CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodrich
Corporation's (NYSE: GR) Sensors and Integrated Systems business in
Plymouth, UK has received a
follow-on order from Saab Bofors Dynamics AB for additional
inertial measurement units (IMUs) for its Next-generation Light
Anti-tank Weapon (NLAW) system. The contract covers additional NLAW
units intended for export; deliveries are expected to be complete
in 2012.
The IMUs are Goodrich model SiIMU01®, a rugged MEMS-based IMU
that provides missile navigation and guidance. The Plymouth team was first selected in 2001 to
design and develop the NLAW's IMU; deliveries of the SiIMU01® unit
commenced in 2005. The most current order brings total SilMU01
requirements for NLAW to 20,000 units, including past, current and
future delivery orders.
Charlie Johnston, vice president
and general manager for Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems
said, "Our ongoing success on the Saab NLAW proves the value of
rugged, precise, low-cost MEMS-based devices designed to operate in
the harshest environments. We continue to evolve our guidance,
navigation and control technology to meet the increasing
performance needs of tomorrow's defense systems."
NLAW is a lightweight, portable fire-and-forget anti-tank
weapon. Its guidance electronics record the soldier's aiming
movement, then calculates and predicts a flight path to the target.
NLAW was introduced into service by the British, Finnish and
Swedish armed forces to meet the demanding requirements for their
anti-tank weapons.
Goodrich inertial measurement products have become the preferred
choice of modern precision guidance and navigation, offering the
ability to sense and accurately measure rotational and linear
movement. The company is a market leader in MEMS-based inertial
systems, with more than 25,000 MEMS units in use today on a wide
range of military platforms.
Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global
supplier of systems and services to aerospace, defense and homeland
security markets. With one of the most strategically diversified
portfolios of products in the industry, Goodrich serves a global
customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service
facilities. For more information, visit
http://www.goodrich.com.
Goodrich Corporation operates through its divisions and as a
parent company for its subsidiaries, one or more of which may be
referred to as "Goodrich Corporation" in this press
release.
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