BAE Systems Launches New V-22 Defensive Weapon System, Begins On-the-Move Testing.QUANTICO, Va. -- 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. today unveiled its new remotely operated turreted tur·ret·ed adj. 1. Furnished with turrets or a turret. 2. Having the shape or form of a turret, as certain long-spired gastropod shells. weapon system, the Remote Guardian[TM] System (RGS RGS Royal Geographical Society RGS Rio Grande do Sul (Brazilian State) RGS Regulators of G Protein Signaling RGS Royal Grammar School (England) RGS Royal Grammar School (UK) ), designed to provide 360 degrees of suppressive fire Noun 1. suppressive fire - fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their for the Marine Corps V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft tilt-rotor aircraft: see vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. . In recent stability testing at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, the RGS, with a GAU-17, 7.62 mm mini-gun, was mounted on a moving land vehicle test platform. The testers demonstrated the weapon's accuracy, based on the three-axis stability and control that is the foundation of the RGS and a core capability of BAE Systems. "RGS performed admirably in the tests, demonstrating accurate fire on-the-move," Clark Freise, vice president of defense avionics for BAE Systems, said in introducing the system at the Modern Day Marine Expo in Quantico, Virginia. "Due to the support and feedback we received from the Marine Corps' requirements and user communities, we are now launching this as a mature system." BAE Systems, which has been working with the user community to develop and demonstrate this capability since mid-2005, is planning to make the system available for installation beginning in the third quarter of 2008. RGS, designed to be belly-mounted on the V-22, is the first remote weapon system capable of delivering accurate, sustained fire throughout the aircraft's entire flight envelope. It features a compact, retractable re·tract v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts v.tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. design that saves valuable aircraft cabin space and was designed to be completely compatible with the V-22's avionics suite. RGS incorporates proven elements of already-fielded systems, drawing on BAE Systems' more than 50 years of experience in the precision control of airborne weapons systems. In addition to meeting specific V-22 requirements, BAE Systems' modular, retractable design is able to support different weapons and is compatible with different sensors, giving it potential applications on other airborne and ground vehicles. To see a video of the presentation introducing the new weapon system and for further information regarding the event, including a high-resolution image and other materials, please click here (http://www.baesystems.com/rgs). About BAE Systems BAE Systems is the premier global 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 96,000 employees worldwide, had 2006 sales that exceeded $27 billion on a pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts. The phrase pro forma basis, assuming BAE Systems had owned Armor Holdings Inc. for the whole of 2006. |
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