 Leonardo's maritime patrol aircraft displayed in Malaysia Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2017 - An Italian Air Force ATR 72MP, built by Leonardo, is being displayed at the Langkawi International Maritime And Aerospace Exhibition in Malaysia. Leonardo says the ATR 72MP is being displayed for the first time internationally as the company envisions significant export opportunities in the region due the aircraft's low cost of operation, ease of maintenance and exceptional versatility. The Italian company developed the maritime patrol plane using the ATR 72-600 turboprop as a base. It is suitable for patrol; the search and identification of surface vessels; command, control and communication; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and search-and-rescue operations. It is equipped with Leonardo's ATOS mission system, which uses advanced data fusion techniques to present a single tactical picture to the operator, integrating information from all of the aircraft's sensors. Among those sensors is Leonardo's Seaspray Active Electronically Scanned Array radar. The ATR 72MP can fly missions lasting as much as 10 hours.
|
Hensoldt of Germany and Italy-based Leonardo have partnered to provide Mode-5 IFF, or identification friend or foe, systems worldwide, the companies announced on Tuesday.
The IFF solution will be offered on a case-by-case basis, the companies said in a new release.
Britain's Ministry of Defense has already selected the companies to upgrade IFF systems on more than 450 land, sea and air platforms.
IFF systems identify ships and aircraft by automatically sending interrogation signals, which are answered by so-called transponders on-board friendly aircraft or ships. But unlike earlier IFF modes, Mode 5 uses the latest cryptographic techniques to avoid hostile signal manipulation to ensure reliable and secure identification.
NATO and allied nations are mandated to switch to the Mode-5 IFF systems by 2020, and Leonardo and Hensoldt are the only companies outside of the United States to be able to offer a cryptographic computer that meets the U.S. Department of Defense SECAN TEMPEST requirements and the AIMS 04-900(A) interface control standard.
Hensoldt, contracted to upgrade German, French, U.S. and other military platforms with Mode 5 IFF systems, has already delivered IFF systems to 42 NATO and NATO-allied nations for ground and naval applications.
|
|
Tweet |
Delta IV rocket launches military communications satellite
|
|
|
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
Google
