Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Completes Refueling and Complex Overhaul Within...

Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Completes Refueling and Complex Overhaul
Within Budget; Redelivers USS Carl Vinson to U.S. Navy

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE:NOC) redelivered the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS
Carl Vinson (CVN 70), to the U.S. Navy July 11. The redelivery follows the
completion of a successful three-and-a-half-year evolution known as a refueling
and complex overhaul. The project was performed by the company's Shipbuilding
sector in Newport News, Va. and was completed within budget.

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Redelivery also follows successful sea trials. Sea trials are conducted to test
systems, components and demonstrate operations at sea. The trials also include
high-speed runs and a demonstration of the carrier's other capabilities.

"The redelivery of the Carl Vinson is testimony to the tremendous teamwork
between our crew, the Northrop Grumman workers, and the Supervisor of
Shipbuilding," said Rear Adm. (select) Ted Carter, who was the Commanding
Officer of USS Carl Vinson during the last two and a half years of the RCOH
project. "Without that triad of effort, I would not be able to tell you of all
the great work accomplished during the overhaul period, which resulted in our
ship returning to sea as one of the most advanced ships in the world."

The refueling and complex overhaul is performed only once in a carrier's 50-year
life and includes extensive modernization work to more than 2,300 compartments,
hundreds of system upgrades, and over 20 million man-hours of work, to include
defueling and refueling the nuclear reactors.

"The success of this project reflects the approach and relationship that this
team has had for the past three and a half years -- One Team, One Goal, One
Mission. We collectively could not have been successful without the talent,
dedication and teamwork of our shipbuilders, CVN 70 crew members, Supship and
Navsea personnel and our suppliers," said Jim Hughes, Northrop Grumman
Shipbuilding's vice president of aircraft carrier overhauls. "We've come
together to bring CVN 70 back to life for another 25 years of service, and we
did it within budget despite many challenges encountered along the way. This
great achievement demonstrates our commitment to work with the Navy to deliver
the best products back to the fleet while making sure we meet our cost
requirements and improved financial predictability."

USS Carl Vinson is the third ship of the Nimitz class to undergo this major
life-cycle milestone. The carrier arrived in Newport News on Nov. 11, 2005, and
more than 3,500 Northrop Grumman employees worked on the project during peak
periods.

Named for former U.S. Rep. Carl Vinson, the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) was built
in Newport News, Va. by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding and was christened in
1980. The congressman attended the christening ceremony at age 96 and became the
first living American to have a Navy ship named in his honor. The ship was
commissioned by the Navy in 1982.

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: Jennifer Dellapenta
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
(757) 380-3558
Jennifer.Dellapenta@ngc.com