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NGC To Supply Army With More Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinders
Apopka FL (SPX) Oct 04, 2006 Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $79 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide nearly 300 of the company's battle-proven Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) systems that provide targeting capability for laser-guided, GPS-guided and conventional munitions. Deliveries of the systems under this fourth in a series of production contracts will begin in June 2007, and are expected to be completed by December 2008. "Army forward observers have used Northrop Grumman's LLDR with tremendous success in Afghanistan and Iraq," said Gregory Williams, general manager of the company's Laser Systems business unit. "LLDR provides our warfighters exactly what they need: a man-portable, precision targeting system for the battlefield." Northrop Grumman's LLDR accurately targets enemy positions during the day, at night and in nearly all battlefield conditions including haze, smoke, fog and rain. It provides a unique capability to forward observers and forward air controllers. The system can recognize targets, find the range to a target with an eye-safe wavelength and calculate grid coordinates with built-in GPS, elevation and azimuth sensing capability. The system then provides this information to other digital battlefield systems. The LLDR can also be used with semi-active laser-guided munitions and laser spot trackers. Related Links The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.com
Boeing Developing New Smart Bomb Bay Capability For B-52
St. Louis MO (SPX) Oct 04, 2006The Boeing Company has proven in a weapons integration laboratory for the first time that small-diameter bombs (SDB) can successfully be placed on a strategic rotary launcher in the bomb bay of a B-52 bomber. Scot Oathout, Boeing program director for the B-52, said the lab development -- called a fit check of the weapons -- is a significant step in helping to increase the conventional payload of the B-52 by up to 100 percent with the potential for more with further upgrades. |
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