Air Tractor and L3 Add BAE Systems Sensor Technology to AT-802L Longsword™ Options
July 16 2018 - 5:00AM
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Air Tractor and L3 Technologies (NYSE:LLL) announced today that
their AT-802L Longsword™ ISR and light-attack system now supports
compatibility with BAE Systems’ multi-function signals intelligence
and electronic warfare sensor family of systems, presently referred
to as “COBRA.”
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The AT-802L Longsword is a collaboration between L3 Technologies
and Air Tractor, Inc. Longsword is a low-cost aircraft with FAA and
Military Type certificates that can be configured for ISR and
light-attack missions.
The BAE Systems COBRA family of systems is an open architecture
signals intelligence (SIGINT) and Electronic Support/Electronic
Attack (ES/EA) capability that can be combined with other sensors
and weapons on the versatile AT-802L Longsword for export-eligible
customers.
COBRA is an exportable, multi-protocol, software-defined system
tailored to meet domestic and international mission objectives.
COBRA has the capability to integrate as a pod on the AT-802L wing
station and can be integrated in an inboard configuration. It is
ideal for supporting intelligence operations and traditional
military and law enforcement activities with precision airborne ES
and EA capabilities.
“Compatibility with BAE Systems’ COBRA highlights the
multi-mission flexibility of the AT-802L Longsword,” said Mark Von
Schwarz, Senior Vice President and President of L3 Aerospace
Systems. “The aircraft can accommodate multiple sensors and still
have hard points available for weapons.”
To create the AT-802L Longsword, L3 enhances the AT-802U with a
certified, state-of-the-art glass cockpit, 3-D autopilot and the L3
ForceX Widow® mission management system. Widow is a
fourth-generation mission execution software application capable of
combining input from multiple sensors. These include the L3 WESCAM
MX™-15 EO/IR sensor, the Horizon Technologies FlyingFish™ XPOD
airborne satellite phone monitoring system and the Thales I-Master
Radar that features Moving Target Indicator and Coherent Change
Detection capabilities.
“The COBRA system fits perfectly with the AT-802L Longsword’s
characteristics,” said Jim Hirsch, President of Air Tractor. “Like
the Longsword, it embodies essential elements of the foreign
internal defense mission: lethal, interoperable, affordable,
survivable, agile.”
The AT-802L Longsword light-attack and ISR aircraft provides
industry-leading payload, endurance and austere field capability
with the lowest entry and sustainment costs in its class. The
global network of qualified Air Tractor dealers provides an
existing and unmatched parts and service network.
The AT-802L Longsword was developed by L3 and Air Tractor to
satisfy partner nations and international special operations forces
requirements. Longsword aircraft are currently in service with a
partner nation, and dozens of legacy Air Tractors are supporting
light-attack and surveillance missions elsewhere.
About L3 Technologies
Headquartered in New York City, L3 Technologies employs
approximately 31,000 people worldwide and is a leading provider of
a broad range of communication, electronic and sensor systems used
on military, homeland security and commercial platforms. L3 is also
a prime contractor in aerospace systems, security and detection
systems, and pilot training. The company reported 2017 sales of
$9.6 billion. To learn more about L3, please visit the company’s
website at www.L3T.com.
About Air Tractor
At its Olney, Texas manufacturing facilities, Air Tractor
produces a line of aircraft that includes 400, 500, 600 and
800-gallon capacity airplanes powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada
PT6 turboprop engines. The airplanes are used for agricultural
aerial application, firefighting, narcotic crop eradication, fuel
hauling, fighting locust plagues, and cleaning oil spills in
coastal waters. From North, South and Central America, to
Australia, Indonesia and China, to Spain, Italy, Croatia and
Africa, Air Tractor aircraft can be found working in more than 30
countries around the world and are supported by a global network of
Air Tractor dealers. More information can be found at
www.airtractor.com.
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