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CREW MOVE ABOARD BRINGS LIFE TO LPD 17 - U.S. Navy Sailors completed a much-anticipated evolution this week as they moved aboard the first ship of the San Antonio (LPD 17) Class of amphibious transport dock ships being built at the Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ship Systems sector, headquartered in Pascagoula, Miss. Sailors assumed their regular duties such as standing watches, preparing meals for the crew and, as these three Sailors are seen doing here, checking the ship's mooring lines as part of regular maintenance and safety checks.

SETTLING INTO SHIPBOARD ROUTINES -- During crew move-aboard on Thursday, July 25, Navy Cdr. John Padfield, prospective commanding officer for San Antonio (LPD 17), moves through the chow line as the first in-service meal is dished up. The ship was officially delivered to the Navy on July 20, by the builder, Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Ship Systems, and is the first in the class of technologically advanced amphibious transport dock ships providing enhanced survivability, state-of-the-art command-and control-capability, automated systems, modernized mission stations and enhanced ergonomics, which will greatly improve the quality of life at sea for the Sailors and Marines.

The USS Minneapolis-St. Paul is pictured at Northrop Grumman's Newport News shipyard in 2003.

A mirror blank, made from lightweight beryllium for the James Webb Space Telescope, is shown being prepared for x-ray inspection. Brush Wellman Inc. in Elmore, Ohio, fabricated 18 flight-mirror blanks under contract to prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corp.s lead optical contractor, Ball Aerospace ampamp Technologies Corp. The technician draws 24 sections onto each blank using a felt-tip pen and then x-rays each separately to ensure quality. Photo Courtesy of Brush Wellman Inc.

Built out of carbon fiber, the DD(X) integrated deckhouse test article, pictured here at China Lake, Calif., is a one-of-a-kind technology demonstrator consisting of the forward and aft sections of the deckhouse, including an aft face that is fully populated with antennas.

Northrop Grumman reached its first construction milestone in the life of the new-generation aircraft carrier, CVN 21. The company cut one of the first pieces of steel, a 15-ton plate for a side shell unit of CVN 78, the first ship of the CVN 21 program. Image by John Whalen, Northrop Grumman Newport News.

CVN 21 Steel-Cut ceremony participants included (from left) U.S. Navy Rear Adm. H. Denby Starling II, commander, Naval air force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Navy Rear Adm. David Architzel, program executive officer for aircraft carriers Joe S. Frank, mayor of Newport News, Va. Mike Petters, president, Northrop Grumman Newport News Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-Va.-1st District) Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.-3rd District) and Navy Capt. Michael E. McMahon, commanding officer, supervisor of shipbuilding, conversion and repair, Newport News. Image by John Whalen, Northrop Grumman Newport News.

Navy Rear Adm. David Architzel, program executive officer for aircraft carriers, was among the ceremony participants who signed the CVN 78 steel plate before it was cut. Image by John Whalen, Northrop Grumman Newport News.

Northrop Grumman Completes Radiated Testing of Downlink Phased Array Antenna on AEHF Engineering Model

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. - August 9, 2005 -- Northrop Grumman has advanced the U.S. Army's goal of modernizing its fleet of RQ-5A Hunter unmanned systems by conducting the first engineering flight of a new multi-mission Hunter variant designated the MQ-5B. The upgraded air vehicle, which features extended range, endurance and weapon capabilities, flew its first flight on July 8 from Libby Air Field, Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. In the photo, the MQ-5B lifts off for its 66-minute maiden test flight.