First APG-73 radar delivery for Malaysian Air Force F/A-18.EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 1996--A ceremony for the delivery of an APG-73 radar for the Malaysian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet was held recently at Hughes Aircraft Co.'s Radar and Communications Systems facility. The radar will be installed at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace in St. Louis later this summer in the first of the eight Hornets ordered by Malaysia. Speaking at the ceremony attended by a number of Hughes workers were Maj. Gen. A. Saruji, RMAF RMAF Royal Malaysian Air Force RMAF Royal Moroccan Air Force RMAF Result-based Management Accountability Framework RMAF Rubber Manufacturers' Association of Finland RMAF Rocky Mountain Aquarium Foundation , deputy chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force The Royal Malaysian Air Force (Malay: Tentera Udara DiRaja Malaysia or TUDM) was formed in 1958 as the Royal Malayan Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Persekutuan). ; Gerald E. Daniels, vice president & general manager, F/A-18, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace; Michael J. Tkach, vice president international business development, MDA (1) (Monochrome Display Adapter) The first IBM PC monochrome video display standard for text. Due to its lack of graphics, MDA cards were often replaced with Hercules cards, which provided both text and graphics. See PC display modes and Hercules Graphics. ; Dr. Jack O. Pearson, vice president, Radar & Communications Systems, Hughes Aircraft; William B. Yates, director and general manager, F/A-18 Radar Programs for Hughes RCS (1) (Remote Computer Service) A remote timesharing service. (2) (Revision Control System) A Unix utility that provides version control. RCS - Revision Control System ; and Floyd C. Buchanan, deputy general manager F/A-18 Radar Programs for Hughes RCS. The APG-73 radar is an upgrade of the combat-proven APG-65 system operational in F/A-18s flown by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, the air forces of Canada, Australia, Spain and Kuwait, in German Luftwaffe F-4F Improved Combat Efficiency aircraft and in AV-8B Harrier II+ for the U.S. Marines and Italian and Spanish navies. Other international customers ordering Hornets equipped with the APG-73 include Finland and Switzerland. The APG-73 incorporates advanced concepts and components that provide growth potential via increased throughput and memory, improved reliability and easier maintenance without any increase in size or weight over the APG-65. The APG-73 radar is produced under contract from McDonnell Douglas by Hughes Aircraft's Radar and Communications Systems, a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp. The earnings of Hughes Electronics are used to calculate the earnings per share attributable to GMH GMH General Motors Holden's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange symbol) common stock. CONTACT: Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo Kearney Bothwell, 310/334-1665 310/334-1679 (fax) kbothwell@msmail4.hac.com |
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