Lockheed Martin Provides Italian Ministry of Defence With Intelligence, Surveillance And Reconnaissance Aircraft

An innovative Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) developed by Lockheed Martin LMT for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) is now being used by the Italian Air Force in a live operational environment. Lockheed Martin signed a use agreement with the Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide the AML aircraft, three ground intelligence processing systems as well as flight crew and maintenance personnel for the plane. This agreement is for one year, with an option to extend to two years. The AML is a Gulfstream III business jet that Lockheed Martin transformed into a flying test bed to expedite the testing and fielding of C4ISR capabilities. "The AML has proved itself as an exceptional test platform for next generation intelligence sensors," said Jim Quinn, vice president of C4ISR Systems with Lockheed Martin IS&GS-Defense. "We are excited to be under contract with the Italian Air Force to leverage this experimental ISR system into an operational environment."