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Northrop Grumman Wins $93M to Develop New Drone for Small Deck Ships

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, January 5th, 2016

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Northrop Grumman Wins $93M to Develop New Drone for Small Deck Ships

An illustration of Tern, Northrop Grumman's next-generation unmanned system for maritime ISR and strike. Photo: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman [NOC] landed a $93 million contract for a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that could revolutionize the flight decks of small surface ships: an autonomous drone capable of conducting surveillance and striking targets.During phase three of the Tern program—which originally stood for Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node—Northrop Grumman will complete its final design, fabricate a full-scale system, and then test it in an at-sea demonstration slated for 2018, the company announced on Tuesday. Tern is a joint program spearheaded…

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