Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Northrop Grumman Names Australian Bid Partners

'Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems Sector, San Diego, Calif., named at the Australian International Air Show here this week its Australian partners in a bid to win a 1 billon Australian dollar ($792.9 million) contract for maritime patrol unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).

Under Phase 1 of the Royal Australian Air Force’s Project Air 7000, the Department of Defence plans to acquire a squadron of high-altitude, long-endurance UAVs worth as much as 1 billion Australian dollars. The UAVs would enter service by 2009. Tenders may be called for next year.'

Read more at DefenseNews.com - Northrop Grumman Names Australian Bid Partners - 03/18/05 11:45

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