Mercury Computer Systems to be Deployed in Canadian Maritime Patrol Aircraft
CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1998--
Array Systems Computing Builds Digital Scan Converter for
Canadian Forces Aircraft with Mercury's
Signal Processing Computers
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. today announced that Array Systems Computing, Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has placed a $1.5 million order for 58 Mercury RACE(R) computer systems. The order is part of an Array Systems contract with Lockheed Martin Canada to equip the Canadian Forces' 18 CP-140 Aurora Maritime Patrol Aircraft with advanced signal processing systems for their surveillance missions.
When completed, the systems will augment the existing AN/APS-506 radar on the aircraft by providing radar scan conversion, multiple target tracking, high-quality data display, and radar system control. This digital scan converter upgrade also facilitates the insertion of the Spotlight Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) processing equipment into the CP-140. Array is developing this SAR processor using Mercury computers.
"Maritime patrol platforms are an example of how governments continue to upgrade defense electronics systems to support the many roles of their armed forces," said Jay Bertelli, president and CEO of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. "Both the Canadian Aurora and US P-3 Orion aircraft, which also uses Mercury technology, serve vital peacetime missions as well as their traditional military duties."
The Aurora radar system will be upgraded to meet the demands of a variety of mission profiles, including classification of ships and icebergs, surveillance of battlefields and individual targets, land mapping, economic zone enforcement, and search and rescue. Array, under license from the Canadian Department of National Defense, is developing the synthetic aperture radar processing system. Array markets the product as TriSAR.
"Array's expertise in radar and SAR development dates back to the 1980s, when we supported research for the Defense Research Establishment in Ottawa," said Rob Bruce, Director of Business Development for Array Systems Computing. "We are currently developing radar imaging systems for the Canadian CP-140, the UK Royal Air Force Nimrod aircraft, and the Royal Australian Navy SH-2G helicopter."
Array Systems Computing, Inc. is a leading supplier of airborne conventional and synthetic aperture radar processors, satellite synthetic aperture radar processors, earth observation satellite ground station equipment, and sonar signal processing systems.
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) designs, manufactures, and markets high-performance digital signal processing computer systems that transform sensor data to information in real time. Mercury's systems are used in both defense and medical signal processing applications. In air-, sea-, and land-based military platforms, they process real-time radar, sonar, and signal intelligence data. In medical imaging, Mercury's systems are embedded within diagnostic devices for modalities including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and positron-emission tomography (PET). Mercury's systems are typically used in applications that are computer-intensive and require I/O and interprocessor bandwidth not available on general-purpose PC or workstation platforms.
Mercury has also targeted the emerging shared storage market for introduction of new technology that allows multiple users to access files simultaneously. Markets for this technology include the entertainment and broadcast industries, where many users need simultaneous access to large media files. Current products let users share files stored on commodity disk arrays connected to desktop computers by fibre channel or other high-bandwidth networks.
With headquarters in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, the company has more than 300 employees serving customers in North America, Europe and Asia through a network of subsidiaries and distributors. -0- RACE is a registered trademark of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
Visit Mercury on the WWW at mc.com
CONTACT:
John Robinson
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
978-256-1300
or
Sheri Jardine
Coltrin & Associates
212-221-1616
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