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04/16/2020

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk, U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, Navy MQ-4C Triton, Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses, and KC-135 Stratotankers stationed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, perform an "Elephant Walk" April 13, 2020. The Elephant Walk showcases the 36th Wing's readiness and ability to generate combat airpower at a moment's notice to ensure regional stability throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)

03/05/2020

Northrop offers Triton drones to Australia, as U.S. FY21 budget request pauses orders:

Faced with a possible two-year production pause in the wake of the Trump administratoin’s fiscal 2021 budget request, Northrop Grumman is offering to accelerate MQ-4C Triton drone production for Australia.

03/03/2020

No, Elon Musk: The Era Of The Manned Fighter Jet Won’t Be Over Anytime Soon:

It was bold but wrong for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to proclaim the end of manned fighter aircraft in front of U.S. Air Force officers. Here's why manned fighters will hold the competitive edge over drones and remote-piloted aircraft for decades into the future.

03/03/2020

Sorry, Elon, fighter pilots will fly and fight for a long time:

An executive at the Mitchell Institute pushes back after Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, said the era of fighter jets is coming to an end.

02/11/2020

Legacy Fleets Take Hit to Pay for RDT&E Funding Boost:

USAF wants authority to cut 17 Lancers, 21 RQ-4s and three EQ-4 Global Hawk variants, 44 A-10s from both the Guard and Reserve, and 24 C-130Hs from ANG.

01/28/2020

Germany Drops Triton Plans, Opts for Manned Airborne Surveillance Capability:

After years of investment and testing and planning for the procurement of unmanned aerial surveillance platforms for use in the signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission, and unending controversy, Germ…

01/28/2020

U.S. Navy’s first Triton drones arrive in Guam:

Two drones arrived in Guam and will serve as part of an early operational capability to develop a concept of operations for the high-altitude, long-endurance systems.

01/21/2020

NATO Receives First Air Ground Surveillance Aircraft:

NATO on Jan. 17 received the first two of five Air Ground Surveillance system drones at NAS Sigonella, Italy.

12/27/2019

New NATO surveillance drones bet on Italian safety ruling:

Can the fleet of Alliance Ground Surveillance drones fly routinely in European airspace?

10/24/2019

Global Hawk redeploys from Yokota Air Base to Andersen Air Force Base:

Pacific Air Forces redeployed a squadron of 319th Reconnaissance Wing Global Hawk RQ-4s from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 20, 2019.

10/17/2019

New Global Hawk Wing Charts Path to Maturity:

​The RQ-4 Global Hawk enterprise has more work ahead to grow into its new wing headquarters at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., four months after it split from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale AFB, Calif., to form the 319th Reconnaissance Wing.

09/22/2019

Northrop Grumman launches new divisions:

Northrop Grumman has announced four new operating sectors: Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems and Space Systems.