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Friday, March 28, 2008

U.S. Navy gears up to replace its aging EP-3E turboprops

As first reported in C4ISR the U.S. Navy has approached U.S. defense contractors to design a new Signals Intelligence (SigInt) platform to replace the service's aging fleet of Lockheed Martin EP-3E Aries II turboprops.

Although the number of aircraft in the potential "EPX" order is relatively small by U.S. procurement standards — perhaps 14 to 24 — the choice of aircraft may have quite an impact on how maritime surveillance is conducted in the future.

Regardless of what the newest EPX aircraft turns out to be, it will be the first to serve as the SigInt element of a networked Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) system incorporating manned and unmanned aircraft, satellites, ground stations and surface combatants.

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