SubscribeL-3 Communications WESCAM (L-3 WESCAM), a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications, announced today that it has been competitively selected by Warner Robins Air Logistics Center to provide MX-15 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging turrets for use on the Air Force Special Operations Command’s (AFSOC) MC-130H and MC-130P fleet.
The MX-15 was selected via a bid to MTC Technologies, Inc. (MTCT), the prime contractor for the program. MTCT will begin deliveries immediately and is planning to provide 60 systems and additional spares.
After carefully considering competitive alternatives, MTCT selected the WESCAM MX-15 based on superior performance and the low risk ability to mechanically and electrically replace the AN/AAQ-17. The MX-15 modular spiral growth path was also seen as a significant benefit to the evolving mission's AFSOC encounters.
"We are very pleased to work with MTCT and appreciate the opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities of our company and our product to AFSOC and the C-130 community," said John Dehne, president of L-3 WESCAM.
The MX-15 selected for AFSOC is a direct drop-in replacement for the current Q-17 and provides a high-performance multi-Field-of-View digital IR camera and multi-mode video autotracker as well as a spiral growth path for the subsequent addition of Low Light TV, Eye Safe Laser Rangefinder (ESLRF), laser pointer and image fusion of the IR and LLTV. The MX-GEO suite of geographically registered functions can also be incorporated to enhance operator ease of use on long missions, and in combination with the ESLRF, will deliver highly accurate target location information.
Burlington, Canada, June 27, 2006
L-3 WESCAM is a world leader in the design and manufacture of stabilized, multi-spectral airborne imaging systems. To learn more about L-3 WESCAM, please visit the company's web site at www.wescam.com.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization, training and government services. The company is a leading merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology products, including guidance and navigation, sensors, scanners, fuzes, data links, propulsion systems, simulators, avionics, electro optics, satellite communications, electrical power equipment, encryption, signal intelligence, antennas and microwave components. L-3 also supports a variety of Homeland Security initiatives with products and services. Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies and aerospace prime contractors.
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