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Selex ES delivers ATOS surveillance kit for Beechcraft Maritime Patrol
Aircraft (MPA) |
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After
more than 80 hours of flight testing, Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company,
have handed over to Corporate Aircraft SA, exclusive distributor of
Beechcraft, purc hasing as prime contractor for an undisclosed end-user
a Beechcraft King Air 350ER equipped with the company’s Airborne
Tactical Observation and Surveillance (ATOS) system. The end user has
expressed their satisfaction with the system performance demonstra ted
during the flight tests.
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Beechcraft SKA 350ER MPA equipped with a retractable electro-optical
system and ventral radome
Picutre: Finmeccanica Selex ES
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Under the programme, Selex ES has been responsible
for the design and integration of a complete surveillance solution for
the customer’s maritime patrol aircraft. The solution provided
saw a Beechcraft SKA 350ER equipped with a retractable electro-optical
system and ventral radome, all integrated together under the ATOS system.
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Beechcraft
King Air 350ER in MPA Surveillance configuration
Picutre: Beechcraft
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The modifications, which have been certified by the
European Aviation Safety Agency, grants the aircraft the capability
to patrol for more than six hours, an equivalent performance to the
VIP version of the aircraft.
The ATOS, which includes electro-optics, a laser illuminator and the
T200 Gabbiano radar to provide 360 degree coverage, has been expertly
integrated into the King Air aircraft by drawing on Selex ES’s
more than 10 years of experience with the system across a number of
existing customers.
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