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Northrop Grumman Supplies Electronic Navigation Systems for New Carisbrooke Cargo Ships Under Construction in China

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - July 22, 2008 - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has won orders to supply electronic navigation equipment for 10 new ships to be built in China for Carisbrooke Shipping.

Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit will supply the systems, which will be installed on the 7,600 deadweight ton (dwt) general cargo vessels at Jiangsu Yangzjiang Shipbuilding in South China. The Sperry Marine navigation package will include autopilot, gyro and magnetic compasses, radars, speed and depth sensors and other components.

Based on the Isle of Wight, U.K., Carisbrooke Shipping operates a fleet of approximately 40 dry cargo vessels ranging from 3,000 to 20,000 dwt with an average age of under three years.

Sperry Marine, headquartered in Charlottesville, Va., and with major engineering and support offices in New Malden, United Kingdom and Hamburg, Germany, provides smart navigation and ship control solutions for the international marine industry with customer service and support through offices in 16 countries, sales representatives in 47 countries and authorized service depots in more than 250 locations worldwide.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.

For commercial sales inquiries, contact Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine by phone, +1 (434) 974-2656 or by e-mail, sales_commercial@sperry.ngc.com. For military sales inquiries, call +1 (434) 974-2134 or e-mail sales_military@sperry.ngc.com. Visit our Web site at www.sperrymarine.northropgrumman.com. 

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