Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Built New York (LPD 21) Returns From Successful...

Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Built New York (LPD 21) Returns From
Successful Acceptance Trials

AVONDALE, La., July 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman
Corporation-built (NYSE:NOC) amphibious transport dock ship New York (LPD 21)
returned to the company's Avondale shipyard in New Orleans July 23 flying three
brooms signifying a successful U.S. Navy Acceptance Trials. The ship is the
fifth in the San Antonio-class series that the Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
sector is building across the Gulf Coast.

A photo accompanying this release is available at:
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"This was an exceptional sea trial. We followed our planned schedule of events
and executed very well," said Richard Schenk, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding vice
president, Tests and Trials. "The ship's fit and finish is excellent, a true
tribute to our shipbuilders' hard work, and LPD 21 most definitely proved her
worth. The teamwork between Northrop Grumman and the customer created this
opportunity for success."

New York (LPD 21) demonstrated a variety of systems including main propulsion,
engineering and ship control systems, combat systems, damage control, food
service and crew support. Among additional acceptance trial highlights, the ship
completed a full power run, self defense detect-to-engage exercises, steering,
and anchor handling demonstrations. The ballasting and deballasting tests,
during which the ship's well-deck is flooded for future launching of landing
craft air-cushion vessels and expeditionary fighting vehicles, were performed in
an outstanding manner, with the ballast system test setting a new LPD ship
record for time to ballast down.

"The completion of acceptance trials is a major step towards bringing New York
into the fleet," said Capt. Bill Galinis, the LPD 17-class program manager for
the Navy's Program Executive Office for Ships (PEO Ships). "This week, four out
of five San Antonio-class ships were underway at the same time. There's really
no better indication that we're delivering urgently needed assets to our
warfighters."

The bow stem of New York contains 7.5 tons of steel recovered from the World
Trade Center and the ship is named in honor of the victims and heroes of the
9/11 terrorist attack. The future USS New York is scheduled for commissioning in
New York City on Nov. 7, 2009.

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: Bill Glenn
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
(228) 935-3972
william.glenn@ngc.com