EADS Missile Warning Sensor successfully tested on Royal Danish Airforce F-16 Fighter Aircraft
Ulm, 02 February 2005
EADS Defence Electronics has successfully conducted first ground tests with its missile launch detection sensor MILDS on a Royal Danish Airforce F-16.
As reported by EADS on Wednesday, the objective of the tests was to prove that MILDS can be integrated into the F-16 Electronic Warfare System and furthermore to collect neccessary data for the MILDS software adaptation to the environmental conditions on F-16 aircraft. Successful results were achieved in both parking position and taxiing the aircraft. Stimulation of the sensors caused corresponding indications on the Advanced Threat Display in the cockpit of the testbed aircraft. As the next milestone in the project, flight tests with MILDS installed on the testbed F-16 are planned in the first half of this year.
The Royal Danish Airforce in July 2004 had awarded EADS Defence Electronics (DE) a contract for the delivery of 30 Systems AN/AAR-60 (V)2 MILDS-F to be installed on the Danish F-16 fleet in order to protect the aircraft especially against electro-optically guided surface-to-air missiles which cannot be detected by the aircrafts' radar warning system.
“MILDS with its very low false alarm rate and fast detection combined with automatic initiation of countermeasures 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 extremely high resolution combined with rapid processing enables a very reliable identification and virtually eliminates false alarms. Several sensors linked to a Countermeasure Signal Processor provide full spherical coverage and rapid reaction. The system is optimised for the installation either in pylons or in the fuselage of fighter aircraft. MILDS-F 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.
For the Danish programme, the EADS DE self-protection system will be integrated into TERMA A/S’ Pylon 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 systems solutions to the new challenges confronting armed forces and homeland security units. It is active in the areas of military aircraft, missile systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems with manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), battlefield 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.
Contact
Lothar Belz
EADS Defence Electronics
Tel.: +49 (731) 392-3681
mailto: lothar.belz@eads.com
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