FARNBOROUGH, England, July 14, 2008 – L-3
WESCAM announced today that it has been selected by Eurocopter
to supply digital electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging
sensors to the Austrian Ministry of the Interior in Vienna. The
order includes four MX®-15 True HD (MX-15HD) EO/IR imaging
turrets, which will be used by the Austrian National Police, with
deliveries scheduled for mid-2008.
Using their EC135 fleet, the Austrian National Police will be
able to detect and analyze critical intelligence and influential
details through the sharp colors, bold contrasts and clean images
that only WESCAM’s 1080p HD technology delivers.
“This contract further strengthens L-3 WESCAM’s position
as a dominant supplier of leading imaging solutions to the airborne
law enforcement market,” said Paul Jennison, vice president
of government sales for L-3 WESCAM. “Our HD technology offers
the market longer-range, higher-resolution images and more detail
than the 720p HD technology used in competitive systems.”
Each MX-15HD turret includes long-range electro-optical payloads
and a powerful large format 20-micron IR sensor. The units will
also contain MX-GEO Gen. 3—the industry’s most effective
and accurate ease-of-use control suite. The suite’s combination
of GEO-Location, Pointing, Focus, and Tracking technology will
support operators in determining accurate subject geographical
location and will reduce operator workload by automatically focusing
the image and providing assistance in tracking objects. Continuous
24/7 EO imaging will be made possible in extreme low-light conditions,
and even in complete darkness, using WESCAM’s CMCCD MX-Night
Spotter and Laser Illuminated Night Spotter Technology. Moving
Map and Nightsun interfaces will also be incorporated.
L-3 WESCAM is a world leader in the design and manufacture of
stabilized, multi-spectral airborne imaging systems. To learn more
about L-3 WESCAM, please visit the company’s Web site at www.wescam.com.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over
64,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization
and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services.
L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems
and systems. The company reported 2007 sales of $14 billion.
To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s Web
site at www.L-3Com.com.
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