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EADS adapts missile warning system to protect fighter aircraft

Contract for Danish F-16 awarded

Farnborough, 20 July 2004

EADS Defence Electronics is adapting its MILDS® missile warning system to a new configuration MILDS® F, accommodating the demanding requirements of fighter aircraft such as the F-16 “Fighting Falcon”. The Royal Danish Air Force awarded EADS Defence Electronics a contract to deliver 30 systems in cooperation with the Danish company TERMA A/S which is responsible for integrating them into the RDAF F-16.

As announced during Farnborough Airshow, MILDS® F (technical designation: AN/AAR-60 (V) 2) is based on the MILDS® (Missile Launch Detection System) sensor proven in service aboard a huge variety of rotary wing and wide body aircraft, including Tiger, NH90, CH-47 and C-130. Under the specific mission conditions of fighter aircraft the system considerably enhances the protection particularly against shoulder-fired infrared-guided missiles which cannot be detected by current warning systems.

“MILDS® F with its very low false alarm rate and fast de-tection combined with automatic initiation of counter-measures relieves the pilot’s workload in time-critical situations and ensures the safe return of both crew and aircraft”, explains Bernhard Gerwert, CEO and President of EADS Defence Electronics.

MILDS® F is a passive, imaging sensor detecting the UV radiation signature of approaching missiles. The ex-tremely high resolution combined with rapid processing enables a very reliable identification and virtually elimi-nates false alarms. Several sensors linked to a Coun-termeasure Signal Processor provide full spherical cov-erage and rapid reaction. The system is optimised for the installation either in pylons or in the fuselage of fighter aircraft. For the Danish programme, the EADS DE self-protection system will be integrated into TERMA A/S’ Py-lon Integrated Dispenser System (PIDS+) and Electronic Combat Integrated Pylon System (ECIPS+) and linked to the AN/ALQ-213 EW Management System. The Danish solution will be marketed worldwide by the companies EADS DE and TERMA A/S.

EADS Defence Electronics, supplier of radar, avionics and electronic warfare systems, is an integrated part of the EADS Defence and Security Systems Division (DS). DS, with revenues of about € 5.2 billion in 2003 and roughly 24,000 employees across nine nations, forms the defence pole within EADS. It offers integrated sys-tems solutions to the new challenges confronting armed forces and homeland security units. It is active in the ar-eas of military aircraft, missile systems, Intelligence, Sur-veillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems with manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), battle-field management systems, defence electronics, sensors and avionics, and related services. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2003, the Group generated revenues of over € 30 billion and employed a workforce of more than 109,000.

Press contact
Lothar Belz
EADS Defence Electronics
Tel.: +49 (731) 392-3681
mailto: lothar.belz@eads.com