TY - BOOK AU - TRIMBLE Stephen TI - Maritime surveillance: BAMS ready to rock PY - 2009/// KW - UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES KW - MARITIME SURVEILLANCE KW - UNITED STATES NAVY N2 - The US Navy was late into the field of UAVs for persistent surveillance but according to this article that caution has paid off. A Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) system has been selected based on the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk UAV. This article and accompanying cutaway drawing explain technical aspects of the aircraft as well as briefly commenting on implications for the way the USN operates air surveillance ER -