Northrop Grumman, SAN DIEGO: Northrop Grumman Corporation moved significantly closer to completing the first of its next-generation, enhanced-capability RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) due to deliveries of two critical airframe components within the last month.
Vought Aircraft delivered the RQ-4B's new graphite-composite wing assembly in July. Measuring 131 feet, the wing assembly successfully completed a rigorous static test to 100 percent of its limit load, validating its structural integrity. Northrop Grumman completed integration of the wings with the fuselage in July.
US bomber joins air drill with South Korea, Japan
South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber, Seoul's military...
