Saturday, August 1, 2009

Euro Hawk structural assembly complete


SAN DIEGO - Northrop Grumman has finished assembling the first Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system for the German Ministry of Defence. The Euro Hawk, a derivative of the Block 20 Global Hawk, will serve as the German Air Force's high-altitude, long-endurance signals intelligence system. (Source: Northrop Grumman, 07/31/09) Gulf Coast note: Central fuselage work for Global Hawks is done in Moss Point, Miss.