NATO AGS
Abstract
The Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system will be a NATO-owned and operated airborne ground surveillance capability that provides continuous, wide area surveillance information in all weather conditions for use at the strategic, operational and tactical levels of command. Interoperable with other national assets, AGS will provide NATO decision makers with near real time, continuous information and situational awareness concerning friendly, neutral, and opposing ground forces to support mission planning and execution to include force protection and targeting. The NATO Staff Requirements (NSR), serving as the basis for the AGS acquisition was approved in 1997. After a series of studies, including options for a mixed fleet composed of manned and unmanned platforms, a decision was reached to pursue the acquisition of a UAV-only capability based on an off-the-shelf (OTS) Global Hawk (GH) Block 40 equipped with the U.S. Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor. The AGS system will include six (6) OTS GH, ground-based aircraft control equipment, and fixed and deployable data exploitation elements. In September 2009, fifteen nations, including the United States, signed the Program Memorandum of Understanding (PMOU) financially committing each participant to the procurement and delivery to the war fighter of the NATO Commander’s number one priority. [note: subsequent to PMOU signature Denmark announced its intention to withdraw from program.] The Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued to Northrop Grumman International Systems Sector Inc. (NGISSII), Melbourne, the prime contractor in the consortia composed of NG Systems Corp. (USA), EADS (DEU), GDC (CAN), and GAV Selex (ITA). Upon delivery the NATO AGS fleet will operate from its Main Operating Base (MOB) at Sigonella Italy. This funding is the U.S. cost share for the acquisition of the NATO airborne ground surveillance capability as well as the cost share associated with the initial In-Service Support (ISS). In-Service Support will be contracted under separate action. It is anticipated that ISS costs will be commonly funded, using the NATO Security Investment Program (NSIP) Activities also include studies and analysis supporting current and future program planning and project execution. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 676001_0305220F_7_3600_PB_2012
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