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ASTAMIDS Proves It Can Detect IEDs From The Air In Near-Real Time

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Friday, December 10th, 2010

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] said last week its Airborne Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Minefield Detection System (ASTAMIDS) demonstrated it can detect simulated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a recently completed U.S. Army evaluation of the end-to-end system. "The fundamental goal for ASTAMIDS and all our airborne mine countermeasures systems is to get the soldier, Marine, sailor and airman out of harm's way," Dan Chang, Northrop Grumman vice president of Maritime and Tactical Systems, said in a statement. "These tests proved we've…

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