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Friday, March 09, 2012

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to demonstrate MP-RTIP radar system on Global Hawk Block 40 UAV

[RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 40]Military radar experts at the Northrop Grumman Corp. Aerospace Systems segment in El Segundo, Calif., and partner Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems segment in El Segundo, Calif., will develop and install an advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground radar system for the Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 40 high-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under terms of a $24.5 million contract announced Wednesday.

Officials of the U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., are asking Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to develop and demonstrate Multi Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) technology for the Global Hawk Block 40 UAV.

The Air Force's MP-RTIP program is developing a modular, active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system scalable for different aircraft -- specifically for the Global Hawk and the Air Force Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS).

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