Secure Broadband Supports Public Safety and Other Operations

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a five-year, $207 million contract
renewal with the New York City Department of Information Technology and
Telecommunications for ongoing operations and maintenance of the New
York City Wireless Network (NYCWiN) program, which gives city agencies
a secure broadband wireless infrastructure to support public safety and
other city operations.

NYCWiN is a high-speed, mobile data network that spans New York City's
more than 300 square miles and five boroughs. Under the terms of the
contract renewal, Northrop Grumman will continue to provide operations
and maintenance support, integration services and mobile application
solutions to the network for enhanced and expanded public safety and
public service applications for New York City agencies.

"NYCWiN has proven to be a secure, resilient, high-performance network
that has brought significant public service and public safety benefits
to New York City agencies," said Tom Afferton, director of Northrop
Grumman's New York City programs. "We look forward to continuing to
provide innovative applications and a reliable network to help the city
operate more efficiently and increase public safety for citizens and
visitors."

The network is currently being used by police officers to access a wide
array of crucial information in the field, and by the City's Department
of Environmental Protection -- and the public -- to track water use via
automatic meter reading. Earlier this year, NYCWiN was also used to
stream live video of plowed street conditions back to City Hall during
blizzard conditions. Overall, the network supports more than 300
applications across dozens of agencies.

Northrop Grumman was awarded the initial five-year NYCWiN contract in
2006. The network became fully operational across New York City in
2009.

Northrop Grumman's diversified offerings for homeland security cover
land, sea, undersea, air, space and cyberspace. For more information on
the company's proven scalable solutions for the federal civil, state
and local, defense, intelligence, commercial and international
community, go to http://www.northropgrumman.com/hls/.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics,
information systems, and technical services to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com
for more information.


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