Northrop Grumman’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) combined with the E-11A modified Bombardier BD700 business jet, enable a high-altitude, airborne communications gateway that translates and distributes imagery, voice and tactical data from disparate elements — enhancing situational awareness and enabling seamless ...

The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) is a United States Air Force (USAF) airborne communications relay and gateway system carried by the unmanned EQ-4B and the manned Bombardier E-11A aircraft.

The core of the BACN is its AEP, the Airborne Executive Processor, which provides gateway interfaces between all supported systems and forwards that intelligence to the Global Information Grid. The BACN includes four integrated systems with payloads installed in aircraft and ground stations which bridge the communication gaps in support of ...

2021年6月3日 · The BACN uses the Airborne Executive Processor (AEP) to enable a persistent voice and data gateway in the sky that receives, bridges, and distributes communications...

2017年5月8日 · The Air Force is modifying and installing the latest Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) onto the EQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, giving service members constant...

2013年9月23日 · BACN’s Airborne Executive Processor (AEP) enables a persistent Gateway in the sky that receives, bridges, and distributes communication among all participants on the ground. The AEP provides translator and gateway interfaces among all supported communications systems, and forwards knowledge-based intelligence information to the Global ...

2015年6月16日 · BACN’s Airborne Executive Processor (AEP), which is controlled from a ground station, provides a persistent translator and gateway that is radio- and...

2018年7月24日 · Northrop Grumman has announced that it has delivered a Global Hawk autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) to the U.S. Air Force fleet. BACN – also developed by Northrop Grumman – is a high-altitude, airborne gateway that translates and distributes voice communications, and other ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has received the Global Hawk autonomous surveillance aircraft carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN). Developed by Northrop Grumman, BACN is a high-altitude aircraft that translates and distributes voice communications and other battlespace information from a wide number of sources.

2012年9月27日 · Northrop Grumman has received a contract modification from the US Air Force (USAF) to integrate beyond-line-of-sight command and control (BLOS C2) capabilities into the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) gateway system.