Northrop Grumman Partners with NASA to Shape Future Integration of Uncrewed Autonomous Systems

Northrop Grumman Corporation is collaborating with NASA to develop and test solutions for integrating large, Uncrewed aircraft systems into the National Airspace System (NAS). The effort will focus on air cargo operations and is part of NASA’s Air Traffic Management-exploration (ATM-X) Path finding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles (PAAV) subproject.

Northrop Grumman to Unveil the B-21 Raider(Opens in a new browser tab)

Under this partnership, Northrop Grumman and NASA will develop and test solutions for integrating large Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the national airspace system, with an emphasis on air cargo operations. To support this long-term goal, they will exchange data and information to define technologies and procedures for remotely piloted systems. This work will include coordination with the FAA, flight readiness reviews and development of a test plan for simulations and flight demonstrations.

Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force Introduce the B-21 Raider(Opens in a new browser tab)

Northrop Grumman is a long-standing leader in the development and operations of advanced autonomous systems and future autonomous air capabilities. From rudimentary radio-controlled aircraft to today’s software intensive systems, the company’s aircraft, such as the Global Hawk, are already operating in collaborative environments with crewed aircraft. With technical expertise in military aviation and autonomy, Northrop Grumman developed the first distributed autonomous framework that allows military commanders to control numerous Uncrewed aircraft simultaneously.