Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has received a contract from MPRI Ship Analytics International, a subsidiary of L-3 Communications, to supply an integrated bridge system for a training simulator for the Arab Academy of Science, Technology and Maritime Transportation in Egypt.

The simulator, manufactured by Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine unit, will be used to train maritime students in navigation and ship handling using state-of-the-art integrated bridge system technology.

Sperry Marine is supplying a completely functional ship bridge, including radars, navigation stations, heading and speed sensors, autopilot, steering system and other components, including a multi-console Voyage Management System with Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) meeting the International Maritime Organization carriage requirements. The Sperry Marine bridge equipment will be integrated by MPRI Ship Analytics into the training simulator, which will be delivered to Egypt by the end of 2004.

MPRI Ship Analytics International, based in North Stonington, Conn., was founded in 1972 and is a leading supplier of real-time simulation systems for commercial marine and naval applications.

Sperry Marine, with worldwide headquarters in Charlottesville, Va., and major engineering and support offices in New Malden, U.K., and Hamburg, Germany, is part of Northrop Grumman’s Electronic Systems sector. Sperry Marine provides smart navigation and ship control solutions for the international marine industry with customer service and support through offices in 16 countries, sales representatives in 47 countries, and authorized service depots in more than 250 locations worldwide.

Headquartered in Baltimore, Md., Northrop Grumman’s Electronic Systems sector is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of defense and commercial electronic systems including airborne radar, navigation systems, electronic countermeasures, precision weapons, airspace management systems, communications systems, space sensors, marine and naval systems, government systems and logistics services.

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