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NORTHROP GRUMMAN WINS U.S. AIR FORCE CONTRACT TO RESEARCH LASER SAFETY, PERSONNEL SUSCEPTIBILITY
HERNDON, Va. -- Dec. 9, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract by the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command to conduct research into the physiological effects that occur when personnel are exposed to laser radiation and how these effects impact visual performance.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN'S FRANK FRISBIE HONORED FOR LIFELONG ACHIEVEMENT IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nov. 18, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced that Frank L. Frisbie has been awarded the Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award by the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA).

NORTHROP GRUMMAN WINS U.S. NAVY CONTRACT FOR PHASE ONE OF FULLY INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM PROGRAM
HERNDON, Va. -- Nov. 12, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector was awarded a Phase One contract to provide a fully integrated personnel and pay capability for all military branches of the Department of Defense.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN, BROADWARE TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCE VIDEO NETWORKING STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
HERNDON, Va.-- Nov. 11, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector and BroadWare Technologies, Inc., Cupertino, Calif., have formed a strategic alliance to deliver networked video applications for the defense, public safety and homeland security markets.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION RECEIVES ATC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ASSOCIATION INDUSTRIAL AWARD
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nov. 6, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded the Air Traffic Control Association's Industrial Award for the company's outstanding contribution to the safety, quality and efficiency of air traffic control systems.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN WINS INS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
HERNDON, Va. -- Nov. 5, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a single blanket purchase agreement (BPA) by the U.S. General Services Administration, Federal Technology Service, on behalf of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).

NORTHROP GRUMMAN ENTERS NEW MARKET WITH INNOVATIVE ELECTION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
HERNDON, Va. -- Oct. 30, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that the company has entered the worldwide electronic election services market by signing an agreement with iPaper, LLC, Richmond, Va., to exclusively license and manufacture iPaper's electronic voting systems.

U.S. AIR FORCE AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN CONTRACT FOR GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
HERNDON, Va. -- Oct 23, 2002 -- A team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector has received a six-year $63.8 million contract option for the next-generation information system that will improve the ability to provide near real-time visibility of passengers and material moving through the Defense Transportation Systems (DTS).

NORTHROP GRUMMAN TEAM WINS U.S. NAVY CONTRACT TO SUPPORT FOREIGN MILITARY SALES
HERNDON, Va. -- Oct. 21, 2002 -- A team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will help the U.S. Navy streamline security assistance and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) through a contract under the General Service Administration's Millennia Lite contracting vehicle.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN APPOINTS CYNTHIA KONIECZNY DIRECTOR, TEXAS STATE PROGRAMS FOR ITS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR
AUSTIN, Texas -- Oct. 8, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector announced today the appointment of Cynthia Konieczny as director, Texas State Programs.

U.S. AIR FORCE SELECTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN TEAM TO PROVIDE TACTICAL DATALINK NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Air Force Association National Convention, Washington, D.C. -- Sept. 17, 2002 -- The U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center has selected a Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC)-led team to field its tactical datalink network management system.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN TEAM WINS CONTRACT VALUED AT OVER $300 MILLION FOR U.S. ARMY'S LAND INFORMATION WARFARE ACTIVITY
HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 9, 2002 -- A team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract to provide Information Operations (IO) technical and management support for the U.S. Army's Land Information Warfare Activity (LIWA). The contract is worth more than $300 million over five years and will bring approximately 220 jobs to Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (IT) sector.

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN $30 MILLION TO EXPAND DEFENSE ELECTRONIC BUSINESS EXCHANGE
HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 4, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) by the Defense Information Systems Agency for the continuation of electronic commerce infrastructure support. The three-year agreement is worth $30 million to Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (IT) sector.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN TO PROVIDE IT SERVICES FOR LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
HERNDON, Va. -- Sept. 3, 2002 -- The Louisiana Department of Social Services (DSS) has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) to provide a broad range of information technology services to approximately 250 offices throughout the state, representing a further expansion of the company's information technology services to state agencies.

STATE OF ILLINOIS AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN $100 MILLION CONTRACT TO PROVIDE EBT SERVICES
HERNDON, Va. -- Aug. 20, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $100 million to continue providing electronic benefit transfer (EBT) services to the State of Illinois Department of Human Services. Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (IT) sector has been the incumbent EBT service provider to the state since July 2001.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN WINS IT SERVICES CONTRACT TO SUPPORT U.S. JOINT FORCES COMMAND
HERNDON, Va. - Aug. 13, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will provide a broad range of information technology (IT) services to assist the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) with future requirements.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN NAMES SIDNEY E. FUCHS VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS UNIT
HERNDON, Va. -- Aug. 12, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector announced today the appointment of Sidney E. Fuchs as vice president and director of TASC's Intelligence Operations unit, effective immediately.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN RECEIVES INTEGRATED TACTICAL AVIONICS DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT FOR ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY HELICOPTER PROGRAM
HERNDON, Va. -- July 29, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was selected by Kaman Aerospace International to develop a critical component of the Integrated Tactical Avionics System (ITAS) that will allow the Royal Australian Navy Super Seasprite SH-2G (A) helicopter to perform its multi-mission role.

NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY AWARDS NORTHROP GRUMMAN TEAM $72 MILLION COMMERCIAL JOINT MAPPING TOOLKIT CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- July 9, 2002 -- A team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) to develop its Commercial Joint Mapping Toolkit (C/JMTK).

U.S. NAVY SELECTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN TEAM TO PROVIDE MISSILE AND LAUNCHER SUPPORT
HERNDON, Va. -- July 3, 2002 -- A team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will provide essential program management and technical support to the U.S. Navy's primary surface-to-air missile and launcher program, STANDARD Missile/Surface Launcher Systems (SM/SLS).

NORTHROP GRUMMAN WINS PRIME CONTRACTOR ROLE ON DISA'S NEXT GENERATION ENGINEERING CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- June 17, 2002 -- A team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will provide total engineering and interoperability support services to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) worldwide, the Department of Defense and federal agencies under DISA's Next Generation Engineering (NexGen) contract.

U.S. NAVY SELECTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN TEAM TO SUPPORT TACTICAL SYSTEMS INTEROPERABILITY
SAN DIEGO -- May 30, 2002 -- A team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by the U.S. Navy to improve tactical systems interoperability, an essential element in the communications networks of military weapon systems.

DISA SELECTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN TEAM FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CONTRACT
HERNDON, Va. -- May 9, 2002 -- A team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will help the Department of Defense, other federal agencies, state and local governments, and U.S. allies meet the challenges of interoperability and information integration through the Encore Information Technology Solutions contract.

U.S. NAVY SELECTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN-LED GOLD TEAM FOR DD(X) SYSTEM DESIGN CONTRACT
LOS ANGELES -- April 29, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that the U.S. Navy has selected a team led by the company to complete the system design for the Navy's advanced, 21st century surface combatant, DD(X).

U.S. ARMY SELECTS NORTHROP GRUMMAN TEAM FOR NEXT PHASE OF AERIAL COMMON SENSOR PROGRAM
BALTIMORE -- April 25, 2002 -- The U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors at Fort Monmouth, N.J., has chosen a team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) that includes TRW Inc. (NYSE: TRW) to participate in the next phase of the Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) program.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN TO PROVIDE COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH, MAPPING SYSTEM TO CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION
HERNDON, Va. -- April 12, 2002 - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will help the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) fight forest fires in a more timely, efficient and coordinated way through the implementation of a new computer-aided dispatch and mapping system.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN TEAM TO COMPETE FOR USDA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS
HERNDON, Va. -- March 27, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) proven software development expertise will help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) carry out its mission of improving American agriculture and conserving the environment through the Information Technology Support Services 2 (ITSS2) contract.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN NAMES JIM O'NEILL PRESIDENT OF ITS TASC BUSINESS UNIT
HERNDON, Va. -- March 13, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector announced today that Jim O'Neill has been appointed president of its TASC business unit, effective March 18. O'Neill will report to Herb Anderson, corporate vice president and president, Northrop Grumman Information Technology.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN TEAM RECEIVES MILLENNIA TASK ORDER TO PROVIDE SECURE WIRELESS LAN CAPABILITY TO U.S. ARMY
HERNDON, Va. -- March 7, 2002 -- A team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) task order to provide secure wireless LAN capability to the U.S. Army Program Manager, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, Fort Monmouth, N.J.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN NAMES TWO EXECUTIVES AS VICE PRESIDENTS OF OPERATING UNITS
HERNDON, Va. -- March 6, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology sector announced today the appointments of two senior level positions in its TASC business unit, effective immediately.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN ACHIEVES HP OPENVIEW EXECUTIVE PARTNER STATUS
HERNDON, Va. -- Feb. 12, 2002 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that its Information Technology sector has been named an Authorized Executive Partner of Hewlett-Packard Company's OpenView software business unit, the highest designation currently offered by HP OpenView.

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