SAN
DIEGO and DALLAS,
April 5,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation
(NYSE: NOC) and AT&T* entered into a collaboration
agreement to research and develop a digital battle network, powered
by AT&T 5G and Northrop Grumman's advanced mission systems, to
support the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
Northrop Grumman and AT&T plan to deliver a cost-effective,
scalable, open architecture solution that will help the DoD connect
distributed sensors, shooters and data from all domains, terrains
and forces – similar to how smart devices connect and share data in
our everyday lives. This digital battle network is expected to
bring together the high speeds, low latency and cybersecurity
protections of private 5G networks with the flexibility and
scalability of AT&T's commercial 5G capabilities and offer a
critical capability to support the DoD's vision for Joint All
Domain Command and Control (JADC2).
"Our collaboration with AT&T brings together some of the
best capabilities in defense and commercial communications to meet
the evolving requirements of JADC2," said Ben Davies, vice president and general manager,
Networked Information Solutions division, Northrop Grumman. "The
enhanced connectivity and networking of information that 5G
provides are a great advantage in a military environment and will
help the DoD in the development of high-performing and intuitive
technologies that quickly and seamlessly share data across a myriad
of secure networks."
"Our 5G capabilities can help the Department of Defense achieve
operational and information advantage when it matters most –
protecting our country and freedoms around the globe," said
Lance Spencer, Client Executive Vice
President-Defense, AT&T Public Sector and FirstNet. "By
bringing our 5G services together with Northrop Grumman's powerful
avionics and defense systems, we expect to create an ideal platform
to deliver DoD's JADC2 vision."
The agreement establishes a joint research and development
framework to prototype, demonstrate and test AT&T's commercial
5G networking capabilities integrated with Northrop Grumman's
robust portfolio of capabilities that are at the forefront of
military technological advancement that enable the Joint Force. For
more information, visit Northrop Grumman's JADC2 webpage or go here
to learn more about AT&T's work in the public sector.
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is a
technology company, focused on global security and human discovery.
Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with capabilities they
need to connect, advance and protect the U.S. and its allies.
Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers' toughest
problems, our 90,000 employees define possible every
day.
*About AT&T Communications
We help family,
friends and neighbors connect in meaningful ways every day. From
the first phone call 140+ years ago to mobile video streaming, we
@ATT innovate to improve lives. AT&T
Communications is part of AT&T Inc.
(NYSE:T). For more information, please visit us
at att.com.
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