FARMINGTON, Conn., July 11 (UPI) -- UTC Aerospace Systems has been awarded a contract to support integration and testing of the MS-177 sensor on Northrop Grumman's RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, the company announced Monday.
The contract for an undisclosed amount will add the sensor's multi-spectral imaging and long-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensor onto the drone as part of the U.S. Air Force's planned platform modernization, UTC said in a statement.