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Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Airborne Gateway To Link Naval Assets

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Airborne Gateway To Link Naval Assets
Northrop Grumman demonstrates its next generation gateway system on a Triton Flying Test Bed. This multi-platform, multi-domain capability on the Triton platform bolsters the Navy’s interoperability to help enable distributed maritime operations. Photo: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Monday said it has successfully demonstrated its airborne data gateway aboard an MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system flying testbed to link various naval assets, including the F-35 fighter plane and DDG-51 Aegis-class destroyers, to create a common operating picture for distributed maritime operations. For the interoperability demonstration, ground-based simulators were used to represent the F-35, destroyers, an E2-D Advanced Hawkeye battle management aircraft, and carrier strike groups. The gateway hosted on the Triton flying test bed…

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