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Northrop NATO AGS to be tested at Edwards
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PALMDALE, Calif.—Northrop Grumman’s family of Air Force photograph by Rebecca Amber
high-altitude long endurance unmanned aircraft systems wel- Northrop Grumman unveiled the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance system June 4 at its Site 3 facility at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in
Palmdale, Calif.
comed its newest member June 4. The new Alliance Ground
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Northrop Grumman and their industrial partners joined
community leaders at Northrop’s Site 3 facility at U.S. Air
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technology insertion program sensor.
According to John VanBrabant, Global ISR Systems di-
rector, the biggest differences are in the ground equipment,
which is being manufactured and integrated overseas, and the
communications suite.
“We have many of the partners that we’ve used for years
in the Global Hawk program, but there are just certain parts
that are being manufactured overseas by our partners over
there — primarily ground segments,” said VanBrabant.
The primary industrial team includes Airbus Defence and
Space from Germany, Selex ES from Italy and Kongsberg
from Norway. Representatives from each spoke during the
unveiling ceremony.
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its new home at Sigonella Air Base, Italy, by spring of 2016.
The operational aircraft will serve as a wide-area, all
weather, 24-hour surveillance capability to provide clear pic-
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countries and national authorities. The system is capable of
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sensor data, continuously detect and track moving objects and
provide detailed imagery.
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