NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- NATO and Northrop Grumman officials are close to inking a deal that would place the company's RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft as the centerpiece of the alliance's next-generation air and ground surveillance system, company officials said this week. Northrop officials presented NATO officials with an informal proposal for the organization's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system earlier this year, George Guerra, vice president for Northrop Grumman's High-Altitude and Long-Endurance programs, said during a Sept. 13 industry briefing...
