Canadian Marconi
Gets German Navy
Eurocopter Mk41 Work
Canadian Marconi has a $4.9 million
(Canadian, approximately $3.43 million U.S.) contract to supply
Doppler navigation systems for the German Navy Sea King Mk41 helicopter
fleet modernization program. The CMA-806B Doppler system, first
chosen for evaluation in 1994, will be used in 23 Sea King Mk41s
for SAR missions. Deliveries will commence in mid-2000 and continue
for about 18 months. Canadian Marconi is also putting the Doppler
system in German Air Force UH-1 Huey helicopters. Similar systems
are in service in the U.S. and Canada.
|