MEDIA ADVISORY, Jan. 25, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --

  When:     Thursday, Feb. 2
           Briefings will begin at 8:30 a.m. EST

 Where:    Buena Vista Palace Hotel
           Gallery Room
           Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
 

Executives from Northrop Grumman Corporation will conduct media briefings on major U.S. Air Force programs during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium 2006 at the Buena Vista Palace hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., near Orlando.

The briefings, covering the topics listed below, will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Gallery Room on the hotel's lobby level. There will be signage at the room and additional information will be available at AFA's Media Center. A continental breakfast will be served.

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 BRIEFING TOPIC                                  CONTACT 
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 B-2 Upgrades                                    Jim Hart 
                                                 310-466-5509
 Speaker: Gene Fraser, vice president of Long 
  Range Strike and B-2 program manager

 Update on modernization programs to improve 
  the B-2 stealth bomber's communications, 
  radar and weapons capabilities, which will 
  enhance the aircraft's ability to respond to
  emerging worldwide threats.

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 E-8C Joint STARS Modernization                  Jim Stratford 
                                                 321-960-8497
 Speaker: Dave Nagy, vice president and Joint 
  STARS program manager

 Update on the Joint STARS program including 
  the recent Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade 
  and Below (FBCB2) Blue Force Tracking 
  capability

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 KillerBee Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)          Revelle Anderson
                                                 858-618-4405 
 William Walker, KillerBee business development

 The newest of Northrop Grumman's unmanned 
  aerial vehicles and its capabilities.

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Media information also will be available during the symposium at Northrop Grumman's exhibit booth.

  CONTACT:  Revelle Anderson
          Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems
          (858) 618-4405