Comanche MEP on schedule
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Lockheed Martin's Comanche Mission Equipment Package (MEP) is on schedule, according to programme director Art Linden. Linden said that the targeting system with its second-generation thermal imager is well on track. Aided target detection and classification algorithms, which are being run on commercial Pentium processors, are being trained on a variety of targets. Linden said that flight trials using second-generation forward-looking infrared sensors in conjunction with an early version of the Longbow radar against the same target have been very positive.
Publication Name: Defence Helicopter
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0963-116X
Year: 1998
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SAR alternatives
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US military search and rescue helicopter units, such as the US Army National Guards, are testing the use of heli-baskets as potential replacements for external hoists. The heli-baskets, an innovation derived from the civilan loaflifting industry, are capable of lifting ten times the capacity of the hoist. Helicopters fitted with the heli-baskets are also observed to be better suited for multiple rescue and relief efforts.
Publication Name: Defence Helicopter
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0963-116X
Year: 2000
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Comanche EMD contract signed
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Boeing Co and Sikorsky Aircraft Div have signed a contract to build the RAH-66 Comanche for the US Army. The engineering, manufacturing and development contract, valued at about $3.1 billion, is expected to substantially expedite the development of the reconnaissance helicopter. Boeing and Sikorsky, which were awarded the original contract in 1990, are expected to produce the first operational unit to the US Army by 2006.
Publication Name: Defence Helicopter
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0963-116X
Year: 2000
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