Northrop Grumman Highlights Army C4ISR Systems at AUSA Show

WASHINGTON --- Northrop Grumman Corporation is displaying several Army C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) systems during the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) 2008 Symposium and Exhibition, being held through Wednesday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Northrop Grumman is exhibiting at booth number 2003.>> Northrop Grumman is a leading provider of C4ISR systems and technologies across the entire C4ISR domain -- sensors and sources, situation awareness, and decision support -- that enable or produce effects in support of its customers' missions.>> At AUSA, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector, which focuses on C4ISR capabilities, is featuring the Command Post Platform (CPP); Battle Command Product Line (BCPL); Airborne Signal Intelligence Payload (ASIP) Product Line; Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS); Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV); and Aerial Common Sensor (ACS).>> Northrop Grumman has delivered more than 485 CPPs -- high-tech tactical operations centers used by brigade-level battlefield commanders to direct operations and control forces for deployment to Army units worldwide. Northrop Grumman is displaying the CPP Light system model, which gives soldiers the mobility required for full-spectrum operations coupled with the added protection and expediency provided by operating out of fixed facilities.>> BCPL is a major Pentagon initiative to leverage Northrop Grumman's Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2)-Blue Force Tracking (BFT) software product line across ground and air platforms within the tactical battlespace, lowering lifecycle costs, reducing fielding schedules, and improving interoperability and product quality. At the exhibit, Northrop Grumman and the Army are demonstrating a next-generation transceiver for the BFT 2 network that will significantly increase bandwidth for soldiers.