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Air Force

Northrop Grumman’s BACN Completes 3,000th E-11A Mission Overseas

Friday, August 31st, 2012

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Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) completed its 3,000th mission July 14 aboard an E-11A Bombardier Global Express BD-700 military modified corporate aircraft in support of overseas operations, according to a company statement. BACN is a high-altitude, airborne communications and information gateway system that provides situational awareness and command and control coordination between warfighters and commanders. BACN bridges and extends voice communications and battlespace information from numerous sources, including nearly every tactical and civil radio system, via a…

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