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AUVSI: USAF eyes BAMS comms suite adoption

14th August 2009 - 03:58 GMT | by in Washington, DC

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The US Air Force is exploring a potential communications suite re-architecture for its Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air systems, and is considering systems now being readied for the US Navy broad area maritime surveillance (BAMS) programme RQ-4N variant.

The potential common adoption of the Navy communications suite is part of ongoing efforts by both services to streamline their respective Global Hawk fleets by maximising the use of common systems according to BAMS deputy director program Jennifer Clarke.

Speaking 13 August at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International‘s annual conference in Washington she said “Air Force is looking

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