Northrop KC-45 Tanker Boom Successfully Completes In-flight Contact With AWACS Aircraft
Posted on: Wed Jul 23rd, 2008 | Northrop Grumman

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 22, 2008 - The advanced Aerial Refueling Boom System (ARBS) for Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) KC-45 Tanker has performed multiple aerial contacts with an operational Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, confirming its ability to support large airc...

Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration UAV Supports California Firefighters
Posted on: Wed Jul 23rd, 2008 | Northrop Grumman

SAN DIEGO, July 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Navy's RQ-4 Block 10 Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) unmanned aircraft system demonstrated its flexibility and persistence by providing critically needed imagery to firefighters during the recent Northern California wildfires. Built by ...

Officials name downed B-52 aircrew members
Posted on: Wed Jul 23rd, 2008 | AFPN

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFPN) -- Air Force officials have released the names of the Barksdale crew members of the B-52 that crashed July 21 off Guam's northwest coast. Five of the six crew members were stationed here.