Northrop Wins UK’s Uncrewed Fighter Aircraft Contract Our Bureau 343 Image for representation only. Northrop Grumman today announced that it has been awarded a contract as systems engineering partner on Phase 2 of Project MOSQUITO and is joined by Intrepid Minds to support the design and manufacture of a prototype of the UK’s first uncrewed fighter aircraft. Phase 2 centres on rapidly maturing the designs and manufacture of a working technology demonstrator to generate evidence for a follow-on programme. Project MOSQUITO’s findings could lead to this revolutionary capability being deployed alongside the F-35, Typhoon and next-generation Tempest to enhance protection, survivability and information advantage to aircrews.