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By Daniel Baxter |
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March 3, 2011 - The Australian Defense Materiel
Organization has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a
contract to provide integrated airfield and asset
protection solutions for the Royal Australian Air Force
C-17 aircraft.
Northrop Grumman will deliver its Expeditionary Tactical
Automated Security System (ExTASS) for the protection of
the Australian C-17s while at home air stations and
during expeditionary operations. ExTASS is an implementation of the Tactical Automated Security System (TASS), deployed at more than 100 sites worldwide by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. Like TASS, ExTASS is an open architecture, command-and-control platform for the integration of a variety of sensors designed for force-protection missions. |
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The system
provides for real-time detection and assessment of intrusions,
thus allowing immediate coordination of appropriate response.
The ExTASS will be configured in a mobile trailer for quick
deployment.
Northrop
Grumman is a leading provider of protection systems such as
ExTASS. The company is one of the prime contractors supporting
the U.S. Army Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM)
program office in other related efforts such as the delivery of
the C-RAM sense-and-warn capability to protect
Northrop
Grumman has well-established relationships with |