FARNBOROUGH, England,
July 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp.
(NYSE: UTX), announced the award of a study contract to complete
the integration of its MS-177 sensor system into the U.S. Air Force
(USAF) Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS). Awarded by
Lockheed Martin, the contract will support the USAF and provide the
next generation image processing, command and control and
situational awareness tools for combat operations.
UTC Aerospace Systems is focused on delivering an
open-architecture solution to the USAF DCGS modernization effort,
and reducing long-term sustainment costs by utilizing the new agile
process for acquisition and delivery of critical capabilities.
"This contract is an inter-dependent effort with our Global Hawk
MS-177 program that will provide DCGS operators and analysts with
very similar capabilities to those employed by the the U2's Senior
Year Electro-Optical Reconnaissance System (SYERS) mission
operatives," said Kevin Raftery,
vice president, UTC Aerospace Systems.
The MS-177 product line is the next-generation in intelligence
gathering and imaging technology, with origins in the USAF SYERS
system currently flown on the U-2S platform.
The benefits of the MS-177 sensor are found in its new wide area
field of view and higher resolution imaging performance, which
gives it the ability to collect on greater than six-times more area
of coverage per hour. It also provides motion imagery
modality that adds on-target persistence throughout the field of
regard, providing both combat identification and tracking
information of moving targets. These technological advances
will contribute to a more detailed and accurate Common Operating
Picture for the USAF's DCGS.
UTC Aerospace Systems designs, manufactures and services
integrated systems and components for the aerospace and defense
industries. UTC Aerospace Systems supports a global customer
base, with significant worldwide manufacturing and customer service
facilities.
United Technologies Corp., based in Farmington, Connecticut, provides
high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace
industries. To learn more about UTC, visit the website at
www.utc.com or follow the company on Twitter: @UTC.
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