Northrop Grumman's Hunter Reaches 100,000 Flight Hours Operational Milestone

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), in use with the U.S. Army since 1996, recently surpassed 100,000 flight hours in service, more than 72,000 of which were flown in combat.

The MQ-5B Hunter, which is currently deployed supporting contingency operations across the globe, provides warfighters with state-of-the-art reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition (RSTA), communications relay and weapons delivery.

"This is a significant accomplishment," said Chris Jones, vice president and general manager of the Integrated Logistics and Modernization Division for Northrop Grumman's Technical Services sector.

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