Textron Electronic Systems has been awarded a five-year, indefinite
delivery, indefinite quantity contract by the US Navy. Under this USD49
million programme, the company will provide its Advanced Architecture
Phase Amplitude and Time Simulator (A2PATS) system to the Electronic
Combat simulation and Evaluation Laboratory (ECSEL). |
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The laboratory is part of the Naval Air Warfare Centre
Weapons Division, at Point Mugu, in California. The contract includes
the provision of additional simulation systems, on-call maintenance,
repair and system upgrades, along with replacement parts for existing
and newly acquired systems.
The A2PATS open architecture electromagnetic simulator incorporates
electronic warfare, communications and ELINT capabilities, distributing
multiple RF synthesizers in a modular and expandable system. It can
precisely locate, identify and defend against virtually all ground-based
and surface-to-air missile threats.
With the use of the A2PATS the US Navy will be able to test its current
and future electronic warfare systems and capabilities in support of
aircraft platform integration and testing. Textron has the unique capability
and expertise to manufacture the only RF Synthesizer compatible with
the Navy’s Electronic Warfare Systems Integration Test Environment
(EW SITE) threat simulator. Compatibility with the existing system is
required to enable sharing of hardware components and leveraging of
existing government-developed threat scenario software.
Steve Mensh, Senior VP and General Manager, said: “Electronic
Systems is proud to offer a uniquely capable product to the U.S. Navy.
Our trusted RF product suite and A2PATS lead the industry with interoperable,
customizable and powerful test and EW simulation support from the lab
to the flight line and the range. This speaks to its flexibility, simulation
power and ease of use. Stringent and demanding test scenarios are met
with fast and reliable results providing mission-readiness and confidence
to crews in their critical systems.”
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