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A version armed with the Northrop Grumman GBU-44/B Viper Strike weapon system is known as the MQ-5A/B. [3] As of October 2012, the U.S. Army had 20 MQ-5B Hunters in service. Retirement of the Hunter was expected to be completed in 2013, [4] but Northrop was awarded a support contract for the Hunter in January 2013, [5] extending its missions ...
The U.S. Army initiated the Extended-Range Multi-Purpose UAV competition in 2002, with the winning aircraft due to replace the RQ-5 Hunter. Two aircraft were entered, the IAI/Northrop Grumman Hunter II, and the Warrior. [3]
The French reconnaissance drone program began in 1995 with the purchase of four RQ-5 Hunter UAVs. The French military doctrine differentiates between contact drones with a range of up to 20 km and tactical drones with a range of 20 to 200 km; and so-called "theater drones" with ranges of 200 to 1000 km.
The Navy announced 14 August 2013 that four Preliminary Design Review (PDR) contracts were awarded for the UCLASS air vehicle segment. The four $15 million firm-fixed price contracts were awarded to Boeing Co., General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.
It was built by Manufacture Belge De Lampes Et De Materiel Electronique SA (MBLE) of Belgium. Epervier prototypes were propeller-driven, but the production Epervier UAV, the "X.5" model, was fitted with a Rover TJ125 turbojet with 510 N (52 kgf / 114 lbf) thrust. It was launched by a RATO booster and recovered by parachute.
[3] [5] [6] One arrived at Edwards Air Force Base on December 19, 2015 completing its first flight [7] and the rest stayed in plant 42 located in Palmdale. In July 2017, the USAF assigned the Mission Designation Series (MDS) of RQ-4D to the NATO AGS air vehicle. [8] The first RQ-4D aircraft arrived at Sigonella Air Base (NAS2) on 21 November 2019.
The U.S. Air Force may be ditching its aging U-2 spy plane in favor of a mysterious drone.
General Atomics proposed their Sea Avenger concept which was enlarged from its Predator-C/Avenger for refueling, [13] while Lockheed Martin proposed their Sea Ghost concept based on the RQ-170 Sentinel. [14] Northrop Grumman announced on 25 October 2017 that it was withdrawing its X-47B from the MQ-25 competition, saying the company would have ...