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<ownershipDocument> |
| <schemaVersion> X0306 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 4 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2020-06-30 </periodOfReport> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0001133421 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> NOC </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001238288 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> KRAPEK KARL J </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> FALLS CHURCH </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> VA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 22042 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 1 </isDirector> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <nonDerivativeTable> |
| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2020-06-30 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> A </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 106.0000 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 307.4400 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> A </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 28565.0000 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <derivativeTable></derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Represents shares of common stock deferred into a stock unit account pursuant to the Northrop Grumman 2011 Long-Term Incentive Stock Plan in a transaction exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Total amount includes (i) 6,569 shares of common stock and (ii) 21,996 shares of common stock, including dividends, held in a stock unit account pursuant to the Northrop Grumman 2011 Long-Term Incentive Stock Plan and the 1993 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. Dividends earned on shares held in the stock unit account were exempt from Section 16 and not reportable under Rule 16a-11. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Jennifer C. McGarey, Attorney-in-Fact </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-07-02 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |