NAVY RESTARTS BAMS WORK.

The article reports that the U.S. Navy will proceed with work for Northrop Grumman to develop a modified Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV) after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest of the design selection earlier in 2008. The $1.6-billion development contract with Northrop was restarted August 11, 2008, says Captain Rob Dishman, program manager for the Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program. The Navy plans to buy 68 aircraft for the maritime surveillance mission that will replace the aging P-3 fleet.