Northrop to offer Global Hawk to Navy

Posted on: Oct. 21st, 2006 || Source: signonsandiego.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

WASHINGTON -- Northrop Grumman officials confirmed yesterday that they would offer their Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle for a Navy surveillance program.

If Northrop wins, the potentially billion-dollar program would be managed in Bethpage, N.Y., instead of San Diego.


The recent unveiling of the RQ-4 Block20

Most of Northrop's robotic aircraft development has been based at its unmanned-systems business in Rancho Bernardo, where Northrop consolidated its work with Ryan Aeronautics, one of the early leaders in military UAVs. The aircraft are assembled in Palmdale.

The company chose one of its East Coast locations for work on the BAMS – Broad Area Maritime Surveillance – program.

“Given our long heritage of Navy aircraft from our Bethpage . . . division, we will be leading this effort from Bethpage,” said Robert Mitchell, a Northrop vice president for special programs at the San Diego-based integrated-systems office.

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