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Northrop Grumman Expands Middle East Presence

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Monday, May 12th, 2008

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] said last week it is expanding its presence in the Middle East region with the opening of a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. "Saudi Arabia represents one of Northrop Grumman's largest potential growth markets for defense products and infrastructure security in the Middle East," Brian Morra, vice president business development and strategic planning for Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector, said. "Saudi Arabia is an important market in which we have considerable capabilities to offer, and the…

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