Article Posted on : - Mar 30, 2012

Northrop pavilion at Defexpo 2012. A Brahmand photo

NEW DELHI (BNS): Northrop Grumman is showcasing its range of industry-leading capabilities in airborne early warning and control systems for maritime reconnaissance, and unmanned aircraft systems at the seventh Defexpo 2012 in New Delhi.

"Our core competencies and proven capability in airborne early warning and control and unmanned systems for aerial surveillance are well matched to meet the region's growing defence and security needs," Bill Schaefer, sector vice president of business development for the company's Aerospace Systems sector, was quoted as saying in a company statement.

The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye couples newly designed electronically scanned radar with a matching suite of sensors, avionics, processors, software and displays to provide the most technologically advanced command and control capability available worldwide.

The AN/APY-9 radar with a two-generation leap in capability is the backbone of this aircraft and provides greater flexibility and significantly improved detection and tracking over all terrains.

An E-2D tactical work station will be available to demonstrate the capabilities and functionality of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for military and civil applications.

In addition, the company's persistent maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability will be highlighted with the MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) based on a maritime derivative of the combat-proven RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft.

Also featured are the company's revolutionary aviation concept in Lighter-Than-Air hybrid airships, which will shape the future of persistent ISR surveillance.