Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Counter-UAS Technologies at Black Dart Exercise
October 05 2016 - 9:30AM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently took part in the
annual U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Black Dart exercise for
countering unmanned aerial systems (UASs).
A video accompanying this release is available at:
https://youtu.be/MLt-IIITx2Q.
Managed by the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense
Organization, Black Dart is the DOD’s largest live-fly, live-fire
joint counter-UAS technology demonstration.
“The proliferation of UAS threats is a growing concern,” said
Chuck Johnson, director, integrated fires, Northrop Grumman Mission
Systems. “In the highly complex threat scenarios we are seeing, the
users need innovative and agile capabilities such as
beyond-line-of-sight detection and nonkinetic negation that can be
rapidly integrated with fielded systems.”
Northrop Grumman’s Mobile Application for UAS Identification
(MAUI) is a mobile acoustic sensor that operates on Android cell
phones and uses the phone’s microphone to detect Group 1 drones,
defined as UASs weighing less than 20 pounds, flying lower than
1,200 feet and flying slower than 100 knots. The MAUI
software-based approach leverages commercial off-the-shelf mobile
devices to provide beyond-line-of-sight detection and
identification of UAS threats in high noise environments.
The company’s Drone Restricted Access Using Known EW (DRAKE) is
a radio-frequency negation system that delivers a nonkinetic,
selective electronic attack of Group 1 drones. DRAKE demonstrates
the feasibility of repurposing mature counter-improvised explosive
device technology for interoperable, counter-UAS missions while
protecting friendly force communications.
The 2016 Black Dart demonstration was expanded to Eglin Air
Force Base for more space and to include littoral and maritime
environments. The exercise brings together 25 government entities,
1,200 people and more than 20 variants of UASs for testing
technologies to detect, identify, track and defeat UAS threats.
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:
Sudi Bruni
858-592-3407
sudi.bruni@ngc.com
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