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Contract Potentially Worth $1 Billion Over 10 Years COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was awarded a contract today by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue its prime contractor role for the Joint National Integration Center (JNIC) Research and Development Contract. The award is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract potentially worth $1 billion over 10 years. The JNIC is the U.S. Department of Defense's premier missile defense wargaming center, providing a one-of-a-kind environment for military commanders to develop and confirm operational concepts. The Northrop Grumman-led team will now help the center meet its expanded mission to become a focal point for integration, deployment and operation of the nation's Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). "Northrop Grumman Corporation is fully committed to helping the agency continue this nationally critical mission of integrating the elements of missile defense into an operational system that can defend our nation if called upon," said Jerry Agee, president of Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems sector. "We are proud of our accomplishments and fully understand the increased responsibility entrusted to us by the MDA to take the center forward in meeting its ballistic missile defense system integration and operational missions." The modeling and simulation performed at the JNIC provides a cost-effective means to perform end-to-end testing and integration of the BMDS in order to gain confidence in the system's performance and reliability. "The JNIC will continue as the cornerstone of MDA's efforts in modeling and simulation," said Frank Moore, vice president and general manager of the Missile Defense Division at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. "As the missile defense mission becomes increasingly more complex over time with additional air, space and sea-based elements added to the evolving system, the role of modeling and simulation will become more important in the future. Northrop Grumman will build on the strong partnerships in place to address issues across the full spectrum of missile defense stakeholders -- the developers, the warfighters, and BMDS operations." Work on the JNIC Research and Development contract will be performed at the center, located at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado Springs where the company currently has 350 employees and 600 subcontractor personnel. As systems integrator, Northrop Grumman is leading a strong and experienced team that includes all the major U.S. defense companies involved in the BMDS. The team is also comprised of multiple businesses with specialized capabilities. In addition, Northrop Grumman entered into a mentor-protege agreement with Boecore, a JRDC small-business teammate, to help them become established in the broader government and commercial marketplaces. "The JNIC is the place where the MDA or the warfighter can go for clear answers to hard questions about missile defense capabilities," said Buz Gibson, vice president and program manager for the JNIC contract at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. "Think of any 'What if' question and the JNIC can find the answer. Imagine any threat scenario, now and in the future, and the JNIC can quickly and cost-effectively answer key questions through simulations and wargaming. The Northrop Grumman team is positioned to help make the BMDS a reality and integrate missile defense into the nation's broader warfighting capabilities." Northrop Grumman has been the lead contractor at the JNIC since 1995, successfully supporting the development and application of local and distributed modeling and simulation, wargaming, testing and analysis of national and theater air and missile defense systems. From detection, to tracking, to engagement, Northrop Grumman is bringing its entire suite of expertise to bear on the development of a global layered missile defense capability for our nation, allies and deployed forces. Northrop Grumman leads an industry team on the Kinetic Energy Interceptor program and is developing the chemical laser portion of the Airborne Laser. For the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program, Northrop Grumman provides the critical Fire Control/Communications System. In the area of sensors, the company is the prime contractor for the Space Tracking and Surveillance System and is currently the prime contractor on the Defense Support Program. Northrop Grumman is also key developer of the command-and-control, battle-management and communications capability for the BMDS. For more information about the company's role in missile defense, go to (http://www.northropgrumman.com/missiledefense). Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, based in Reston, Va., is a global integrator of complex, mission-enabling systems and services for defense, intelligence and civil government markets. The sector's technology leadership and expertise spans areas such as strategic systems, including ICBMs; missile defense; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; command and control; and technical services and training. 0905-326 DATASOURCE: Northrop Grumman Corporation CONTACT: Marynoele Benson of Northrop Grumman Corporation, +1-703-741-7723, Web site: http://www.northropgrumman.com/missiledefense Web site: http://www.northropgrumman.com/

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