A prototype vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aerial vehicle flew for the first time yesterday, Northrop Grumman announced. The company's El Segundo, CA-based Air Combat Systems business unit is developing the aircraft for the Navy's VTUAV competition. Last September, the Navy released a request for proposals for the VTUAV program, which is designed to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to naval forces ( Inside the Navy , Sept. 6, 1999). The Navy and Marine Corps are looking for an aircraft that can...
