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Northrop Grumman has presented its plan to revolutionise Australia’s ability to detect incoming missile threats to senior representatives at Defence.
The prime is competing against rival Lockheed Martin in its bid for the Commonwealth government’s $2.7 billion AIR6500 project. The two have already seen off Boeing and Raytheon in the first phase of the evaluation process, with a final decision due late next year.
Northrop said its demonstration involved several real-time operational scenarios, showcasing the capability’s command-and-control functions, while also reportedly providing a “complete overview” of the battlespace.
According to NGA, the demonstration also validated its delivery approach and its ability to “rapidly integrate” Australian sovereign capabilities into the ‘Joint Air Battle Management System’ (JABMS) solution.
“Over the last 12 months, Northrop Grumman Australia has made significant steps to reduce key risks to delivering our proposed JABMS solution,” Christine Zeitz, general manager, Northrop Grumman Asia-Pacific, said.
“Together with our Australian industry partners, we look forward to working with the Commonwealth to build a highly collaborative ‘JABMS Enterprise’ in support of the Australian Defence Force.”
Mary Petryszyn, corporate vice president and president, Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, said the company has combined “best of breed” technology from its all-domain C2 program of record, engineered a “truly sovereign” capability.
“This technology is relevant now and will continue to be relevant into the future, providing an effective and enduring defensive capability to Australia and its allies,” Petryszyn added.
NGA’s JABMS offering is designed to link sensors and effectors across domains, supporting the optimisation of responses and operating within a broader C2 functionality.
The open systems architecture is expected to enable the joint force to leverage current and evolving platforms in a bid to accelerate decision making.
NGA’s demonstration forms part of the Commonwealth government’s AIR6500 Competitive Evaluation Process.
