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Northrop Acquires Share of Scaled
Composites
Northrop Grumman has acquired slightly less than a half-share
in Scaled Composites, the Mojave, California prototype shop founded
by visionary designer Burt Rutan. A Northrop Grumman executive
disclosed the unpublicized deal during a question-and-answer session
at a recent conference in the U.S. Northrop Grumman had already
acquired Rutan's Proteus high-altitude research aircraft and had
engaged Scaled Composites to build the X-47A Pegasus unmanned
combat air vehicle demonstrator. Rutan has retained a majority
share in the company, which will continue to perform work for
other defense contractors. One area of particular interest to
Northrop Grumman may be Rutan's involvement in small space vehicles,
including Scaled's own Tier One suborbital vehicle -- unveiled
in April -- and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
RASCAL small launcher program.
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