Showing posts with label Northrop Grumman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Northrop Grumman. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Air Force’s Newest Secret Bomber Coming Out

 
 
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Air Force’s Newest Secret Bomber Coming Out

By www.newsmax.com
8-11-15

     The U.S. Air Force’s newest bomber is poised to emerge from the shadows of the Pentagon’s so-called black budget.

As soon as this month, the government will pick Northrop Grumman Corp. or a Lockheed Martin Corp.-Boeing Co. team to lead the Long-Range Strike Bomber program. It’s a decision that will expose the multibillion-dollar program to Washington adversaries long before the jet sees combat in the 2020s or beyond.

Black budget projects are used to protect classified and secret government programs, such as advanced weapons systems and intelligence operations, from public disclosure. Once the award is made public, some of the details will also emerge ... .

Thursday, June 14, 2012

UFO NEWS | VIDEO: Drone Mistaken for ‘UFO’ Creates Panic on DC Highway


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 Drone Mistaken for ‘UFO’ Creates Panic on DC Highway



By www.myfoxdc.com
6-14-12

     WASHINGTON - People in the D.C. area are buzzing after pictures began popping up online showing what many believed to be a 'UFO' in transport along the Capitol Beltway.

The spotting took place around 11:00 p.m. Wednesday when drivers first saw the craft being hauled on a flatbed truck on I-270, and then again down I-495.

An official at Northrop Grumman confirmed to FOX 5 on Thursday that the craft was actually an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System.

They say the unmanned drone was being transported from Edwards Air Force Base in California to the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland for testing.

It wasn't the first time this style of aircraft had had been mistaken for a 'UFO' while being transported. Last year, residents of Cowley County, Kansas made a similar mistake. . . .