Northrop Grumman To Begin Initial Production Of Global Hawks

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a $101 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to begin low-rate initial production of the Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance reconnaissance system. The 44-foot long Global Hawk air vehicle has a wingspan of more than 116 feet, a height of 15 feet and has a gross takeoff weight of 25,600 pounds.

San Diego - Feb 5, 2002
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a $101 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to begin low-rate initial production of the Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance reconnaissance system.

Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will provide two Global Hawk air vehicles and the mission control element of the system's ground station. Seven air vehicles and two of the mission control elements were produced under earlier phases of the program.

The mission control element will be completed in June 2003, followed by the first air vehicle in September. The second air vehicle is scheduled to be completed in December 2003. Work will be performed at company facilities in Palmdale and San Diego, Calif.

The Global Hawk program is managed by the Air Force's Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Global Hawk, produced by Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector, provides battlefield commanders near real-time, high-resolution reconnaissance imagery. Flying at extremely high altitudes, the system can survey large geographic areas with pinpoint accuracy to give military decision-makers the most current information about enemy resources and personnel.

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Aurora Flight Sciences To Help Tool Up For Global Hawk Production

San Diego - Jan. 30, 2002
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector, prime contractor for the Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance system, has awarded two contracts to Aurora Flight Sciences for fabrication of the Global Hawk V-tails, aft fuselages, nacelles, fairings and for new tooling to be used in the fabrication of the composite hardware.

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