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Barry Rosenberg on December 22, 2020 at 10:36 AM
Northrop Grumman’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) gateway system reached 200,000 combat operational flight hours since its first deployment with the Air Force in 2008
In any potential “Great Power” conflict, the advantage will go to those military forces that can share information and operate together proactively and in real time across all domains. Observing, orienting, deciding, and acting faster with greater precision, effectiveness, and speed than adversaries is the next-generation technological edge for the Joint Force. The name for that edge is called Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2), involving all branches of the U.S. military.
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Northrop Grummanâs leading Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) gateway system reached 200,000 combat operational flight hours since its first deployment with the U.S. Air Force in 2008.Â
âThis significant milestone further demonstrates the BACN systemâs proven ability to enhance situational awareness, improve warfighter safety and deliver open communications capabilities for a wide range of missions,â said Roshan Roeder, vice president, communications, airborne sensors and networks division, Northrop Grumman. âBACN is one of the first battle-tested gateway systems to enable warfighters and platforms to effectively communicate and securely share data across all branches of the Department of Defense.â
Northrop Grummanâs BACN system is a high-altitude, airborne communications gateway that translates and distributes imagery, voice and tactical data from disparate elementsâenhancing situational awareness communication