Initial $1.16B BAMS contract goes to Northrop
Northrop Grumman will build the U.S. Navy's much-anticipated Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) drone, beating out Boeing and the Lockheed Martin-General Atomics team for the $1.16 billion developmental contract.
The deal, announced by the Navy late April 22, includes funding for two unmanned aircraft, a systems integration lab, and two mission control systems: one primary base system and a second designed for a forward operating base.
The drones - which will be expected to remain in the air for long periods of time and monitor a 2,000-nautical-mile radius - will collect information on enemies, do battle-damage assessments, conduct port surveillance and provide support to Navy forces at sea. Each aircraft is expected to serve for 20 years.
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