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Navy Considering Expansion of BAMS-D Program

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

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PALMDALE, Calif. -- With the recent addition of three Air Force Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to their fleet, Navy officials are exploring options on possibly expanding its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator (BAMS-D) program, according to two senior industry officials. The BAMS-D unmanned aerial vehicle is based off the Block 10 version of the Air Force's Global Hawk unmanned aerial surveillance platform built by Northrop Grumman [NOC]. Currently, the Navy has five BAMS-D aircraft, used for everything from Navy-led exercises…

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