Boeing and Sweden's Saab are in talks with Britain's BAE Systems about teaming up on a future replacement of Britain's Hawk ...

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Northrop Grumman is focusing efforts to save the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft program on reversing the U.S. Air Force’s intent to retire its young fleet of multi-sensor RQ-4B Block 30s in favor ...

An RQ-4 Global Hawk speeds down the runway for takeoff Oct. 24, 2018, at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily.

The Fate of the Flying Global Hawk The Air Force is planning to retire the Block 30 variants of its RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft, most of which are less than ten years old.

But the estimated overall cost of the Global Hawk program has increased to $6.3 billion from $5.4 billion in 2001, while the number of aircraft the Air Force plans to buy has fallen to 51 from 63 ...

The Global Hawk, a high-altitude fixed-wing reconnaissance system, is intended to replace the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, also at Beale.

Against the wishes of the U.S. Air Force, House lawmakers recommend continuing to buy three additional Northrop Grumman Global Hawk aircraft and 17 Alenia Spartan aircraft.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 24, 2016 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to update the ground control segment of the service branch’s Global Hawk ...