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NORTHROP GRUMMAN EXTENDS OPERATIONS, SUSTAINMENT AND SUPPORT FOR BACN TO 2027
BACN is a high-altitude, airborne communications connectivity technology that translates and distributes imagery, voice and tactical data across various platforms and domains.
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Shown above is a BACN aircraft being delivered in San Diego. Work on the BACN program is performed in San Diego, California; Warner Robins, Georgia; and overseas. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman)
The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a task order for continued Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) operations, sustainment and support through January 2027. BACN enables communication and data interoperability between disparate systems, platforms and sensors. The task order secures:
The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a task order for continued Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) operations, sustainment and support through January 2027. BACN enables communication and data interoperability between disparate systems, platforms and sensors. The task order secures:
- Operations and sustainment for existing and future payloads contained in or connected to the BACN system, as well as associated ground stations or controls, ancillary equipment, support equipment and system integration laboratories.
- The ability to provide persistent connectivity and operational support 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the U.S. Air Force and the critical partner missions it supports.
- Inclusion of the BACN platform in four large force customer exercises per year for the duration of the task order.
Northrop Grumman’s BACN system is a high-altitude, airborne communications connectivity technology that translates and distributes imagery, voice and tactical data across various platforms and domains. This data enhances situational awareness communications and coordination to better inform joint warfighters operating across all domains.
The platform was first deployed in 2008 in response to a Joint Urgent Operational Need. Today, BACN payloads integrated on Bombardier E-11 aircrafts provide communications support to the Air Force and partner missions it supports. The BACN system has a proven track record with an open architecture design, cyber-secure processing and the ability to integrate with advanced technologies, making it a critical asset enabling Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
The platform was first deployed in 2008 in response to a Joint Urgent Operational Need. Today, BACN payloads integrated on Bombardier E-11 aircrafts provide communications support to the Air Force and partner missions it supports. The BACN system has a proven track record with an open architecture design, cyber-secure processing and the ability to integrate with advanced technologies, making it a critical asset enabling Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
