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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

U.S. Navy Details Basing Plans For BAMS

BAMS UASThe U.S. Navy expects its first Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aerial system (UAS) base to achieve initial operational capability in late 2015, somewhere in the Persian Gulf.

“The intention is to base BAMS in the 5th Fleet,” says Capt. Robert Dishman, the U.S. Navy’s program manager for BAMS.

Though the 5th Fleet is headquartered in Bahrain, Dishman says the U.S. is still in negotiations with countries in the region regarding basing the UAS. If piracy continues to be a problem in the Gulf of Aden, then these UAS will also be used there, he adds.

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