Wed, Nov 02, 2005
Sensor Package Provides Near Real-Time Imagery
Raytheon Company has
delivered the first full production Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS)
for the Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial system
used by the U.S. Air Force. The full production configuration
includes both synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and
electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) high resolution imaging capability
in a single integrated sensor system.
Raytheon's Integrated Sensor Suite currently installed on the
Global Hawk provides near real-time imagery and has been combat
proven in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor on the
Global Hawk high-altitude, long endurance unmanned aircraft.
"We are proud to provide this important sensor capability for
the Global Hawk system and the Air Force," Thomas Kennedy, vice
president of Raytheon Integrated Airborne Systems, said. "The
Raytheon Integrated Sensor Suite equipping the Global Hawk is a
vital link in the chain of intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance efforts."
The recent ISS delivery is from Lot 2 of the Global Hawk
low-rate initial production (LRIP) program. Raytheon is currently
building Lot 3 LRIP systems for the Global Hawk program. Lot 3
consists of two basic ISS systems and one enhanced ISS.
The enhanced ISS extends the range capabilities of both the SAR
and EO sensors by 50 percent over the basic ISS. Along with
the ISS, Raytheon also produces the Global Hawk ground element from
its Intelligence and Information Systems operation in Falls Church,
VA.
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