Subscribe free to our newsletters via your
. 24/7 Space News .




UAV NEWS
Global Hawk program recognized for maintenance, logistics improvements
by Richard Tomkins
San Diego (UPI) May 4, 2015


disclaimer: image is for illustration purposes only

The U.S. Air Force has recognized the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft program for most improved performance in aircraft maintenance and logistics readiness.

The award presented to Northrop Grumman, the prime contractor for the Global Hawk, was the James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence Award.

It was the third year in a row that Northrop and the program were so recognized by the service.

"Winning the Roche award for the third year in a row is an incredible achievement for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center," said Mick Jaggers, Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System program director, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. "Northrop Grumman is proud to partner with the Air Force in providing unmatched logistical and maintenance support.

"The Roche award is significant because it focuses solely on the numbers. When it comes to sustainment, the Global Hawk has consistently ranked the best in the Air Force inventory."

The winner of the annual award is determined on factors such as high total aircraft availability, mission capability and low non-mission capability rates for maintenance and supply. It is given by Headquarters, U.S. Air Force Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, and is named for Dr. James G. Roche, the 20th Secretary of the Air Force.

Global Hawk has flown 150,000 total flight hours in support of anti-terrorism, anti-piracy, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, airborne communications and information-sharing missions.


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


.


Related Links
UAV News - Suppliers and Technology






Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle








UAV NEWS
Austrian Army receives unmanned aerial vehicles
Eisenstadt, Austria (UPI) May 4, 2015
Austria has supplied a half-dozen small unmanned aerial vehicles and associated equipment to its army training school, the Ministry of Defense reported. The drones are based on the Tracker UAV from Cassidian, which weighs about 18.7 pounds, has a 90-minute flight endurance and a speed of nearly 56 miles per hour. "The Austrian Armed Forces now have six modern reconnaissance drone ... read more


UAV NEWS
Russia Invites China to Join in Creating Lunar Station

Japan to land first unmanned spacecraft on moon in 2018

Dating the moon-forming impact event with meteorites

Japan to land probe on the moon in 2018

UAV NEWS
Rover on the Lookout for Dust Devils

UAE opens space center to oversee mission to Mars

Robotic Arm Gets Busy on Rock Outcrop

Mars might have liquid water

UAV NEWS
NASA pushes back against proposal to slash climate budget

Hawaii Says 'Aloha' to NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator

Blue Origin first vehicle test deemed success

General Dynamics Integrates NASA's SGSS Infrastructure

UAV NEWS
Xinhua Insight: How China joins space club?

Chinese scientists mull power station in space

China completes second test on new carrier rocket's power system

China's Yutu rover reveals Moon's "complex" geological history

UAV NEWS
Progress Incident Not Threatening Orbital Station, Work of Crew

Russia loses control of unmanned spacecraft

Japanese astronaut to arrive in ISS in May

Liquid crystal bubbles experiment arrives at International Space Station

UAV NEWS
SpaceX to test 'eject-button' for astronauts

Arianespace to launch HellaSat-4/SGS-1 for Arabsat and KACST

Sentinel-2A payload processing begins for Vega launch in June

Ariane 5's first launch of 2015

UAV NEWS
Robotically discovering Earth's nearest neighbors

Astronomers join forces to speed discovery of habitable worlds

Titan's Atmosphere Useful In Study Of Hazy Exoplanets

Tau Ceti Probably not the next Earth

UAV NEWS
MIPT researchers grow cardiac tissue on 'spider silk' substrate

Seeing Stars Through The Cloud

Autonomous convergence and divergence of self-powered soft liquid metals

Space radiation may harm astronauts' brains: study




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service.