Coastal battlefield reconnaissance and analysis. (For the record).
Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. received a Navy contract to develop an airborne mine detection system for the Marine Corps. The Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis system is a multispectral payload flown on a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. to provide amphibious forces with accurate battlefield intelligence, including minefields, obstacles and fortifications This is a list of fortifications past and present, a fortification being a major physical defensive structure often composed of a more or less wall-connected series of forts. .
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