Global Hawk's MS-177 operational testing delayed until March

By Rachel Cohen / December 14, 2018 at 12:51 PM
Operational testing for UTC Aerospace Systems' MS-177 multispectral sensor has been delayed by more than a year because issues with other programs impacted the sensor's developmental test schedule, the Air Force told Inside Defense this week. "MS-177 was awaiting testing resources previously dedicated to other efforts," service spokesman Brian Brackens said in an email. "These efforts experienced delays which rippled down and impacted MS-177 [developmental test and evaluation] schedules." He did not answer by press time Friday which other efforts...

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