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BAMS Spy Drone Program Undergoing Reviews Leading Up To Winter PDR

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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

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The Navy official steering a program to develop a system of unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft said yesterday he is "fairly confident" the effort will heed a schedule stretching from a preliminary review this winter to full capability in 2019. The Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aerial system (UAS) developed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] will undergo 14 preliminary design reviews (PDR) of subsystems this year before a PDR of the entire setup during the winter, possibly in January, said Capt.…

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Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

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