Raytheon has been awarded a subcontract valued up to $104m to modernise the ground segment for the US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk autonomous aircraft.
Raytheon will develop and install building-based mission control stations at Beale and Grand Forks Air Force Bases. The new stations will replace the current, shelter-based, mission control and launch & recovery elements.
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