General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Awarded Iraqi Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Contract
$53 Million Order Received For Manned ISR Aircraft and Ground Stations
SAN DIEGO – 11 June 2007 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical reconnaissance radars, today announced that it has received notification of an award of a $53 million ceiling price order from Raytheon Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kan., to provide an initial lot of five integrated Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) suites for the company’s Beechcraft King Air 350ER (Extended Range) aircraft and related ground stations to be supplied to the Iraqi Air Force under the U.S. Government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.
Under the terms of the contract, the GA-ASI team – which consists of L-3 Communications West, L-3 EO/IR Inc., and Exclusive Charter Services – will provide airborne payloads and operator workstations (which run CLAW® sensor control and analysis software), as well as fixed, mobile and man-transportable data linked ground stations, support equipment, and training and logistics support.
“This program for Iraq represents a total end-to-end airborne ISR solution,” said Linden P. Blue, president, Reconnaissance Systems Group, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. “It integrates the airborne payload package with an operator console station that collects, formats, and displays sensor data for optimum exploitation. Imagery and exploitation products can then be sent via an airborne data link to ground stations for further analysis. This equipment will increase current Iraqi Air Force airborne reconnaissance and intelligence collection capabilities significantly.”
The GA-ASI team will equip modified Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft that will be used by the Iraqi Air Force as it assumes greater control of the ISR mission within the country. Each ISR aircraft will include a Lynx® IIE SAR/GMTI radar, MX-15i Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) camera system, CLAW software, and a high-bandwidth data link system.
GA-ASI Successfully Passes ATP Testing of First Iraqi Air Force ISR Aircraft and Ground Station
The IqAF ISR ATP consisted of a series of test flights demonstrating the sensor and communications equipment aboard the modified Beechcraft King Air 350 Extended Range (ER) aircraft, including the L-3 Communications Wescam MX-15i electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) turret, L-3 Communications West mini-T series airborne data link, Exclusive Charter Services tailored sensor operator consoles, and GA-ASI CLAW® integrated sensor software. The GA-ASI Lynx® II synthetic aperture radar/ground moving target indicator (SAR/GMTI) was demonstrated and will be delivered this month after program modifications are made.
On the ground side, multiple man-transportable laptop video receivers and a fixed ground station (FGS) received real-time ISR data via data link communications from the aircraft from a considerable distance. The first ground station was shipped to Iraq immediately after testing, and the first aircraft departed for Iraq in late June.
Representing a total end-to-end airborne ISR solution, the equipment will increase current IqAF airborne reconnaissance and intelligence collection capabilities significantly. GA-ASI assembled and integrated the sensor and communications equipment onto the aircraft operator console station and the fixed ground station at its facilities in San Diego, Calif. The company recently completed sensor operator and maintenance training for U.S. and Iraqi Air Force operators and contract logistics support (CLS) personnel.
Iraqi Armed Forces Forums منتدى القوات المسلحة العراقية :: مشاهدة الموضوع - KingAir 350ISR
$53 Million Order Received For Manned ISR Aircraft and Ground Stations
SAN DIEGO – 11 June 2007 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical reconnaissance radars, today announced that it has received notification of an award of a $53 million ceiling price order from Raytheon Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kan., to provide an initial lot of five integrated Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) suites for the company’s Beechcraft King Air 350ER (Extended Range) aircraft and related ground stations to be supplied to the Iraqi Air Force under the U.S. Government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.
Under the terms of the contract, the GA-ASI team – which consists of L-3 Communications West, L-3 EO/IR Inc., and Exclusive Charter Services – will provide airborne payloads and operator workstations (which run CLAW® sensor control and analysis software), as well as fixed, mobile and man-transportable data linked ground stations, support equipment, and training and logistics support.
“This program for Iraq represents a total end-to-end airborne ISR solution,” said Linden P. Blue, president, Reconnaissance Systems Group, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. “It integrates the airborne payload package with an operator console station that collects, formats, and displays sensor data for optimum exploitation. Imagery and exploitation products can then be sent via an airborne data link to ground stations for further analysis. This equipment will increase current Iraqi Air Force airborne reconnaissance and intelligence collection capabilities significantly.”
The GA-ASI team will equip modified Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft that will be used by the Iraqi Air Force as it assumes greater control of the ISR mission within the country. Each ISR aircraft will include a Lynx® IIE SAR/GMTI radar, MX-15i Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) camera system, CLAW software, and a high-bandwidth data link system.
GA-ASI Successfully Passes ATP Testing of First Iraqi Air Force ISR Aircraft and Ground Station
The IqAF ISR ATP consisted of a series of test flights demonstrating the sensor and communications equipment aboard the modified Beechcraft King Air 350 Extended Range (ER) aircraft, including the L-3 Communications Wescam MX-15i electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) turret, L-3 Communications West mini-T series airborne data link, Exclusive Charter Services tailored sensor operator consoles, and GA-ASI CLAW® integrated sensor software. The GA-ASI Lynx® II synthetic aperture radar/ground moving target indicator (SAR/GMTI) was demonstrated and will be delivered this month after program modifications are made.
On the ground side, multiple man-transportable laptop video receivers and a fixed ground station (FGS) received real-time ISR data via data link communications from the aircraft from a considerable distance. The first ground station was shipped to Iraq immediately after testing, and the first aircraft departed for Iraq in late June.
Representing a total end-to-end airborne ISR solution, the equipment will increase current IqAF airborne reconnaissance and intelligence collection capabilities significantly. GA-ASI assembled and integrated the sensor and communications equipment onto the aircraft operator console station and the fixed ground station at its facilities in San Diego, Calif. The company recently completed sensor operator and maintenance training for U.S. and Iraqi Air Force operators and contract logistics support (CLS) personnel.
Iraqi Armed Forces Forums منتدى القوات المسلحة العراقية :: مشاهدة الموضوع - KingAir 350ISR
Iraq to get another King Air
Iraq is to get another Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft under a USD7.85 million contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 30 June. The contract is expected to be completed by 30 March 2015.
The Iraqi Air Force already operates King Air 350ERs that have been modified into intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms and one King Air 350 light transport aircraft. The six aircraft were delivered under a USD10.5 million contract announced by the DoD in September 2008 and are based at Baghdad's New al-Muthana Airbase.
Iraq's 350ER-ISR version carries an L-3 Wescam MX-15i electro-optical turret and a GA-ASI Lynx Block 30E synthetic aperture radar/ground moving target indicator.
http://www.janes.com/article/40215/iraq ... r-king-air
Iraq is to get another Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft under a USD7.85 million contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 30 June. The contract is expected to be completed by 30 March 2015.
The Iraqi Air Force already operates King Air 350ERs that have been modified into intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms and one King Air 350 light transport aircraft. The six aircraft were delivered under a USD10.5 million contract announced by the DoD in September 2008 and are based at Baghdad's New al-Muthana Airbase.
Iraq's 350ER-ISR version carries an L-3 Wescam MX-15i electro-optical turret and a GA-ASI Lynx Block 30E synthetic aperture radar/ground moving target indicator.
http://www.janes.com/article/40215/iraq ... r-king-air
http://www.ga-asi.com/products/sensor_s ... ynxsar.php
Lynx’s broad area GMTI scanning capability detects and tracks moving targets in real-time and cues aircraft EO/IR payloads or ground units for target acquisition and prosecution.
The Lynx Multi-mode Radar sensor continues to be in deployment on manned and Unmanned Aircraft Systems throughout the world. Lynx is utilized by the U.S. Army aboard its Sky Warrior® Alpha and Gray Eagle® UAS, and on a variety of manned aircraft, including the C-12, U-21 and DH-7. Lynx is also utilized by the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Air Force on their MQ-9 Reaper™ UAS; by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security aboard its Predator Bs; and the Italian Air Force on its MQ-9s. Additionally, Lynx is utilized by the Iraqi Air Force aboard its Peace Dragon manned Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft.
The Lynx product family currently consists of the AN/APY-8 Block 20 radar (system weight 120 lbs) and the AN/DPY-1 Block 30 radar (system weight < 85 lbs).
Lynx® Multi-mode Radar
GA-ASI’s Lynx is a state-of-the-art, lightweight, high-performance, multi-function radar that operates in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) modes. An all-weather sensor, Lynx provides photographic-quality images through clouds, rain, dust, smoke, and fog, in daylight or total darkness. As a result, Lynx detects time-sensitive targets and changes on the ground that may be undetectable by Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensors. Additionally, Lynx’s long-range, wide-area surveillance capability provides high-resolution SAR imagery slant ranges well beyond effective EO/IR range.Lynx’s broad area GMTI scanning capability detects and tracks moving targets in real-time and cues aircraft EO/IR payloads or ground units for target acquisition and prosecution.
The Lynx Multi-mode Radar sensor continues to be in deployment on manned and Unmanned Aircraft Systems throughout the world. Lynx is utilized by the U.S. Army aboard its Sky Warrior® Alpha and Gray Eagle® UAS, and on a variety of manned aircraft, including the C-12, U-21 and DH-7. Lynx is also utilized by the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Air Force on their MQ-9 Reaper™ UAS; by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security aboard its Predator Bs; and the Italian Air Force on its MQ-9s. Additionally, Lynx is utilized by the Iraqi Air Force aboard its Peace Dragon manned Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft.
The Lynx product family currently consists of the AN/APY-8 Block 20 radar (system weight 120 lbs) and the AN/DPY-1 Block 30 radar (system weight < 85 lbs).
Features/Benefits:
- High-resolution imagery
- Long-range, up to 80 km
- High reliability, enclosed chassis
- Low weight and volume
- Real-time detection of vehicular movement
- Automatic cross-cue to EO/IR
- Available as a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) sensor
- Designed for use in UAS and manned platforms
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