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Washington - Oct 09, 2003In a move that aligns a successful acquisition strategy with increasing customer demand for mission-ready unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation announced Wednesday that its Advanced Tactical C4I (ATC4I) organization, which produces the U.S. Army's RQ-5 Hunter UAV, will become a part of the company's Unmanned Systems unit in San Diego. Titan Awarded $36M SPAWAR Contract For UAV Support 
San Diego - Oct 07, 2003The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR), Charleston has awarded Titan Corp a four-year (one base year plus three option years), indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract having a potential value, with options, of $36 million to provide engineering and technical services to support Joint Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Operations. |
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Goldeneye Shows Potential For A New Breed Of Unmanned Aircraft
Manassas - Oct 01, 2003Aurora Flight Sciences has conducted a successful first flight of its unique GoldenEye-100 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), during testing in early September. The barrel-shaped autonomous vehicle was able to execute a smooth vertical take-off and transition to a stable hover well above the ground-hugging mist at the Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia. Raytheon Group Mulls Predator UAVs For NATO Radar System 
Washington - Sep 24, 2003An international consortium led by Raytheon that is vying to build a $4 billion airborne radar system for NATO is inclined to incorporate Predator B unmanned aerial vehicles in its proposal, a Raytheon executive said Tuesday. Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle UAV Completes Long-Endurance Flight 
St. Louis - Sep 22, 2003ScanEagle, a low-cost, long-endurance autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed and built by Boeing and The Insitu Group, successfully demonstrated its long-endurance capability when it completed a 15.2-hour flight at the Boeing Boardman test facility in eastern Oregon. Development and Production of Next Generation Global Hawk Begins
Washington - Sep 16, 2003U.S. and allied war fighters can look forward to a new larger, more capable model of the U.S. Air Force's Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance system. Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector, the Global Hawk prime contractor, has begun developing and producing the new RQ-4B model following a recent $30.1 million award by the Air Force for advanced procurement activities and long lead hardware. Precision Munition Achieves Perfect Score In Army UAV Tests 
Huntsville - Aug 28, 2003The U.S. Army's new Viper Strike precision munition, designed and built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, scored direct hits on nine out of nine targets during a successful flight demonstration conducted July 25-28. The weapon was dispensed from the Army's Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also a Northrop Grumman product. Fire Scout Gets Airborne With Raytheon's Tactical Software 
San Diego - Aug 26, 2003The U.S. Navy's RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle system (UAV), produced by Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector, has completed its first flights under control of Raytheon's Tactical Control System (TCS) software. The flights were conducted Aug. 8 at the Navy's Webster Field Annex near Patuxent River, Md. Fire Scout UAV Radar Package Checks Out Okay
San Diego - Aug 12, 2003Northrop Grumman has demonstrated, through a series of test flights, that a synthetic aperture radar/moving target indicator (SAR/MTI) system can be integrated and operated successfully on the company's RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) system. |
Global Hawk Honored By USAF Museum
San Diego - Aug 12, 2003Northrop Grumman's (combat-proven RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance system was honored Aug. 8 with the dedication of a full-scale model of the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) at the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. Fire Scout UAV Gets "Sea Legs" Ahead Of First Shipboard Landing 
San Diego - Aug 11, 2003Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have completed the initial phase of at-sea testing that will lead to the first shipboard landing of the Navy's RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) system later this year. The tests will demonstrate that Fire Scout can safely conduct autonomous operations at sea. First Production Air Vehicle Of Global Hawk Taxis Out Of Factory 
Palmdale - Aug 11, 2003Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector marked the completion of the first production air vehicle of the U.S. Air Force's combat-proven RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance system early this month. Zinc-Air Battery Powers Dragon Eye Unmanned Drone 
New York - Jun 27, 2003A prototype zinc-air battery developed by Arotech Corp's Electric Fuel subsidiary has powered a Dragon Eye unmanned drone for the first time in a flight test in California. Fire Scout Performs Autonomous Recovery And Shutdown
San Diego - Jun 23, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector has achieved another first for the U.S. Navy's RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) system. US And Germany Step Up Plans For Global Hawk Elint Demonstration
Paris - Jun 23, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector and EADS said last week at the Paris Air Show that the U.S. Air Force and German Ministry of Defense (MoD) are moving ahead with a fall 2003 demonstration of an EADS-designed electronic intelligence (ELINT) sensor onboard the Northrop Grumman-produced RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Watchkeeper UAV Equipped With Tactical Synthetic Aperture Radar
Paris - Jun 18, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector has reached a significant milestone for the United Kingdom's Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle (UAV) program. |
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