Northrop Grumman to Supply Largest Ever Air Traffic Control Radio Programme to China

By Northrop Grumman Corporation, PRNE
Thursday, August 26, 2010

LONDON, August 27, 2010 - Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Europe-based air traffic
management system subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has been
awarded a contract by China Aviation Supplies International Tendering Co.
(CASITC) to supply VHF radio communication systems for the Chengdu area air
traffic control centre. In total, 110 channels will be operated from the
control centre which is currently under construction for the Air Traffic
Management Bureau (ATMB) of China. The programme represents the largest air
traffic control (ATC) VHF system delivered to date in China.

"This programme is the culmination of a 30-year relationship in supplying
dependable VHF air traffic control systems to China," said Charles Houseago,
managing director for Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems in the UK. "We look
forward to the successful completion of this project and a long continuing
relationship with the ATMB."

The 110 channels are distributed across 17 sites throughout the ATMB
South West administration region providing three services: Chengdu regional
control, airway radar control, and Europe and Asia airway control.

The multi-million dollar contract was won after a competitive tender
process, and follows the provision of several large systems to ATMB. The
system is centered on Northrop Grumman Park Air System's T6 range of VHF ATC
radios which have been extensively deployed throughout China over the last
decade.

Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, based in Peterborough, U.K., and in
Oslo and Horten, Norway, supplies communication, navigation and surveillance
systems for air-space operations worldwide.

In Europe, Northrop Grumman operates from locations in France, Germany,
Italy and Norway, providing navigation, air traffic control and postal
automation systems. In the U.K., Northrop Grumman 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, robotics, C4I solutions and
mission planning, aircraft whole life support, IT systems and software
development.

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. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.

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

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