US budget watchdog calls for suspension of Northrop RQ-4B UAV full production

Source URL: http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/03/16/Navigation/177/205482/US+budget+watchdog+calls+for+suspension+of+Northrop+Grumman+RQ-4B+UAV+full.html
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The US federal government's expenditure investigation body is calling for the suspension of serial production of the Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle and for the programme to be massively reviewed.

A report by the US Government Accountability Office (formerly General Accounting Office, GAO) says manufacture of the RQ-4B should be limited only to flight test articles, pending maturation of proposed signals intelligence and imaging radar payloads which may require extensive air vehicle modifications.

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