Electric Boat-Newport News partnership rolls out first Virginia attack submarine

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The Navy's newest class of nuclear-powered attack submarine, Virginia (SSN 774), is the first submarine that is designed and built by a partnership of General Dynamics' Electric Boat Corporation and Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector for service in the post-Cold war era. The Virginia might be commissioned by mid-2004, along with 132 officers and enlisted men under the command of Capt. David J. Kern.

Alliances, partnerships, General Dynamics Corp., GD, Weapons industry, Cooperative agreement for product development, Alliances and partnerships, Nuclear submarines

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Northrop Grumman's global hawk prepares for navy demo

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The first RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built for the Navy has begun a flight test program to prepare it for the Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration Program. The Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration is designed to demonstrate the value of a long-range UAV for maritime surveillance, and develop tactics and operational procedures for maritime UAVs.

Global Hawk (Aircraft), Drone aircraft, Unmanned aerial vehicles

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Northrop Grumman rolls out Pegasus UCAV demonstrator

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The X-47A Pegasus jet-powered aircraft will make is first flight in November 2001. The small, tailless, kite-shaped aircraft is 27.9 feet long with a wingspan of 27.8 feet. The results of the test program will be incorporated in the development program of the X-47B N-UCAV.

Design and construction, Airplanes, Military, Military airplanes, Pegasus X-47A (Aircraft)

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