Northrop Grumman to Develop UK Cyber Security Test Range for Evaluation of Threats on Large Scale Networks

LONDON, December 16 - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is a principal member of the BT
team selected by the UK Technology Strategy Board to develop a cyber test
range for the research and testing of cyber security threats on large scale
networks.

The cyber test range will be developed by Northrop Grumman UK under the
SATURN (Self-organising Adaptive Technology under Resilient Networks) network
defence research programme, a collaborative research project focused on
information infrastructure. The programme will deliver tools and techniques
to protect against the vulnerabilities of complex networks and information
systems.

"Cyber security has become a fundamental necessity as we rely
increasingly on networks of complex integrated information systems to access
information and services in our homes and businesses," said Sir Nigel
Essenhigh, chairman, Northrop Grumman UK. "Northrop Grumman is at the
forefront of the challenge to find innovative solutions that can effectively
defend such networks and offer protection across the entire cyber domain."

The range will be located at Northrop Grumman's facility in Fareham and
will provide the UK with the environment and capability to conduct meaningful
cyber experiments and assessments of infrastructure survivability and
assurance, and to test and analyse new concepts and technologies to protect
against modern cyber threats.

"Northrop Grumman is an industry leader in all aspects of computer
network operations and cyber security, and we have considerable capabilities
and experience to bring to this programme," said Paul Davison, vice president
and managing director for Northrop Grumman's Information Systems sector in
Europe. "The programme will develop new ways to analyse complex information
systems and protect users by predicting where and how vulnerabilities will
occur. We look forward to contributing to its success."

The SATURN programme will demonstrate how self-managing, intelligent
services can enable the rapid discovery and fusion of critical network data
flows in real-time. The programme will also develop novel tools and
techniques for visualising and understanding the complex interdependencies
between the service layer and underlying physical networks. In addition, it
will enhance the theory of complex networks in the Critical National
Infrastructure domain, creating new modelling and simulation capabilities
targeted specifically at protecting current and future infrastructures.

The competition for funding the programme was organised by the UK
Technology Strategy Board (TSB), the Centre for the Protection of National
Infrastructure (CPNI) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council (EPSRC).

Other members of the BT-led team include Oxford University (Said Business
School), Warwick University (School of Engineering) and Imperial College
(Electrical and Electronic Engineering).

The range will be an extension of Northrop Grumman's Cyberspace Solutions
Centre (CSSC) located in the US at Millersville, Md., which is dedicated both
to independent research and development on cyber security projects as well as
to carrying out customer contracts. The heart of the CSSC is Northrop
Grumman's cyber test range and internet research laboratory. Since 1999 the
company has operated an advanced set of capabilities for the development,
integration, and demonstration of revolutionary cyber security technologies.
The cyber test range is a robust internet environment for emulating,
attacking and evaluating information technology, network operations and cyber
security defence.

In addition to the CSSC, the company recently opened in the US a new,
state-of-the-art Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC), a comprehensive
cyber threat detection and response centre that focuses on protecting
Northrop Grumman and its customers' networks and data worldwide.

For more information about Northrop Grumman's capabilities in cyber
security, go to www.northropgrumman.com/cybersecurity.

Northrop Grumman has a strong presence in the UK with a heritage spanning
nearly 100-years. The company operates from primary locations in London,
Fareham, Chester, Coventry, New Malden, Peterborough, RAF Waddington and
Solihull and provides avionics, communications, electronic warfare systems,
marine navigation systems, unmanned ground vehicle systems, C4ISR solutions
and mission planning, IT systems and software development, aircraft whole
life support and airport security solutions.

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.

Ken Beedle of Northrop Grumman Corporation, +44-(0)-207-747-1910, or +44-(0)-7787-174092, Ken.beedle at euro.ngc.com