[quote][b][url=/v3/forum/europe-14/topic/royal-air-force-royaume-uni-343/?post=42396#post-42396]rafighter[/url] a dit le 06/01/2009 à 17:51 :[/b]

[quote]Terma has been awarded a contract by BAE Systems to provide Advanced Infrared Protection Systems for the Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR4 Fighter Aircraft. The Tornado GR4 is an advanced ground attack aircraft, capable of operating during all light and weather conditions and delivering a large array of conventional and precision guided munitions. It can also be equipped with an advanced reconnaissance system, contained in the RAPTOR pod. For active self-defense the GR4 is equipped with two AIM-9L Sidewinder Missiles, and for self-protection it will now be equipped with Terma’s advanced infrared protection system. This system is based on the Terma Modular Countermeasures Pod, MCP, that is operational on several other types of aircraft in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany. The pod for the Tornado GR4 is a derivative of the MCP which accommodates missile warning sensors and flare dispensers for the high speeds and loadings connected with operating the Tornado GR4. Since the flight time of an attacking infrared guided missile may be very short indeed, only a few seconds, it is essential that countermeasures action is taken automatically and without delay. Terma’s Electronic Warfare Management System, AN/ALQ-213(V), is well proven and ideally suited for this purpose. Not only does it ensure automatic and timely flare dispensing, it also ensures integration with other EW self-protection systems and with aircraft avionics, and it gives the pilot the necessary visual and audio warnings. BAE Systems has been selected by the Royal Air Force to integrate the Terma Infrared Protection System on the Tornado GR4. According to the contract, delivery will take place in the early spring of 2009. The time between contract signature and delivery under this program is unusually short, the main reasons being:

- Implementation of the program is characterized by a very open and trustful atmosphere between the involved parties, the RAF, BAE Systems and Terma.

- Terma’s experience of many years in designing EW self-protection solutions based on previously developed core EW components such as the AN/ ALQ-213(V) EW Management System, the Tactical Data Unit, the Modular Countermeasures Pod, and the Advanced Countermeasures Dispensing System with magazines, sequencers and EMI filters.

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