Rockwell Digital Quartz Inertial Navigation Unit delivered to Alliant Techsystems for Outrider Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 1996--Rockwell's first DQI-Navigation Processor (NP) for the Outrider out·rid·er n. 1. A guide; an escort. 2. One that goes in advance; a forerunner. 3. A mounted attendant who rides in front of or beside a carriage. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. program was delivered to Alliant Techsystems, Hopkins, Minn., just five weeks after contract award to support early integration and flnaissance requirements for a UAV UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle UAV Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle UAV Unmanned Airborne Vehicle UAV Uninhabited Air Vehicle UAV Urban Assault Vehicle UAV Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle (less common) that can fly onom a quartz substrate," said Robert D. Paster, pre sident of Autonetics and Missile Systems Division, the Rockwell unit leading the effort. "This simple, small, and reliable digital quartz-based IMU represents a significanthe inertial sensing technologies currently in production, the DQI and its derivatives are also ideal for tactical missiles, smart weapons, 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. and artillery pr the various needs of a multitude of customers, both military and commercial. The MIGITS MIGITS Miniaturized Integrated GPS/INS Tactical System products can be prglobal defense and commercial markets. Rockwell's aerospace and defense businesses, with annual sales of approximately $3 billion, are world leaders in manned spbecome Boeing North American Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co. -0- NOTE: Rockwell's World Wide Web site: http://www.rockwell.com. CONTACT: Rockwell Defense Electronics AEROSPACE/DEFENSE TRAVEL/AIRLINES GOVERNMENT REPEATS: New York 212-752-9600 or 800-221-2462; Boston 617-236-4266 or |
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