SAN DIEGO, June 14, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) Firebird intelligence-gathering air system successfully used three different high-definition video sensors and ...

Scaled Composites is best known for creating commercial spaceships for Sir Richard Branson, but it turns out the firm can construct more conventional flying machines, too. The company has joined ...

The Office of Student Research (OSR) at Illinois State University announced the winners of the Spring 2023 FIREbird research grants. The FIREbird program engages undergraduate students in intensive, ...

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that the Star SAFIRE 380-HD electro-optical/infrared sensor completed successful flight operations on the Northrop Grumman Firebird, an intelligence gathering air ...

NORMAL — Illinois State University's Office of Student Research announced the winners of the spring FIREbird research grants. The FIREbird program engages undergraduate students in intensive, ...

Although the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as Global Hawk and Raven for military information gathering has increased sharply in the last decade due to the maturation and miniaturization ...

Executives at Northrop Grumman gave members of the media a sneak peek inside their new 16,000-square-foot hangar -- and the Firebird drones housed there -- and offered a glimpse into recent flight ...