Cobham chosen for Global Hawk refuelling demo program
Northrop Grumman recently announced the selection of Cobham Mission Equipment as a major subcontractor for the KQ-X program. This DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) program will demonstrate autonomous aerial refuelling between two unmanned NASA Global Hawk aircraft. Cobham Mission Equipment will be providing the hose and drogue refuelling system in addition to engineering support and aerial refuelling expertise.
Iain Gibson, Vice President of Cobham Mission Equipment, said "Cobham is proud to be a part of the Northrop Grumman team supporting this ground breaking DARPA program that further advances leading edge aerial refuelling capability ".
Source: Cobham
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