A Northrop Grumman navigation system has been used on Europe’s unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV).
The company’s German subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF, in cooperation with Saab Aerosystems, provided the Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) for the nEUROn UCAV.
“The LCR-100 is one of the key components of the sensors suite of nEUROn used for navigation and flight guidance and control,” according to a Northrop Grumman news release. “The LCR-100 provides primary flight control information to the nEUROn flight control system, as well as hybrid inertial and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) navigation information through a separate GNSS unit.”
The nEUROn recently conducted more than 100 test flights in France, Italy and Sweden.
