Kathleen Sniezek
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
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For release: 17 Jun 2010
Mercury Computer Systems is Selected by Northrop Grumman to Deliver Radar Processing for Persistent Maritime ISR in U.S. Navy BAMS Program
$4.7 million contract calls for Mercury to provide scalable multicomputing solution for multi-mission maritime unmanned aircraft system (UAS)
CHELMSFORD, Mass., Jun 17, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY), a trusted ISR subsystems provider, announced it was selected by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) to deliver its scalable multicomputing products and services for the U.S. Navy Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Program.
Mercury will provide PowerStream(R) 7000 multicomputers*, the most powerful embedded computing platform in deployment, and a heterogeneous operating system for the BAMS UAS to enable the processing of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. The BAMS UAS is designed to support a variety of all-weather maritime ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) missions.
"We're pleased to work with Northrop Grumman to provide persistent maritime ISR capability to warfighters," said Brian Hoerl, Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Mercury. "Mercury's PowerStream multicomputers, which are deployed on some of the world's largest radar platforms, combine the power of FPGA processors with massive I/O and real-time reconfiguration, delivering the performance density and reliability necessary for this vitally important application."
For more information on Mercury's multicomputing solutions, visit www.mc.com/products/systems/powerstream7000.aspx , or contact Mercury at (866) 627-6951 or at info@mc.com .
* Mercury's PowerStream 7000 systems meet Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6, a government measurement system that includes 9 levels. Level 6 involves a representative model or prototype system tested in a relevant environment, demonstrating a technology's readiness.
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. - Where Challenges Drive Innovation(R)
Mercury Computer Systems ( www.mc.com , NASDAQ: MRCY) is a best of breed provider of open, application-ready, multi-INT subsystems for the ISR market. With 25+ years' experience in embedded computing, superior domain expertise in radar, EW, EO/IR, C4I, and sonar applications, and more than 300 successful program deployments including Aegis, Global Hawk, and Predator, Mercury's Services and Systems Integration team leads the industry in partnering with customers to design and integrate system-level solutions that minimize program risk, maximize application portability, and accelerate customers' time to market.
Mercury is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and serves customers worldwide through a broad network of direct sales offices, subsidiaries, and distributors.
