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Air Force Issues RFI For Global Hawk Communication System Modernization Program

Pat Host

Wednesday, August 24th, 2016

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Air Force Issues RFI For Global Hawk Communication System Modernization Program

The Global Hawk is one of the Pentagon highest profile unmanned system. (Photo: Northrop Grumman)

The Air Force seeks information from industry in an effort to modernize the communication systems on the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS), according to a notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO).The Air Force is seeking potential candidates to replace end-of-life equipment and modernize the aircraft integration communications suite and the ground integrated communications suite hosted in Global Hawk aircraft and ground platforms. Based on the responses to this request for information (RFI), a request for proposals (RFP)…

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