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April 25, 6:30 EST
FORT MONMOUTH, N.J. -- Officials at the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors at Fort Monmouth, N.J., recently selected a team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. in Baltimore, that includes TRW in Redondo Beach, Calif., to participate in the next phase of the Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) program.
The ACS program is the Army's next-generation, multi-intelligence airborne collection system. It will combine signals intelligence (SIGINT) and imagery intelligence collection capabilities with a flexible, robust ground station that delivers critical and time sensitive information to battlefield commanders.
"Our team's solution provides the Army with the ability to carry multiple intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) sensors - including communications and electronic intelligence, synthetic aperture radar with moving target indicator, and electro-optical sensors - and associated processing suites all on a single aircraft," says Robert P. Iorizzo, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector. "Our solution enables rapid deployment of a complete, combat-ready, organic ISR system that will provide Army commanders with the flexibility of direct tasking and integrated reporting from onboard or remotely located operators."
Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector is the prime contractor for the company's ACS program, with key involvement from the company's Integrated Systems and Information Technology sectors, Northrop Grumman officials say. The Integrated Systems sector's Airborne Ground Surveillance and Battle Management Systems facility in Melbourne, Fla., is responsible for air platform system integration and integrated logistics support, while the Information Technology sector's Defense Mission Systems facility in Manassas, Va., will perform modeling and simulation activities, company officials say.
TRW's Electromagnetic Systems Laboratory in Sunnyvale, Calif., is the team's lead for ACS SIGINT subsystem development and integration, Northrop Grumman officials say.
Northrop Grumman was one of two companies chosen for the Component Advanced Development phase, valued at $35 million, which will last 15 months and require technology demonstration and risk reduction efforts associated with critical system elements, Northrop Grumman officials say.
For more information on Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector contact the company on the World Wide Web at http://www.northropgrumman.com.
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