Euro Hawk

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) welcome the memoranda of understanding (MoU) establishing the...See more » Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) welcome the memoranda of understanding (MoU) establishing the base conditions for U.S./German government cooperation concerning interoperability of the Global Hawk and Euro Hawk(r) systems. The German Ministry of Defence and the U.S. Department of Defense signed the MoU on May 16 in Berlin. The government-to-government MoU is a critical step towards the Euro Hawk(r) risk-reduction contract, which is expected in autumn of this year. The Euro Hawk(r) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), derived from the Northrop Grumman-produced U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV, will be equipped with a new signal intelligence mission system developed by EADS. With a larger wing span than an Airbus A320 and with a target total airborne endurance of 30 hours, the Euro Hawk(r) is the platform that best meets the German Air Force's requirement for a high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) signal intelligence (SIGINT) system. Stefan Zoller, member of the Executive Committee of EADS and CEO of EADS Defence & Security Systems commented, "This step is the result of six years of close transatlantic cooperation. It's an example of a successful transatlantic partnership which will provide the German Luftwaffe not only with an integrated solution to meet their reconnaissance needs but also give them the means to control their own intelligence."See less »