NG And US Army Test Joint Multi-Mission Payload On Hunter UAV

UAV NEWS

The RQ-5A Hunter UAV

San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2006
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army have successfully conducted a series of flights of the RQ-5A Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using a new payload that will allow warfighters to more quickly adapt to battlefield changes.

The 10-day demonstration, sponsored by the U.S. Joint Forces Command, illustrated the ability to use the new Adaptive Joint Intelligence payload on Hunter UAVs to share multiple types of communications simultaneously; a capability that is not yet available to warfighters in the field.

"This demonstration further illustrates the multi-purpose role of the Hunter," said Nick Yorio, Northrop Grumman's director of tactical programs. "The warfighter will be able to quickly retask or reprogram this software-driven payload as a communications relay, a signals intelligence-gathering device or an electronic-warfare tool."

The demonstration followed six weeks of test flights using the reconfigurable payload and two weeks of combined payload operations with an emulated airborne command post.

Northrop Grumman's RQ-5A Hunter UAVs have flown more than 14,000 hours on combat missions with the U.S. Army in the Balkans and Iraq.

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Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Flies New Electronic Signal Intel Sensor

Edwards Air Force Base CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2006
The U.S. Air Force's Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle has made its first flight carrying a new sensor that can detect and identify radar and other types of electronic devices from an altitude of 60,000 feet.

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