SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
        Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
                            Exchange Act of 1934

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                                  TRW INC.
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              (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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The Definitive Additional Materials filed herewith relate both to TRW's
Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 3, 2002 and to TRW's
Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for April 24, 2002. TRW's proxy
statement for the Special Meeting of Shareholders was filed on April 2,
2002 on Schedule 14A and TRW's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders was filed on March 4, 2002 on Schedule 14A.





News Release                             TRW Inc.                    [TRW Logo]
                                         1900 Richmond Road
                                         Cleveland, OH 44124


For Immediate Release                          Contact
                                               Judy Wilkinson or Barrett Godsey
                                               Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer
                                               Katcher
                                               212-355-4449

                                               Jay McCaffrey, TRW Media
                                               216-291-7179

                                               Ron Vargo, TRW Investors
                                               216-291-7506


     TRW CONFIRMS SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING POSTPONED TO MAY 3, 2002

Cleveland, April 19, 2002 - TRW Inc. (NYSE: TRW) announced that its Special
Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 8:30 am local time on May 3, 2002
at 1900 Richmond Road, Lyndhurst, Ohio. This announcement was made
following Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) decision not to appeal
yesterday's ruling by the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Ohio. TRW shareholders of record as of the close of business on
March 28, 2002 will be entitled to vote at the Special Meeting and will
receive supplemental proxy materials shortly.

The purpose of the Special Meeting, a requirement under Ohio's Control
Share Acquisition Statute, is to vote only on whether to allow Northrop to
purchase more than 20 percent of TRW's shares. Approval of Northrop's
proposal could facilitate Northrop's acquisition of TRW at a price that
TRW's Board of Directors has determined is financially inadequate.

For that reason, TRW continues to urge shareholders to vote against
Northrop's proposals at the upcoming shareholder meetings and reject what
the Board believes to be Northrop's financially inadequate, highly
conditional offer.

TRW recommends that shareholders discard any proxy card received from
Northrop Grumman and not return any blue or green proxy card furnished by
Northrop. For more information about how to vote, shareholders can call the
Company's proxy solicitor, Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc.
toll-free at (866) 649-8030.

TRW provides advanced-technology products and services for the aerospace,
systems, and automotive markets.


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