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The NATO AGS Core Acquisition is a $1.7 billion contract awarded to Northrop Grumman in May 2012 for the core capability of NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system. It provides five RQ-4D Global Hawk Block 40 unmanned aircraft equipped with advanced ground surveillance radar sensors (MP-RTIP), along with mobile/transportable ground stations, mission support systems, and initial operation/maintenance, enabling persistent wide-area intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) for NATO missions like troop protection, border control, and crisis management.
Financed by 15 participating nations and NATO.
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