| Date | Title | | | 12/03/10 | Northrop Grumman Wins Contract to Support Hull and Deck Machinery Systems| VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Dec 3, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) subsidiary AMSEC LLC has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for engineering services and technical, logistics, maintenance and installation/alteration support on cargo and weapons handling systems.
The cost-plus-fixed-fee task order contains a base period with four one-year option periods, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to approximately $30.5 mi... |
|  | | 12/01/10 | Northrop Grumman Announces Results of Cash Tender Offer for Gulf Opportunity Zone Industrial Development Revenue Bonds| LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today the results of the cash tender offer for any and all of an aggregate $200 million of 4.55% Gulf Opportunity Zone Industrial Development Revenue Bonds due December 1, 2028 (GoZone bonds) on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated November 1, 2010, and related Letter of Transmittal. The tender offer expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on November 30, 2010. A... |
| | | 11/30/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded Life-Cycle Engineering and Support Services Contract on U.S. Navy LPD 17 Program| PASCAGOULA, Miss., Nov 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Shipbuilding sector has been awarded a $43.7 million cost-plus-fixed fee contract for life-cycle engineering and support services on the U.S. Navy's USS San Antonio (LPD 17) class of amphibious transport dock ships. This is the first of four annual options associated with a base contract awarded in February 2010 that has a potential value of $249.4 million.
"This is an important option bec... |
| | | 11/30/10 | Photo Release -- U. S. Coast Guard Awards Northrop Grumman $480 Million Construction Contract for Fourth National Security Cutter| PASCAGOULA, Miss., Nov 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $480 million fixed-price incentive contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Shipbuilding sector for construction of a fourth National Security Cutter (WMSL 753). Construction and delivery will be performed at the company's Pascagoula facility.
A photo accompanying this news release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8367
"These ships are a ... |
| | | 11/24/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Built Arlington (LPD 24) Launched at the Company's Pascagoula Facility; Ship Named to Honor Victims of 9/11 Attack|
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Nov 24, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Shipbuilding sector successfully launched the company's newest amphibious transport dock ship Arlington (LPD 24) on Tuesday morning, Nov. 23.
A photo accompanying this news release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8360
LPD 24 is the eighth ship of the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) class of ships being built at the Gulf Coast facilities.
"This is... |
| | | 11/23/10 | Northrop Grumman to Present at the 2010 Credit Suisse Aerospace and Defense Conference| LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Credit Suisse Aerospace and Defense Conference on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. The presentation by Northrop Grumman Chief Financial Officer James F. Palmer will begin at 2:30 pm EST and will be webcast on www.northropgrumman.com.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, ... |
| | | 11/18/10 | Northrop Grumman Begins Testing of DHS' BioWatch Gen-3 Biological Detection Program| LINTHICUM, Md., Nov 18, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to begin field testing a new generation of autonomous biodetection instruments as part of the BioWatch Gen-3 program.
Northrop Grumman was awarded the $8.4 million task order under the BioWatch Gen-3 System Performance Demonstration Contract. The total potential value of the contract is $37 million over three years.
Northr... |
| | | 11/17/10 | Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend| LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Dec. 11, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business Nov. 29, 2010.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipb... |
| | | 11/16/10 | Northrop Grumman Wins NASA Contract to Build Modular Space Vehicles for the DoD| REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Nov 16, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was selected by NASA as one of the five contractors for the Modular Space Vehicles (MSV) program. NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., acted as the contracting agent for the Department of Defense's Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) program and announced the award of the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity cost-plus fixed-fee multi-award contract, with a five-year peri... |
| | | 11/16/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Launches Eighth Virginia-Class Submarine, California (SSN 781)| NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov 16, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NSYE:NOC) reached a significant construction milestone by successfully launching the Virginia-class submarine California (SSN 781) at the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. on Nov. 14.
A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8332
"Launch is a special milestone in the life of a submarine, this is the first time she'... |
| | | 11/12/10 | Northrop Grumman Selected by UK Ministry of Defence for Mode S Upgrade to Identification Friend or Foe Systems on Sentry E-3D AWACS Aircraft| HERNDON, Va., Nov 12, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to design, develop, integrate, test and support the Mode S upgrade to the Identification Friend or Foe Interrogator for the Sentry E-3D Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft based at RAF Waddington.
The IFF interrogator is a sophisticated airborne defense system that provides a long-range, rapid early warning and det... |
| | | 11/10/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Awarded $189.2 Million Contract to Continue the Design of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)| NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov 10, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $189.2 million cost plus fixed-fee contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue the engineering and design effort for the nation's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).
A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8302
The company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News... |
| | | 11/09/10 | Northrop Grumman Announces Results of Cash Tender Offers for Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Debt Securities| LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today the results of the cash tender offers for any and all of an aggregate $1.919 billion of Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) debt securities (Notes) on the terms and conditions set forth in the Offers to Purchase dated November 1, 2010, and related Letters of Transmittal. The tender offers expired at 5 p.m., New York City time, on November 8, 2010. As of the expiration an aggregate... |
| | | 11/08/10 | Northrop Grumman Announces Pricing of Cash Tender Offers for Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Debt Securities| LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today the pricing of the previously announced cash tender offers for any and all of an aggregate $1.919 billion of Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) debt securities (Notes) on the terms and conditions set forth in the NGSC Offers to Purchase dated November 1, 2010, and related Letters of Transmittal. The tender offers expire at 5 p.m., New York City time, today.
The consideration... |
| | | 11/08/10 | Northrop Grumman to Provide 40 STARLite Radars for U.S. Army's Extended-Range Multi-Purpose UAVs| BALTIMORE, Nov 8, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected to supply an additional 40 STARLite wide area surveillance radars featuring synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and ground moving target indicator (GMTI) capabilities for the U.S. Army's Extended-Range Multi-Purpose unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
Under the terms of the contract option, radar deliveries to the Army's Product Manager Robotic & Unmanned Sensors Program Management Office wil... |
| | | 11/05/10 | Northrop Grumman-led Team Wins U.S. Government Contract to Develop Rapid, Integrated Biodefense Response Capability| LINTHICUM, Md., Nov 5, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to develop a new bio-defense system capable of rapidly determining if a person has been exposed to a biological threat. The award was made under BARDA's Innovative Platform Technologies program.
BioCHAMP-RSP (Confirmation of Harmful Agents by MassTag PCR -- Rap... |
| | | 11/04/10 | Northrop Grumman to Start Production of Littoral Combat Ship Mission Packages| BETHPAGE, N.Y., Nov 4, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $29 million contract to put Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Packages into production. The company will deliver three mission module packages -- one for mine countermeasures and two for surface warfare missions -- under this contract.
The production site will be announced in the near future. Delivery of the first surface warfare package is scheduled for early 2012; ... |
| | | 11/02/10 | Northrop Grumman-U.S. Government Team Receives 2010 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award for F-35 Radar Electronic Protection Achievements| BALTIMORE, Nov 2, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
A joint Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and U.S. government team today received the 2010 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award for the rapid development and successful demonstration of a quantum leap in electronic protection (EP) performance against enemy jammers by the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter radar.
The award was presented by William Lynn, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Ashton Carter, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisi... |
| | | 11/01/10 | Northrop Grumman Announces Cash Tender Offers for Debt Securities and Commences Debt Offering| LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today the commencement of tender offers for any and all of an aggregate $2.119 billion of debt securities by its subsidiaries Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. (NGSB) on the terms and conditions set forth in their respective Offers to Purchase dated November 1, 2010, and related Letters of Transmittal, which set forth a more detailed description... |
| | | 10/27/10 | Northrop Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results| - Q3 EPS from Continuing Operations Increase 13 Percent to $1.64
- Sales Increase 4 Percent to $8.7 Billion
- Cash from Operations Totals $978 Million; Free Cash Flow Totals $817 Million
- Approximately 3 Million Shares Repurchased
- 2010 Guidance for EPS from Continuing Operations Increased to $6.85 - $7.00
- Conference Call Scheduled for 10:30 a.m. ET at www.northropgrumman.com
LOS ANGELES, Oct 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that th... |
| | | 10/15/10 | Northrop Grumman Announces Form 10 Filing for Possible Spin-off of Shipbuilding; Continues to Explore Strategic Alternatives for Shipbuilding| LOS ANGELES, Oct 15, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman today announced the filing of a Form 10 registration statement with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the exploration of strategic alternatives for its shipbuilding business. Northrop Grumman continues to explore various alternatives for the potential separation of its shipbuilding business, including a spin-off or sale of the unit. Today's filing is the initial step toward executing a potential sp... |
| | | 10/11/10 | Northrop Grumman to Webcast Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results Conference Call| LOS ANGELES, Oct 11, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its third quarter 2010 financial results on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. The company's conference call will be held at 10:30 a.m. ET the same day.
The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participants will include Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer. Repla... |
| | | 10/07/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Awarded $102 Million for Submarine Engineering, Design and Modernization| NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct 7, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a cost plus fixed fee contract option valued at $102.7 million from the U.S. Navy for work on Los Angeles-class, Seawolf-class, Virginia-class and Ohio-class submarines, special mission submersible interfaces, submarine support facilities and related programs.
A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=8130
... |
| | | 10/07/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded Navy Contract to Develop Air & Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) Phase II Concepts| LINTHICUM, Md., Oct 7, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $120 million contract to conduct technology development for the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR).
A next generation radar system planned for the Navy's Future Surface Combatant, AMDR is designed as a scalable, multi-mission radar system. AMDR is comprised of an X-band and an S-band radar along with a radar suite controller and is intended to provide unprecedented... |
| | | 09/29/10 | Northrop Grumman Wins Position on Social Security Administration $2.8 Billion Contract for Information Technology Support Services| MCLEAN, Va., Sep 29, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has won a role on a $2.8 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to provide information technology (IT) solutions to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for improved service delivery to SSA stakeholders through IT and business process improvements.
The company will receive task order awards in three of nine technical areas under the seven-year Information Technology Support... |
| | | 09/28/10 | Northrop Grumman Wins $2.63 Billion Information Technology Integration Project for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Headquarters| Northrop Grumman Will Implement a Robust IT Infrastructure and Cyber and Physical Security Platforms for the New DHS Washington, D.C. Campus
MCLEAN, Va., Sep 28, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $2.63 billion task order by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to install a campus-wide information technology (IT) infrastructure for secure communications and operations at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) St. El... |
| | | 09/27/10 | Northrop Grumman and Boeing Partner for Missile Defense Simulation Architecture Contract| HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sep 27, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) today announced a strategic partnership to pursue the competitive contract for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Objective Simulation Framework (OSF) that will integrate the MDA's modeling and simulation architectures.
"The MDA has an essential need to more efficiently validate Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) performance through the increased use ... |
| | | 09/23/10 | Northrop Grumman and U.S. Army Complete Another Phase of Testing of the Common Signals Intelligence System --1500 Payload| LAKEHURST, N.J., Sep 23, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Army recently completed another phase of testing of the Common Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) System 1500 (CSS-1500), validating several key functions of the system including instantaneous geolocation, Irregular Warfare (IW) signal exploitation, and SIGINT battlespace situational awareness.
The CSS-1500 is Northrop Grumman's next generation of small scale, lightweight SIGINT paylo... |
| | | 09/22/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Built NASA Global Hawk Soars Through Hurricane Surveillance Missions| EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Sep 22, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
NASA's unmanned Global Hawk aircraft, developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), flew from NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. towards the East Coast on Sept. 2 to support a science research flight over Hurricane Earl. The flight marked the first time the NASA Global Hawk flew over a fully formed hurricane.
Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.glob... |
| | | 09/08/10 | Northrop Grumman to Provide Geospatial Services for the Department of Agriculture| MCLEAN, Va., Sep 8, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a follow-on contract by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to capture and process digital multispectral imagery for the 2010 National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) supporting the delivery of effective agricultural programs, including crop monitoring and compliance.
The NAIP contract is a multiple-year indefinite delivery/indefinite ... |
| | | 09/01/10 | Northrop Grumman "Lays the Keel" for U.S. Navy's First BAMS UAS Fuselage| MOSS POINT, Miss., Sep 1, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and U.S. Navy officials celebrated the start of the first MQ-4 Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) fuselage at the company's Moss Point, Miss. manufacturing facility today.
Construction of the first BAMS UAS aircraft introduces another variant of Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk High Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system platform.
"We... |
| | | 08/31/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded Major C-RAM Task Order| HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug 31, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $68 million award to provide personnel for operating Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOB) supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Northrop Grumman received the award as a task order issued under the Encore II contract vehicle from the Defense Information Systems Agency at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The task order ... |
| | | 08/30/10 | James Webb Space Telescope's First Primary Mirror Segment Undergoes Final Coating, Completes Manufacturing Milestone| REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Aug 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
A primary mirror segment of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has completed the final step in the manufacturing process. It is the first of the telescope's primary mirror segments to achieve this milestone. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is leading the telescope's design and development effort for the space agency's Goddard Space Flight Center.
The mirror segment, an engineering development unit and flight spare, ha... |
| | | 08/30/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Navy Enhanced Tactical Automated Security System Contract| MCLEAN, Va., Aug 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) award from the U.S. Navy to design, deploy and support integrated security solutions for worldwide deployments at high value U.S. Marine Corps and other U.S. Department of Defense locations where security is of vital interest.
Under the five-year Enhanced Tactical Automated Security System (TASS) ID/IQ contract from the Space and Naval ... |
| | | 08/24/10 | Northrop Grumman to Participate in Morgan Stanley Global Industrials Conference| LOS ANGELES, Aug 24, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) executives Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president, and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer, will participate in the Morgan Stanley Global Industrials Conference on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. The conference webcast will begin at 9:45 a.m. EDT and can be accessed on www.northropgrumman.com. An audio replay will be available for two weeks.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global securi... |
| | | 08/19/10 | Northrop Grumman to Supply High Accuracy Inertial Measurement Units for Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3A| FREIBURG, Germany, Aug 19, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract by EADS Defence & Security, through its Military Air Systems business unit, to deliver 88 inertial measurement units (IMU) for Tranche 3A of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/
The IMUs, which provide motion data for the aircraft, will be built by the company's German navigation systems... |
| | | 08/18/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Provide Encryption Devices for FBCB2-Blue Force Tracking Network| CARSON, Calif., Aug 18, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to provide encryption devices that will upgrade communications security of the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2)-Blue Force Tracking (BFT) network, allowing warfighters to more broadly share critical information.
FBCB2-BFT is the key situational awareness and command-and-control system used by U.S. and coalition forces. To date, more than ... |
| | | 08/18/10 | U.S. Missile Defense Agency Awards Northrop Grumman $90 Million Task Order for Enhanced Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications| HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug 18, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $90 million, 30-month task order to further develop and evaluate Enhanced Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) capabilities. These capabilities will enable the implementation of the MDA's Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) for more timely, affordable and responsive missile defenses to protect against ballistic missiles of ... |
| | | 08/16/10 | Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Complete Successful CANES Preliminary Design Review| SAN DIEGO, Aug 16, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
With the successful completion of the preliminary design review (PDR), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) moved the U.S. Navy's Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program one step closer to delivering streamlined and updated shipboard network systems for improved interoperability and affordability across the fleet.
The two-day review, conducted at Northrop Grumman's CANES program office in San Diego, serve... |
| | | 08/12/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded AMBER Contract for Analytic Modernization by the Department of Defense| MCLEAN, Va., Aug 12, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded the A-Mod Mission Service Bus (MSB) Framework (AMBER) contract by the Department of Defense to provide software and system support services to aid in the agency's analytic modernization effort.
The AMBER award is for a base year with an option for four additional years for a total potential value in excess of $400 million.
The Northrop Grumman team brings together both large a... |
| | | 08/10/10 | Key International Northrop Grumman F-35 Supplier Delivers First Large, Complex Composite Structure| Turkish Aerospace Industries continues to expand, refine F-35 manufacturing skills
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug 10, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), a major international F-35 Lightning II supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), has delivered a prototype of its first major structural element for the jet's center fuselage, which Northrop Grumman produces for F-35 industry team leader Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT).
Known as a destructive test ar... |
| | | 07/29/10 | Northrop Grumman Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results|
- Q2 EPS from Continuing Operations Increase to $2.34 from $1.13
- Sales Increase 3 Percent to $8.8 Billion
- Cash from Operations Totals $619 Million; Free Cash Flow Totals $515 Million
- Approximately 6.5 Million Shares Repurchased
- 2010 Guidance for EPS from Continuing Operations Increased to $6.60 - $6.80
- 2010 Cash Guidance Updated Principally for Shipbuilding Consolidation Impacts
- Conference Call Scheduled for 10:30 a.m. EDT at www.northropgrumman.com
LOS ANGELES, July 29, 201... |
| | | 07/27/10 | Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend| LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable Sept. 11, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business Aug.30, 2010.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipb... |
| | | 07/26/10 | Northrop Grumman-Built Maritime Laser Demonstration System Proves Key Capabilities for Shipboard Operations, Weaponization| PORT HUENEME, Calif., Jul 26, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently completed a series of tests of the Maritime Laser Demonstration (MLD) system, moving high-energy lasers a step closer to deployment aboard U.S. Navy ships.
Recent shore-based tests at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Port Hueneme proved the MLD system's ability to track small boats at long ranges and in a marine environment.
"Tracking tests were part of a larger prog... |
| | | 07/26/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Provide Situational Awareness to Warfighters at the Tactical Edge| EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jul 26, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $46.3 million, 4-year contract to further develop, test and field-demonstrate a net-centric architecture system that enhances warfighters' awareness of the surrounding battlefield environment. The system, Heterogeneous Airborne Reconnaissance Team (HART), is designed to autonomously manage a mix of manned and unmanned aircraft and sensors, and distribute actionable intellige... |
| | | 07/15/10 | Northrop Grumman to Webcast Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Conference Call| LOS ANGELES, July 15, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its second quarter 2010 financial results on Thursday, July 29, 2010. The company's conference call will be held at 10:30 a.m. EDT the same day.
The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com/. Northrop Grumman participants will include Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer. R... |
| | | 07/13/10 | Northrop Grumman to Consolidate Gulf Coast Shipyards and Explore Strategic Alternatives for Shipbuilding Business|
- Future Gulf Coast Ship Construction to be Consolidated in Mississippi Facilities
- Ship Construction at Avondale Facility to Wind Down in 2013
- Company will also Explore Strategic Alternatives for Entire Shipbuilding Business
- Company to Record an Estimated Q2 2010 Pre-tax Shipbuilding Charge of $113 Million Related to the Consolidation
- Q2 2010 Financial Results will also Include a $296 Million Tax Benefit Unrelated to the Shipbuilding Decisions
- Net Impact of Tax Benefit and Shipb... |
| | | 07/12/10 | Northrop Grumman Selects Falls Church Location for New Corporate Office| LOS ANGELES, Jul 12, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that it has signed an agreement to purchase an existing building located at 2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Va. as the new location for its corporate office, completing a comprehensive site selection process.
Northrop Grumman expects to initiate operations in the new corporate office facility in the summer of 2011 with employees from the company's Los Angeles and Arlington,... |
| | | 07/07/10 | Northrop Grumman Highlights Global Security Capabilities at the Farnborough Air Show 2010| LONDON, July 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight its industry leading global security capabilities at the Farnborough International Air Show, including unmanned aircraft systems, defense electronics and performance-based logistics.
The Farnborough International Airshow will take place from 19-25 July 2010.
Northrop Grumman's open-air static display area will feature a full-scale model of the Global Hawk high altitude long endurance u... |
| | | 07/06/10 | U.S. Department of State Awards Northrop Grumman African Training Contract| HERNDON, Va., Jul 6, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
The U.S. Department of State has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to continue providing staff to conduct peacekeeping operations and humanitarianism assistance training for the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program.
The contract has a potential value of $150 million over five years.
"The ACOTA program is to arguably the most successful engagement program that the U.S. Sta... |
| | | 07/02/10 | Northrop Grumman to Compete for U.S. Army Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System| HERNDON, Va., Jul 2, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that it will compete as the prime contractor for the U.S. Army's Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS).
According to the Army's request for proposals, the EMARSS program includes a low-risk, low-cost enhanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft design. This includes four engineering and manufacturing development aircraft ... |
| | | 06/30/10 | Northrop Grumman Announces $175 Million Advance Procurement Contract for Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship LHA 7| PASCAGOULA, Miss., Jun 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
The U.S. Navy awarded a $175 million cost-plus-fixed fee contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) for advance procurement of long-lead materials and performance of engineering/planning efforts for LHA 7, the second in the Navy's newest class of large-deck amphibious assault ships. The first ship, America (LHA 6) is currently 25 percent complete.
The funds will be used to purchase long-lead time materials and major equi... |
| | | 06/30/10 | Northrop Grumman Mine Detection System Flying Towards Operational Evaluation| MELBOURNE, Fla., Jun 30, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy have begun the next phase of the flight test program leading to the "final exam" Operational Evaluation and potential approval next year for full-rate production of the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS). The Navy is conducting the Developmental Flight Test-IIE (DT-IIE) program from its Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division site in Florida. The first flight occu... |
| | | 06/29/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Built Aegis Destroyer Gravely (DDG 107) Performs Well in the Ship's Acceptance Trial| PASCAGOULA, Miss., Jun 29, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --
The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built (NYSE:NOC) Aegis guided missile destroyer Gravely (DDG 107) returned successfully from her first-ever sea trial last week in the Gulf of Mexico. Reaching this milestone paved the way for delivery to the U.S. Navy later this summer. The destroyer is being built by the company at its Gulf Coast facilities in Pascagoula, Miss.
A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globe... |
| | | 06/23/10 | Global Hawk Delivers as Defense Acquisition Board Review Approaches| SAN DIEGO, Jun 23, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) high altitude RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance system's superior performance in war operations, supporting humanitarian missions and observing the Earth's changing climate, along with excellent progress in test and evaluation, have positioned the program well for this week's review by the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Defense Acquisition Board (DAB).
"Global Hawk is performing 24 hours... |
| | | 06/22/10 | Northrop Grumman's APG-81 Radar Sensor Performs Flawlessly On First Mission Systems Flight of Lockheed Martin F-35 Aircraft| BALTIMORE, Jun 22, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) new APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar met and exceeded its performance objectives successfully tracking long-range targets as part of the first mission systems test flights of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE:LMT) F-35 Lightning II BF-4 aircraft.
"Over the last five years, Northrop Grumman has demonstrated unparalleled levels of program success with the APG-81 radar," said Jeff Leavitt, ... |
| | | 06/17/10 | Northrop Grumman Announces New $2 Billion Share Repurchase Authorization| LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that its board of directors has authorized a new program to repurchase up to $2 billion of its outstanding common stock, which represents approximately 11 percent of the company's current market capitalization.
"Today's increase in our share repurchase authorization demonstrates our continuing commitment to a balanced cash deployment strategy that drives value creation by investing fo... |
| | | 06/14/10 | Defense Information Systems Agency Selects Northrop Grumman for Joint Logistics System| RESTON, Va., Jun 14, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a delivery order under the Encore II contracting vehicle to advance interoperability between combat support (CS) and command and control (C2) systems and produce an integrated picture of the battlespace for the combatant command and joint task force commanders to plan, execute and control logistics operations.
Northrop Grumman was awarded a cost plus award fee/firm fixed-price delivery o... |
| | | 06/12/10 | Photo Release -- U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Leadership Join Forces to Christen the Northrop Grumman-built San Diego (LPD 22)| PASCAGOULA, Miss., Jun 12, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today christened the sixth LPD 17 class amphibious transport dock ship San Diego (LPD 22) in front of more than 1,000 guests at the company's Shipbuilding sector facilities in Pascagoula, Miss.
"Since 1775 when the Continental Congress created the Navy and the Marine Corps, sailors and Marines have gone to sea in ships to defend our great nation," said Gen. James... |
| | | 06/09/10 | Northrop Grumman Supplies Navigation Radars for German Navy Ships| CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract to supply new radar systems for installation on 10 German Navy ships.
The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman's Naval and Marine Systems Division by the German Navy procurement authority through the responsible naval departments.
The new 10-ship contract follows the successful completion of a four-year, $4.3 million program, under which the existing radars ... |
| | | 06/08/10 | Northrop Grumman Submits Proposal for NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance| Transatlantic cooperation is NATO's top acquisition program of record
MELBOURNE, Fla., June 8, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) formally submitted its proposal this week for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system - NATO's top and long-running acquisition program. A contract award is anticipated in October 2010.
"This program has been a model of the value of transatlantic cooperation to meet the security challenges of the 21st century, and we... |
| | | 06/08/10 | Northrop Grumman Wins Orders to Supply Integrated Bridge Systems for New High-Speed Passenger Ferries in Norway| CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 8, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has supplied the integrated bridge systems for two new high-speed passenger ferries for the Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 Fylkesbaatane.
Each of the vessels has been fitted with a complete suite of Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT(TM) navigation electronics including radars, electronic chart display and information system, autopilot, gyrocompass, DGPS, speed log and other sen... |
| | | 06/07/10 | Northrop Grumman Supplies Navigation Systems for Greek Cruise Ship| CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has supplied the electronic navigation systems for the Greek cruise ship MV Aegean Odyssey, which has recently completed a major refurbishment.
The ship's bridge has been refitted with a complete navigation package based on Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT(TM) technology. The scope of supply includes radars, electronic chart display and information system, gyrocompass, autopilo... |
| | | 06/02/10 | Northrop Grumman's Viper Strike Being Added to KC-130J Arsenal| HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jun 2, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Marine Corps Harvest Hawk aircraft will soon be equipped with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) -built Viper Strike stand-off precision guided munition as part of an effort under way to bring greater utility to the Marines' KC-130J refueling and cargo aircraft.
Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will deliver 65 Viper Strike munitions beginning this year to the Joint Attack Munition Systems Project Office w... |
| | | 06/01/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded Department of Homeland Security Contract| HERNDON, Va., Jun 1, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to design, develop, conduct, evaluate and provide operational support for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regional preparedness exercises.
The 20-month, $5.5 million task order stems from the larger National Exercise Program indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. Under the terms of the task order, Northrop Grumman w... |
| | | 05/27/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Doubles Frequency of Fastest Reported Integrated Circuit| REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 27, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has set a new electronics performance record with a Terahertz Monolithic Integrated Circuit (TMIC) operating at 0.67 terahertz (THz), or 0.67 trillion cycles per second.
Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=7537 and http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=7538
Developed at the company's Simon Ramo M... |
| | | 05/26/10 | Northrop Grumman to Present at Sanford Bernstein's 26th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference| LOS ANGELES, May, 26, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at Sanford Bernstein's 26th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on June 2, 2010. Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president, will make a presentation beginning at 8:00 a.m. EDT. It will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerosp... |
| | | 05/24/10 | Northrop Grumman Begins Deliveries of Key Assay Technologies for DHS' BioWatch Next-Generation Biological Detection Program| LINTHICUM, Md., May 24, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has begun deliveries of critical assay technology to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as part of the company's BioWatch Gen-3 contract to develop a new generation of biological detectors for homeland defense applications.
The assay represents the key technological component of Northrop Grumman's BioWatch Gen-3 system. BioWatch Gen-3 is envisioned by DHS as a fully autonomous network ... |
| | | 05/21/10 | Northrop Grumman to Deliver Information Technology Services to the Defense Intelligence Agency Through the SITE Contract| RESTON, Va., May 21, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) under the Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (SITE) contract vehicle. The company will provide worldwide IT coverage and technical support services to the government, including system design, development, fielding, and sustainment of global intelligence and command and control assets vital to national security.
Nort... |
| | | 05/19/10 | Northrop Grumman Board Increases Quarterly Dividend 9.3 Percent to $0.47 Per Share| LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, a 9.3 percent increase from $0.43 per share. This is the seventh consecutive annual increase in Northrop Grumman's quarterly dividend.
The dividend is payable June 12, 2010, to shareholders of record as of the close of business June 1, 2010.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global ... |
| | | 05/18/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded $152 Million Contract for U.K. Ministry of Defence Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Systems Spares and In-Service Support| ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., May 18, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide in-service support for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) used by the U.K. Armed Forces in current operations. The $152 million, three-year contract will include spares, repairs, logistic maintenance, engineering, sustainment and training.
"Our relationship with the U.K. MoD on this particular program... |
| | | 05/17/10 | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Awards Northrop Grumman National Health Data Repository Task Order| RESTON, Va., May 17, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop a National Level Repository for accurate electronic health record incentive payment processing transactions to healthcare professionals, agencies and institutions.
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) National Level Repository task order was awarded under the Enterprise System Dev... |
| | | 05/14/10 | Northrop Grumman to Webcast Annual Shareholders Meeting| LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will conduct its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. The meeting, which includes a presentation by Wes Bush, Northrop Grumman chief executive officer and president, will be webcast beginning at 8 a.m. PDT at www.northropgrumman.com. An audio replay will be available for two weeks.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innov... |
| | | 05/12/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Awarded $186.6 Million Contract to Continue the Design of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)| NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 12, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $186.6 million cost plus fixed fee contract from the U.S. Navy to continue the engineering and design effort for the nation's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).
A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=7457
The company's Shipbuilding sector is the prime contractor. This pl... |
| | | 05/04/10 | Northrop Grumman Signs Teaming Agreement With RUAG Aviation for F-5 Worldwide Sustainment and Life Cycle Logistics| HERNDON, Va., May 4, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and RUAG Aviation, Emmen, Switzerland, have signed an agreement to provide worldwide sustainment and life cycle logistics as an effort to offer a broad capability to countries flying the F-5 Tiger aircraft.
Under the terms of the agreement, the team will market F-5 aftermarket support, modifications and upgrade programs to countries flying the aircraft.
"This teaming agreement combines the core str... |
| | | 05/03/10 | 2010 Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Program Kicks Off Its Fifth Anniversary Year in McAllen, Texas with 29 Educators Defying Gravity for STEM Education| --With the support of the University of Texas Pan-American, Texas teachers get inspired to 'go weightless' to test Newton's Laws of Motion; message back to students: 'Science is Cool' --Applications still being accepted for seats on flights scheduled later this year
MCALLEN, Texas, May 3, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --The Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) Foundation sent 29 educators representing various school districts throughout Texas into weightlessness last Friday on the first stop of the 201... |
| | | 05/03/10 | U.S. Navy Awards Northrop Grumman JCREW 3.3 Development Contract| SAN DIEGO, May 3, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $28 million award to continue developing the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (JCREW) 3.3 System of Systems.
JCREW is a multifunctional electronic jammer which could be carried by troops, mounted on a vehicle or boat, or used in a fixed location to prevent the detonation of RCIEDs. Systems used now in Iraq and Afghanistan to counter IED... |
| | | 05/03/10 | Northrop Grumman, Bell Helicopter to Develop, Demonstrate New Medium-Range Vertical Unmanned System| Fire-X Adds Cargo, Range, Payload Capabilities to Proven Fire Scout Architecture
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --U.S. war fighters will be able to keep tabs on their enemies for longer periods of time, communicate more easily with their commanders, and deliver more cargo to more remote locations using the new Fire-X medium-range vertical unmanned aerial system (VUAS) unveiled today by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company (NYSE:TXT)... |
| | | 05/03/10 | U.S. Navy Awards Northrop Grumman Follow-On Order for Shipboard Multimission Radar Systems| MELVILLE, N.Y., May 3, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a follow-on order from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for additional AN/SPQ-9B shipboard radar systems.
Under the fixed-price $41.4 million contract option, Northrop Grumman's Maritime Systems facility in Melville, N.Y., will supply six radar shipsets, including the third radar of a three-system procurement for the Royal Australian Navy's Air Warfare Destroyer, and three antenna gr... |
| | | 04/28/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman and USJFCOM Agree to Extend Research Agreement for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Architecture Concepts| Cooperative Research Agreement Focuses on Utilizing Virtual Platform Models During Live Demonstrations to Develop Emerging ISR Concepts
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Apr 28, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will extend its research agreement with U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) through 2012, continuing to work together to improve how military forces conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). The research effort brings together warfighters a... |
| | | 04/28/10 | Northrop Grumman Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results| - Q1 EPS from Continuing Operations Increase 37 Percent to $1.51 - Sales Increase 8.5 Percent to $8.6 Billion - 8.3 Million Shares Repurchased - 2010 Operating Guidance Updated; EPS from Continuing Operations Increased to $5.75 - $6.00
LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported that first quarter 2010 earnings from continuing operations increased to $462 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, from $366 million, or $1.10 per diluted sha... |
| | | 04/26/10 | Northrop Grumman Selects Virginia for New Corporate Office| Move will bring company leaders closer to federal government, key customers
LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), announced that it will locate its new corporate office in Virginia, concluding a search that also included the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
"We are pleased to have identified Virginia as the home for our new corporate office. Virginia, Maryland and the District put forward compelling, competitive offe... |
| | | 04/22/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Navy Combined Tactical Training Range Extension| HERNDON, Va., Apr 22, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --The Naval Surface Warfare Center has awarded Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) a one-year $50 million contract extension to provide operation, maintenance and engineering support for the Combined Tactical Training Range (CTTR).
Northrop Grumman is in the fifth year of providing services under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, which was awarded in 2005. The contract is valued at $217 million over five years.
CTTR provides bo... |
| | | 04/13/10 | Northrop Grumman Completes System Development, Demonstration Phase of B-2 Radar Modernization Program| Milestone Adds Confidence for Installing New Radar in Entire Bomber Fleet
PALMDALE, Calif., Apr 13, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has helped the U.S. Air Force improve the mission availability of its fleet of B-2 stealth bombers by successfully completing the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase of the B-2 Radar Modernization Program (RMP).
SDD includes the design, development, test and installation of the new radar system in a B-2 test... |
| | | 04/07/10 | Northrop Grumman to Webcast First Quarter 2010 Financial Results Conference Call| LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its first quarter 2010 financial results on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. The company's conference call will be held at 10:30 a.m. EDT the same day.
The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com/. Northrop Grumman participants will include Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer. Repl... |
| | | 04/05/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded Base Contracts in All Categories of TASER; Responding to NGA's Most Pressing Geospatial Intelligence Systems Requirements| RESTON, Va., Apr 5, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) --Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been named one of four recipients to receive contracts in all areas of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) Total Application Services for Enterprise Requirements (TASER) program, providing timely and innovation solutions to critical geospatial intelligence requirements.
The TASER program has an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract structure with a ceiling of $1 ... |
| | | 03/25/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Army Joint Fires Training Contract| HERNDON, Va., Mar 25, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), as part of a team, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to provide training development, instruction and analysis to artillery observers and electronic warfare specialists at the Joint Fires Center of Excellence (COE) in Fort Sill, Okla.
Northrop Grumman Technical Services is a subcontractor to Potawatomi Training LLC, Oklahoma City, for the program. The Joint Fires COE contract is an inde... |
| | | 03/23/10 | Photo Release -- U.S. Army Awards Northrop Grumman Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinders Delivery Order Valued at $142.7 Million| APOPKA, Fla., Mar 23, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a delivery order award from the U.S. Army valued at $142.7 million to provide over 500 Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinders (LLDR) under a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract.
A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=7263.
Northrop Grumman's LLDR accurately targets enemy positions during t... |
| | | 03/22/10 | Northrop Grumman Installs First U.S. Electronic Flight Strip Management System| RESTON, Va., Mar 22, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully installed a demonstration Real-Time Electronic Flight Data System (REFS) for the U.S. Air Force that will create a more efficient flight information system for air traffic controllers.
REFS is a Terminal Flight Data Management (TFDM) system comprising several modules including the electronic flight strip module that automates the production, distribution and administrative managemen... |
| | | 03/22/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Returns Restored B-2 Bomber to Active Duty| "Spirit of Pennsylvania" is First B-2 to Receive Insignia of Global Strike CommandPALMDALE, Calif., Mar 22, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has returned to service with the U.S. Air Force a freshly painted, completely overhauled B-2 stealth bomber known as the "Spirit of Pennsylvania."
A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=7244
The aircraft lifted off from Air Force Plant 42 here... |
| | | 03/18/10 | JHPSSL Program Receives Acclaimed Laureate Award From Editors of Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine| REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Mar 18, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Defense Department's Joint High Power Solid State Laser (JHPSSL) Phase 3, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), has been selected for the prestigious Laureate Award in the IT/Electronics category.
Aviation Week and Space Technology, the industry's premier news publication, bestowed the award at a black-tie event March 17, 2010 at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Laureate awards recognize individ... |
| | | 03/17/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Awarded Planning Contract for the Refueling and Complex Overhaul of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)| NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Mar 17, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy initially valued at $80.1 million to accomplish planning work for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). If all options of the contract are exercised, the full potential value of the contract could reach $678.6 million.
A photo accompanying this release is available at http:/... |
| | | 03/16/10 | Northrop Grumman Delivers 500th Directional Infrared Countermeasures System| ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Mar 16, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has announced the delivery of the 500th Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) aircraft self-protection system to the U.S. Government.
Representatives of the U.S. Navy and Air Force were on hand to commemorate the event, which took place at the company's facility in Rolling Meadows, Ill.
"Your IRCM system is a high priority inside the U.S. Marine Corps because it protects the pilot... |
| | | 03/11/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Army Europe Linguist Contract| HERNDON, Va., Mar 11, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to provide interpreter and translator services.
The firm-fixed price USAREUR linguist contract has a value of $39 million over four years.
Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will provide comprehensive linguistic services to the U.S. Army to include translation from the target language into English and vice versa as well as the trans... |
| | | 03/09/10 | Northrop Grumman Expands Composites Manufacturing Training for Major Turkish F-35 Supplier| Hands-on training helps Turkish Aerospace Industries prepare for its role as a second source supplier for jet's center fuselageEL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is adding momentum to Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc.'s (TAI) readiness to build complete center fuselages for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft by teaching its engineers how to build the complex composite structures used in the jet.
Photos accompanying this release ar... |
| | | 03/08/10 | Statement From Northrop Grumman on U.S. Air Force Aerial Refueling Tanker Program| WASHINGTON, March 8, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The following is a statement from Wes Bush, Chief Executive Officer and President of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), concerning the U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tanker program.
"After a comprehensive analysis of the final RFP, Northrop Grumman has determined that it will not submit a bid to the Department of Defense for the KC-X program. We reached this conclusion based on the structure of the source selection methodology define... |
| | | 03/08/10 | U.S. Office of Personnel Management Awards Northrop Grumman Follow-On Enterprise Human Resources Integration Blanket Purchase Agreement Worth Up to $100 Million| RESTON, Va., Mar 8, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a follow-on blanket purchase agreement (BPA) valued at up to $100 million from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to electronically convert and store federal employee records for streamlined access to information.
The Enterprise Human Resource Integration (EHRI) program is modernizing the way federal employees access and use human resource (HR) information through an online elec... |
| | | 03/02/10 | Northrop Grumman to Present at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference| LOS ANGELES, March 2, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference on March 9, 2010. James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will make a presentation beginning at 1:40 p.m. EST. It will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products,... |
| | | 03/02/10 | E-8C Joint STARS Awarded $223.6 Million Production Contract for New Engines| MELBOURNE, Fla., Mar 2, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $223.6 million contract for two E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) Propulsion Pod System (PPS) shipsets and FAA certification.
Each shipset contains four Pratt and Whitney JT8D-219 engines, pylon assemblies and associated aircraft system interconnections. Deliveries are expected to start in 2011 pending the final military certifications o... |
| | | 03/01/10 | BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman Announce Teaming Agreement to Pursue Ground Combat Vehicle| ARLINGTON, Va., Mar 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) have announced a teaming agreement to pursue the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program.
The GCV program is a development effort headed by the U.S. Army and is designed to develop the next generation Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
"BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman have been pre-eminent suppliers of combat systems to the U.S. Army for more than 50 years," said Mark Signorelli, BAE Systems' vice p... |
| | | 03/01/10 | Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Navy Command and Control Software Development and Integration Award| SAN DIEGO, Mar 1, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) award from the U.S. Navy to provide command and control (C2) software development as well as modification and enhancement of existing C2 and tactical data link systems.
Northrop Grumman is one of five companies that received awards under the ID/IQ contract from the Space and Naval Warfare System Command, San Diego, for the Navy's Program E... |
| | | 02/26/10 | Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. General Services Administration Contract| HERNDON, Va., Feb 26, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to provide integrated business, technical and programmatic support for management, execution and process refinement initiatives within the U.S. Department of Defense.
Under the terms of the five-year, $70 million GSA Mission-Oriented Business Integration Services - Integrated Title III Support program task order, Northrop Grumman... |
| | | 02/24/10 | Statement From Northrop Grumman on Receipt of Tanker Final RFP| WASHINGTON, Feb 24, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The following is a statement from Randy Belote, vice president of strategic communications for Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), concerning today's release of the final Request For Proposals (RFP) for the U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tanker modernization program.
"Northrop Grumman acknowledges that today it has received the final Request for Proposals for the U.S. Air Force KC-X Tanker Modernization Program.
"Northrop Grumman w... |
| | | 02/17/10 | Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend| LOS ANGELES, Feb 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable March 13, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business March 1, 2010.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbui... |
| | | 02/15/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial System Demonstrates Critical Resupply Capability| SAN DIEGO, Feb 15, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully demonstrated that its MQ-8B Vertical Unmanned Aerial System (VUAS) can resupply U.S. or coalition troops deployed on a combat mission.
The company conducted the autonomous proof-of-principle resupply capability during the current Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) at Fort Benning, Ga. AEWE gives soldiers a first-hand look at emerging technologies and concepts.
"Fire Scout'... |
| | | 02/11/10 | Northrop Grumman to Present at the Barclays Capital Second Annual Industrial Select Conference| LOS ANGELES, Feb 11, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Barclays Capital Second Annual Industrial Select Conference on Feb. 18, 2010. James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will make a presentation beginning at 9:50 a.m. EST. It will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, an... |
| | | 02/04/10 | Northrop Grumman Reports Fourth Quarter and 2009 Financial Results| - Q4 EPS of $1.31; 2009 EPS of $5.21 - 2010 Guidance for EPS from Continuing Operations of $5.70 to $5.95 - TASC, Inc. Divestiture Completed; Reported as Discontinued Operations - Q4 Share Repurchases of $450 Million; 2009 Share Repurchases Total $1.1 BillionLOS ANGELES, Feb 04, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported fourth quarter 2009 net earnings of $413 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, and 2009 net earnings of $1.7 billion, or $5.21 per diluted ... |
| | | 02/03/10 | Northrop Grumman to Present at the Cowen and Company 31st Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference| LOS ANGELES, Feb 03, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will present at the Cowen and Company 31st Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference on Feb. 10, 2010. James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, will make a presentation beginning at 11:10 a.m. EST. It will be webcast live at www.northropgrumman.com.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, ... |
| | | 01/29/10 | Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Redelivers USS George H.W. Bush Following Successful Modernization and Maintenance Work| NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Jan 29, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) returned the nation's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), to the U.S. Navy following the completion of modernization and maintenance work accomplished during the ship's post shakedown availability and selected restricted availability (PSA/SRA).
A photo accompanying this release is available at: http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=7036 ... |
| | | 01/25/10 | Northrop Grumman's Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) Successfully Demonstrated Aboard U.S. Air Force F-16| LINTHICUM, Md., Jan 25, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force, has successfully completed a series of demonstration flights of its Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) installed in an F-16 fighter aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The demonstration was in support of a U.S. Air Force F-16 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) feasibility study.
"Almost two years ago Northrop Grumman said that air forces of th... |
| | | 01/19/10 | Northrop Grumman to Webcast 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results Conference Call| LOS ANGELES, Jan 19, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will announce its 2009 fourth quarter and year-end financial results on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The company also plans to provide financial guidance for 2010. The company's conference call will be held at 10:30 a.m. EST the same day.
The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's Web site at http://www.northropgrumman.com. Northrop Grumman participants will include Wes Bush, chief ex... |
| | | 01/11/10 | Northrop Grumman Wins $577 Million Army Integrated Battle Command System Contract| HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan 11, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The U.S. Army has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) to develop the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) under a $577 million, five-year, cost-plus-incentive-fee/cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for system design and development. IBCS is an integrated air- and missile-defense command and control capability. Enabled by a battlefield fire control network, the system will give warfighters the technology,... |
| | | 01/04/10 | Northrop Grumman to Move Corporate Office to Washington, D.C. Region| Move will bring company leaders closer to federal government, key customersLOS ANGELES, Jan 04, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced a decision to move its corporate office from Los Angeles to the Washington D.C. region by 2011. The company is engaged in a search to identify a specific location within the Washington, D.C. region, including the District, Maryland and Virginia. It plans to complete the search by spring 2010 and open the new c... |
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