Europe switches on to towed radar decoys

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Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) says it wants to obtain a production order in 1999 for the towed radar decoy that it has been developing with company money since the late 1980s. The possible applications in the Luftwaffe include Eurofighter, Tornado and bigger planes such as airlifters and maritime-patrol aircraft. Dasa is also asking for international partners for collaborative work in the field. The decoy, which uses different masking and repeater techniques, works well against pulse, pulse-Doppler, and continuous-wave radars. It runs in both high and low bands, having a transmitter power that the company describes as more than 100W.

Germany, Airborne Search & Detect Radar, Search radar, Airborne radar, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG, Eurofighter, Tornado

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AFATDS launched on international market

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Raytheon and Litton have combined the elements of their respective fire control systems in the Global Fire System (GFS), which they are jointly marketing. GFS combines elements of Litton Data Systems' battalion-level Light Tactical Artillery Control System and the US Army's corps-wide Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). GFS, an export variant of AFATDS, is intended to plan, coordinate and control the deployment and operation of artillery guns and rockets, mortars, naval gunfire, close air support, attack helicopters and guided missiles.

Electronic Fire Control NEC, Raytheon Co., Fire control systems (Gunnery), Litton Systems Inc. Data Systems Div., AFATDS, Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System

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Sharper set of eyes on the sky

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Ground-based air-defense forces are increasingly adopting integrated, high-performance optronic systems for surveillance and fire control. The optronic system have passive sensors which are important during cover operations as well as when engaging low-level threats that apprear from behind ground covers. Among the leading systems are Hollande Signaalapparaten's Mirador EO surveillance and fire-control system, SAGEM's SAS 90 M optronic fire-ocontrol system and Bofors Weapon Systms' TRIDON self-propelled anti-aircraft gun system.

Land-Based Integrated Weapons Systems, Integrated weapons systems

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