Northrop Grumman Corporation reported sales for the second quarter decreased 9.6% to $6.56 billion, from $7.26 billion in the same quarter a year ago.
Raytheon’s JLENS Aerostat Successfully Completes Endurance Test
Raytheon Company‘s aerostat system – Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensors (JLENS) – recently completed a successful endurance test.
Lockheed Martin Unmanned Airship Down on Test Flight
An unmanned, remote controlled airship, launched from Akron, Ohio, crash landed Wednesday morning, just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
U.S. Geological Survey’s UAS Project Office Gets Honeywell T-Hawks
Based on the successful acquisition of Ravens, the US Army has recently agreed to provide the U.S. Geological Survey’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office access to over 21 Honeywell T-Hawks.
Global Hawk Completes First Full System Flight with MP-RTIP Sensor
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s RQ-4B Block 40 Global Hawk completed its first full system flight with the high performance AN/ZPY-2, also referred to as the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor. The flight took place at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on July 21.
Oklahoma Wants 80 Mile UAS Air Corridor
Oklahoma state officials are currently pushing for a new air corridor to be reserved exclusively for unmanned aircraft, which would stretch for approximately 80 miles between Fort Sill and the town of Clinton, to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Numerica Research Centre Awarded 2-year $600,000 NASA Contract
Numerica Corp. was awarded a two-year, $600,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract to develop collision prediction capabilities for unmanned aircraft systems operating in the National Airspace System.
AAI Gets $9.5M Support Contract for Shadow 200
AAI Corporation, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $9,566,728 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to provide engineering services in support of the Shadow 200 unmanned aircraft systems.