Northrop to demonstrate three sensors on Global Hawk this year

By Leigh Giangreco / January 21, 2016 at 3:36 PM
(Updated 12:00 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2016) (Editor's note: This story has been corrected from a previous version which identified the MS-177 as a U-2 sensor. The MS-177 is not fielded on the U-2, but a capability Northrop will be bringing to the Global Hawk that isn't on any other operational asset.) As the Air Force eyes a 2019 retirement date for the U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane, Global Hawk's prime contractor Northrop Grumman is set to demonstrate...

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