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UTC Subsidiary Tests Imaging Sensor Onboard Northrop’s Global Hawk

UTC Subsidiary Tests Imaging Sensor Onboard Northrop’s Global Hawk - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Northrop GrummanA United Technologies Corp. subsidiary has concluded the initial test flight of its multi-spectral imaging sensor aboard the Northrop Grumman-built RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle.

Kevin Raftery, vice president of ISR and space systems at UTC Aerospace Systems, said in a statement published Wednesday the first flight test sought to demonstrate the capability of the UTC Aerospace Systems-built MS-177 sensor system to build up Global Hawks’ imaging functions for aerial surveillance missions and reflect the company’s partnership with Northrop and the U.S. Air Force.

The MS-177 sensor works to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data in support of the military’s ground and maritime missions.

UTC Aerospace Systems conducted the Feb. 8 flight test at Northrop’s Palmdale, California-based facility and will begin the integration, test and qualification process over a six-month period to facilitate the deployment of the sensor in late 2017.

The Air Force awarded UTC Aerospace Systems a contract in 2016 to test, integrate and field the MS-177A sensor variant on Global Hawk drones by late 2019.

The company also demonstrated the MS-177 sensor onboard the E-8C JSTARS aircraft in 2010 and on a high-altitude, long-endurance drone in 2016.

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Written by Jane Edwards

is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.

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