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Global Hawk Goes Before DAB Today Amid Air Force Criticism

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Thursday, June 24th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic The Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) is today scheduled to consider spending authorization for the RQ-4 Global Hawk program, just one week after Air Force officials criticized prime contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC] for the cost and speed of the aerial surveillance drone deliveries. The review, originally scheduled for January, has been postponed twice. Pentagon officials are expected to consider: Lot 9 Low-Rate-Initial-Production for two Block 30 aircraft, two Block 40 aircraft, five Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP) sensors,…

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