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December 17, 2018 | International, Aerospace

Northrop Grumman Formally Unveils Firebird UAS

| Aviation Week & Space Technology

Northrop Grumman has confirmed plans to launch a new product for an intelligence-gathering aircraft or service based on a newly unveiled, mature configuration of the Firebird, the optionally piloted, single-engine aircraft that first emerged as a Scaled Composites-designed demonstrator in 2011.

The twin-boomed Firebird's formal launch, expected in early 2019, will reveal a new entrepreneurial strategy for the San Diego-based Autonomous Systems division of Northrop. Instead of designing the Firebird to compete directly for a share of a market already dominated by another manned or unmanned aircraft, Northrop hopes to stimulate demand for a product that offers a new set of capabilities.

Full article: http://aviationweek.com/defense/northrop-grumman-formally-unveils-firebird-uas

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