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January 29, 2014

GA-ASI and Northrop Showcase Unmanned Electronic Attack Capabilities
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2014
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Northrop Grumman have announced the second successful demonstration of Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper's Electronic Attack capability featuring Northrop Grumman's new Pandora Electronic Warfare (EW) system at the U.S. Marine Corps' (USMC) Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course held at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma on October 22. "Our collaboration with the Marine Corps and Northrop Grumman demonstrates the operational flexibility of the Predator B from b ... read more

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