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Indianapolis and Marion County Extend Information Technology Services Contract
With Northrop Grumman

RESTON, Va., Sept. 14, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation
(NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a follow-on contract from the consolidated city of
Indianapolis and Marion County, Ind. for information technology (IT) services
that will offer improvements in customer service, technology efficiencies, risk
avoidance and cost effectiveness.

Northrop Grumman was awarded the initial five-year contract in 2004. The
four-year contract extension is valued at $33.9 million.

Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman's Information Systems sector
will provide onsite management, and operation and support of the city and
county's data center, help desk, networks, and distributed computing that
includes desktop repair, and install, move, add and change operations.

"We will continue to leverage this partnership and our experience with
Indianapolis and Marion County's IT environment to provide new and enhanced
technology to better serve citizens," said Ed Sturms, Northrop Grumman's vice
president for Commercial, State and Local Programs.

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.