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<CONFORMED-NAME>NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
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<STREET1>1840 CENTURY PARK EAST
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<STATE>CA
<ZIP>90067
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<CONFORMED-NAME>FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL
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<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
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<STREET1>4400 BISCAYNE BLVD
<CITY>MIAMI
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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT - 2005 DIRECTORS SHARE CONTRIBUTION/DEFERRAL INTO SUA
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        <issuerName>NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NOC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90067</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2005-09-30</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1007</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>54.35</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2241</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnote.</value>
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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>I</value>
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                    <value>See footnote.</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares of common stock deferred into stock unit account, including dividends, pursuant to the 1993 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors in a transaction exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents shares of common stock held in a stock unit account pursuant to the 1993 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors in a transaction exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares held by the Frost Gamma Investments Trust, of which the reporting person is the trustee and Frost Gamma L.P. is the sole and exclusive beneficiary.  The reporting person is the sole limited partner of Frost Gamma, L.P.  The general partner of Frost Gamma L.P. is Frost Gamma, Inc. and the sole shareholder of Frost Gamma, Inc. is Frost-Nevada Corporation.  The reporting person is also the sole shareholder of Frost-Nevada Corporation.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Amount reflects a decrease of 12 stock units earned due to confirmation of deferral election.  This amendment changes amount entries on the first line in Table I only.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kathleen M. Salmas, Attorney-in-fact for Phillip Frost</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-10-20</signatureDate>
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