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Defense Industry News - BAE Systems |
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Friday,
April 29, 2011, 09:16 AM |
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BAE
Systems adds Northrop Grumman to its Joint Light Tactical
Vehicle (JLTV) team. |
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ARLINGTON,
Virginia – BAE Systems announced today it has added
Northrop Grumman Corporation to its Joint
Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) team. The team currently
consists of BAE Systems, Navistar Defense and Meritor Defense
(formerly ArvinMeritor).
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Northrop
Grumman will serve as the C4ISR (command, control, communications,
computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance)
lead, responsible for the integration of command and control
hardware and software, computers and communications equipment,
sensors and sensor suites for intelligence gathering and
force protection. By applying Northrop Grumman and BAE
Systems’ substantial domain expertise, the team
will develop a net-ready, open architecture system, allowing
the warfighter to configure the JLTV
platform rapidly and inexpensively for current and future
mission needs.
“Our
decision to team with one of the world’s leaders
in C4ISR recognizes the growing importance of situational
awareness, information sharing, and command and control
on the battlefield, both for vehicles and dismounted soldiers,”
said Ann Hoholick, vice president and general manager
of amphibious and new programs at BAE Systems. “Northrop
Grumman will help us ensure that we provide the kind of
scalable solutions the military needs, at an affordable
price.”
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“We are proud to join the BAE Systems
JLTV
team and bring our expertise in advanced tactical, networked
C4ISR to make a strong team even stronger,” said Joe
G. Taylor, Jr., Northrop Grumman Information Systems' vice
president for Ground Combat Systems. “With the combined
capability of this team, we’ll deliver proven, low-risk
solutions and the vehicle for soldiers and Marines with
the best payload, protection and performance that industry
can offer.”
The
BAE Systems team is currently participating in the Technology
Development phase of the JLTV
program and plans to compete for the next phase of the program,
Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD). The Army
has announced plans to award up to two contracts for the
EMD phase, which is currently scheduled for the beginning
of 2012.
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