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…
