Hello, Guest!
  • Friday, April 19, 2024

Northrop Tests OMS Architecture for UAS Onboard Global Hawk


RQ-4-Global-HawkTYSONS CORNER, VA June 19, 2015 — Executive Mosaic — Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has conducted flight tests of a new Open Mission Systems architecture for unnamed aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday.

The flight, which used a NASA RQ-4 Global Hawk,  demonstrated how the unmanned aircraft system could be deployed to flexibly adapt to specific missions using the OMS platform, Northrop said Wednesday.

OMS is part of the company’s technology implementations under a five-year Space Act pact with NASA.

About Executive Mosaic: Founded in 2002, Executive Mosaic is a leadership organization and media company. It provides its members an opportunity to learn from peer business executives and government thought leaders while providing an interactive forum to develop key business and partnering relationships. Executive Mosaic offers highly coveted executive events, breaking business news on the Government Contracting industry, and delivers robust and reliable content through seven influential websites and four consequential E-newswires. Executive Mosaic is headquartered in Tysons Corner, VA. www.executivemosaic.com

Contact:

David Smith

(703) 226-7002

david.smith@executivemosaic.com

Video of the Day

Related Articles

Former Northrop Exec Mick Jaggers Appointed Program Management VP at CAES Executive Moves

Former Northrop Exec Mick Jaggers Appointed Program Management VP at CAES

Mick Jaggers, a nearly 15-year veteran of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has joined CAES to serve as vice president of program management at the Arlington, Virginia-headquartered aerospace and defense contractor. In a LinkedIn post Tuesday, he shared his transition from serving as a Northrop VP to joining the CAES team and organization. Jaggers worked on

Northrop Receives $298M Contract Modification for Air Force UAS Service Contract Awards

Northrop Receives $298M Contract Modification for Air Force UAS Service

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $298.2 million contract modification to repair common unmanned aircraft system components for the U.S. Air Force. USAF tasked the company to service sensor suites, launch and recovery equipment and mission controls of both the MQ-4C Triton and RQ-4B Global Hawk platforms, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The

Northrop to Support NASA UAS Data Collection Test Under $70M Contract Contract Awards

Northrop to Support NASA UAS Data Collection Test Under $70M Contract

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has landed a five-year, $70M contract to help NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center integrate sensor technology onto unmanned aircraft. The company will perform engineering, production and technical services under the Global Hawk Skyrange program aimed at demonstrating an alternative approach to collect data with the high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft, the agency said Wednesday.