Northrop Grumman Demonstrates 5th-to-4th Generation Gateway Radio Using Open Mission Systems Architecture
04 Novembre 2015 - 10:00PM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently demonstrated its
Freedom 550™ gateway radio terminal performing as a communications
relay among fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft during an Open
Mission Systems (OMS) flight trial led by Lockheed Martin.
The demonstration further validated the Air Force's OMS
acquisition initiative – an approach based on open architecture
design –quickly taking advantage of new or improved capabilities,
regardless of supplier, at a reduced cost. It also verified that
Northrop Grumman can integrate an OMS solution with another prime
contractor's system.
During the flight test at Edwards Air Force Base, California,
the Northrop Grumman Freedom 550 terminal was used as part of a
gateway to link a fifth-generation F-22 Raptor, which uses the
stealthy Intra-Flight Data Link (IFDL), with a fourth-generation
F-18 Hornet communicating via Link-16, the standard data link used
by many military platforms. The Freedom 550 was on board a Lockheed
Martin U-2 Dragon Lady, providing the IFDL connection to the F-22,
and used OMS standards and applications to integrate with the rest
of the OMS systems on the platform.
"The foundation of this successful achievement – particularly
under a quick-reaction timeline – was Northrop Grumman's proven
products in fifth-to-fifth and fifth-to-fourth gateways and our
work with the OMS collaboration working group," said Jeannie
Hilger, vice president and general manager, communications
division, Northrop Grumman Information Systems. "The OMS standard
enabled significant reuse of capabilities previously developed with
the working group."
Northrop Grumman's 5th-to-4th Gateway is based on the Freedom
550 developed as part of the Joint Capabilities Technology
Demonstration (JCTD) program. The Gateway has flown more than 400
hours and has proven the ability to enable the fifth-generation
F-22 and F-35 Lightning II and the fourth-generation F-18, F-15
Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to communicate with each
other without modifying the platforms.
The JCTD program was sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of
Defense (OSD), U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command, Pacific Command
and OSD's Defense Microelectronics Activity and culminated in
2014.
Northrop Grumman recently announced it had conducted multiple
flight tests demonstrating the ability to rapidly integrate
subsystems onto the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and a surrogate ISR
platform.
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.
CONTACT: Janis Lamar
703-556-1650
janis.lamar@ngc.com
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