| Date | Title | | | 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/
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| | | 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 ... |
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