England’s Desert Hawk III UAV contract awarded to Lockheed Martin
DENVER, 25 Aug. 2010. England's Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $5.1 million contract for additional Desert Hawk III unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Desert Hawk III's improved payloads maximize target detection and recognition by providing 360-degree -- daytime and nighttime -- coverage in a common turret package. These latest generation payloads also include a Lockheed Martin-developed navigation system that delivers more refined target position information and improved image stability to the troops.