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  • Northrop Global Hawk Drone Flies 100th SW Asian Mission for AF - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Global Hawk Drone Flies 100th SW Asian Mission for AF

    Northrop Grumman‘s Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft has achieved a milestone by completing 100 southwest Asian missions for the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force 69th Reconnaissance Group has extended the RQ-4 drone’s operational area to the Pacific region, Northrop said Thursday. Global Hawk is built with a multi-platform sensor technology that works to locate […] More

  • Wes Bush: Northrop Grumman’s Unmanned Systems Meet Intl Requirements - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Wes Bush: Northrop Grumman’s Unmanned Systems Meet Intl Requirements

    Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush is confident the company’s unmanned systems offerings fulfill various requirements of its customers worldwide, Flight Global reported Friday. Bush told an earnings call Wednesday that Northrop Grumman is seeing increasing demand from U.S. allies worldwide for its X-47B unmanned carrier air system-demonstrator program, Beth Stevenson reports. He said the company […] More

  • Northrop, Air Force Demo Global Hawk's SatCom Capabilities; Alfredo Ramirez Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Air Force Demo Global Hawk’s SatCom Capabilities; Alfredo Ramirez Comments

    Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command recently conducted ground and air demonstrations for the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. The demonstrations were held at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. in January to show split-link capability for mission data transmission separate from the command-and-control link, Northrop said Thursday. “We’re ecstatic with Global Hawk’s ability to provide […] More