Ground Segment Modernization Program News Today

Advertisement Northrop Grumman successfully completed the first flight for the Global Hawk Ground Station Modernization Program at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. earlier this month. Leveraging agile development and an open architecture design, the GSMP team transformed both the human-machine interface and the underlying software, paving the way for interoperability with other Air Force systems, enhanced responsiveness to ad hoc tasking, and lower impact updates in the future. The modernized G...

By Greg Waldron2020-12-22T06:59:00+00:00 Northrop Grumman has completed the first flight of an RQ-4 Global Hawk using a modernised ground control station for the unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The new ground control station features new displays, the ability to operate all Global Hawk variants without software or configuration changes, simpler maintenance, as well as improved environmental conditions and better situational awareness for operators. Source: Northrop Grumman The RQ-4 Global Hawk �...