Sanders Completes Preliminary Airworthiness Evaluation for ATIRCM/CMWS; Prepares for Contractor Flight Testing.Business/Technology Editors NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000 Sanders, a Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Company, has successfully completed Preliminary Airworthiness air·wor·thy adj. air·wor·thi·er, air·wor·thi·est Being in fit condition to fly: an airworthy helicopter; airworthy avionics. Evaluation (PAE PAE Physical Address Extension Pae Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAE Power-Added Efficiency PAE Programa de Aperfeiçoamento de Ensino (Brazil) PAE Port Access Entity (IEEE 802. ) of the new Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures/Common Missile Warning System (ATIRCM/CMWS ATIRCM/CMWS Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasure/Common Missile Warning System ) on a U.S Army EH-60 helicopter. The tests, which were completed April 10, were a prerequisite for contractor flight testing which is now scheduled to begin in June at Sanders' facilities in Merrimack, N.H. Alan Mertz, Sanders' ATIRCM/CMWS program manager said the air worthiness evaluation represents "another major milestone for this program. This testing provides key data supporting airworthiness release on other Black Hawk Black Hawk (born 1767, Sauk Sautenuk, Va.—died Oct. 3, 1838, village on the Des Moines River, Iowa, U.S.) Sauk Indian leader. Long antagonistic to whites, Black Hawk was driven into Iowa from Illinois in 1831. helicopters." The full ATIRCM/CMWS system, being developed at Sanders under an engineering and manufacturing development contract, consists of passive missile warning, active infrared jamming and improved countermeasure dispensers. The system is currently designated for installation on the AH-64, UH-60, CH-47, EH-60 and various Special Operations Aircraft. The CMWS CMWS Common Missile Warning System system is scheduled for deployment on other helicopters and tactical fixed-wing aircraft as well. Sanders is an operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of the Lockheed Martin Corporation, and a major producer of aircraft self-protection systems and tactical surveillance and intelligence systems for all branches of the armed forces. Other major business areas include microwave, mission and space electronics; infrared imaging; and automated mission planning systems. Lockheed Martin, headquartered in Bethesda, Md., is a global enterprise principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and integration of advanced-technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's core businesses are systems integration, space, aeronautics, and technology services. For additional information about Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company, or to download a photo of ATIRCM/CMWS visit "What's News" at: www.sanders.com |
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