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2.1			Agreement and Plan of Merger among Titan II, Inc. (formerly Northrop Grumman Corporation), Northrop Grumman Corporation (formerly New P, Inc.) and Titan Merger Sub Inc., dated March 30, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed April 4, 2011, File No. 001-16411)

2.2			Separation and Distribution Agreement dated as of March 29, 2011, among Titan II, Inc. (formerly Northrop Grumman Corporation), Northrop Grumman Corporation (formerly New P, Inc.), Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed April 4, 2011, File No. 001-16411)

2.3			Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 17, 2017, among Northrop Grumman Corporation, Neptune Merger, Inc. and Orbital ATK, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed September 18, 2017)

2.4			Transaction Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2014, among Alliant Techsystems Inc., Vista Spinco Inc., Vista Merger Sub Inc. and Orbital Sciences Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Alliant Techsystems Inc. (now known as Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.) Form 8-K filed May 2, 2014)

4.1			Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 25, 2021, to the Indenture dated as of May 1, 1986, by and among Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed August 27, 2021)

4.2			Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 25, 2021, to the Indenture dated as of May 1, 1986, by and among Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed August 27, 2021)

4.3			Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 2, 2021, between Northrop Grumman Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, Trustee, to Indenture dated as of November 2, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed September 3, 2021)

4.4			Form of 7.875% Senior Note due 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A in Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed September 3, 2021)

4.5			Form of 7.750% Senior Note due 2026 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit B in Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed September 3, 2021)

4.6			Form of 6.650% Senior Note due 2028 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit C in Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed September 3, 2021)

4.7			Form of 7.750% Senior Note due 2029 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit D in Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed September 3, 2021)

4.8			Form of 7.750% Senior Note due 20 31 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit E in Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed September 3, 2021)

4.9			Form of 6.980% Senior Note due 2036 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit F in Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed September 3, 2021)

4.10			Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2021, between Northrop Grumman Corporation and BofA Securities, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as dealer managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to Form 8-K filed September 3, 2021)

10.1			First Amendment to Guarantee, dated as of August 25, 2021, to the Guarantee dated as of March 27, 2003, by and among Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed August 27, 2021)

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*15			Letter from Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

*31.1			Certification of Kathy J. Warden pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

*31.2			Certification of David F. Keffer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

**32.1			Certification of Kathy J. Warden pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

**32.2			Certification of David F. Keffer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


*101			Northrop Grumman Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, formatted as inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Cover Page, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

*104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)




*			Filed with this report

**			Furnished with this report

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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)

By:						/s/ Michael A. Hardesty
						Michael A. Hardesty Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: October 27, 2021

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