GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Northrop Grumman opened an office in Grand Forks to provide support for the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems being assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base. The office could eventually employ more than 100 people and attract suppliers and subcontractors as the number of aircraft increase at the base. (Source:
Northrop Grumman via Globe Newswire, 05/24/10)
Gulf Coast note: Global Hawks are built in part in Moss Point, Miss.