IAI, NORTHROP LAUNCH UAV PROJECT

LONDON [MENL] -- Israel's leading defense contractor has reached agreementfor the development and production of a strategic unmanned air vehicle inthe United States. Israel Aircraft Industries has agreed to cooperate with Northrop Grummanand Aurora Flight Sciencies to design develop and produce tactical andlong-endurance UAV systems. The systems would be based on IAI-developedplatforms and marked Northrop Grumman's entry into the tactical,long-endurance UAV market.