Northrop Grumman unveils the Firebird, a new intelligence- gathering aircraft capable of operating in manned or unmanned configurations and employing multiple sensors at the same time. Northrop provided the universal payload interface and missions systems for Firebird, which Scaled Composites designed, built, and tested
The Air Force conducted its first successful test of the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, on May 14, snapping a streak of three consecutive failed tests and giving the beleaguered hypersonics program a much needed boost. Off the coast of Southern California, the AGM-183A ARRW separated from the wing…