Northrupt Grumman gets $287 million to build more Global Hawks

“Northrop Grumman received a $287 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the next production run of its Global Hawk unmanned aerial system… Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, such as the Global Hawk have played an increasing role in U.S. military operations in southwest Asia, providing continuous monitoring of activities on the ground for signs of insurgents on the move. The Global Hawk’s specs include the ability to operate at night and in bad weather. It also has the ability to operate undetected at very high altitudes… Northrop said in its news release that the fuselages would be assembled in Mississippi and shipped to its plant in Palmdale for final assembly.”