VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Dec. 3, 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) subsidiary AMSEC LLC has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for engineering services and technical, logistics, maintenance and installation/alteration support on cargo and weapons handling systems.

The cost-plus-fixed-fee task order contains a base period with four one-year option periods, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to approximately $30.5 million.

"This task order continues the core work that is the foundation of our maintenance and engineering business," said Harris Leonard, vice president of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding and president of AMSEC operations. "We look forward to continuing our partnership with the U.S. Navy as we remain committed to our long-established competencies of 'find, fix and train'' and sustained superior quality."

Work will commence December 2010 and be performed on U.S. Navy and Military Sealift Command ships in various locations on the U.S. East Coast, West Coast and Japan. If all options are exercised, the work is expected to be completed by December 2015.The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Philadelphia Detachment is the contracting activity.

AMSEC LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman's Shipbuilding sector, is a full-service provider of engineering, logistics and technical support services to the U.S. Navy and maritime industry.

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. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information. 

  CONTACT:  Leslie Mitchell-Gallop
          Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
          (757) 463-6666
          leslie.mitchell2@ngc.com