BAE SYSTEMS AN/UPX-37 Digital Interrogator receives AIMS certification.

BAE SYSTEMS North America announced recently that its Advanced Systems business unit, with headquarters in Greenlawn, New York, has received AIMS level certification of its AN/UPX-37 IFF Digital Interrogator from the U.S. DoD International AIMS Program Office.

AIMS is the military acronym for an air traffic control radar beacon system which incorporates Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) technology to allow military users to quickly differentiate between allied and unknown or enemy weapon systems platforms.

The United States Department of Defense International AIMS Program Office at Robins AFB, Georgia, has oversight responsibility for the system's IFF architecture.

BAE SYSTEMS Advanced Systems Vice President and General Manager Pat McMahon said, "AIMS certification of the AN/UPX-37 is an important milestone for the program. It certifies that our IFF digital interrogator is one of very few systems to meet the stringent performance standards established by the Department of Defense."

The AN/UPX-37 Digital Interrogator is currently in full production with more than 170 units delivered to the US Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and the navies of several other nations. The U.S. Navy is installing it fleet-wide as that service's standard IFF Interrogator.

The AN/UPX-37 provides the capability for military platforms to operate in Mode 5 and Mode S. These two modes incorporate newly adopted requirements of the DoD, and provide enhanced performance for the IFF system.

BAE SYSTEMS is a systems company, innovating for a safer world. BAE SYSTEMS employs nearly 100,000 people including Joint Ventures, and has annual sales of around $18 billion. The company offers a global capability in air, sea, land and space with a world-class prime contracting ability supported by a range of key skills.

BAE SYSTEMS designs, manufactures and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, space systems, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, guided weapon systems and a range of other defence products. BAE SYSTEMS is dedicated to making the intelligent connections needed to deliver innovative solutions.

BAE SYSTEMS North America is a high-technology U.S. company employing more than 22,000 Americans who live and work in 30 States and Washington, DC--dedicated to solving our customers needs with both highly innovative and leading edge solutions across the defense electronics, systems, information technology and services arenas.

The BAE SYSTEMS Advanced Systems business unit comprises facilities located in Mt. Vernon, New York; Braintree, Massachusetts; Lansdale, Pennsylvania; Falls Church, Virginia; and Gaithersburg, Maryland, with headquarters in Greenlawn, New York.

As the world's leading producer of IFF products, Advanced Systems' Greenlawn site currently produces military interrogators and transponders for airborne, shipboard, and air defense applications worldwide, and maintains a long history in the design, development and manufacturing of military communications, electronic identification, displays, antennas, and anti-submarine warfare products.