Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Names Winners of Fifth Annual Engineering Scholars...

Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Names Winners of Fifth Annual Engineering
Scholars Program

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., July 7, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE:NOC) today announced the recipients of the fifth-annual
Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars program in the greater Rolling Meadows
community, which awards two $10,000 college scholarships to local high school
students who intend to study engineering.

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

Gregory Wilk from Rolling Meadows High School and Sarah Smietana from Fremd High
School both received the merit-based scholarship for their excellent academic
achievement and community involvement. This fall Wilk will attend the University
of Illinois in Champaign while Smietana will study at the University of
Wisconsin in Madison.

"This scholarship program enables us to support gifted young adults who
demonstrate a talent for math and science, and to encourage an interest in
engineering," said John Buckley, vice president of Engineering & Manufacturing,
Central Region for Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector. "Northrop
Grumman relies on specialized engineering personnel in order to succeed, and we
are happy to support bright students in their pursuit of a career in
engineering."

The Engineering Scholars program is intended to motivate promising high school
seniors interested in math and science to consider the field of engineering. To
be eligible, scholarship applicants must be residents of Rolling Meadows,
Palatine or Arlington Heights and be seniors graduating in the spring of 2009
from a public or accredited private high school in the area. Applicants must
also meet minimum SAT and GPA requirements.

Further information about the Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars program is
available online at: http://www.es.northropgrumman.com/engscholars/.

Northrop Grumman is a significant financial and in-kind contributor to
educational outreach programs aimed at encouraging young people to consider
engineering and science-related career fields.

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: Ellen Hamilton
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
(224) 625-4693
ellen.hamilton@ngc.com