NATO receives NG surveillance proposal

MELBOURNE, Fla., June 9 (UPI) -- U.S. defense company Northrop Grumman says it submitted a proposal to address a solicitation from NATO for next-generation surveillance technologies.

Northrop Grumman says its NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance system bid, which includes support from more than 25 companies from around the world, is centered on its RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system.

"This industry team brings together leading defense industries and their state-of-the-art air and ground capabilities to take advantage of national investments already made in operationally fielded and proven systems for the good of the entire alliance," Pat McMahon, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Battle Management and Engagement Systems sector vice president, said in a statement.

The proposal features Northrop Grumman's Block 40 version of the RQ-4, the company's high-altitude, long-endurance UAS, equipped with its Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program ground surveillance radar sensor.

Northrop Grumman says its NATO bid additionally includes mobile and transportable ground stations for the widely deployed UAS platform to meet intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements.