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HASC Panel Raises Questions on Global Hawk-BAMS Commonality

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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

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A key House subcommittee wants the Pentagon to review Air Force and Navy plans to streamline acquisition for reconnaissance drones that both services are procuring but that are based on the same Northrop Grumman [NOC]-built platform. The Air Force's Global Hawk unmanned aerial system and the Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) system were designed to have high commonality and interoperability. The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Air and Land Forces subcommittee last week questioned the services' resolve in streamlining…

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