General Dynamics Canada Completes Delivery of Advanced Airborne
Acoustic Processing System on CP-140 Aurora
OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced,
high-performance airborne acoustic processing is now fully
operational on Canada's CP-140
Aurora aircraft with the final delivery and operational validation
of the Modular VME Acoustic Signal Processor (MVASP).
General Dynamics Canada, a premier provider of defence
electronic systems and a leading systems integrator of complete
command, control, communication, computing, intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions, has delivered
the MVASP as part of the Aurora Incremental Modernization Project
(AIMP). The AIMP is the mid-life upgrade of the Aurora
aircraft operated by the Canadian Department of National Defence
for surface and undersea surveillance roles. The MVASP is the
primary underwater detection system on the aircraft and is used to
locate and track underwater threats. These capabilities were
validated in several national and international exercises this
year.
"As the primary sensor for underwater ISR on the Aurora, the
MVASP leverages the latest innovations in parallel processing to
provide enhanced detection and localization of underwater targets,"
said Peter Giles, product manager
for underwater ISR at General Dynamics Canada. "Its advanced
capabilities have been engineered to allow operators on fixed- and
rotary-wing aircraft to find a target quickly and hold it for as
long as necessary. This improves mission effectiveness by
enabling more accurate underwater target analysis and
identification."
In April, the MVASP system was employed on Aurora aircraft as
part of Exercise Joint Warrior, a two-week exercise held twice each
year by forces from the United
Kingdom, the United States,
Denmark, Norway, France, Germany, the
Netherlands and Canada.
The system's capabilities were again demonstrated in August
when Aurora aircraft took part in Rim of the Pacific Exercise
(RIMPAC) 2012, the world's largest international maritime warfare
exercise held biennially by the United
States with Australia,
New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and other Pacific Rim nations.
The MVASP provides concurrent acoustic processing for up to 32
sonobuoys. It can process information from any sonobuoy in fleet
use today and is designed to support any mix of analog, digital,
passive or active acoustic data. The MVASP features an
intuitive operator interface and advanced tools that reduce
operator workload while increasing situational awareness.
The intuitive energy map allows operators to quickly detect,
localize and track the source of acoustic energy on a tactical
display. Long detection ranges capable with the system enable
operators to detect potential threats over greater distances.
In addition, the embedded trainer makes it easier for
operators to build their expertise with the system's features and
functions and improve their skills when it is not being used for
missions.
General Dynamics Canada is part of General Dynamics C4 Systems,
a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). For
information about General Dynamics Canada please go to
www.gdcanada.com.
SOURCE General Dynamics Canada