24.07.2004, 14:58
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LONDON [MENL] -- Israel's leading defense contractor has reached agreement for the development and production of a strategic unmanned air vehicle in the United States.
Israel Aircraft Industries has agreed to cooperate with Northrop Grumman and Aurora Flight Sciencies to design develop and produce tactical and long-endurance UAV systems. The systems would be based on IAI-developed platforms and marked Northrop Grumman's entry into the tactical, long-endurance UAV market.
Northrop Grumman already serves as the prime contractor of IAI's RQ-5 Hunter UAV project for the U.S. Army. Northrop Grumman has helped enhance and expand the Hunter program, suspended in 1996 and renewed three years later.
"The collaboration between these three companies will broaden our activities to new frontiers and act as a force multiplier," IAI president Moshe Keret said. "IAI views this alliance as a long-term commitment to develop and produce innovative tactical UAVs that will benefit the companies' customers. The company has worldwide recognition for its UAVs, which are supplied to the Israel Ministry of Defense and to foreign customers."