Global Hawk's avionics upgrade to eventually allow operation at airports

TRIPLE REDUNDANCY: The main reason Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is upgrading from dual- to triple-redundant avionics is to allow it eventually to operate from commercial airports, according to Greg Loegering, chief engineer for the Naval Global Hawk program. "One of...

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