Northrop Grumman Eyes Indian Market for LEMV
AIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE » JANUARY 11, 2013 by NEELAM MATHEWS and CHRIS POCOCK The long-endurance multi-intelligence vehicle (LEMV) first flew last August. Northrop Grumman has proposed the hybrid airship to India for border and maritime surveillance. (Photo: Northrop Grumman) January 11, 2013, 10:10 AM Northrop Grumman has proposed its long-endurance multi-intelligence vehicle ( LEMV ) hybrid airship to meet new Indian requirements for border surveillance, AIN has learned from a senior official at the country’s Ministry of Home Affairs ( MHA ). The huge, unmanned LEMV was being developed for U.S. Army missions over Afghanistan, but has fallen behind schedule. It first flew last August , one year later than promised. In a presentation to the MHA , Northrop Grumman described the LEMV as a lighter-than-air ( LTA ) vehicle that offers “a revolutionary ca...