New step in the successful program Chinook

Terma North America announced that it reached an important milestone in the development of program systems integration-measures against helicopters for medium to heavy lift Chinook Royal Canadian Air Force.

The ALQ-213 program (V) EWMS, integrated with a double dash is supplied by Terma under a contract of subcontract awarded in 2009 by Boeing in 2009, is the manufacturer of the helicopter.

The company Terma has successfully completed a critical review of the concept, which, she says, perfectly meets the requirements of the Canadian Forces Aerospace Warfare Centre (CFAWC) Canadian Forces in support of electronic warfare operations (EWOS) the requirements for the helicopter project.

Under a contract awarded by the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) in June 2012, a test of special equipment which includes survival equipment and aircraft support tools missions Terma is provided by the company CFAWC.

The equipment is designed to help support system operational electronic warfare to manage the entire software electronic warfare (DEWS), which is being developed for the program.

Electronic warfare software is designed to equip the helicopter with a comprehensive systems integration, systems management duplicating electronic warfare AN/ALQ-213 (V) with full simulation capability, all under -defensive systems installed on the aircraft.

Equipped with a data unit tactics, which includes a laser warning system AVR-2B laser warning, the cons-directional infrared measurement AAQ-24, the distribution center cons-measures against ALE-47 distribution system integration program systems is designed to improve the protection of aircraft against current and future threats.

A total of 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters have been ordered by the DND under a contract of $ 1.15 billion with Boeing in August 2009 for operations research ls etr rescue and emergency operations in disasters (fires, floods, earthquakes).

Deliveries are expected in 2013, and the new fleet will be based at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, Ontario.