By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN] on Friday said it has acquired the rights to the technology and name of the KillerBee unmanned aircraft system from Northrop Grumman [NOC], allowing it to offer the system in an upcoming Navy competition for a small UAS and create a family of unmanned aircraft. The licensing deal gives Raytheon its first direct entr�e into the UAS business. Raytheon's licensing deal follows almost immediately after Northrop Grumman's acquisition late last month of the KillerBee product…
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