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Northrop Grumman Sees UAV Market Broadening Internationally

Pat Host

Thursday, February 6th, 2014

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Northrop Grumman Sees UAV Market Broadening Internationally

Northrop Grumman [NOC] sees the market for unmanned systems starting to “open up” internationally, according to a key executive. Corporate Vice President and CFO Jim Palmer told an audience Thursday at the Cowen Group aerospace conference in New York that the company’s line of Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has developed interest among Asia Pacific nations, including reported interest by South Korea. Northrop Grumman received permission from Congress last year to export Global Hawks to South Korea, though company…

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