and having an unrefueled range in excess of 3,000 miles, Valkyries belong to a “Group 5” category of unmanned aerial systems, together with the propeller-driven MQ-9 Reaper, jet powered RQ-4 Global Hawk, and the MQ-4C Triton. What makes Valkyrie different are its AI capabilities....
Developing SPOC using Northrop Grumman’s software development kit and open architecture will allow the Air Force to introduce new capabilities at speed to meet evolving threats.Publishdate: Mar 23, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation View original News release Forward to a Colleague ...
The exercise aimed to demonstrate the capabilities of the US Navy’s CSG-10 to integrate with an MQ-9 uncrewed aerial vehicle in an anti-surface warfare mission. Credit: US Navy. The US Navyin collaboration with the US Air Force (USAF) concluded the first jointmaritime strike exercise, call...
50 and 52 machines, will undergo a structural service life extension programme (SLEP) and a combat avionics programmed extension suite (CAPES) upgrade. The modifications will greatly boost the venerable warplane's capabilities.
Congress is staunchly opposed to parting with the low-, slow-flying jet because of its unique capabilities, but has permitted the transfer of some aircraft into “type 1000 storage”, which preserves the aircraft in near-flyaway condition. ...
“It is a testament to America’s enduring advantages in ingenuity and innovation. And it’s proof of the department’s long-term commitment to building advanced capabilities that will fortify America’s ability to deter aggression, today and into the future.” ...
According to the company, the system design benefits from the fifth-generation active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar capabilities of the AN/APG-77 on the F-22 Raptor and the AN/APG-81 on the F-35 Lightning II. The firm projects SABR as a cost-effective, off-the-shelf, low-...
Released of all operational capabilities on 1 Jan 1993. Closed Carswell AFB on 30 Sep 1993 and moved to Dyess AFB, TX on 1 Oct 1993. Equipped with B-1B and C-130 aircraft, the 7th Wing regained its combat and worldwide tactical airlift missions. ...
if the USAF had chosen to watch parallel capabilities develop, Lockheed’s classified stealth unmanned aircraft developments could have acted as an independent control variable against UCAV developments occuring in the unclassified world. Once one effort had pulled ahead in its capabilities, a...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has opened a new facility in Huntsville to support the U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program