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Spirit AeroSystems has named its team to take forward the United Kingdom's Mosquito ‘loyal wingman' attritable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) concept. An artist's impression of the Mosquito loyal wingman in operational service. The Wichita-ba...
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 d...
autoevolution 28 Apr 2021, 13:45 UTC · by The UK is getting closer to launching their first fleet of uncrewed fighter aircraft. Team MOSQUITO, comprised of Spirit AeroSystems Belfast, Northrop Grumman and Intrepid Minds, who won the government contract back in January, is working on taking the project to its next phase. 1 photo Team MOSQUITO’s task is to develop the Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA), which will fly alongside fighter jets in the Royal Air Force. This will be the UK’s first uncrewed system that is capable of both surveillance and attack, acting as ...
Northrop Grumman UK wins contract on phase two of Project MOSQUITO 28 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 28th, 2021 15:07) Northrop Grumman UK has received a contract on phase two of the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Project MOSQUITO. Share Article Concept image of the aircraft. Credit: MOD/ Crown Copyright. Northrop Grumman UK has received a contract on phase two of the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Project MOSQUITO. The contract will see the company serve as a systems engineering partner. Phase two focuses on the design maturing and developmen...
Share this article Share this article BELFAST, Northern Ireland, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE: SPR) Belfast announced today it will lead Team MOSQUITO, comprising Spirit Belfast, Northrop Grumman and Intrepid Minds, on further development of the Royal Air Force's ("RAF") Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) concept to full demonstration capability. Initially supporting more than 100 STEM jobs at Spirit Belfast's facility, the project has the potential to sustain further expertise in the wider UK supply chain. Exploiting agile design principles, s...