Rolls-Royce Powers NGC Global Hawk for Maritime Surveillance Fleet

(September 29, 2008) -- Rolls-Royce today announced that they will be providing AE 3007H engines to power the U.S. Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS).

The RQ-4N is a maritime derivative of the RQ-4B Global Hawk, currently in production for the U.S. Air Force. It will provide the Navy with a maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system to protect the fleet and provide a capability to detect, track, classify, and identify maritime and littoral targets.

"Rolls-Royce AE 3007H turbofan engines are the natural choice for Northrop Grumman because of their outstanding performance, high altitude capabilities and extensive operational experience on the RQ-4 Global Hawk," said Carl Johnson, Vice President of Northrop Grumman's BAMS UAS program.

Dennis Jarvi, President of the Rolls-Royce Defense North America business, said: "Being a member of the BAMS UAS team builds upon the expertise Rolls-Royce has developed in powering unmanned platforms. The AE 3007H turbofan engines that power Global Hawks in service today have accumulated 24,000 hours of operation, including 18,000 hours of active deployment. It is this expertise that will come into play as the RQ-4N performs the critical military missions of the future."

Source : Rolls-Royce

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