EDO to Provide UK Mine Countermeasure Research
25 Junho 2007 - 11:40AM
Business Wire
EDO Corporation (NYSE: EDO), as a member of a consortium led by
Atlas Elektronik UK, has been awarded a research contract by the UK
Ministry of Defence. The contract calls for the consortium to
demonstrate the use of an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) to combat
�influence� mines. The �Atlas-QED� consortium, which also includes
team-member QinetiQ, plans to have a prototype system ready by
early 2009 to demonstrate the feasibility of the concept, as part
of the Royal Navy�s Fast Agile Sweep Technology (FAST) program. �We
believe unmanned boats can serve as effective low-observable mine
countermeasure platforms,� said James M. Smith, EDO�s chief
executive officer. �We will apply our 40 years of experience at
influence minesweeping to the task of demonstrating the feasibility
of this concept to the Royal Navy. We are now under contract in
both the United States and the United Kingdom to adapt our
influence-sweep technology to unmanned vehicles.� EDO has also
received a two-year contract from the U.S. Navy�s Surface Warfare
Center to support USV systems for Littoral Combat Ship mine-warfare
missions. Under this contract, EDO will develop new USV test models
and system prototypes, and then analyze their integration into
Littoral Combat Ship mission modules. Influence mines are triggered
by the magnetic or acoustic signature of a ship and therefore do
not require contact to detonate. EDO is the world�s leading
provider of influence mine countermeasures. EDO�s MK 105
helicopter-towed minesweeping system has proven its effectiveness
in operations ranging from the de-mining of Haiphong harbor in
Vietnam to the clearing of the port of Umm Qasr in Iraq. EDO�s MK
105 magnetic-influence minesweeping system is a high-speed
catamaran hydrofoil platform that is towed behind the MH-53E Sea
Dragon helicopter. The MK 105 can be used to safely clear a path
through a minefield for ships in transit or clear an entire
operation area at speeds greater than those achieved by
conventional mine countermeasures ships. EDO is currently
developing a new, smaller minesweeping system known as the Organic
Airborne and Surface Influence Sweep (OASIS). OASIS is a
self-contained, high-speed, shallow-water magnetic and acoustic
influence sweeping device that can be carried by helicopter to the
operating area. Production is expected to begin in 2008. EDO
Corporation designs and manufactures a diverse range of products
for aerospace, defense, intelligence, and commercial markets. Major
product groups include: Professional and Engineering Services,
Defense Electronics, Communications, Aircraft Armament Systems,
Undersea Warfare, and Integrated Composite Structures. EDO�s
advanced systems are at the core of the transformation to lighter,
faster, and smarter defense capabilities. With headquarters in New
York, EDO Corporation (www.edocorp.com) employs 4,000 people
worldwide. The company was founded in 1925 and had revenues of $715
million in 2006.
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