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Date Title   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...