BAE Systems Demonstrates Passive Geo-Location Technology.NASHUA, N.H. -- BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. has successfully demonstrated a passive geo-location capability that enables aircraft to quickly and accurately identify enemy positions in crowded radio frequency (RF) environments. The equipment can be deployed on any type of military aircraft. The company demonstrated, for the first time, the ability to nearly instantaneously in·stan·ta·ne·ous adj. 1. Occurring or completed without perceptible delay: Relief was instantaneous. 2. construct a geo-location solution, without the need for multiple aircraft to simultaneously receive the same pulse of an enemy radar signal. The new capability, demonstrated at the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Noun 1. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division - the principal agency of the United States Navy for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems NAWCWPNS , China Lake, Calif., enables aircraft to calculate geo-location with any radio frequency (RF) signal. "The battlespace is a complex environment that is increasingly saturated saturated /sat·u·rat·ed/ (sach´ah-rat?ed) 1. denoting a chemical compound that has only single bonds and no double or triple bonds between atoms. 2. unable to hold in solution any more of a given substance. with RF energy. These conditions make it hard for multiple aircraft to simultaneously detect the same signal," said Dr. Hugh Kao, BAE Systems technical director at Yonkers, N.Y. "The technology we have demonstrated enables accurate real-time geo-location of threat signals from bits and pieces of data." The capability has already been tested in a series of flights. The Department of Defense's Joint Strike Fighter program The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) became synonymous with the later F-35 Lightning II, however until 2001 the term was applied to the competition between the Boeing X-32 and Lockheed Martin X-35. office supported the flight testing, which was accomplished with a single T-39 aircraft and a ground station performing as a "virtual" aircraft. The demonstration follows BAE Systems' successful demonstration, in November 2004, of how a single aircraft can passively detect and locate threat radars. The flights were conducted at Eglin Air Force Base Eglin Air Force Base is the home of the United States Air Force 96th Air Base Wing of the Air Force Materiel Command, and is also headquarters for more than 45 associate units. , Fla., using an F-15 fighter. About BAE Systems BAE Systems is the premier trans-Atlantic defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions, and customer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . BAE Systems, with 88,000 employees worldwide, had 2005 sales that exceeded $22 billion, excluding the group's former interest in Airbus. |
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