Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Remote Mine Hunting Capability in Unmanned Warrior Exercise
September 01 2016 - 12:30PM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will be participating in
the Royal Navy's Unmanned Warrior exercise where it will
demonstrate its unmanned mine hunting capability.
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The unmanned mine hunting element of Unmanned Warrior will
feature Northrop Grumman's AQS-24B towed mine hunting sensor
operated from an Atlas Elektronik UK ARCIMS Unmanned Surface Vessel
(USV). The AQS-24B, which is a towed mine hunting sensor used by
the U.S. Navy, features the world's only high speed synthetic
aperture sonar for mine detection, localisation and classification,
and an optical laser line scan sensor for mine identification. The
ARCIMS USV is a surface craft 11 metres long that will be operated
via remote control while towing the AQS-24B through a simulated
mine field.
"Securing access and situational awareness in the maritime
environment has become increasingly important for many nations,"
said Andrew Tyler, chief executive, Northrop Grumman Europe. "We
look forward to participating in Unmanned Warrior and demonstrating
how innovative, state of the art U.K. and U.S. technologies can
come together to advance unmanned military capabilities that can
potentially benefit both navies as well as those of our
allies."
Unmanned Warrior, which takes place at Ministry of Defence (MoD)
exercise areas in Scotland and the Western Isles, is part of the
biannual Joint Warrior exercise, and is the largest capability
demonstration event of its kind. It will feature more than 40
unmanned vehicles, sensors and systems demonstrating, in a
challenging environment, key military missions for the Royal Navy
in a series of themed activities including mine-hunting, sea
surveying, submarine simulation and fleet reconnaissance. The
exercise will help inform the Royal Navy's future capability
planning and demonstrate how the systems being showcased deliver
maritime situational awareness.
The demonstration of unmanned systems overlaid onto the Joint
Warrior exercise scenario will create a challenging environment for
the participants and allow the Royal Navy to see first-hand how the
systems and sensors could integrate into current and future
maritime operations.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems,
cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers
worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more
information.
CONTACT: Ken Beedle
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+44 (0) 7787 174092 (mobile)
ken.beedle@euro.ngc.com
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