SubscribeL-3 Communications WESCAM (L-3 WESCAM), a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications, announced today that is has been awarded a production order from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide 19 multi-sensor MX-15 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) systems for installation on U.S. Navy P-3C Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA).
This order is in support of the U.S. Navy's P-3C Critical Obsolescence Program (COP), with a potential fleet fit for up to 72 MX-15s.
The MX-15 is a key element of the Navy's COP initiative for the P-3C MPA, which is uniquely suited for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) applications over land and sea. With its requirements for an advanced, highly reliable and proven EO/IR sensor system to replace current Infra-Red Detection Systems (IRDS), NAVAIR began system upgrades in 2004 after taking delivery of its first six MX-15s.
"Currently, the U.S. P-3 Anti-surface Warfare Improvement Program (AIP) community successfully operates over 60 of our larger, longer-range MX-20 Advanced Imaging Multi-spectral Sensor (AIMS) turrets," said John Dehne, president of L-3 WESCAM. "We are pleased with the U.S. Navy's confidence in the MX Family of turrets and in the selection of the MX-15 for its non-AIP fleet."
Burlington, Canada, May 11, 2006
