Northrop Grumman Wins Orders to Supply Integrated Bridge Systems for New High-Speed Passenger Ferries in Norway

By Northrop Grumman Corporation, PRNE
Monday, June 7, 2010

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 8, 2010 - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has supplied the integrated
bridge systems for two new high-speed passenger ferries for the Norwegian
ferry operator Fjord1 Fylkesbaatane.

Each of the vessels has been fitted with a complete suite of Northrop
Grumman's Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT(TM) navigation electronics including
radars, electronic chart display and information system, autopilot,
gyrocompass, DGPS, speed log and other sensors. The system components are
connected via an Ethernet network to provide a fully integrated picture for
the bridge watchstanders on multi-function workstations.

The suites were installed by the company Sigurd Solberg AS, Floro,
Norway. The 38-meter carbon-fiber composite catamarans built by Brodrene Aa
shipyard in Hyen, Norway are designed for 300 passengers with a service speed
of 32-34 knots. Fjord1 is placing the ships into service on its ferry routes
connecting ports along Norway's rugged west coast.

"The Sperry Marine IBS for the Fjord1 ferries are fully type approved to
comply with International Maritime Organization high-speed code," said J.
Nolasco DaCunha
, vice president of Naval Systems International at Northrop
Grumman's Naval and Marine Systems Division.

Northrop Grumman's Naval and Marine Systems Division, headquartered in
Charlottesville, Va., and with major engineering and support offices in New
Malden, United Kingdom and Hamburg, Germany, provides smart navigation and
ship control solutions for the international marine industry with customer
service and support through offices in 16 countries, sales representatives in
47 countries and authorized service depots in more than 250 locations
worldwide.

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, +44-0207-747-1910, or +44-07787-174092, Ken.beedle at euro.ngc.com, or Tom Delaney, +1-410-993-6454, thomas.delaney at ngc.com, both of Northrop Grumman Corporation

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