EADS command, control and reconnaissance systems successfully complete first sea acceptance test for Finnish fast patrol boats
* Operational demonstration aboard first of four Squadron 2000 boats for Finnish Navy
* On-board integration achieved in very short time thanks to extensive preparations and tests in Germany
Ulm, 07 September 2005
Within the scope of the Squadron 2000 Programme, in the Baltic in mid-August the Finnish Navy carried out the first sea acceptance of EADS command, control and reconnaissance systems. These modern marine systems, which have been supplied to Finland and integrated by EADS, consist of the Advanced Naval Combat System ANCS, the TRS-3D radar and the Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar MSSR 2000 I. This friend-foe interrogator now operates reliably on board the Finnish Squadron 2000 vessel Hamina. After the summer break, the first of four fast patrol craft can therefore enter operational service as planned. Equipping of the other three vessels will take place before the end of 2006.
At the heart of the entire system is the modular ANCS. This system is based on the latest real-time data processing technology and has now also been tested at sea.
To minimize risks and enable a fast turn-key on-board installation of the overall system, pre-integration of the ANCS and the individual subsystems was carried out on an identical system at EADS in Ulm. This phase had already been completed with a successful factory acceptance test in November 2004. Through this preparatory phase, it was possible to complete on-board integration of the entire system in only five months.
EADS had already put a prototype at the disposal of the Finnish Navy in an early phase of the project. By working in close cooperation with the Finnish Navy and thanks to the modular design of the system, up to the last moment EADS was able to continually take the customer's wishes into account and also integrate additionally required modules without jeopardizing the overall schedule. Furthermore, it was possible to use the prototype, which was installed on a standard commercial computer, for intensive training of the future operators. Here, use was also made of integrated simulation functions, in which own-ship scenarios and complex scenarios at ship formation level could be reproduced. The users therefore received excellent preparation for operational use of the system even before handover over the ship took place.
The Defence and Communications Systems (DCS) Business Unit, the Systems House of EADS, is an integrated part of the EADS Defence & Security Systems Division (DS).
EADS Defence & Security Systems, with revenues of about € 5.4 billion in 2004 and roughly 23,000 employees across ten nations, forms the defence and security 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 2004, EADS generated revenues of € 31.8 billion and employed a workforce of about 110,000.
Your points of contact:
Susanne Hartwein
Ulm
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)731 392-1757
mailto: susanne.hartwein@eads.com
Michael Meissner
Munich
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)89 607-34850
mailto: michael.meissner@eads.com
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