Airbus and L-3 Begin Work on Certification of T3CAS as an Integreated Surveillance Platform on A320/A330/A340 Family of Aircraft.LE BOURGET, France -- L-3 Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LLL LLL abbr. left lower lobe (of the lung) ) announced today that ACSS ACSS Africa Center for Strategic Studies ACSS Aluminum Conductor Steel Supported (cable) ACSS African Crop Science Society ACSS Association of Computer Support Specialists ACSS Aviation Communication and Surveillance Systems , an L-3 Communications & Thales Company, has signed an agreement with Airbus to study the certification of its integrated traffic alert and collision avoidance system (1) See adaptive cruise control. (2) A passenger car system that detects objects on the road that the driver may not be able to see. Using radar or infrared sensors, distant objects, such as a deer crossing the road at night or in a fog, are projected onto the (TCAS TCAS Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System TCAS Traffic Collision Avoidance System TCAS T-Carrier Administration System TCAS Terminal Control Address Space (MVS/TSO) TCAS Technical Control and Analysis System ), terrain awareness warning system (TAWS) and Mode S Transponder product - T3CAS - on the A320 and on the A330/A340 aircraft families. This new platform will become aviation's only Integrated Surveillance Platform to feature this array of safety functions when it certifies at the end of 2009. The new T3CAS features a TCAS, Class A TAWS and Mode S Transponder in a single line-replaceable unit (LRU) with a 6- MCU form factor. As stand-alone products, L-3 has distinguished itself in each of these product categories, but the T3CAS will become the first platform to deliver all three mandated safety functions in a single Integrated Surveillance Platform. T3CAS will deliver lower acquisition and ownership costs, less weight and volume, and reduced wiring with improved power efficiency. The integrated platform offers capabilities not currently available in any other system, and will form the baseline for Airbus to host future ADS-B-In (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) is a function on a properly equipped aircraft or surface vehicle that periodically broadcasts its state vector (horizontal and vertical position, horizontal and vertical velocity) and other information. ) functionality on their aircraft, such as In-Trail Procedures (ITP ITP - Intent to Package ) and Air Traffic Situational Awareness (ATSAW), which will feature L-3's expertise in advanced ADS-B ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast functionality. "This is a tremendous vote of confidence for ACSS and the work we are doing to enhance aviation safety," said Kris Ganase, President of ACSS. "By providing better situational awareness to pilots and improving operational efficiency for operators with our advanced ADS-B systems, the T3CAS will put Airbus at the forefront of ADS-B implementation. This has proven to provide significant environmental gains through reductions in emissions and noise." Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) is a 70% owned L-3 Communications company. ACSS is a leader in safety avionics systems that increase safety, situational awareness and efficiency for aircraft operators. Based in Phoenix, its products include the TCAS 3000 and TCAS 2000 traffic alert and collision avoidance systems; MASS[TM], an enhanced TCAS for military operations; a family of Mode S transponders; the T2CAS T2CAS Terrain and Traffic Collision Avoidance System (avionics) [R], and T3CAS[TM] integrated surveillance systems; TAWS+, a stand-alone terrain awareness warning system; and the Dlink+ communications management unit. The L-3 portfolio also includes a suite of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast solutions for pilots operating in the airport vicinity called SafeRoute[TM]. More than 45,000 units of L-3 product are operating in commercial, corporate and military aircraft. To learn more about ACSS, please visit the company's web site at www.L-3com.com/acss. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , L-3 Communications employs over 63,000 people worldwide and is a prime system contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C(3)ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance may refer to:
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