BALTIMORE, April 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) has named R. Eric Reinke III vice president and chief technology officer of its Electronic Systems sector, effective immediately.

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Reinke will be responsible for the development of next-generation products and technologies that define the sector's future competitive discriminators. In this position, he will interface with technology leaders in the customer community, with industry partners and with university research partners. He will be based at the company's Baltimore campus.

Reinke joined the company in 2004 and served most recently as chief scientist for the Advanced Concepts and Technologies organization. His previous leadership positions have included being the lead system architect on several developmental efforts and the enterprise technical executive for systems of systems solutions.

Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Reinke served as technical director of the Navy's Low-Observable and Counter-Low-Observable Technology Office as an active-duty naval officer.

Reinke earned a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, a master's degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.

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