Here goes: Raytheon told me yesterday the company will continue to develop its version of the KillerBee unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) whose design was acquired and renamed Bat by Northrop Grumman on Monday, which occurred two years after Northrop severed its relationship with KillerBee-maker Swift Engineering, which then partnered with Raytheon to offer the KillerBee for the small tactical UAS (STUAS)/Tier II contract, for which Northrop has now licensed Raytheon to continue its bid based on the KillerBee, and for which Northrop will not compete with the Bat (aka KillerBee), while both companies independently develop larger and smaller versions of the same KillerBee/Bat for other potential customers.
If that's not clear enough, you can also read:
Raytheon affirms plans to launch family of Killer Bee UAS
Nothrop buys Swift's Killer Bee UAS family
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