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Thursday, September 19, 2013

U.S. Navy Expands Surveillance Mission for Northrop Grumman-Built Maritime Unmanned Aircraft

BAMS-DThe U.S. Navy will increase by 50 percent the monthly surveillance flights of a Northrop Grumman Corporation-built maritime unmanned demonstrator under a contract awarded Sept. 6.

The contract will allow Navy commanders to keep closer tabs on activities in the ocean and coastal regions of the Middle East.

Under terms of the $9.98 million award, the company will provide maintenance, operations and other support services to enable the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstration (BAMS-D) aircraft to fly 15 missions per month, up from nine missions per month in previous years.

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