Northrop Grumman to retrofit heavy-fuel Hunter engines

Northrop Grumman plans to begin retrofitting a new heavy-fuel engine into the U.S. Army's RQ-5A Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fleet in September, the company said June 28. Heavy fuels are similar to diesel and kerosene and are less expensive than the aviation fuels currently used for the Army...

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