PHOENIX, Sept. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army
awarded Honeywell Aerospace (NYSE: HON) $41
million to continue supplying its combat-proven radar
altimeters for use across the Army's full fleet of helicopter
platforms.
Honeywell's lightweight, compact APN-209 radar altimeter is a
critical piece of safety and awareness equipment designed to work
well in a helicopter's operating environment, specifically in the
hover phase and low-level flight.
"Honeywell has delivered more than 150,000 radar altimeters to
defense and commercial customers around the world," said
Carey Smith, president, Defense and
Space, Honeywell Aerospace. "Since 1975, Honeywell's radar
altimeters have helped keep Army helicopters safe in multiple
theaters of combat, and dramatically increased performance across
missions and in all types of weather and conditions."
The APN-209 provides the pilot and flight control computer with
an indication of height above the nearest terrain point below the
aircraft, such as a tower or building. This information ensures
that the pilot and crew have the most accurate information about
the landscape around their helicopter.
Honeywell's radar altimeter also includes state-of-the-art
features such as low-probability-of-detection,
low-probability-of-intercept and low-probability-of-exploitation.
Together, these features help Army helicopters evade attempts to
obtain the location of the platform through the altimeter,
increasing the likelihood of remaining undetected during
surveillance or tactical missions.
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