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Friday, January 20, 2012

Italian navy to launch AW101 early warning operations in March

AW101The Italian navy expects to begin flying operational sorties with its AgustaWestland AW101 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system helicopters in March, following the recent completion of radar development work by SELEX Galileo.

Introduction of the HEW-784 sensor-equipped aircraft had been delayed to support the addition of an inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) function to assist with the long-range detection of maritime vessels, said Cdr Maurizio Loi, head of the navy's flight operations support office.

Completed late last year, the development and trials work demonstrated the ability to detect surface vessels from a range of up to 300km (162nm) using the ISAR enhancement, said Angelo Aprile, SELEX Galileo's head of capability, Italy.

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