FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Systems
of America will demonstrate its cockpit advancements at the
Association of the United States Army (AUSA) in Washington, D.C., October 12-14. These
highly technical solutions give Army Aviators clarity during bad
weather and poor conditions to improve their mission
effectiveness.
Elbit Systems of America understands that to improve the ability
for aviators to negotiate poor flying conditions, sensors must see
through the dark night to the terrain and obstructions; flight
controls should provide increased stability and possible automate
landings, complex computing should handle the fusion of multiple
sensors and conformal symbology; and, the cueing (helmet tracking)
and conformal symbology should provide relevant representations of
the world around the crew. With these requirements in mind,
Elbit Systems is investing heavily in research and development to
provide solutions that enable pilots to battle the enemy, not the
flying conditions.
Line-of-sight helmet trackers, traditionally reserved for attack
aircraft such as the Apache, will soon play a major role in cargo
and utility aircraft. The compelling reason behind this transition
is Degraded Visual Environments, better known as "DVE." DVE is
anything that limits the pilots' ability to clearly see terrain,
obstacles, or other visual references around the aircraft. The
hazard could be fog, smoke, dust, rain, or an extremely dark night
and can be encountered during any phase of the mission.
"Imagine yourself as a pilot on a Black Hawk or Chinook flying
low level with a full load of troops during a dark and increasingly
foggy night. That's DVE…and it's perilous," commented
Raanan Horowitz, President and CEO
of Elbit Systems of America. "Speak with any pilot at AUSA
and they will tell you about their particular harrowing night or
the tragic loss of a friend due to similar circumstances."
As world-leader in helmet tracking solutions and color helmet
mounted displays, Elbit Systems currently offers advanced cueing
software that provides detailed takeoff and landing information for
helicopter pilots to use in brownout conditions. But these displays
are only the beginning of the DVE solution.
"The brains of our tracked helmet system is the Advanced Signal
Data Computer (ASDC), which is our entry point into the complex
computing required to synthesize multiple unstructured video
and data streams into meaningful situational awareness imagery for
the pilot," continued Horowitz. "The next generation ASDC, which is
in development now, will be even more powerful, and will be the
first processor of its type built to be certified as a primary
flight display for pilotage."
Elbit Systems is also developing a distributed aperture system
for rotorcraft that is focused on improving night pilotage, but has
growth potential to employ advanced sensors that can see through
atmospheric and battlefield obscurants.
"The challenge," said Horowitz "is to fuse the imagery provided
by sensors and databases into a smoothly stitched scene, with
near-zero latency. As our processing technology grows, we are
getting closer to that golden standard."
Elbit Systems advanced sensors and symbology are also available
for the C-26 or special mission aircraft pilots who are concerned
about low visibility that produces landing and taxiing dangers.
Flying with the Elbit Systems of America Enhanced Vision
System-Superior Performance (EVS-SP™), the system allows flight
operations in darkness, smoke, haze, rain, fog, and other weather
conditions. The EVS-SP offers the latest proven technology in
cooled enhanced vision systems, by providing outstanding
capabilities in degraded visibility along with high resolution in a
single, weight-saving unit. The aircraft equipped with the EVS-SP
displayed on a HUD will experience improved safety and better
situational awareness. In addition, aircraft equipped with EVS-SP
displayed on a HUD have FAA authorization to descend below 200 ft.
decision height using the EVS in lieu of normal vision on any CAT I
approach.
When the Head-Up Display (HUD) is integrated with an EVS system,
a pilot's awareness in critical phases of flight, during reduced
visibility, is enhanced. The integration of the two systems allows
military aircraft to safely land, taxi and takeoff in poor weather
conditions. The aircrew can then provide rapid strategic delivery
of troops and cargo to main operating bases.
To learn more about improving situational awareness in poor
flying conditions, visit Elbit Systems of America at AUSA, booth #
1139 (Hall A) or visit them online at www.elbitsystems-us.com.
About Elbit Systems of America, LLC
Elbit Systems of America is a leading provider of high performance
products, system solutions, and support services focusing on the
commercial aviation, defense, homeland security, cyber security,
and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities
throughout the United States, Elbit Systems of America is
dedicated to supporting those who contribute daily to the safety
and security of the United States. Elbit Systems of America,
LLC is wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT),
a global electronics company engaged in a wide range of programs
for innovative defense and commercial applications. For
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About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company
engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security and
commercial programs throughout the world. The Company, which
includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas
of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control,
communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and
reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned aircraft systems, advanced
electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal
intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, radios
and cyber-based systems. The Company also focuses on the
upgrading of existing platforms, developing new technologies for
defense, homeland security and commercial applications and
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