Test Flights Begin For Bigger Firebird

LOS ANGELES — A two-seat production derivative of Northrop Grumman’s secretly developed Firebird medium-altitude optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) demonstrator has begun test flights for an unidentified customer. Flown by two Northrop test pilots, the OPV made its first flight from Mojave, Calif., on...

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