Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Navy Contract for Shipboard Multi-Mission Radars

Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Navy Contract for Shipboard Multi-Mission Radars
February 10, 2010

MELVILLE, N.Y. - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a full-rate production contract from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for its AN/SPQ-9B shipboard radar systems, which will enhance detection and tracking of high-speed threats such as sea-skimming anti-ship missiles.

Under the fixed-price $26.2 million contract, Northrop
Grumman's Naval and Marine Systems Division facility in Melville, N.Y.,
will supply four shipsets. The contract includes options that could
bring the total value to $281.5 million. The options encompass a wide
range of U.S. aircraft carriers, cruisers and amphibious assault ships,
as well as the U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter.

The high-resolution X-band AN/SPQ-9B search radar sets will
greatly improve the ability to defend against small high-speed threats,
such as surface-skimming anti-ship missiles, and will be integrated
with the ships' fire-control systems. The multi-mission radar systems
are designed to detect small fast-moving targets in the presence of
clutter from ocean waves, rain and land returns, as well as chaff and
jamming.

"The AN/SPQ-9B radars will make an important contribution to
the fleet's ability to operate in littoral waters where land and sea
clutter often limit the tracking and detection capabilities of search
radars," said Jeffrey L. Holloway, director of business development and
marketing for Northrop Grumman's Maritime Systems business unit.

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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