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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Northrop Grumman Corporation on Form S-4 of our report dated January 24,
2001, except for the subsequent events footnote, as to which the date is March
1, 2001 appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10K/A of Northrop Systems
(formerly Northrop Grumman Corporation) for the year ended December 31, 2000 and
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is
part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Los Angeles, California
May 23, 2001
