Talon harkens back to the company's T-38 Talon heritage, while Blue is likely a reference to Tacit Blue, which was a technological leap at the dawn of the stealth age.
Northrop Grumman (NOC) on Monday said it’s moving forward in the race to field autonomous combat aircraft, announcing that its Talon Blue platform has been designated the YFQ-48A by the U.S. Air Force ...
Project Talon is an evolution of Northrop Grumman’s proposed design for the U.S. Air Force’s CCA Increment One program, addressing affordability and cost shortcomings. Northrop Grumman has formally ...