A multifunctional electronically scanned array for the US Air Force's E-7 aircraft is scheduled to be manufactured by Northrop Grumman.

N??th??? G??mm?n C??????ti?n will ?nt?? int? ?????cti?n ?? th? M?lti-??l? El?ct??nic?ll? Sc?nn?? A???? (MESA) s?ns?? ??? th? U.S. Ai? F??c? E-7 ?i?c???t. As ???t ?? th? E-7 w????ns s?st?m, th? c?m??t ???v?n MESA s?ns?? will ???vi?? c?itic?l l?n? ??n?? s?nsin?, ??t?cti?n ?n? i??nti?ic?ti?n in ch?ll?n?in? ?nvi??nm?nts ???i??in? th? U.S. Ai? F??c? with sim?lt?n???s ?i? ?n? m??itim? s?nsin? c????iliti?s, c?itic?l ???l? w??nin? ?n? ?i? ??ttl? m?n???m?nt c????iliti?s. Th? MESA ????? ??? th? AEW&C s?st?m ???vi??s c?itic?l ??m?in ?w???n?ss ??? w???i?ht??s ?n? ?ll?ws th?m t? s?? ???th?? ?n? m?k? ?cc?l???t?? ?n? in???m?? ??cisi?ns t? m??t missi?n ??j?ctiv?s.

“Th? m?lti??ncti?n MESA s?ns?? will ???vi?? th? U.S. Ai? F??c? with c?itic?l m?lti-??m?in ?w???n?ss t? ?n??l? ??cisi?n s????i??it? ??? th? ??n?? ?? missi?n ????i??m?nts t???? ?n? int? th? ??t???” s?i? E? G?i???l, vic? ???si??nt ?? ?i????n? s??v?ill?nc? ??????ms, N??th??? G??mm?n. “As w? ??l?ill ??? ???mis? t? th? Ai? F??c? t? ???i?l? ??in? ?nm?tch??, ??cisiv? ?i? ??ttl? m?n???m?nt s?nsin? c????iliti?s incl??in? l?n? ??n?? ?i?st ??t?ct ?n? ?i?st ?n????m?nt in th? ??ttl?s??c?, w? l??k ???w??? t? ?n??lin? ?l???l ?lli?? int????????ilit? in ???tn??shi? with B??in?.”

MESA ???vi??s th? ??ilit? t? ??n?mic?ll? ??j?st t? ??ch ?ni??? ?? ?m???in? t?ctic?l sit??ti?n. This m????n Ai????n? Activ? El?ct??nic?ll? Sc?nn?? A???? (AESA) s?ns?? is ?l????? in ?????cti?n ?n? ???l???? ??? c?st?m??s w??l?wi??, ???vi?in? 360-?????? sit??ti?n?l ?w???n?ss ?n? ?l?xi?ilit? t? ????t t? missi?ns ?n? ?nvi??nm?nts in ?ll w??th?? c?n?iti?ns. MESA ?ll?ws ?????t??s t? sim?lt?n???sl? ??c?s ?n ??i??it? missi?ns, ???i?l? ??visit t????ts with inc???s?? ?cc???c? ?n? ??ss ??l?v?nt in???m?ti?n t? ?n??l? tim?l? B?ttl? M?n???m?nt C?mm?n? ?n? C?nt??l ??cisi?ns. Th? ??v?nc?? ????? c?n ?xt?n? its ??t?cti?n ??n?? with??t h?vin? t? ?l? cl?s?? t? ? th???t sit??ti?n.

N??th??? G??mm?n’s MESA ?ls? h?s ? ????st IFF s?st?m th?t ??c?ntl? ?chi?v?? AIMS c??ti?ic?ti?n ??? ? n?w M??? 5 ??? th? s?st?m.

M??? 5 ?nh?nc?s th? ??ilit? t? ???t?ct ??? w???i?ht??s ?? ?sin? ??v?nc?? w?v????ms, c???t?l??? ?n? t?chni???s t? ???th?? th? ???v?n ??????m?nc? ?? MESA ?n? its IFF s?st?m. An IFF s?st?m i??nti?i?s i? th? ?th?? si?n?l is – ?s th? n?m? st?t?s – ??i?n? ?? ???. MESA is ?n ?n ?ctiv? ?????cti?n lin? t? ?????ss ?l???l th???ts in th? m????n-??? ??ttl?s??c? ?n? ?v?lv? t? m??t ??t??? missi?n ????i??m?nts. A?st??li?, T??k?? ?n? S??th K???? h?v? ?i?l??? th? E-7 s?st?m, with ?????cti?n ?n???w?? ?n th? Unit?? Kin???m E-7 AEW&C ?l??t