Two US defence giants are to work together to develop systems to analyse integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data for the US Army, US Navy and US Air Force.
Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin Corporation are to pursue jointly upcoming opportunities for distributed common ground systems (DCGS) to receive, process and disseminate a wide range of multi-service data. This will provide war fighters at the tactical level with information that is vital for critical decision-making.
Taylor Lawrence, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman's C4ISR and Space Sensors division, explains the logic of two rivals working together: "Joining forces with Lockheed Martin will allow us to deliver the best value to all branches of the military and provide flexible and open architecture systems to joint deployed forces. Our two companies bring proven performance in the delivery of leading-edge C4ISR networked systems."
Logic
The two companies will begin by combining their software architectures. After that, Lockheed Martin will integrate the DCGS Integration Backbone with best-of-breed applications from Northrop Grumman's and Lockheed Martin's multi-intelligence core, as well as other community providers to create an interoperable DCGS capability for the various US military systems.
Northrop Grumman is expected to take the lead in pursuing near-term Army and Navy business, while Lockheed Martin will take the lead on pursuing near-term USAF Block 20 business.
Both companies bring extensive experience on DCGS programmes. Northrop Grumman first developed the US Army's Tactical Exploitation System in 2000, and since then has put into service related systems with the US Navy, Marine Corps and USAF.
Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin Corporation are to pursue jointly upcoming opportunities for distributed common ground systems (DCGS) to receive, process and disseminate a wide range of multi-service data. This will provide war fighters at the tactical level with information that is vital for critical decision-making.
Taylor Lawrence, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman's C4ISR and Space Sensors division, explains the logic of two rivals working together: "Joining forces with Lockheed Martin will allow us to deliver the best value to all branches of the military and provide flexible and open architecture systems to joint deployed forces. Our two companies bring proven performance in the delivery of leading-edge C4ISR networked systems."
Logic
The two companies will begin by combining their software architectures. After that, Lockheed Martin will integrate the DCGS Integration Backbone with best-of-breed applications from Northrop Grumman's and Lockheed Martin's multi-intelligence core, as well as other community providers to create an interoperable DCGS capability for the various US military systems.
Northrop Grumman is expected to take the lead in pursuing near-term Army and Navy business, while Lockheed Martin will take the lead on pursuing near-term USAF Block 20 business.
Both companies bring extensive experience on DCGS programmes. Northrop Grumman first developed the US Army's Tactical Exploitation System in 2000, and since then has put into service related systems with the US Navy, Marine Corps and USAF.
Source: Flight Daily News
