HONEYWELL PART OF INDUSTRY TEAM AWARDED $126 MILLION AIR FORCE CONTRACT; Will Supply Inertial Measurement Unit for Joint Direct Attack Munition Program.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 1995-- As part of an industry team, Honeywell Military Avionics was recently selected by the U.S. Air Force to provide low-cost inertial measurement units for the Joint Direct Attack Munition Noun 1. Joint Direct Attack Munition - a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs JDAM (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 ) program. The industry team, led by prime contractor McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It merged with Boeing in 1997 to form The Boeing Company. , will provide the guidance kit that converts existing unguided free-falling bombs into precision-guided "smart" munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. . The total value of the contract is $126 million. Honeywell did not disclose its portion of the revenues. The JDAM program is a result of the Desert Storm experience and the need to provide a low-cost, autonomous guidance kit for 1,000- and 2,000-pound bombs that can perform in adverse weather conditions such as rain, dust, smoke, fog, snow, ice and wind. The guidance kit also will enable multiple weapons to be directed against one target or individual weapons to be directed against separate targets on a single pass. The Honeywell inertial measurement unit (IMU Noun 1. IMU - a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries ) is a key component of the tailkit. It provides navigation information necessary to fly to the target and flight control information to stabilize the weapon during flight. Honeywell will provide more than 600 of the three-axis guidance packages for JDAM over the next two years and an additional 20,000 through the year 2002. Production totals through the year 2009 are expected to exceed 100,000 JDAM IMUs. Deliveries will begin in March 1996. Each JDAM guidance set employs a Honeywell HG1700 IMU which includes miniature ring laser gyros This article is about the food dish. For other uses, see Gyro. Gyros or gyro (Greek: γύρος, "turning") (IPA: [ˈjɪːɹəʊ] (RLGs) that measure changes in angle; and digital accelerometers that measure changes in speed. The complete IMU is contained in a 27-cubic-inch package weighing only 1.4 pounds, and provides all the same functions of a standard inertial measurement system at a low cost. Its small size and light weight make it the ideal inertial sensor package for smart munitions, tactical missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles
Honeywell continues to lead the market in advanced optical gyro production and technology, having produced nearly 100,000 RLGs and more than 6,000 optical gyro-based military navigation systems. Ring laser gyros are used in navigation systems for numerous applications including both commercial and military aircraft, missiles and land vehicles. In addition to Honeywell, the McDonnell Douglas team consists of Loral Defense Systems for the mission computer; Rockwell Collins Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) is a large United States-based international company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, primarily providing aviation and information technology systems, solutions, and services to governmental agencies and aircraft manufacturers. for the global positioning system Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. receiver; HR Textron for the tail actuator subsystem; and Lockley Manufacturing for the tail fairing structure. Honeywell is a global controls company focused on creating value through technology that enhances comfort, improves productivity, saves energy, protects the environment and increases safety. The company serves customers worldwide in the homes and buildings, industrial, and aviation and space markets. Honeywell employs 50,000 people in 95 countries and had 1994 sales of $6.1 billion. CONTACT: Lynda Nordeen Honeywell Inc. Honeywell Plaza Minneapolis, MN 55408 612/951-0070 or Tonya Ebeling Honeywell Inc. Military Avionics 2600 Ridgway Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55413 612/951-5329 |
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