Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has supplied its latest Integrated Bridge and Navigation System (IBNS) for the U.S. Navy’s new Littoral Surface Craft—Experimental, or “X-Craft,”—being christened today.

Developed by the Office of Naval Research, the X-Craft is an experimental high-speed, aluminum-hull catamaran that will be used to test a variety of technologies allowing the Navy to improve operations in littoral, or near-shore, waters.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced several organizational changes and associated executive-level appointments within its Electronic Systems sector. These changes will better position the sector for future business opportunities.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has received orders to supply a complete package of electronic navigation equipment for ten new tankers being built for the Latvian Shipping Company (LASCO).

The orders were awarded to Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The 51,800-deadweight-ton, double-hull tankers, which will be equipped to carry either oil products or chemicals, are being built for LASCO’s Crown Navigation subsidiary at the 3.Maj shipyard in Rijeka, Croatia. Deliveries are scheduled for 2006-2008.

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has been awarded contracts to supply the U.S. Navy with steering systems for three new USS Arleigh Burke DDG 51-class guided missile destroyers.

Northrop Grumman Ship Systems issued one contract, for DDG 107. Bath Iron Works, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, issued contracts for vessels DDG 108 and 109.

Sperry Marine is also supplying ring-laser gyro systems, BridgeMaster E navigation radars and integrated bridge systems for the Arleigh Burke destroyers under separate contracts.