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Navy/USMC

HART Intelligence System Used for First Time In Live-Fire Demonstration

Friday, July 15th, 2011

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Marines recently successfully completed live-fire targeting exercises on the Marine Corps' extensive ranges in California using Northrop Grumman's [NOC] on-demand intelligence system for the first time, according to a company statement. Warfighters used the Heterogeneous Airborne Reconnaissance Team (HART) system to simultaneously and autonomously manage two unmanned aircraft to track a moving target, and enable a live-fire strike and destruction. "This live-fire targeting demonstration gives us great insight into how to perfect this quick reaction capability for warfighters," said…

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