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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION

EXHIBIT 12(a)

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Year Ended December 31,
$ in millions	2010(1)		2009(1)		2008(1)		2007(1)		2006(1)
Earnings:
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	2,366	$	2,070	$	1,841	$	2,158	$	1,895
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense, including amortization of debt premium		269		269		271		312		337
Portion of rental expenses on operating leases deemed to be representative of the interest factor:		149		167		177		177		162
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes, less fixed charges	$	2,784	$	2,506	$	2,289	$	2,647	$	2,394
Fixed Charges:	$	418	$	436	$	448	$	489	$	499
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		6.7		5.7		5.1		5.4		4.8

(1) Certain prior-period information has been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 for more information about the spin-off of the Shipbuilding business.

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