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Northrop Grumman puts full weight behind Firebird maritime makeover

16th April 2021 - 16:49 GMT | by Tim Martin in London

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Firebird takes to the skies for a maritime demonstration over Key West, Miami. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

Northrop Grumman expects to shortly integrate a maritime radar on its Firebird optionally piloted MALE UAV.

Northrop Grumman has revealed it is assessing a number of maritime radars for integration on its Firebird optionally piloted MALE ISR aircraft.

Radars under consideration are being offered by a ‘couple of different companies’ and are surface search-capable with detection ranges of 50-150nmi, according to Jon Haun, autonomous systems chief strategist at Northrop Grumman.

‘Once we have narrowed the search to one, we will be happy to share that [publicly],’ he told Shephard.

The radar developments are part of a wider strategy to focus on maritime and littoral Firebird capabilities – a change from Northrop more commonly concentrating on

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