Northrop Grumman Sponsors Australia’s Dickson College in the UAV Outback Challenge 2013



By Holly Gonzalez



Northrop Grumman announced 25 July it is sponsoring students from Dickson College in Australia to participate in the UAV Outback Challenge 2013. 



The UAV Outback Challenge aims to demonstrate the civilian use of unmanned aircraft. Competitors must design, build and fly UAVs to deliver lifesaving supplies. The injured individual named “Outback Joe” must be located through waypoints and clues in order to deliver the supply payload to him.  



This sponsorship marks the first long term STEM commitment from Northrop Grumman in Australia. Northrop Grumman will also provide insight to the students on their UAV creation progress. 



"This is a great opportunity to mentor tomorrow's leaders in aerospace and other technical career fields and to help create a future generation of aerospace professionals with a focus on UAVs,” Ian Irving, chief executive of Australia’s Northrop Grumman says. “Forging this partnership with Dickson College provides students with tangible ways to explore and develop their field of interest, whether that is engineering, mathematics, science or project management.”