http://www.irconnect.com/noc/ Northrop Grumman Corp. News en-us Copyright 2012, Northrop Grumman Corp. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:14:51 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss newsdesk@globenewswire.com (NewsDesk) webmaster@globenewswire.com (Webmaster) http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244736 FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 3, 2012 -- This week, the Smithsonian unveiled its Heritage and History education initiative for 2012, titled the National Air and Space Museum presents a "Heritage Family Day" series celebrating ethnic and cultural diversity. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is sponsoring this series for the seventh consecutive year, and the company has signed on to support the program through 2014. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244736 Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:14 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244673 TOKYO and MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Feb. 2, 2012 -- The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has purchased four helicopter-mountable, laser mine detection systems to help protect its coastline and the daily maritime traffic coming in and out of the country's ports. This is the first direct commercial sale of Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) to an international navy. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244673 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:31 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244342 FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Feb. 1, 2012 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) reported that fourth quarter 2011 earnings from continuing operations increased 80 percent to $550 million, or $2.09 per diluted share, from $306 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2010. Fourth quarter 2010 results included a pre-tax charge of $229 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, principally related to premiums paid to redeem $682 million in debt in 2010. Fourth quarter 2011 diluted earnings per share are based on 262.7 million weighted average shares outstanding compared with 296.9 million shares in the fourth quarter of 2010. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244342 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:00 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244147 REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Jan. 31, 2012 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was recently awarded a contract to study high-power solar electric propulsion flight system technology for NASA deep space and human exploration missions. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244147 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:30 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244190 SAN DIEGO -- Jan. 30, 2012 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $47.2 million contract for the purchase and integration of two more Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payloads on two existing Block 20 Global Hawk aircraft. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244190 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:31 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244087 HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 30, 2012 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $122 million contract to install and sustain Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOBs) supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and the ongoing United States Mission in Iraq (USM-I). The contract includes options that, if fully exercised, would raise the potential value of the contract to $311 million. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244087 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244083 APOPKA, Fla., Jan. 30, 2012 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced that its Laser Systems business unit recently delivered its 25,000th electro-optic (EO) laser system in support of U.S. warfighters since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=244083 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:18 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243931 LONDON -- Jan. 27, 2012 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is participating in the Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference in Sydney, Australia, where it will highlight its maritime security capabilities and programmes, including marine navigation and ship control technology, and unmanned aircraft systems for maritime and coastal surveillance. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243931 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:15 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243908 FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Jan. 26, 2012 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has released the following statement on the Global Hawk Block 30 program: http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243908 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:06 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243882 ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Jan. 26, 2012 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed a series of flight tests to demonstrate technology that could help extend the operating range and flight duration of future carrier-based unmanned systems. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243882 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:42 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243688 LINTHICUM, Md. -- Jan. 25, 2012 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop more efficient radio frequency (RF) transmitter technology through the Microscale Power Conversion program. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243688 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:50 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243581 HERNDON, Va., Jan. 24, 2012 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for its Design and Engineering Support Program (DESP III). Northrop Grumman is one of 26 companies to receive awards under the contract, which has an overall ceiling valued at $1.9 billion. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243581 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:00 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243568 NEW MALDEN, UK -- Jan. 24, 2012 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has won orders to supply navigation equipment to the Suez Canal Authority for tugboats and other assorted workboats. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243568 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:56 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243360 FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 23, 2012 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been named one of America's Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities in 2012, ranking fifth overall. Rising from last year's seventh place rating, Northrop Grumman is among the 50 Fortune 500 companies to receive a top score from DiversityBusiness.com, the largest organization of diversity-owned businesses throughout the United States. This is the 12th annual listing. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243360 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243293 WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2012 -- Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman, and Peter A. Seligmann, co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Conservation International, today announced the launch of ECO Classroom, a unique and innovative nationwide professional development program for public middle and high school science teachers. The Northrop Grumman Foundation, in collaboration with Conservation International, created the program which begins this summer and was unveiled this morning at the National Press Club in Washington. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243293 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:14 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243247 MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 19, 2012 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has named Pat Camacho vice president of integrated command, control communications and intelligence systems for the Defense Systems Division in the company's Information Systems sector. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=243247 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:33 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=242792 FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Jan. 12, 2012 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will announce its fourth quarter 2011 and year-end 2011 financial results on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. The company's conference call will be held at 9:30 a.m. ET the same day. Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president, and Jim Palmer, chief financial officer, will review fourth quarter and 2011 results and discuss Northrop Grumman's 2012 outlook. The conference call will be webcast live on Northrop Grumman's website at http://www.northropgrumman.com. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=242792 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:57 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=242340 CARPINTERIA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2012 -- Astro Aerospace, a strategic business unit of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), has completed a major milestone in the development of the reflector boom assembly (RBA) for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=242340 Mon, 9 Jan 2012 15:13 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=241931 ORLANDO, Fla., January 4, 2012 -- The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), received a $181 million contract from the U.S. Army for AH-64D Apache Block III LONGBOW systems. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=241931 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 16:26 GMT http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=241704 HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 30, 2011 -- The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) and industry partner Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have received the development and sustainment contract (DSC) from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the United States' ballistic missile defense system. http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/xml/nitf.html?d=241704 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:14 GMT