The unmanned aerial vehicle industry is moving so fast, if you blink at the wrong time, you might miss a $2.6 billion contract. And as a matter of fact, I did …
Among the many, many UAV variants out there, one that's always intrigued me is Northrop Grumman's
We knew the Navy was happy with the Fire Scout -- at one point officials exclaimed it was performing "wonderfully." But at some point, the U.S. Navy fell so in love with the Fire Scout that it ordered 168 of 'em, and offered to pay $2.6 billion. So reported the Wall Street Journal yesterday.
Why is this important? Boeing
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