successfully Completes GPS OCX Integrated Baseline Review Company Moves Forward On Revolutionary Global Positioning System Ground Control Segment RESTON, Va., May 27, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently completed the integrated baseline review for the U.S. Air Force Next-Generation Global Positioning System (GPS) Ground Control Segment (OCX), achieving two major milestone reviews within a matter of weeks. The integrated baseline review accomplishes several goals, such as identifying key schedule milestones,...  05/23/08 Northrop Grumman to Present at Sanford Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Sanford Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on Friday, May 30, 2008 in New York City. The presentation, by Ronald D. Sugar, Northrop Grumman chairman and chief executive officer, will be webcast at http://www.northropgrumman.com at 8:00 a.m. EDT. An audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and t...  05/21/08 Retired Admiral Thomas B. Fargo Joins Northrop Grumman Board of Directors LOS ANGELES, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that retired U.S. Navy Admiral Thomas B. Fargo has been elected to the company's board of directors. A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc/ With the retirement of board member Philip A. Odeen, Northrop Grumman's board totals 11 members, 10 of whom are non-employee directors. "Tom Fargo's 35 years of naval leadership and his subs...  05/19/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Key Selection Criteria Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force d...  05/19/08 U.S. Air Force's Second KC-45 Tanker Airframe Completes Test Flights, Two Aircraft Now Ready for Tanker Modification MELBOURNE, Fla., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The second aircraft that Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has designated for the U.S. Air Force KC-45 Tanker program completed its final check flight May 15, illustrating the rapid production capability that will allow Northrop Grumman to quickly replace the aging KC-135 Tanker fleet. Photos accompanying this release are available at: http://media.primezone.com/noc/ "The Northrop Grumman KC-45 Tanker team is ready now -...  05/16/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Strengths and Weaknesses Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force d...  05/15/08 Northrop Grumman to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will conduct its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. The meeting, which includes a presentation by Ronald D. Sugar, Northrop Grumman chairman and chief executive officer, will be webcast beginning at 8 a.m. PDT at http://www.northropgrumman.com. An audio replay will be available for two weeks. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technol...  05/14/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Survivability Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force d...  05/14/08 Northrop Grumman to Equip Royal Netherlands Air Force CH-47F Helicopters with Missile Warning Systems ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) to provide the AAR-54 Missile Warning System (MWS) for its CH-47F Chinook helicopters. Under the terms of the multi-million dollar contract, Northrop Grumman's Defensive Systems Division will provide eight MWS shipsets and spares, in addition to follow-on support, to the RNLAF beginning in Jan. 2009 and continuing through Jan...  05/13/08 Groundbreaking for the KC-45 Tanker Manufacturing Facilities Set for June 28 Mobile, Alabama Site to Provide KC-45 Tankers to United States Air Force WASHINGTON, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and its key subcontractor, EADS North America, will join local, state and federal officials and the citizens of Mobile, Ala., in a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday, June 28. Ground will be broken at Mobile's Brookley Field, where two adjacent manufacturing facilities will be built to produce the nation's new fleet of aeria...  05/12/08 CORRECTION: Congressional Committee Vote to Impact More Than 200 Jobs in Massachusetts House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Massachusetts. The committee, which includes Massachusetts Congresswoman Niki Tsongas among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling t...  05/12/08 CORRECTION: Congressional Committee Vote to Impact Jobs in Texas House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Texas. The committee, which includes Texas Congressmen Solomon Ortiz, Silvestre Reyes, Mac Thornberry and Michael Conaway among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next genera...  05/12/08 CORRECTION: Congressional Committee Vote to Impact 4,000 Jobs in Arizona House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force TankerWASHINGTON, May 12, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Arizona. The committee, which includes Arizona Congressmen Trent Franks and Gabrielle Giffords among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling tanker....  05/12/08 CORRECTION: Congressional Committee Vote to Impact Nearly 1,500 Jobs in North Carolina House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of North Carolina. The committee, which includes North Carolina Representatives Mike McIntyre, Walter Jones and Robin Hayes among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's ...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact More Than 2,700 Jobs in Washington House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Washington. The committee, which includes Washington Representatives Adam Smith, Rick Larsen and Cathy McMorris Rodgers among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's nex...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact 7,500 Jobs in California House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of California. The committee, which includes Californians Loretta Sanchez, Ellen O. Tauscher, Susan Davis, Duncan Hunter and Buck McKeon among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S....  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact 4,000 Jobs in Arizona House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Arizona. The committee, which includes Arizona Congressmen Terry Everett and Mike Rogers among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling t...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact Jobs in Texas House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Texas. The committee, which includes Texas Congressmen Solomon Ortiz, Sylvestre Reyes, Mac Thornberry and Michael Conaway among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact 466 Jobs in Oklahoma House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Oklahoma. The committee, which includes Oklahoma Congressmen Dan Boren and Tom Cole among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling tank...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact More Than 2,300 Jobs in Ohio House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Ohio. The committee, which includes Ohio Congressman Michael Turner among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling tanker. On Feb....  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact Nearly 200 Jobs in Mississippi House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Mississippi. The committee, which includes Mississippi Congressman Gene Taylor among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling tanker. ...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact More Than 500 Jobs in Minnesota House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Minnesota. The committee, which includes Minnesota Congressman John Kline among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling tanker. On Feb...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact More Than 600 Jobs in Kansas House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Kansas. The committee, which includes Kansas Congresswoman Nancy Boyda among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling tanker. On F...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact 171 Jobs in Iowa House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Iowa. The committee, which includes Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling tanker. On Feb. 29, ...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact 3,800 Jobs in Tennessee House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Tennessee. The committee, which includes Tennessee Congressman Jim Cooper among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling tanker. O...  05/12/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Development Cost Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force d...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact Nearly 1,500 Jobs in North Carolina House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of North Carolina. The committee, which includes North Carolina Representatives Mike McIntyre, Walter Johnson and Robin Hayes among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force'...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact 549 Jobs in Kentucky House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Kentucky. The committee, which includes Kentucky Congressman Geoff Davis among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling tanker. On...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact More Than 1,100 Jobs in New York House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of New York. The committee, which includes New Yorkers Kirsten Gillibrand and John McHugh among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling t...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact Jobs in New Jersey House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of New Jersey. The committee, which includes New Jersey Congressmen Robert Andrews, Jim Saxton and Frank LoBiondo among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next gener...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact 600 Jobs in New Hampshire House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of New Hampshire. The committee, which includes New Hampshire Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling ...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact More Than 200 Jobs in Massachusetts House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Massachusetts. The committee, which includes Massachusetts Congresswoman Nike Tsongas among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling t...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact More Than 2,800 Jobs in Maryland House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Maryland. The committee, which includes Maryland Congressmen Elijah Cummings and Roscoe Bartlett among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial ...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact More Than 1,500 Jobs in Florida House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Florida. The committee, which includes Floridians Kendrick Meek, Kathy Castor and Jeff Miller among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueli...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact Jobs in Virginia House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Virginia. The committee, which includes Virginians Randy Forbes, Thelma Drake and Rob Wittman among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refu...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact Jobs in Connecticut House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Connecticut. The committee, which includes Connecticut Congressman Joe Courtney among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air Force's next generation aerial refueling tanker. ...  05/12/08 Congressional Committee Vote to Impact 800 Jobs in Pennsylvania House Armed Services Committee to consider funding for new U.S. Air Force Tanker WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This week, the House Armed Services Committee will vote on legislation that will have a direct economic impact on the state of Pennsylvania. The committee, which includes Pennsylvania Congressmen Robert Brady, Patrick Murphy, Joe Sestak and Bill Shuster among its members, will consider funding for the KC-45, the U.S. Air F...  05/09/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Fleet Effectiveness Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force de...  05/07/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Cost and Price Comparison Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force de...  05/06/08 Northrop Grumman Tanker to Boost Military Airlift Capacity Collapse of private airlift contractor increases need for KC-45. WASHINGTON, May 6, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- The recent decision by ATA Airlines to file bankruptcy and cease operations -- including the charter service it provided to the U.S. military -- makes more apparent the wisdom of the U.S. Air Force decision to select the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) KC-45 as America's new tanker. In evaluating the competing proposals, the Air Force consider...  05/06/08 Northrop Grumman Receives Contract to Develop 360-Degree Warning System to Detect Ground-Based Threats LINTHICUM, Md., May 6, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected by the U.S. Army to continue development of the Passive Infrared Cueing System (PICS), a cost-effective ground threat warning system that can locate, cue, and classify potential threats from tank fire, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank guided missiles. "This rugged, easy-to-use, and cost-effective sensor system will provide military personnel with earlier warning and improved iden...  05/05/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Past Performance Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, May 5, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force d...  05/05/08 Northrop Grumman Receives Third Order for Airborne Electronic Attack Systems From U.S. Navy BETHPAGE, N.Y., May 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Navy is acquiring a third lot of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) Improved Capability (ICAP) III airborne electronic attack systems for its fleet of EA-6B Prowlers under a $101.9 million firm, fixed-price contract. The company will deliver seven complete systems, plus associated piece parts and spares. Deliveries are scheduled to begin during the second quarter of 2010. To date, Northrop Grumman has delivered two lots of Prowle...  05/02/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Air Refueling Efficiency Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, May 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force de...  05/01/08 Northrop Grumman Applauds Alabama Gov. Bob Riley and Federal, State and Local Political Leaders for Their Support of KC-45 Tanker LOS ANGELES, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) Chairman and CEO Ronald D. Sugar today extended the company's appreciation for the efforts of Alabama Gov. Bob Riley and all federal, state and local political leaders in Alabama who have expressed their consistent and strong support for America's new tanker, the Northrop Grumman KC-45. This support was demonstrated again today when Gov. Riley signed a resolution, passed by the Alabama legislature...  05/01/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded DARPA Contract to Design Hybrid Optical/RF Communications Network LINTHICUM, Md., May 1, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $46.1 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Optical RF Communications Adjunct (ORCA) project, an all-weather, high connectivity, jam resistant, high bandwidth network. "This program is extremely important for the warfighter. ORCA will develop and demonstrate a critical component needed to ensure all of our mobile forces access to reliable, af...  04/30/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Takeoff Performance Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force...  04/28/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Greater Range Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force...  04/28/08 Northrop Grumman Wins Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Enterprise System Development Task Order MCLEAN, Va., Apr 28, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a task order under the Enterprise System Development (ESD) contract to provide the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with software services that will better assist Medicare beneficiaries. The ESD program is a 10-year, $4 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (IT) sector was awarded the ESD contr...  04/28/08 Northrop Grumman to Provide New STARLite Radar for U.S. Army Unmanned Vehicle Application BALTIMORE, Apr 28, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected by the U.S. Army Communication-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command to produce the new multi-function radar for the Extended Range/Multi-Purpose Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Radar program. Under the terms of the initial $42 million contract with the Command's Robotics and Unmanned Systems Program Management Office, Northrop Grumman will deliver 10 STARLite(tm) Synth...  04/28/08 Lockheed Martin Joins Northrop Grumman Team Competing for GPS OCX Phase B Contract RESTON, Va., Apr 28, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that Lockheed Martin has joined its team competing for the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Control Segment (OCX) Phase B contract. The OCX modernization effort will provide mission enterprise control support for the nation's existing GPS Block II and future Block III satellites. The current OCX contract for Phase A of the program is valued...  04/24/08 Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results, Updates Guidance and Raises Dividend Sales Increase 6 Percent to $7.7 Billion Backlog Reaches Record $68 Billion EPS of $0.76 Including $0.61 per Share Charge Related Primarily to the LHD-8 Program Cash from Operations Totals $194 Million 2008 Guidance - Sales of $33 Billion, EPS of $4.90 to $5.15, Cash from Operations of $2.6 to $2.9 Billion, and Free Cash Flow of $1.7 to $2.1 Billion Quarterly Dividend Increased to $0.40 per Share 7.6 Million Shares Repurchased...  04/24/08 Northrop Grumman Board Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.40 Per Share LOS ANGELES, April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, an increase from $0.37 per share. The company has increased its quarterly dividend in each of the last five years, and with the increase to $0.40 per share the company has doubled its quarterly common stock dividend since 2003. The dividend is payable June 14, 2008, to shareholders ...  04/23/08 Northrop Grumman Receives Contracts Totaling $252 Million for the F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet Program SAN DIEGO, April 23, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received multiple contracts totaling $252 million from Lockheed Martin since Jan. 1, 2008 for the communications, navigation and identification (CNI) subsystem of the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter program. The awards include F-22 Production Lots 7, 8, 9 and spares, and modernization efforts for the CNI systems. Northrop Grumman's integrated CNI system provides 14 critical functions, including ad...  04/23/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Versatility Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force decision to...  04/22/08 U.S. Navy Awards $1.16 Billion BAMS UAS Contract to Northrop Grumman LOS ANGELES, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) an 89-month, $1.16 billion contract for System Development and Demonstration (SDD) of the service's new Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) program. The BAMS UAS will provide the U.S. Navy with a persistent maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system to protect the fleet and provide a capability to detect, track, cla...  04/22/08 Northrop Grumman Completes Sale of Electro-Optical Systems to L-3 Communications LOS ANGELES, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that it has completed the sale of its Electro-Optical Systems business for $175 million in cash to L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL). Electro-Optical Systems produces night vision and applied optics products. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $32 billion global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in informatio...  04/21/08 Northrop Grumman KC-45: Why We Won - Mission Capability Highlighting reasons the U.S. Air Force selected the KC-45 Tanker as best for our men and women in uniform. WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman's (NYSE: NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing's in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force decision to...  04/18/08 Northrop Grumman Holds CEESIM International Users' Conference in the UK LONDON, April 18, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) held its second annual conference for users of its Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) systems. The conference aimed at keeping users updated on system developments and identifying potential opportunities for improving system performance and customer service. More than 50 military and civilian personnel from the UK, German and Italian user community were in at...  04/17/08 Northrop Grumman to Webcast First Quarter 2008 Financial Results Conference Call LOS ANGELES, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its 2008 first quarter financial results the morning of Thursday, April 24, 2008. The company's conference call will be held at 12:00 p.m. EDT the same day. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Replays of the call will be available on the Web site for a limited period of time. Management's presentations wi...  04/17/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Support Army, Navy and Air Force Research Programs HERNDON, Va., April 17, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was awarded a five-year contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to support theoretical studies and engineering research for Army, Navy and Air Force research and development programs. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity Theoretical Studies and Engineering Services (TSER) contract has an option for five additional years. The program has a ceiling of $100 million over a 10-year period. U...  04/15/08 Northrop Grumman Announces Schedule Extension and Charge on Shipbuilding Program Analyst Conference Call to be Webcast Today at 8:30 a.m. EDT LOS ANGELES, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman announced today that it expects to record a pre-tax charge to 2008 first quarter earnings of $320 to $360 million or $0.61 to $0.69 per diluted share. The charge will primarily reflect a re-evaluation of the estimated schedule and cost to complete the LHD-8 amphibious assault ship, as well as resource impacts on other Gulf Coast ships, and an evaluation...  04/08/08 Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Support First Air Force HERNDON, Va., April 8, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was awarded a task order under the Communications/Electronics Command (CECOM) Rapid Response (CR2) program to provide analytical, technological and logistics support for the First Air Force at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Rome, N.Y., Salt Lake City and McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The task order, which falls under the eight-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity CECOM CR2 program contract Northro...  04/04/08 Northrop Grumman Completes Redemption of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced that it has completed the previously announced redemption of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock"). Based on the redemption ratio formula, holders of Preferred Stock received 1.299246 shares of NOC common stock ("Common Stock") for each share of Preferred Stock. The redemption ratio formula calls for Preferred Stock holders to receive a number of Co...  04/03/08 Northrop Grumman's 'America's New Tanker' Website Generates National Support for the KC-45 Tanker LOS ANGELES, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently launched the website "America's New Tanker" (http://www.americasnewtanker.com) to inform the general public about the facts surrounding the U.S. Air Force's selection of Northrop Grumman to deliver the KC-45 aerial refueling tanker aircraft. "This website serves as a central point of accurate information and current news for Americans who want to learn the facts about the KC-45 Ta...  04/02/08 Northrop Grumman Welcomes Narrowed KC-45 Protest LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today denied motions filed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the United States Air Force calling for a partial dismissal of Boeing Corporation's protest of the Air Force decision in the KC-45 Tanker acquisition process. The denials came after a supplemental filing by Boeing Corporation that streamlined its original protest and eliminated many of the elements that were central ...  03/26/08 Northrop Grumman Wins National Airspace System Maintenance and Development Work for the Federal Aviation Administration MCLEAN, Va., March 26, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to maintain and enhance the National Airspace System Resource (NASR) and Electronic NASR (eNASR) systems, collectively known as the NASR II system. NASR II provides systems operation, maintenance and system enhancements in support of the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System, which provides added technological capability t...  03/25/08 Key NPOESS Instrument, CrIS Atmospheric Sounder, Successfully Completes Vibration Testing; Sensor to Provide Detailed Data to Forecasters REDONDO BEACH, Calif., March 25, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- An advanced atmospheric sounding instrument being built for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) and the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) has successfully completed vibration testing. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is the prime contractor for NPOESS; ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) is the subcontractor responsible for building the sensor. The Sensor Level Vibration testing, which simulat...  03/14/08 Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Army Missile Interceptor System Prototype Contract SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. and HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is one of two companies awarded a contract by the U.S. Army last month to design and demonstrate a prototype missile interceptor weapon system that will defend warfighters against rocket, artillery, and mortar (RAM) threats. As part of the first phase of a multi-phased program spanning five years, Northrop Grumman will design, fabricate, integrate, and test hardware and so...  03/12/08 Northrop Grumman to Sell Electro-Optical Systems to L-3 Communications LOS ANGELES, March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Electro-Optical Systems business for $175 million in cash to L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL). Completion of the transaction, subject to customary conditions including Hart-Scott-Rodino approval, is expected in the second quarter of 2008. Electro-Optical Systems, a part of the company's Electronic Systems sector, produces night vision and applied optics...  03/11/08 Northrop Grumman Updates Job Projections for Air Force KC-45A Tanker Program KC-45A will support more than 48,000 direct and indirect American jobs at more than 230 U.S. suppliers; none of these jobs will move to Europe LOS ANGELES, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today 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 dir...  03/10/08 U.S. Air Force Completes KC-45A Tanker Debriefing to Northrop Grumman LOS ANGELES, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force completed its debriefing to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today and fully explained why the company's KC-45A tanker offering was clearly the superior tanker for the contract to replace the service's aerial refueling tankers. "We greatly appreciate the customer's rigorous and deliberative debrief today. According to the Air Force, Northrop Grumman's KC-45A was selected because it is more advantageous to ...  03/10/08