Several Key Components Provided By The Subcontractor For The Landmark Aircraft
The U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman and its supplier team - including UTC Aerospace Systems - have been honored with the 2013 Robert J. Collier Trophy for the development of the X-47B, the first unmanned, autonomous air system operating from an aircraft carrier. The National Aeronautic Association presented the award on May 29 in Washington, D.C.
Part Of Over 15,000 Sorties Flown By All Variants Of The Aircraft
The 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB in Florida etched another mark on the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program by logging its 5,000th combined sortie, May 28.
President Barack Obama has signed into law S. 309, the bill awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to Civil Air Patrol for its service during World War II. The legislation, approved in May 2013 by the Senate and in May by the House, recognizes the volunteer service of more than 120,000 men, women and teenagers who joined CAP immediately before and during the war.
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