Rheinmetall: No Contact With Northrop Grumman
January 13, 2011 at 07:09 AM EST
FRANKFURT -(Dow Jones)- Defense and automotive equipment supplier Rheinmetall AG (RHM.XE) said Thursday it hasn't been in contact with Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC), rebuffing market rumours that the U.S. aerospace and defense group had approached it with a potential takeover bid.