Litton Realigns Advanced Electronics Systems Businesses.

Business Editors

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2000

Litton Industries (NYSE:LIT) today announced several divisions within its Advanced Electronics Systems Group are being realigned or consolidated, and changes are being made in senior-level division management to enhance its systems business.

"As part of our plan to strengthen Litton's operations and management, and to better serve our customers, we are taking the following steps to realign our systems businesses within the Advanced Electronics Systems Group," said Dr. Ronald D. Sugar, Litton president and chief operating officer.

The following changes address these objectives and are effective immediately:

-- The Guidance & Control Systems Division (G&CSD) will focus on growth
opportunities in its inertial navigation systems business. The G&CSD operations
in Salt Lake City and Goleta, Calif., will continue to report to G&CSD
headquarters in Woodland Hills.

-- The G&CSD advanced electronics systems business, located in Northridge,
Calif., and the Data Systems Division systems business, located in Agoura
Hills, Calif., and San Diego, are being combined into a new division, Litton
Integrated Systems. The Litton Integrated Systems Division will have
headquarters in Northridge.

-- The ship electronics business of Data Systems Division, located in Ocean
Springs, Miss., will report to Litton Marine Systems Inc. of Charlottesville,
Va.

-- Litton Systems Canada Division, a leader in inertial navigation systems,
flight inspection systems and control and communications primarily for
commercial aircraft, will report to Litton Aero Products Division, located in
Woodland Hills.

Along with the realignment of the Litton AESG systems businesses, the following individuals will report to Harry Halamandaris, Litton senior vice president and group executive, Litton Advanced Electronics Systems Group, effective immediately:

-- Timothy O. Westover, president of Litton Systems Canada

Division, is appointed president of Guidance & Control Systems

Division in Woodland Hills. Westover replaces Darwin D.

Beckel, Litton vice president and G&CSD president.

-- William J. Allison, president of Data Systems Division, is

appointed president of the Litton Integrated Systems Division

with headquarters in Northridge.

-- James Winchester, president of Aero Products Division,

Woodland Hills, and Clark "Corky" Graham, president of Litton

Marine Systems Inc., Charlottesville, will continue in their

current positions and assume the additional responsibilities

cited above.

The divisions included in this action are:

Aero Products Division -- a full-line airborne navigation system supplier providing inertial GPS (Global Positioning System) and flight management systems to commercial airlines, government and business aviation customers around the world.

Data Systems Division (DSD) -- develops and integrates command, control, communications and intelligence systems; specializes in systems engineering and software and hardware for missile and air defense, battlefield communications and fire support systems. DSD also provides integrated ship electronics and display systems.

Guidance & Control Systems Division (G&CSD) -- a leading developer and producer of inertial navigation systems for military applications. G&CSD also produces fiber optic acoustic sensors and optical amplifiers, airborne computers, control and display systems, IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) and radar products.

Litton Marine Systems Inc. -- manufactures and markets marine navigation, communication and information systems, products and services under the Sperry Marine, Decca and C. Plath brand names.

Litton Systems Canada Division -- supplier of integrated systems and highly sophisticated electronic equipment for both defense and commercial applications. Litton Systems Canada is one of the world's largest manufacturers of inertial guidance systems.

Litton is the largest builder of non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and designs, builds and overhauls surface ships for government and commercial customers worldwide. The company is a prime contractor to the U.S. government for information technology and provides specialized IT services to commercial customers and government customers in local/foreign jurisdictions.

Litton is a leading provider of defense and commercial electronics technology, components and materials for customers worldwide. With headquarters in Woodland Hills, Litton has more than 40,000 employees and $5.6 billion in annual revenue. For more information, visit Litton's Web site at www.litton.com.