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Homeland Security

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Multi-Mission Craft

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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] is demonstrating a prototype craft loaded with a suite of network-centric warfare systems that it is looking to market to the Navy's riverine forces and for homeland security. The one-of-a-kind Joint Multi-mission Expeditionary Craft (JMEC), is designed by Bellingham, Wash.-based Aluminum Chambered Boats (ACB), is 41-feet long, and slightly less than 10-feet wide with a draft of only 28 inches. The boat can reach a top speed of 40-knots and it can be configured to meet the…

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