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Archives by date > 2014 > August > 6th

AGS: NATO’s Battlefield Eye in the Sky [Alliance Ground Surveillance]

Aug 06, 2014 17:02 UTC DII

Latest updates[?]: Poland joins AGS; 1st fuselage complete; Global Hawk Block 40 flies 1st combat mission; Canada may contribute to operating costs; Infrastructure approved for Sigonella; Additional Reading sections updated.
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What is it good for?

The Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program began in 1995, and it has taken a very long time. Its MoU was late, its contract will be both late and smaller in scope, and it won’t meet even a revised 2012 – 2014 fielding window. At long last, however, one can be assured that it will exist. This is DID’s in-depth FOCUS Article covering the AGS program, from its platforms to its program structure to its long-awaited contracts.

The original AGS plan involved an Airbus A321 counterpart to Northrop Grumman’s E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (J-STARS), a Boeing 707 derivative whose powerful ground-looking Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) offers American commanders combat-changing battlefield surveillance and communications. AGS would be a pooled NATO asset, adding 7 RQ-4B Global Hawk UAVs and dedicated ground stations to complement the manned planes. It has since been reduced to just 5 RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk UAVs and dedicated ground stations, but could expand again if countries decide to make some of their national surveillance assets part of the program.

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Frank Kendall Wants Budget Flexibility He Knows He Won’t Get

Aug 06, 2014 15:30 UTC

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  • US Defense Acquisition Undersecretary Frank Kendall suggested [Defense News] that Congress create a “reserve spending account” that he could tap when programs need additional support without punishing other programs that perform well. He knows that is not going to happen in the current divided government though.

  • The US Navy postponed [FBO] the release of a draft RFP for Hornet depot level maintenance to next month.

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