BAE SYSTEMS To Provide Royal Navy with Shipboard Sensor.NASHUA, N.H. -- BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. in Nashua, N.H., has been awarded a $12.5 million contract for the Advanced Demonstration Phase of Project Shaman. The work is part of a larger contract between the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) and BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies (known as Insyte) was formed on May 3, 2005 by bringing together BAE Systems' interests in C4ISR and the UK operations of AMS following the Eurosystems Transaction. (Insyte) to provide the next generation of Maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR (programming, tool) ISTAR - An experimental IPSE from Imperial Software Technology. ) sensors for the Royal Navy. The seven-month long initial phase will conclude with a demonstration to the Ministry of Defence. During the next phase, which is still subject to MoD approval, the BAE Systems' team will provide its next generation sensor system - named "Sextant sextant, instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun or another celestial body; such measurements can then be used to determine the observer's geographical position or for other navigational, surveying, or astronomical applications. " - for Shaman. Sextant employs the BAE Systems-developed Diamond Software Product Family(TM). Diamond(TM) is a key enabler within the Sextant system, supplying a hardware and operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. independent open architecture that will operate in conjunction with commercial-off-the-shelf components. The open architecture allows for low-cost, low-risk integration and reduces the risk from obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. . "The software package is the heart of our current and future systems for both U.S. and U.K. customers across all air, land and maritime domains," said Larrie Cable, BAE Systems' vice president and general manager for Information Dominance Systems in Hudson, N.H. "This type of ISTAR capability is critical in a world where asymmetric warfare Asymmetric warfare originally referred to war between two or more actors or groups whose relative power differs significantly. Contemporary military thinkers tend to broaden this to include asymmetry of strategy or tactics; today "asymmetric warfare" can describe a military is the real challenge," said Paul Laity, BAE Systems' Shaman director. "Our collaborative U.K.-U.S. team has established a strong relationship with the U.K. MoD's Shaman Project Team and we look forward to developing that relationship through to the next phase of the Shaman program." BAE Systems' technology partner on the project, QinetiQ Group plc, will also supply capability into Sextant. BAE Systems' Integrated System Technologies (Insyte) at Christchurch in the United Kingdom, is the prime contractor. BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea and in space. BAE Systems North America is one of America's foremost national security, aerospace and information systems companies. |
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