Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Honored for Helping Renovate USO Downtown Center

SAN DIEGO, June 1, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since Oct 2008, San Diego's active
duty military personnel and their families have been enjoying the comforts of
the United Services Organization's (USO) freshly-remodeled, 18,000 square foot
Downtown Center, the result of a collaboration between the USO, Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and local businesses.

On Saturday evening, May 30, Northrop Grumman was formally honored at USO's
"Stars and Stripes" gala in San Diego for its leadership in helping create a
new, more comfortable "home away from home" for the men and women of the U.S.
armed services.

Photos accompanying this release is available at
http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/

"Northrop Grumman is honored to be a partner with the USO in adding comfort to
the lives of the men and women who actively defend our nation's freedom," said
Gene Fraser, vice president and deputy for the Strike and Surveillance Division
of Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems sector. "The donations and hard work
that Northrop Grumman's 4,000 San Diego employees have contributed to this
center are our way of saying thanks to the brave Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and
Airmen who protect us every day."

According to Fraser, Northrop Grumman contributed more than $117,000 to the USO
renovation -- informally dubbed "Project Makeover" -- through a combination of
company contributions and employee fund-raising activities such as T-shirt
sales, barbecues and bake sales.

The USO Downtown Center now boasts new amenities such as a state-of-the-art
computer lab, fireplace, pool table lighting and kitchen, as well as fresh paint
throughout the entire facility and updated furniture, movie room, library and
playroom.

Beginning in 2009, Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems sector has designated
USO as the focal point for its employees' charitable giving. In addition to
conducting fund raising activities throughout the year, sector employees are
participating in USO care package stuffing parties at company locations
throughout the U.S. Those parties are expected to produce at least 77,000 care
packages for U.S. military personnel overseas.

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

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CONTACT: Jim Hart
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
(310) 331-3616
(310) 466-5509
James.f.hart@ngc.com