LONDON, September 11 /PRNewswire/ --

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced that its Mission
Systems Europe operations is to increase the range of capabilities and
technologies it offers to customers to include unmanned ground vehicles and
air traffic control systems.

Starting January 2008, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Europe will
include the UK and Norway operations of the company's Remotec and Park Air
Systems businesses.

The capabilities of Remotec, a world-leading provider of hazardous duty
robotics, and Park Air Systems, a Europe-based developer of communication,
navigation and surveillance systems for the commercial air traffic control
industry, complement those of Mission Systems Europe, which is recognized for
its significant systems integration capabilities and expertise.

"Both Remotec and Park Air Systems offer synergies with the growth
objectives for Mission Systems," said Jerry Agee, president of Northrop
Grumman Mission Systems sector. "We are uniquely positioned to take advantage
of their respective strengths and market opportunities. Remotec's
capabilities in robotics will enable us to penetrate the military force
protection and civil public safety markets. As a provider of end-to-end
communications solutions for airport markets, Park Air Systems is also a
perfect fit for our portfolio of businesses, which includes an emphasis on
systems integration opportunities involving turnkey systems."

Remotec's UK business and Park Air Systems' UK and Norway based
businesses will become part of Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems Europe
operations headquartered in Fareham, Hampshire, and will support the
expansion activities of that organisation.

"Remotec and Park Air Systems are well positioned to support our UK and
international growth objectives," said Paul Davison, vice-president and
managing director of Northrop Grumman Missions Systems Europe. "Remotec's
robotic capabilities will complement our land forces business and enable us
to offer our customers a unique range of technology solutions. Park Air
Systems complements our existing command and control and communications
divisions' businesses, opening up new opportunities for us in air traffic
control, communications and air defence."

Remotec, based in Coventry, UK and Clinton, Tenn. in the US, is an
industry leader in developing and manufacturing unmanned ground vehicle
systems for police, military, and industrial applications in more than 52
countries worldwide. Park Air Systems, based in Peterborough, UK and Oslo and
Horten, Norway, supplies communication, navigation and surveillance systems
for air-space operations worldwide.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Europe is a provider of high quality
advanced technology mission-enabling systems and services for defence,
intelligence and civil security agency customers. The core business and
technology leadership delivers integrated systems for surveillance and
reconnaissance, command and control, intelligence gathering and
dissemination.

Northrop Grumman in the UK operates from seven primary locations:
Fareham, Chester, Coventry, New Malden, Peterborough, RAF Waddington and
Solihull, providing avionics, communications, electronic warfare systems,
marine navigation systems, robotics, C4I and mission planning, IT systems and
software development. Northrop Grumman established its UK corporate office in
London in early 2006.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a US$30 billion global defense and
technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems,
products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace
and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.

Web site: http://www.northropgrumman.com