Loral successfully tests electro-optical long range photography system for U.S. Air Force.SYOSSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 19, 1995--Loral Fairchild Systems, a division of Loral Corporation Loral Corporation was a small Bronx defense contractor on the verge of bankruptcy when in 1972 it was acquired by Bernard Schwartz, who over the course of the next two decades built it into a major player in the global aerospace and defense industry, acquiring sixteen other defense (NYSE NYSESee: New York Stock Exchange :LOR LOR Letter Of Reprimand (military) LoR Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) LOR Learning Object Repository LOR Linux.Org. ), was recently notified that its electro-optical long range oblique o·blique adj. Situated in a slanting position; not transverse or longitudinal. oblique slanting; inclined. photography system (EO-LOROPS) successfully completed qualification test and evaluation, meeting the U.S. Air Force's requirements for a standoff reconnaissance system. Notification of the system's success is important because Loral Fairchild Systems is delivering 12 systems under a $32 million Air Force contract, which called for Loral to develop, test and deliver the EO-LOROPS systems and installation kits and ground stations. Additionally, the successful tests open the prospect of sales to countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. To conduct the airborne tests required under the Air Force contract, two systems were delivered and flown on an RF-4C aircraft. All test data, collected from October 1994 through January 1995 at Hill AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass , Ogden, Utah Ogden is the county seat of Weber County,GR6 Utah, United States. A 2006 estimate placed its population at 78,086. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a , was reviewed by a joint government/Loral evaluation team that determined the imagery quality met or exceeded the required ground resolved distance of 36 inches or less specified in the contract in 100 percent of the test cases. Ninety-five resolution bar targets, called Tribar images, and 24 tactical target datapoints selected by the government were used in the test evaluation. The EO-LOROPS will provide the Air Force and the Department of Defense with the capability to collect precise, identification quality images from 40 nautical nau·ti·cal adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ships, shipping, sailors, or navigation on a body of water. [From Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from miles using tactical aircraft assigned to the theater commander. Conducting operations from these ranges ensures safety for the aircrew and platform, and also allows continuous surveillance of potentially aggressive activity without violating sovereign airspace. When the EO-LOROPS program began in 1989, the Air Force intended to deploy the electro-optical systems on the RF-4C aircraft. But because of the RF-4C's retirement, the Air Force and the contractor community have begun discussions to decide which platform will be used to carry the EO-LOROPS systems. Additionally, the U.S. Navy is considering a podded EO-LOROPS system for the F/A-18, and has purchased two systems under the Air Force contract. Loral Fairchild Systems produces airborne reconnaissance systems, infrared sensors for surveillance and missile seekers, aircraft cockpit and space cameras, electronic combat equipment, and training and simulation systems. Loral Corporation, headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , is a high- technology company that primarily concentrates in defense electronics, communications, space and systems integration. CONTACT: Loral Corp. Joseph Tedino, (703) 416-5540 |
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