Northrop Grumman Appoints Craig Byrum to Engineering Director
 for CVN 21 Design at the Newport News Sector

Craig Byrum
Engineering Director,
CVN 21 Program

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - March 17, 2003 - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that its Newport News sector has appointed Craig Byrum to the position of engineering director in the CVN 21 Program. Byrum will be responsible for the design of the new generation aircraft carrier CVN 21.

Byrum will report to Matt Mulherin, vice president, CVN 21 Program for Northrop Grumman Newport News. "Craig's considerable design management experience will be a significant asset in the design and engineering of the future class of carriers," said Mulherin.

Byrum has more than 33 years of shipbuilding experience. He began his career with Newport News in 1969 as an Apprentice in the Piping Design Department. He has held progressively responsible management positions in Submarine Engineering, Commercial Engineering, Process Innovation, Engineering CAD/CAM Development, Carrier New Construction Engineering, and CVN 21 Propulsion Plant Engineering.

A resident of Yorktown, Byrum graduated from the Northrop Grumman Newport News Apprentice School in 1974 with a five-year certification in piping design.

Northrop Grumman Newport News, headquartered in Newport News, Va., is the nation's sole designer, builder and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of only two companies capable of designing and building nuclear powered submarines. Newport News also provides after-market services for a wide array of naval and commercial vessels, and has the capability to design, build and maintain every class of ship in the U.S. Navy's fleet. The Newport News sector employs about 18,000 people.

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