HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is highlighting its space and
missile defense capabilities during the 17th Annual
Space and Missile Defense Symposium to be held here Aug. 11-14 at the Von Braun Center.
The symposium's 2014 theme is "Space and Missile Defense:
Foundational to U.S. Strategy Today and in the Future." Northrop
Grumman is this year's Titanium sponsor and will host the Salute to
the Warfighter event Aug. 13 at
5 p.m. in Booth #601.
"This year's symposium will address homeland, regional and
partner nation missile defense and space and missile defense
technology development," said Kevin
Campbell, vice president and Huntsville corporate lead executive, Northrop
Grumman and 2014 Space and Missile Defense Symposium industry
chair. "As the threat continues to grow, it remains our collective
imperative to pursue technologies that meet our nation's and
partners' needs."
In its displays and online information, Northrop Grumman is
featuring foundational and integrated capabilities to enable joint
warfighters to meet evolving threats, including:
- Since 1995, Northrop Grumman has been the prime contractor of
the Joint National Integration Center Research and Development
Contract (JRDC). The Northrop Grumman-led JRDC team conducts
Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS)-level modeling and
simulation, ground and flight tests, wargames, exercises,
mission-critical operations and related analysis to facilitate the
integration of new BMDS capabilities into warfighter
operations.
- The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System
(IBCS) is a revolutionary command-and-control system developed to
deliver a single, unambiguous view of the battlespace. The IBCS
"any sensor, best shooter" enhanced aircraft and missile tracking
and battle management system improves the ability of combatant
commanders and air defenders to make critical decisions and
optimizes limited resources.
- Operated by soldiers from the Army Space and Missile Defense
Command, the Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) is a
theater-deployed, transportable missile warning system that
receives and processes space-based infrared satellite data directly
from U.S. Air Force geosynchronous sensors. The JTAGS mission is to
release ballistic missile warning messages and other infrared
events to theater warfighters over multiple communication
systems.
- The Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR)
is the Air Force's future main air defense radar, designed to
detect and track hostile aircraft and missiles. Modular, scalable
and designed to meet the Air Force's needs for decades to come,
Northrop Grumman's S-Band 3DELRR solution has the potential to
accelerate the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) by two years –
and to save more than $1 billion in
the process.
- Based on proven technology that is already in production, the
Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR) provides comprehensive
situational awareness to protect the fighting force from current
and emerging threats. HAMMR is optimized to detect fixed- and
rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, cruise missiles, and
rockets and mortars, including those in the "cone of silence" of
other radars.
- The Distributed Aperture System (DAS) provides passive,
spherical battlespace awareness for F-35 pilots by simultaneously
detecting and tracking aircraft and missiles in every direction and
providing visual imagery for day/night navigation and targeting.
The DAS works in conjunction with the AN/APG-81 active
electronically scanned array radar and other onboard systems to
give pilots an unprecedented degree of situational awareness.
- The two Space Tracking and Surveillance System demonstration
satellites are showing the ability of a space sensor to provide
high-precision, real-time tracking of missiles and midcourse
objects that enable closing the fire control loops with BMDS. They
use sensors capable of detecting visible and infrared light to
track missiles through their full course of flight.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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