REMINDER -- Northrop Grumman to Brief Reporters On Capabilities and Technology Advances At Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition

REMINDER -- Northrop Grumman to Brief Reporters On Capabilities and Technology Advances At Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition
October 2, 2009

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), a leader in global security, will update reporters on its most significant advances in developing, producing and modernizing U.S. military systems and related electronic technologies at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Topics will range from the breakthrough STARLite radar for unmanned aircraft and the Scorpion II persistent surveillance system, to expanding mission effectiveness using unmanned systems. The briefings will also cover the company's newly developed 4th generation laser directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) for helicopter protection, and the latest in land navigation systems.

Northrop Grumman's AUSA exhibit booth #2003 will complement the media briefings with an overview of the company's global security offerings in battle command systems, strategic and tactical communications systems, targeting systems, minefield detection systems, mini-robots for observation and surveillance, command post services and support, global combat support systems, automated test equipment, and training management solutions.

Detailed information on each briefing is available from the media contacts listed below.

What: Northrop Grumman Media Briefings

When: October 5, 6

Where: Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and
Exposition
Northrop Grumman Booth # 2003 Conference Rooms 1 & 2
(conference rooms located in the Northrop Grumman booth)
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC 20001

RSVP: To individual media contact by close of business day prior to
event


Mon., Oct. 5

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Time/Location Topic Presenter Media Contact
(All times EDT)
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9 a.m. STARLite: Advanced Alan Colegrove, Fran DiMeglio
Northrop Grumman Radar Capability Director, (203) 852-4823
Booth #2003 for UAVs Business office
Conference Room 1 A review of this Development, (203) 216-8318
break-through Land Forces mobile
advanced radar Weapons and fran.dimeglio
capability now Sensors @ngc.com
available in a
less than 80-pound Northrop Grumman
package for Electronic
tactical unmanned Systems
and light fixed-and
rotary-wing manned
air
vehicles.
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10 a.m. Land Navigation Gorik Hossepian, Fran DiMeglio
Northrop Grumman A review of, and Vice President, (203) 852-4823
Booth #2003 update on, the Navigation and office
Conference Room 1 family of Pointing (203) 216-8318
navigation, Systems mobile
pointing and fran.dimeglio
stabilization Northrop Grumman @ngc.com
systems to satisfy Electronic
land mission Systems
requirements.
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1:30 p.m. Scorpion II Mike Coster, Fran DiMeglio
Northrop Grumman Persistent Special (203) 852-4823
Booth #2003 Surveillance Programs office
Conference Room 1 System with Manager (203) 216-8318
Universal Gateway mobile
Northrop Grumman's Northrop Grumman fran.dimeglio
4th generation Electronic @ngc.com
Unattended Ground Systems
Sensor (UGS) sensor
suite is 50 percent
smaller and lighter
than currently
fielded systems
making it easier to
conceal and more
cost effective.
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Tues., Oct.6

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Time/Location Topic Presenter Media Contact
(All times EDT)
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9 a.m. Unmanned Systems: Mike Isherwood, Sherri Pineda
Northrop Grumman Expanding Mission Senior Analyst (858) 618-4556
Booth #2003 Effectiveness office
Conference Room 1 Understanding how Northrop Grumman (858) 943-1152
unmanned systems Aerospace mobile
can improve the Systems sherri.pineda
effectiveness and @ngc.com
efficiency for
today's Army.
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10 a.m. CIRCM for U.S. Jack Pledger, Fran DiMeglio
Northrop Grumman Army Helicopters Director, IRCM (203) 852-4823
Booth #2003 Northrop Grumman Business office
Conference Room 2 introduces its Development; (203) 216-8318
newly developed Defensive mobile
4th generation Systems fran.dimeglio
Directional Division @ngc.com
Infrared
Countermeasures Northrop Grumman
(DIRCM) system. Electronic
Briefing will Systems
outline the
details of Northrop
Grumman's solution
to the U.S. Army's
CIRCM program.
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