Danish Air Force Selects EDO/Terma Enhanced Smart Triple Ejector Racks.FARNBOROUGH, U.K. -- EDO Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EDO Edo: see Tokyo, Japan. ) and Terma A/S have been selected by the Danish Air Force to deliver Enhanced Smart Triple Ejector Racks (ESTER) in support of the European Participating Air Forces (EPAF EPAF European Participating Air Force EPAF Extended Planar Aperture Field ) F-16 M5 Mid-Life Update program. These initial ESTER units will be used to support M5 System Integration Laboratory and flight testing later in 2006. E[acute accent]The existing Triple Ejector Rack is a weapon-suspension unit that attaches to an aircraft's weapon pylons, enabling each pylon to carry three weapons. The existing TER-9 version is suitable for under-wing F-16 laser-guided and ballistic weapons, with the ability to release weapons individually. E[acute accent]The EDO/Terma ESTER program will upgrade TER-9 racks by adding the capability to carry modern "smart" weapons that operate on the military standard 1760 interface. These include the Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM Noun 1. JDAM - a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs Joint Direct Attack Munition ), Enhanced Paveway II (EGBU-12), and future Small Diameter Bomb (SDB (Switched Digital Broadcast) See switched video. ). E[acute accent]"The ESTER is an affordable force multiplier that will maximize the legacy and smart weapons carriage of the F-16, enabling our air force to meet the mission effectiveness requirements" said Kai Poulsen, Chief of Business Area - Fighter Aircraft of the Royal Danish Air Force The Royal Danish Air Force (Danish: Flyvevåbnet) is the air force of Denmark, it is an expeditionary Air Force, with capability organised to support both international operations and homeland security. ." E[acute accent]The F-16 "Fighting Falcon," which has been in production by Lockheed Martin for more than 25 years, is used in at least 24 countries. Over 4,000 aircraft have been produced, offering a substantial potential market for upgrading to ESTER. E[acute accent]About EDO Corporation E[acute accent]EDO Corporation is the market leader in sophisticated aircraft-armament carriage and release systems. For decades, EDO has provided such equipment for the world's dominant jet fighters, including the F-15, F-16, F/A-18, Tornado and Harrier. For the F/A-22, EDO has developed and produces the AMRAAM AMRAAM Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile Vertical Eject Launcher (AVEL A`vel v. t. 1. To pull away. Yet are not these parts avelled. - Sir T. Browne. ), which employs the company's state-of-the-art pneumatic ejection technology. E[acute accent]EDO is developing pneumatic launching systems for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the P-8 Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft, and the MQ-9 Predator B unmanned aircraft system Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) is the term introduced by The United States Department of Defense (DoD) and adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to replace the term Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). . The company is also developing a launching system for the Joint Common Missile. E[acute accent]In addition to aircraft armament systems, EDO has core competencies in a wide range of critical defense areas, including: E[acute accent]--C4 - Command, Control, Communications, and Computers E[acute accent]--Electronic Warfare E[acute accent]--Undersea Warfare E[acute accent]--Integrated Composite Structures E[acute accent]--Professional and Engineering Services E[acute accent]With headquarters in New York, EDO Corporation (www.edocorp.com) employs 3,000 people worldwide. The company was founded in 1925 and had revenues of $648 million in 2005. E[acute accent]About Terma A/S E[acute accent]Terma, a leading Denmark-based defense and aerospace company, is a proven developer of electronic warfare systems, reconnaissance systems, and aeronautic structures for high-performance military aircraft. These systems include the ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management system which is deployed on over 1,600 F-16's and other aircraft, worldwide. E[acute accent]The business activities of Terma include products and systems for a number of civil and military applications including S/X-band radars and radar systems, naval command and control systems, air defence systems, communication systems and applications and services for space purposes and air traffic management. E[acute accent]Terma A/S is headquartered in Lystrup, Denmark and maintains subsidiary facilities and operations in a number of European countries and in the U.S., including the wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Terma North America, Inc. The company employs approximately 1,100 people worldwide, and realized 2005 revenues of approximately US $180 million. |
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