EXHIBIT 23.9 CONSENT OF GENERAL COUNSEL OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION I hereby consent to the reference to my name under the caption "Incorporation of Certain Documents By Reference" in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Lockheed Martin Corporation and Northrop Grumman Corporation filed as of the date hereof and to the incorporation by reference of the Northrop Grumman Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 13, 1997 with respect to any legal conclusion as to the merits of a legal proceeding contained therein. In giving such consent, I do not thereby concede that I am in the category of such persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder. Date: January 20, 1998 /s/ Richard R. Molleur -------------------------- Richard R. Molleur