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Friday, November 22, 2013

Navy looks to Exelis for avionics test systems for MH-60R and S-70B maritime helicopters

MH-60R SeahawkNavy helicopter avionics experts needed radar signal simulators for the MH-60R and S-70B Seahawk maritime helicopters. They found their solution from Exelis Inc. in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Officials of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division in Lakehurst, N.J., announced a $7 million contract to Exelis on Wednesday for as many as 62 avionics radar signal simulators, which are for test & measurement of helicopter radar warning receivers, electronic surveillance measures, and electronic countermeasures systems.

Of these 62 radar signal simulators, 33 are for the U.S. Navy, 27 are for the government of Australia, and two are for the government of Brazil. The Australian and Brazilian sales are part of the Pentagon's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.

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