NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP
10-Q, 1996-08-02
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                                FORM 10-Q

                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                    
                        Washington, D.C.   29549

(X)  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996
                                   or

( )  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______________________ to___________________

                      Commission File Number 1-3229

                      NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         DELAWARE                                       No. 95-1055798
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)

         1840 Century Park East, Los Angeles, California  90067
                (address of principal executive offices)

                             (310) 553-6262

          (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that
the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

     Yes x                                        No

                  APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.



Common Stock outstanding as of July 26, 1996         57,709,530 shares


                               Northrop Grumman Corporation and Subsidiaries

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME




                              Three months ended      Six months ended
                                         June 30               June 30

$ in millions, except per share   1996      1995        1996      1995

Net Sales                       $2,143    $1,759      $3,746    $3,376
Cost of sales
  Operating costs                1,631     1,360       2,904     2,659
  Administrative and
  general expenses                 304       232         495       433
Operating margin                   208       167         347       284
Other, net                          14        (3)         23         2
Interest expense                   (82)      (36)       (128)      (70)
Income before income taxes         140       128         242       216
Federal and foreign income taxes    54        49          95        83
Net income                      $   86    $   79      $  147    $  133

Weighted average shares outstanding, 
  in millions                     51.0      49.3        50.3      49.3 

Earnings per share              $ 1.69    $ 1.59      $ 2.92    $ 2.69  

Dividends per share             $  .40    $  .40      $  .80    $  .80








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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS
OF FINANCIAL POSITION



                                                  June 30  December 31
$ in millions                                        1996         1995
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents                          $  119       $   18
Accounts receivable, net of progress payments
    of  $2,705 in 1996 and $2,426 in 1995           1,251        1,197
Inventoried costs, net of progress payments
    of $640 in 1996 and $428 in 1995                1,089          771
Deferred income taxes                                  32           25
Prepaid expenses                                       76           61
Total current assets                                2,567        2,072


Property, plant and equipment                       3,316        2,900
Accumulated depreciation                           (1,759)      (1,724)
                                                    1,557        1,176

Goodwill, net of amortization of  $99  in 1996
    and $63 in 1995                                 3,384        1,403
Other purchased intangibles, net of amortization
 of $70 in 1996 and $36 in 1995                     1,039          356
Prepaid pension cost, intangible
    pension asset and benefit trust fund              169           99
Deferred income taxes                                 459          255
Investments in and advances to
    affiliates and sundry assets                      256           94
                                                    5,307        2,207
                                                   $9,431       $5,455







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                                                  June 30  December 31
$ in millions                                        1996         1995

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Notes payable to banks                             $            $   65
Current portion of long-term debt                     250          144
Trade accounts payable                                457          360
Accrued employees' compensation                       318          203
Advances on contracts                                 190           98
Income taxes payable, including deferred
  income taxes of $495 in 1996 and $471 in 1995       584          528
Other current liabilities                             471          317
Total current liabilities                           2,270        1,715
Long-term debt                                      3,338        1,163
Accrued retiree benefits                            1,678        1,048
Other long-term obligations                            63           39
Deferred income taxes                                  17           31
Paid-in capital
  Preferred stock, 10,000,000 shares
    authorized and none issued
  Common stock, 200,000,000 shares
    authorized; issued and outstanding:
        1996 -- 57,694,790; 1995 -- 49,462,615        770          272
Retained earnings                                   1,307        1,199
Unfunded pension losses, net of taxes                 (12)         (12)
                                                    2,065        1,459
                                                   $9,431       $5,455








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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS



                                              Six months ended June 30
$ in millions                                        1996         1995
Operating Activities
    Sources of Cash
      Cash received from customers
        Progress payments                         $ 1,117       $1,254
        Other collections                           2,722        2,066
      Income tax refunds received                       5            7
      Interest Received                                 3
      Other cash receipts                               1            7
      Cash provided by operating activities         3,848        3,334
    Uses of Cash
      Cash paid to suppliers and employees          3,250        3,040
      Interest paid                                    91           74
      Income taxes paid                                46           44
      Other cash payments                                            3
      Cash used in operating activities             3,387        3,161
    Net cash provided by operating activities         461          173
Investing Activities
    Payment for purchase of Westinghouse ESG,
      net of cash acquired                         (2,884)
    Additions to property, plant and equipment        (85)         (71)
    Proceeds from sale of property, 
      plant and equipment                              12           16
    Proceeds from sale of affiliates                   12            4
    Funding of retiree benefit trust                  (25)
    Other investing activities                         32           (7)
    Net cash used in investing activities          (2,938)         (58)
Financing Activities
    Borrowings under lines of credit                1,973          150
    Repayment of borrowings under lines of credit    (613)        (171)
    Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt        1,000
    Principal payments of long-term debt             (140)         (71)
    Proceeds from issuance of stock                   498            2
    Dividends paid                                    (39)         (39)
    Other financing activities                       (101)
    Net cash provided by(used in) 
     financing activities                           2,578         (129)
Increase(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents       101          (14)
Cash and cash equivalents balance at
  beginning of period                                  18           17
Cash and cash equivalents balance 
  at end of period                                $   119       $    3



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                                              Six months ended June 30
$ in millions                                        1996         1995
Reconciliation of Net Income to Net Cash
Provided by Operating Activities
Net income                                        $   147        $ 133
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
  net cash provided
    Depreciation                                      100          115
    Amortization of intangible assets                  70           28
    Write-off of intangible asset                      10
    Loss/(gain) on disposals of property,
     plant and equipment                                9           (3)
    Noncash retiree benefit income                    (65)         (51)
    Decrease(increase) in
      Accounts receivable                             106           55
      Inventoried costs                               (75)         116
      Prepaid expenses                                (43)          24
    Increase(decrease) in                 
    Progress payments                                 (25)         (75)
      Accounts payable and accruals                   178         (108)
      Provisions for contract losses                  (16)        (117)
      Income taxes                                     70           56
    Other transactions                                 (5)
Net cash provided by operating
  activities                                      $   461        $ 173

Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
Purchase of Westinghouse ESG
      Fair value of assets acquired                     $ 3,894
      Cash paid                                          (2,889)
      Liabilities assumed                               $ 1,005



    
                                                                         

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                                              Six months ended June 30
$ in millions                                        1996         1995

Paid-in Capital

At beginning of year                               $  272       $  265
Stock issuance                                        493
Employee stock awards and options exercised,
net of forfeitures                                      5            2
                                                   $  770       $  267

Retained Earnings
At beginning of year                               $1,199       $1,026
Net income                                            147          133
Cash dividends                                        (39)         (39)
                                                   $1,307       $1,120

Unvested Employee Restricted Award Shares          $            $   (1)

Unfunded Pension Losses, Net of Taxes              $  (12)      $


                                                                         






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SELECTED INDUSTRY SEGMENT INFORMATION



                              Three months ended      Six months ended
                                         June 30               June 30

$ in millions, except per share   1996      1995        1996      1995
Net Sales
Military and Commercial 
 Aircraft                       $1,073    $1,260      $2,061    $2,408
Electronics                      1,136       573       1,828     1,107
Intersegment sales                 (66)      (74)       (143)     (139)
                                $2,143    $1,759      $3,746    $3,376
Operating Profit
Military and Commercial 
  Aircraft                      $  125    $  132     $   213   $   227
Electronics                         96        46         158        77
Total operating profit             221       178         371       304

Adjustments to reconcile
operating profit to operating margin:

Other deductions(income) 
  included above                    (1)        4          (1)
State and local income taxes       (13)       (7)        (19)      (14)
General corporate expenses         (29)      (30)        (59)      (57)
Retiree benefit cost included in
 contract costs                     44        42          72        89
Retiree benefit cost               (14)      (20)        (17)      (38)
Operating margin                $  208    $  167     $   347   $   284
Contract Acquisitions
Military and Commercial 
  Aircraft                      $1,139    $  639     $ 1,878   $   635
Electronics                      1,057       627       4,601     1,618
Intersegment acquisitions          (78)      (71)       (162)     (137)
                                $2,118    $1,195     $ 6,317   $ 2,116
Funded Order Backlog
Military and Commercial 
  Aircraft                                           $ 6,894   $ 7,890
Electronics                                            5,678     3,077
Intersegment backlog                                     (54)      (54)
                                                     $12,518   $10,913





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                            Northrop Grumman Corporation and Subsidiaries 
      
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED             
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                       

Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements
have been prepared by management in accordance with the instructions to
Form 10-Q of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  They do not
include all information and notes necessary for a complete presentation
of financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders'
equity, and cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.  They do, however, in the opinion of management, include all
adjustments (all of which were normal recurring accruals) necessary for
a fair statement of the results for the periods presented.  The
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Notes and
Independent Auditors' Report contained in the company's 1995 Annual
Report.

Acquisition
On March 1, 1996 the company purchased substantially all of the defense
and electronics systems business of Westinghouse Electric Corporation at
a cost of $2.9 billion and financed the transaction with new borrowings.
The purchase method of accounting was used to record the transaction
with fair values being assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed.  The excess of the purchase price over the tangible net assets
acquired was assigned to identifiable intangible assets and the balance
to goodwill with amortization on a straight-line basis over weighted
average periods of 11 years and 40 years, respectively.
     The business acquired is being operated as a division of the
company and has been designated the Electronic Sensors and Systems
Division (ESSD).  Financial data of ESSD have been consolidated with
Northrop Grumman effective March 1, 1996.  The following unaudited pro
forma financial information combines Northrop Grumman's and ESSD's
results of operations as if the acquisition had taken place on January
1, 1995, and is not necessarily indicative of future operating results
for Northrop Grumman.
                               
                              Three months ended          Six months ended 
                                         June 30                   June 30
     $ in millions                1996      1995            1996      1995
     Sales                      $2,143    $2,317          $3,993    $4,413
     Net Income                     86        54             127        77
     Earnings per share           1.69      1.09            2.52      1.56

Inventoried Costs
The company's inventoried costs consist primarily of work in process
related to long-term contracts with customers; therefore further
breakdown is considered inapplicable.

Goodwill and Other Purchased Intangibles
Goodwill and other purchased intangible assets are amortized over
periods of 40 years and a weighted average of 15 years, respectively.
Goodwill and other purchased intangibles balances are included in the
identifiable assets of the industry segment to which they have been
assigned and amortization is charged against the respective industry
segment operating profit.  The recoverability of goodwill and other
purchased intangibles is evaluated at least annually considering the
projected future profitability and cash flow at the operations to which
they relate. When it is determined that an impairment has occurred, an
appropriate charge to operations is recorded.




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Long-Term Debt
During the first quarter of 1996 the company sold to institutional
investors $400 million of 7 percent notes due 2006, $300 million of 7 3/4
percent debentures due 2016 and $300 million of 7 7/8 percent debentures
due 2026.   The proceeds from this issuance were used to finance a
portion of the purchase price of ESSD.  The debt indenture contains
restrictions relating to limitations on liens, sale and leaseback
arrangements and funded debt of subsidiaries.  Concurrent with this debt
issuance the company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with
the purchasers of the debt instruments requiring the company to file a
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
offering to exchange the debt instruments for registered securities of
like kind and maturities.  The registration statement was filed and
became effective June 17, 1996.
     To finance the balance of the purchase price of ESSD the company
amended its Credit Agreement with a group of domestic and foreign banks
to provide for three credit facilities:  $1.8 billion available on a
revolving credit basis through March 2002; a variable interest rate $500
million two-year term loan due March 1, 1998; and a variable interest
rate $1.5 billion six-year term loan due in 24 quarterly installments of
$62.5 million plus interest beginning June 1996.  At June 30, 1996, a
total of $2 billion was outstanding under these facilities.
     The company will pay a facility fee and, at least quarterly,
interest on the outstanding debt under the Credit Agreement at rates
which vary based in part on the company's credit rating and leverage
ratio.  In the event of a change in control as defined, the banks are
relieved of their commitments.  Compensating balances are not required.
     The credit agreement contains restrictions relating to the payment
of dividends, acquisition of the company's stock, aggregate indebtedness
for borrowed money and interest coverage.

Common Stock
In June 1996 the company, in a public offering, issued  approximately 8
million shares of common stock at $63.25 per share.  The net proceeds of
$493 million was used to pay down outstanding debt under the company's
credit agreement.

Contingencies
In accordance with company policy on environmental remediation, the
estimated cost to complete remediation has been accrued where it is
probable that the company will incur such costs in the future, including
those for which it has been named a Potentially Responsible Party by the
Environmental Protection Agency or similarly designated by other
environmental agencies.  To assess the potential impact on the company's
financial statements, management estimates the total reasonably possible
remediation costs that could be incurred by the company, taking into
account currently available facts on each site as well as the current
state of technology and prior experience in remediation of contaminated
sites.  These estimates are reviewed periodically and adjusted to reflect
changes in facts and technical and legal circumstances.  Management
estimates that at June 30, 1996, the reasonable range of future costs for
environmental remediation, including those acquired in the purchase of
the defense and electronics systems business of Westinghouse Electric
Corporation, is $50.6 million to $75.3 million, of which $60.5 million
has been accrued.  While management cannot predict whether new
information gained as projects progress will materially affect the
estimated liability accrued,  management does not anticipate that future
remediation expenditures will have a material adverse effect on the
company's results of operations or financial position.
                                    
                                   
                                   
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Item 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND THE RESULTS OF ITS OPERATIONS.


During the first quarter of 1996, Northrop Grumman acquired the defense
and electronics systems business of Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
The business acquired is being operated as a division of the company and
has been designated the Electronic Sensors and Systems Division (ESSD).
Northrop Grumman results for 1996 include ESSD operations from March 1,
1996, the date of acquisition.  Results for 1995 do not include ESSD
data.
     The reporting of industry segment data has been realigned based upon
the company's current mix of products.  Operating results for those
programs formerly reported in the missiles and unmanned vehicles segment
and aircraft services programs previously included in the data systems
and other services segment (DSOS) are now included in the military and
commercial aircraft segment (MCA).  The balance of the programs included
in DSOS and all of the operations of ESSD are included in the electronics
industry segment.  Data for comparable prior periods has been restated.
     Sales for the second quarter were the highest in the company's
history and were 22 percent higher than the second quarter of 1995.
Sales rose 11 percent in the first half of 1996 when compared to the
first six months of 1995.
     MCA industry segment sales decreased in the second quarter and first
half of 1996 versus comparable periods of 1995 as a result of decreased
volume on all of the segments military programs.
     Electronics industry segment sales for the second quarter and first
six months of 1996 increased as compared to the same periods of 1995
primarily as a result of the post acquisition sales added by ESSD.








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     Sales by major program/business area  and units delivered were as
shown in the table below.  The Airborne Radar, Marine, Space and Airspace
Management program areas were acquired as part of ESSD.  The balance of
sales for ESSD are included in the "All Other" category.

                                    Three months            Six months
$ in millions                     1996      1995        1996      1995
B-2                             $  456    $  518      $  888    $  974
Surveillance Aircraft
 (E-8 Joint STARS, E-2)            304       322         561       528
F/A-18                             185       213         336       394
Boeing Jetliners                   158       157         261       297
Airborne Radar                     161                   216
ECM                                115        78         199       153
Marine                             129                   171
C-17                                50        72         121       139
Space                               91                   117
Airspace Management                 81                   113
Data Systems                        47        29          89       104
All Other                          366       370         674       787
                                $2,143    $1,759      $3,746    $3,376

                                    Three months            Six months
Units                             1996      1995        1996      1995
F/A-18 C/D                          19        15          32        23
747                                  7         7          12        13
F/A-18 E/F                           1         3           3         3
C-17                                 1                     3         2
B-2                                  1         1           3         2

     The amount of operating profit and the rate earned on sales during
the second quarter and first half of 1996 increased for the total company
as compared with the comparable figures for 1995.  The rate of operating
profit earned on sales increased for the second quarter of 1996 as
compared to the second quarter of 1995 in the MCA industry segment
primarily as a result of higher rates of margin on the C-17 military
transport and commercial aerostructures programs.  However, the amount of
operating profit recorded in the MCA segment decreased due to lower sales
volume for the segment.  The second quarter of 1996 was also impacted by
$7 million in expenditures for ongoing company-sponsored research and
development on commercial aerostructures.  The second quarter 1995
results included cumulative margin rate adjustments of a net $34 million
resulting from positive improvements on the B-2 and C-17 programs, which
were partially offset by a downward adjustment on the Boeing 747 jetliner
program.  MCA segment operating profit for the first six months decreased
as compared to the first half of 1995 as a result of the lower overall
revenues on the segment's military programs, $14 million of company-
sponsored research and development on commercial aerostructures and a $25
million charge recorded in the first quarter related to the work
performed for Fokker Aircraft N.V., which declared bankruptcy in March
1996.  These decreases were partially offset by higher operating margin
recorded on the C-17 and commercial aerostructures programs.  Electronics
industry segment operating profit for the second quarter of 1996

                                  
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increased versus the second quarter of 1995 as a result of increased
operating margin on several of the company's existing electronics
programs as well as the inclusion of the ESSD operations.  Operating
profit for the first six months of 1996 increased as compared to the
first half of 1995 as a result of a higher amount and rate of operating
margin on increased  E-2 Hawkeye program revenues and the post-
acquisition results of ESSD.
      Other income for the second quarter of 1996 included a $12 million
gain from the sale of an equity investment in a manufacturer of high
technology equipment.  Other income for the first half of 1996 also
included a $4 million gain from the early retirement of notes payable
which were due in 1999.
     Interest expense for the second quarter of 1996 was $46 million
higher than the corresponding quarter in 1995.  Interest expense for the
first six months of 1996 was $58 million higher than the first half of
1995.  These increases resulted from the higher average level of
borrowings due to new borrowings required for the ESSD acquisition.
     In June 1996 the company issued approximately 8 million shares of
common stock in a public offering.  The $493 million in net proceeds from
the issuance were used to pay down long-term debt.  During the first half
of 1996, $461 million of cash was generated from operations versus $173
million in the first six months of 1995 and was more than sufficient to
finance capital expenditures and dividends.  The company's liquidity and
financial flexibility will continue to be provided by cash flow generated
from operating activities, which for the balance of this year is not
expected to continue at the level achieved in the first half,
supplemented by unused borrowing capacity under the company's credit
agreement and other short term credit facilities.
                                    
                       Forward-Looking Information

     Certain statements or assumptions in Management's Discussion and
Analysis contain or are based on "forward-looking" information 
(as defined in the Private Securities Litigation and Reform Act of 1995) 
that involve risk and uncertainties, including the availability of future 
cash flow.  The  company's operations are necessarily subject to various 
risks and uncertainties, actual outcomes are dependent upon the company's 
successful performance of internal plans, government customers'budgetary 
restraints, customer changes in short range and long range plans, domestic 
and international competition in both the defense and commercial areas, 
product performance, continued development and acceptance of new products, 
performance issues with key suppliers and subcontractors, government import 
and export policies, termination of government contracts, political 
processes, legal, financial and governmental risks related to international 
transactions and global needs for military and commercial aircraft and 
electronic systems and support, as well as other economic, political and 
technological risks and uncertainties.








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Part II   OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings


False Claims Act Litigation

     In the second quarter of 1996, a Federal jury returned a unanimous
verdict for the company with respect to the remaining issues in the
litigation described in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 1995
as supplemental in Item 1 of Part II of the company's Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended March 31, 1996 entitled U.S. ex rel David Peterson
and Jeff Kroll v. Northrop Corporation.  The government had asserted
three separate claims totaling approximately $13.5 million, including a
claim for alleged mischarging of approximately $12 million in violation
of the False Claims Act.  Damages awarded under the False Claims Act are
subject to doubling or trebling and possible additional penalties
including disallowance of attorneys' fees.  The government has filed a
motion for a new trial.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a) Annual Meeting --

     The annual meeting of stockholders of Northrop Grumman Corporation
     was held on May 15, 1996.
     
(b) Election of Directors --

     The following Class II Director nominees were elected at the annual
     meeting:
     
     Phillip Frost
     John E. Robson
     John Brooks Slaughter
     
     The Directors whose term of office continues are:
     
     Jack R. Borsting
     John T. Chain, Jr.
     Jack Edwards
     Kent Kresa
     Aulana L. Peters
     Richard M. Rosenberg
     Wallace C. Solberg
     Brent Scowcroft
     Richard J. Stegemeier
     
     
     
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(c) The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of each vote 
    are as follows:


                               Votes          Votes       Shares             
For Directors:                  For          Against    Abstaining

Phillip Frost                42,296,225      526,405           -
John E. Robson               42,277,304      545,326           -          
John Brooks Slaughter        42,321,561      501,069           -




                               Votes          Votes       Shares       Broker
                                For          Against    Abstaining   Non-Votes

Approval of the amendments
to the Company's 1993 Long-
Term Incentive Stock Plan    38,991,109    3,304,996     526,529          0

Ratification of the
appointment of Deloitte & Touche
as the Company's independent
auditors                     42,357,028      264,540     198,816      2,259

Shareholder Proposal          2,611,780   33,499,450   2,517,163  4,194,240











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Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K


(a)  Exhibits
     
     Exhibit 4.1 - Form of Officers' Certificate (without exhibits)
     establishing the terms of Northrop Grumman Corporation 7% Note Due
     2006, 7 3/4% Debenture Due 2016 and 7 7/8% Debenture Due 2026
     (incorporated by reference to Form S-4 Registration Statement (Reg.
     No. 333-02653) filed April 19, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1
     filed May 22, 1996 and Amendment No. 2 filed June 14, 1996).
     
     Exhibit 4.2 - Form of Northrop Grumman Corporation 7% Note Due 2006
     (incorporated by reference to Form S-4 Registration Statement (Reg.
     No. 333-02653) filed on April 19, 1996, as amended by Amendment No.
     1 filed May 22, 1996 and Amendment No. 2 filed June 14, 1996).
     
     Exhibit 4.3 - Form of Northrop Grumman Corporation 7 3/4% Debenture
     Due 2016  (incorporated by reference to Form S-4 Registration
     Statement (Reg. No. 333-02653) filed April 19, 1996, as amended by
     Amendment No. 1 filed May 22, 1996 and Amendment No. 2 filed June
     14, 1996).
     
     Exhibit 4.4 - Form of Northrop Grumman Corporation 7 7/8% Debenture
     Due 2026   (incorporated by reference to Form S-4 Registration
     Statement (Reg. No. 333-02653) filed April 19, 1996, as amended by
     Amendment No. 1 filed May 22, 1996 and Amendment No. 2 filed June
     14, 1996).
     
     Exhibit 10.1 - Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
     of April 15, 1994, Amended and Restated as of March 1, 1996
     (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K/A filed June 3, 1996).
     
     Exhibit 11 - Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings
     
     Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule
     
(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

     A report on Form 8-K/A was filed with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission on June 3, 1996 regarding the acquisition from
     Westinghouse Electric Corporation of substantially all of the assets
     of its Electronics Systems Group, amending the report on Form 8-K
     filed on March 18, 1996.
     
     
     
     
     
     
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                               SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                Northrop Grumman Corporation (Registrant)





Date:  August 2, 1996               by/s/N. F. Gibbs
                                    Nelson F. Gibbs
                                    Vice President and Controller


Date: August 2, 1996                by/s/James C. Johnson
                                    James C. Johnson
                                    Vice President and Secretary

                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
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                               EXHIBIT 11
             STATEMENT RE COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
                    (in thousands, except per share)



                              Three months ended      Six months ended
                                         June 30               June 30

Primary:                          1996      1995        1996      1995

Average shares outstanding      50,978    49,350      50,275    49,309
Common stock equivalents         1,300     1,057       1,319       945
     Totals                     52,278    50,407      51,594    50,254
Net income                     $86,044   $78,408    $146,789  $132,530
Earnings per share(1)          $  1.65   $  1.56    $   2.85  $   2.64



Fully diluted:

Average shares outstanding      50,978    49,350      50,275    49,309
Common stock equivalents         1,419     1,092       1,420     1,092
     Totals                     52,397    50,442      51,695    50,401
Net income                     $86,044   $78,408    $146,789  $132,530
Earnings per share(1)          $  1.64   $  1.55    $   2.84  $   2.63



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(1)  This calculation was made in compliance with Item 601 of Regulation 
     S-K.  Earnings per share presented elsewhere in this report exclude
     from their calculation shares issuable under employee stock options,
     since their dilutive effect is less than 3%
                                    

WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.

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