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<DESCRIPTION>INITIAL STATEMENT; INITIAL GRANT OF RPSRS
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    <periodOfReport>2005-04-21</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>HEINTZ KENNETH N</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerCity>LOS ANGELES</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90067</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
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            <officerTitle>Corporate VP, Controller &amp; CAO</officerTitle>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Total includes 7,500 unvested Restricted Performance Stock Rights granted pursuant to the 2001 Long-Term Incentive Stock Plan on 4/21/05, with a measurement period that commenced on 1/1/05, and ends on 12/31/07.</footnote>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kathleen M. Salmas, Attorney-in-fact for Kenneth N. Heintz</signatureName>
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