Northrop Grumman Hypersonic Nav Device Tested On Talon

nav device Talon-A Mach 5-plus test flight

The Northrop Grumman inertial navigation device was one of several experiments flown on Stratolaunch’s two recent hypersonic test flights.

Credit: Stratolaunch
COLORADO SPRINGS—Northrop Grumman says an advanced inertial navigation device that could pave the way for precise hypersonic flight guidance in GPS-denied environments was successfully flown on Stratolaunch’s recently confirmed Talon-A Mach 5-plus test flights. Both flights, which occurred in...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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