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BAE SYSTEMS Announce Progress In Eurofighter Defensive Aids Sub Systems (DASS) Flight Trial Programme

02 Sep 2003

A Falcon-20 aircraft has recently been specially fitted out to accelerate the operational testing, evaluation and rolling development, of the Eurofighter Defensive Aids Sub System (DASS).

Mike Rickett, BAE Systems Avionics DASS Project Director, said Following a series of shakedown flights, the DASS has successfully demonstrated its ability to simultaneously detect and jam multiple Air Defence weapon radar tracking systems, during sorties over the RAF Spadeadam EW Training Range. He expressed complete satisfaction with the results achieved so far. Performance exceeded our expectations and has already surpassed those obtained from the successful series of trials conducted in Typhoon DA4, during the autumn of 2002.

The Falcon-20, in parallel with the programmes development aircraft, will continue the flight trials programme throughout the summer of 2003 in support of both the initial entry into service and continued Tranche 2 development of the DASS.

The DASS has been developed under the Lead Contractorship of BAE Systems Avionics at Stanmore, England, in partnership with Elettronica, Indra and EADS Defence Electronics.

About BAE SYSTEMS:

BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea and in space. The company designs, manufactures and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years. It is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defence systems. BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The company has 100, 000 people and generates annual sales of approximately 12 billion through its wholly-owned and joint venture operations.

BAE Systems, innovating for a safer world.

About Avionics Group:

BAE Systems Avionics is the leading avionics company in Europe, and the UKs foremost supplier of electronic systems for civil and military platforms in the air, at sea and on land. With its head office at Basildon in the UK, the Avionics organisation operates across 30 sites in four continents, with the concentrations in Scotland, southern England and Australia. The Group employs 6,000 people around the world with 4,900 of these employed in the UK.