{"id":899865,"date":"2026-10-30T11:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/899865\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T11:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:58:10","slug":"nasa-extends-global-hawk-use-to-support-strong-skyrange-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/899865\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Extends Global Hawk Use To Support Strong SkyRange Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NASA has boosted funding to Northrop Grumman to support the agency\u2019s SkyRange program and extend the use of the RQ-4A Global Hawk aircraft given strong demand for the activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past five years and eight months, the SkyRange project has expanded, requiring additional support from [Northrop],\u201d NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center said Oct. 28.<\/p>\n

NASA in 2020 awarded Northrop a $70 million contract for a five-year program to field a long-range, flight-test data collection capability\u00a0to support hypersonic weapon testing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The figure \u201cdid not account for the substantial growth of the project,\u201d NASA now says. In part, the agency said, the growth stems from the work it has asked Northrop to perform for new sensor integration.<\/p>\n

NASA said it awarded a contract Oct. 19 to add $50 million to the contract ceiling and extend the performance period until Sept. 30, 2027.<\/p>\n

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