DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA)
and Northrop Grumman Corporation have signed an memorandum of
understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate business alliances across
several key advanced technology areas. DASA and Northrop Grumman
will explore a variety of surveillance and reconnaissance
opportunities to identify capabilities and technologies that offer
mutual, long-range benefit to both corporations. In particular,
the two companies will evaluate: ground surveillance systems; high
altitude, long- endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
technology; maritime UAV technology, including real-time signal
processing; airborne radar for military transport; naval radars
and wide bandwidth data link technology for reconnaissance.
Northrop Grumman and Dasa will analyze these potential
opportunities and others as mutually agreed upon, with the intent
of reaching initial decisions by June 2000.
The
alliance, once established, will be continued by the future
European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) as soon as
the merger of DASA, Aerospatiale Matra and CASA has been
completed.
Copyright 2001 - Andrews Space & Technology
Andrews Space & Technology Privacy
Statement and Copyright Information
SPACEandTECH Digest is a weekly roundup of the latest industry news of interest
to the space professional. SPACEandTECH Flash! is an internet push
service offered by Andrews Space & Technology to bring the
latest on orders, launches, and important breaking news to your
desktop. SPACEandTECH Digest and SPACEandTECH Flash! are part of
the Andrews Space & Technology www.spaceandtech.com
website, a website designed to serve the information needs of the
space industry.
If you would like to subscribe to the SPACEandTECH
Flash!
(currently a free service), contact the www.spaceandtech.com
Editor-in-Chief, Joe Hopkins, at editor@spaceandtech.com
|
