-- The Enhanced Smart Triple Ejector Rack (ESTER) is a
modification kit being developed by EDO and Terma A/S for the
TER-9/A bomb rack. When equipped with the kit, the resultant
ESTER features a "smart" aircraft interface and a BRU-57
emulation mode while maintaining the legacy TER-9/A aircraft
interface and functionality. ESTER provides weapon interfaces
for three MIL-STD-1760 weapons or three Small Diameter Bombs.
An additional benefit of ESTER is EDO's Field Replaceable
Connector System (FRCS), the next generation of MIL-STD-1760
weapon umbilical connectors that has just entered service on
F-16, A-10, Tornado and Harrier. The FRCS provides an
electrical interface that is "jam free" during weapon
disconnect. It provides the further benefit of being field
replaceable. FRCS has also recently been selected for USAF
2006 Foreign Comparative Testing.
-- EDO's Legacy Aircraft Seventeen Sixty Interface Electronics
(LASSIE) enables older aircraft to carry MIL-STD-1760
precision-guided munitions using the older aircraft's AGM-65
Maverick missile interface without the need for aircraft
modifications. LASSIE serves as a protocol bridge between a
Maverick-compatible aircraft and a single MIL-STD-1760 weapon.
LASSIE generates and displays to the aircraft pilot/weapon
operator information required to select and monitor a weapon,
to change its target, to determine when it is in range of its
target, and to safely release the weapon.
-- The Lightweight Stores Release Unit (SRU) is an entirely new
design specifically for the carriage and release of small
stores and smart weapons. It is non-pyrotechnic and capable of
gravity or 'soft' eject release of stores up to 250 lbs, but
weighs just 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg). Within its small space envelope
are conventional features including an in-flight operable lock
and twin arming-units.
Its low reaction load is particularly suitable for the
lightweight construction of Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) as well
as helicopters and training aircraft. It will soon fly on two
experimental UAS platforms.
-- The JASSM missile fuselage is produced with EDO's unique
Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VaRTM) process. VaRTM
is a flight-qualified, low-cost, high-quality infusion and
molding process used to produce airframe structures.
-- EDO is displaying a concept model for integrating airborne
mine-countermeasure equipment into helicopters equipped with a
rear facing ramp, such as the H-53, EH101, NH-90, S-92, or
H-47. The model includes a handling system for EDO's OASIS
minesweeper or Sea Fox mine neutralizer, as well as towed
side-scan sonar. The product would also upgrade the US Navy's
existing MH-53E installation and a future variant of the
CH-53K.
Other EDO products on display include:
-- Electronic Warfare equipment, such as the Shortstop Electronic
Protection System (SEPS) that causes proximity-fused weapons
to pre-detonate.
-- The Advanced Capability Pod (ACaP) is a state-of-the-art,
lightweight, totally autonomous jamming POD that counters both
airborne and ground-based threats. ACaP is combat proven and
now in the US Air Force and soon to be in the US Navy
inventories. It is compatible with all tactical fighters.
-- GEMINI Smart Twin Store Carrier. GEMINI is a MIL-STD 1760
compliant, universal aircraft/weapon fit carriage system that
increases the payload an aircraft can deliver on a single
mission. Benefits include enhanced operational capability
through increased smart-weapon load-out, improved store mix,
and increased range.
-- Superior performance antennas for the defense and aerospace
marketplace used for a wide variety of omni and
direction-finding applications.
-- SABRE smart, multiple-store carrier with Viper Strike
launchers and lightweight stores release unit. SABRE is a
modular family of ultra lightweight, non-pyrotechnic carriers
specifically designed to release a variety of small, smart
weapons from a wide variety of platforms, including unmanned
air systems and helicopters. The modular build allows various
configurations of up to twelve stations; the twin store
version weighs just 40 lbs (18 kg).
-- The PLM-4 portable radar-signal simulator designed to test the
radar-warning receivers on military aircraft before takeoff,
as well as during routine maintenance.
-- A next-generation pneumatic, twin-store-carrier weapon-release
system. This smart-weapon carriage system is designed to
increase the payload on high-performance tactical aircraft.
EDO Corporation designs and manufactures a diverse range of products for defense, intelligence, and commercial markets, and provides related engineering and professional services. Major product groups include: 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 3,000 people worldwide. The company was founded in 1925 and had revenues of $648 million in 2005.
Contact:
EDO Corporation Ivestor Relations William A. Walkowiak, 212-716-2038 Email Contact or Corporate Communications Sara Banda, 212-716-2071 Email Contact