bild

** FILE ** The B-2 Stealth Bomber, made by the Northrop Grumman Corp. is shown landing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., in this undated handout photo. After four months of wrangling, defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has agreed to buy TRW Inc. manufacturer of space and defence products for $7.8 billion in stock, nearly $2 billion more than it originally offered. The deal announced Monday will make Northrop the nation's second largest defense contractor with projected annual revenues of more than $26 billion and approximately 123,000 employees. (AP Photo/Northrop Grumman)