BIG AVIATION REPORT

Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 08:30:47 MT

THE AVIATIONIST · DEFENSE

NORTHROP GRUMMAN AND SANDBOXAQ EXPLAIN HOW LUMBERJACK IS PREPARING FOR GPS-DENIED OPERATIONS...

The Lumberjack UAS flew with SandboxAQ’s AQNav magnetic navigation system during a GPS-denied flight test this summer, demonstrating alternative resilient PNT navigation for autonomous operations.

SCOTT: Watch the airframe and the training pipeline, not the parade footage. Programs live or die in the schoolhouse.

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