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Navy Seeking Family of Systems To Replace Aging EP-3 Fleet

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Thursday, January 6th, 2011

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By Carlo Munoz The Navy is looking to field a fleet of manned and unmanned aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, outfitted with multi-intelligence sensor suites, to replace the service's aging EP-3 aircraft, a senior service official said this week. This "family of systems approach" for fielding a EP-3 replacement will center around the Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aircraft, as well as the Medium-Range UAS, which is still under development by the sea service, Vice Adm. David…

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