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MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:
NOC) has taken a significant step toward giving US military commanders a new,
integrated approach for rapidly achieving information superiority on the battlefield
through the seamless integration of multiple sensors and airborne strike systems.
A team led by the company's Integrated Systems sector has
submitted a proposal to develop the Battle Management Command and Control
(BMC2) subsystem for the US Air Force's new E-10A Multi-sensor Command and
Control Aircraft.
The team includes four other Northrop
Grumman operating sectors (Electronic Systems, Information Technology, Mission
Systems and Space Technology), as well as Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla.; General
Dynamics Corp., Arlington, Va.; Cisco Systems, San Jose, Calif.; Oracle Corp.,
Redwood Shores, Calif.; Zel Technologies (ZelTech), Hampton Roads, Va.; Alphatech,
Burlington, Mass.; L-3 Communications West, Salt Lake City, Utah; and L-3
Comcept, Rockwall, Texas.
The E-10A will provide the Air Force
with next-generation cruise missile defense and airborne ground surveillance
and targeting capabilities. As the operational "brain" of the E-10A,
its BMC2 capability collects, integrates, exploits and distributes sensor
data collected by the aircraft's Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion
Program radar and other sensors in the overall command-and-control (C2) constellation.
Commanders will use this knowledge to rapidly drive effects-based combat operations,
with a strong focus on creating decision-quality information for identifying,
tracking, and targeting cruise missiles and ground-moving targets.
"Northrop Grumman is committed to providing a BMC2
solution that integrates the most relevant domain knowledge and enabling technologies
drawn from across our corporation and companies in the defense and commercial
information technology industries," said Scott J. Seymour, Northrop Grumman
corporate vice president and Integrated Systems sector president. "The
members of this team have a proven track record developing and delivering
capabilities that span the spectrum of the military battle space and the commercial
economy. To ensure that we capture this experience in the design of our BMC2
network, we've invested in a nationwide virtual battlefield environment that
includes actual, realistic simulations of platform sensors, communications
and battle management applications, plus a fully functional mockup of the
E-10A's BMC2 subsystem. We're using this environment today to frame the network-centric
concepts and systems that commanders on the E-10A will employ tomorrow."
Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector will serve
as the overall program manager for the Northrop Grumman BMC2 team. It will
also provide systems engineering, modeling and simulation, ground-moving target
indicator (GMTI) exploitation, precision aimpoint generation, and mission
applications.
The company's Electronic Systems sector will provide leadership
in data fusion and exploitation. Northrop Grumman's Information Technology
sector will provide airborne battle management, mission planning, and computing
infrastructure expertise, while the Mission Systems sector will lead the communications
and network engineering task. The company's Space Technology sector will use
its expertise in military space systems and communications systems engineering
to help ensure that the team's BMC2 solution leverages the capabilities and
advantages of space-based assets. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
Division (formerly Veridian) will support the team in the areas of security
engineering, modeling and simulation and human factors engineering. Harris
Government Communications Systems Division will bring proven government communications
and imagery exploitation capabilities.
Cisco Systems is a worldwide leader in commercial networking,
mobile networking information processing solutions, commercial-off-the-shelf
hardware, and an expert in international computing standards. Oracle brings
its leadership in database technology and expertise in managing critical information
in a system-of-systems environment. Both of these companies bring industry-leading
networking and database management expertise to the team.
ZelTech contributes its expertise in defense operations
supporting military C2, battle management, and intelligence operations. AlphaTech
brings unique software and algorithm development expertise in the key areas
of weapons/target pairing, GMTI tracking / exploitation and multi-intelligence
fusion. L3 Comcept provides cutting-edge, network-centric collaborative targeting
and L3 Communications West provides multiplatform common data link solutions.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $25 billion global defense
company, headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. The company provides technologically
advanced, innovative products, services and solutions in systems integration,
defense electronics, information technology, advanced aircraft, shipbuilding
and space technology. It also serves a wide variety of US and international
military, government, and commercial customers with approximately 120,000
employees and operations in all 50 states and 25 countries.
For more information about Zel Technologies, please contact
us as follows:
Zel Technologies LLC (ZelTech)
Attention: Corporate Affairs
54 Old Hampton Lane
Hampton, VA 23669
Telephone: (757) 722-5565
Fax: (757) 722-8516
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