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February, 19 4:50 EST
PARSIPPANY, N.J., -- Officials of the Sociedad Anonima de Electronica Submarina in Spain recently selected DRS Technologies, Inc. to produce AN/AQH-13 Acoustic Data Recorder (ADR) systems and analysis equipment for the Spanish Navy's P-3 Orion long-range, maritime patrol aircraft modernization program.
The commercial-off-the-shelf recorders, which are military-qualified, are configured to NATO Standard Agreement (STANAG) format. The ADR systems are a form, fit, and function upgrade designed to be a plug-compatible replacement for two existing systems installed on each aircraft, DRS officials say. The DRS systems provide improved performance, lower operating costs, and reduced weight, company officials claim.
This award is the first direct sale that extends the application of these new recorders to international allied military forces, DRS officials say. Work for the program will be done at the company's DRS Precision Echo unit in Oakland, N.J. Product deliveries are expected to continue through April 2005. Under separately awarded contracts, DRS also provides ADR systems for the upgrade of the U.S. Navy's P-3C maritime patrol squadrons and is developing digital interface kits for that program, company officials say.
"This new order strengthens our position as a key participant in air modernization programs and demonstrates the successful international market expansion of this product line," says Mark S. Newman, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of DRS Technologies. "As the world's most widely deployed, long-range, maritime patrol aircraft, the P-3 is an excellent platform for the application of this new high-capacity line of data - more - storage solutions, which was specifically developed for critical surveillance missions."
The AN/AQH-13 Acoustic Data Recorder system is designed to record 32 channels of acoustic information from sonobuoys dropped into the sea plus other annotation data used to support P-3 aircraft missions, DRS officials say. The device is designed to be a lightweight plug-compatible replacement for two DRS-developed 16-channel recorders currently operating throughout the U.S. Navy's fleet and those of other navies. The modular design of the AN/AQH-13 is based on the commercial industry standard Digital Tape Format for recording and storing large quantities of data, company officials say.
The system's open architecture is designed to be compatible with other COTS interfaces and can be implemented readily for other applications as future recording requirements evolve, DRS officials say. The AN/AQH-13 is built and tested to standards and is qualified to withstand the hostile environments encountered by patrol aircraft at sea, company officials say.
For more information about the DRS AN/AQH-13 Acoustic Data Recorder or DRS Technologies, contact the company on the World Wide Web at http://www.drs.com.
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