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1st September 1998 |
| Aerosystems Selected for Link 11 Update to Nimrod MR Mk2. |
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Aerosystems International (AeI) has been awarded a prime contract valued in excess of £4.5m by the Ministry of Defence Procurement Executive to supply a Link 11 Data Link systems for the Royal Airforce’s Nimrod MR Mk2 aircraft.AeI has been contracted to install the Link 11 system on 10 of the current MR2 fleet and will also be supplying a spares, maintenance and comprehensive training package. First aircraft delivery is due in early 1999, with the remainder of the ten aircraft being installed at a rate of two a month thereafter. Link 11 will provide a secure information system between the Nimrod aircraft and other operational units on the network, with both transmit and receive capability. The system will use AeI’s established Link 11 software product running on commercial off the shelf (COTS) processor and display system. Communication will be by HF radio and Data Terminal Set. Rig and Ground testing will utilise AeI’s versatile Data Link Ground Station (DLGS).As Prime Contractor AeI will be responsible for the complete system including the message processing, the data terminal set and the radios, aircraft installation, trials, approval and support. AeI’s key partners are:Telephonics (Communications and Systems Division) – responsible for the communications system including radios and data terminal sets. The system chosen is common to the communications system for the Nimrod MRA Mk4.British Aerospace (Military Aerospace and Aerostructures) – responsible for the aircraft installation and the Design Authority approval.DERA Boscombe Down - responsible for the Military Aircraft Release recommendation. This contract builds on AeI’s established reputation as a supplier of complete aircraft avionic and Data Links systems, and will use core software products proven and established on other operational, training and test systems. Note to Editors: Aerosystems International, jointly owned by GKN Aerospace and BAE SYSTEMS, was formed in 1985 for the sole purpose of developing aerospace systems and software, combining the avionics and systems expertise of GKN Westland with the software and project management skills of BAeSEMA. For further information please contact: Emma
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