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Northrop Grumman Enters Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Competition
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 19, 2006 Northrop Grumman has formally announced plans to compete for and capture the U.S. Navy's newest maritime surveillance program. The company will propose a maritime Global Hawk derivative as the centerpiece of its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) campaign. "Drawing upon six decades of experience successfully producing maritime surveillance and unmanned aerial systems, we will offer a solution that meets the critical needs of our Navy customers and helps them achieve their goal for a transformational maritime Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) warfighting capability," said Robert A.K. Mitchell, Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems sector vice president of Special Programs. "Our approach will include a maritime Global Hawk, quite simply the most cost-effective, lowest risk, persistent ISR capability available today and the ideal companion system to the Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft," Mitchell added. Northrop Grumman's BAMS UAS solution incorporates maritime capabilities into the Global Hawk Block 20 air vehicle. The system can carry up to 3,000 pounds of payload comprising a variety of sensors optimized for searching, tracking and identifying targets and collecting data over littoral areas and open ocean. It can conduct missions from a minimum number of operating bases located around the world, putting surveillance information into the hands of fleet and combatant commanders in near-real-time. Its speed, range, payload and endurance are ideally suited to provide a persistent common operational and tactical picture (COTP), a capability not available today on any other system. Its ability to clearly identify and track target vessels in various sea states from 12 miles above the ocean's surface will extend the Navy's reach to protect battle groups and U.S. territories as well as defend against intruders. It offers multi-channel, line-of-site, and beyond line-of-site connectivity to manned ground-, sea- and air-based command and control nodes. The vehicle can survey more than 40,000 square miles in just 24 hours, an area approximately twice the size of Lake Michigan. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Northrop Grumman The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.com UAV Technology at SpaceWar.com UAV News - Suppliers and Technology
Video Imagery Delivered To Military Forces In Urban Combat
El Segundo CA (SPX) Oct 18, 2006Northrop Grumman has once again successfully demonstrated a low-cost, tasking and control system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that can deliver video information about enemy positions to U.S. military forces in urban battle zones, making their missions safer and more effective. |
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