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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 ...
Northrop Grumman also expects to receive a contract to integrate the UTC Aerospace Systems MS-177 multispectral sensor used on the Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS onto the RQ-4. [60] [61] The MS-177 will replace the SYERS-2 and includes modernized optronics and a gimbaled rotation device to increase field of view by 20 percent. [62]
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 Northrop Grumman RQ-180 is an American stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance aircraft intended for contested airspace. As of 2019 [update] , there had been no images or statements released, but evidence points to the existence of the RQ-180 and its use in regular front-line service.
In October 2012 a RQ-170 was used to conduct bomb damage assessment for a test drop of a Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb from a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. [28] The 44th Reconnaissance Squadron was established on 1 April 2015. While the USAF did not disclose what aircraft the unit was equipped with, it has been reported that it ...
In August 2015, the 60th anniversary of the U-2 program, Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works revealed they were internally developing a successor to the U-2, referred to as the UQ-2 or RQ-X, combining features from both the manned U-2 and unmanned Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk and improving upon them. Disclosed details say the design is ...
[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.
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 ...