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Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk UAS Receives USAF Best Safety Record Designation

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has been designated as the platform with the best safety record in the U.S. Air Force in 2013. Detachment 1 of the 69th Reconnaissance Group contributed to that designation as they maintained exceptional vigilance during all Global Hawk aircraft operations, garnering a perfect safety record and a Commander's Flight Safety Award during the 4th quarter of fiscal year 2013. The team increased their mission rate and achieved a tenfold increase in critical secretary of defense directed on-station intelligence collection.

16 Jan 2014

Hunter UAS from Northrop Grumman Surpasses 100,000 Combat Flight Hours

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), in use with the U.S. Army since 1996, recently surpassed 100,000 combat flight hours in service.

16 Jan 2014

New Exhibit of 10 Years Roving Across Mars at Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

It’s an exploration celebration: The Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., has opened a new exhibit, “Spirit & Opportunity: 10 Years Roving Across Mars.”

15 Jan 2014

FAA Designates Texas A&M-Corpus Christi as UAS Test Site

Camber Corporation is proud to be a part of aviation history as Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has been named a test site for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

10 Jan 2014

HiRISE Camera Captures Driving Tracks of Curiosity Mars Rover in Gale Crater

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover and its recent tracks from driving in Gale Crater appear in an image taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Dec. 11, 2013.

10 Jan 2014

Competitive Assessment of Global Commercial UAS Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Commercial UAS Market Assessment

10 Jan 2014

Market Insight Report on Emerging Applications for Unmanned Aerial Systems

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Emerging Applications for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Across Global Government and Commercial Sectors

9 Jan 2014

Mars Exploration Rovers Events Sponsored by NASA and Smithsonian NASM

NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington are sponsoring events to commemorate 10 years of roving across the Red Planet by the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER).

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences 8 Jan 2014

Nine Initial Flight Tests of the Triton UAS Completed

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have completed nine initial flight tests of the Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS), marking the half-way point in a process called envelope expansion.

8 Jan 2014

Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk UAS Supports Relief Efforts in the Philippines

The inherent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of Northrop Grumman Corporation's Global Hawk Block 30 Unmanned Aerial System were used to support massive international humanitarian assistance and relief efforts following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

7 Jan 2014