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equipments to a major tactical communications system for the
Army and the Royal Air Force. The programme includes work
on navigation, detection, electronic countermeasures, communi-
cations, data-handling and simulation and involves developing
new equipments and improving existing ones. Among current
projects are:
a.
b.
radar equipment and avionics for the MRCA,
enabling it to operate in all weather by
day and night;
the DN 181 all-weather tracking radar, which
will give the Rapier low-level surface-to-air
guided-weapon system a blind fire capability
at night and in poor weather.
The radar is
approaching the final stages of development.
C. maritime search radars for Nimrod and Lynx
capable of detecting ships and submarines in
unfavourable sea conditions;
d.
e.
f
a laser target-marker for forward air con-
trollers, which will improve their ability to
designate targets for aircraft providing close
tactical support;
new sonars, with improved detection and classi-
fication capability, for use in frigates;
new sonars, for use in submarines, to increase
their effectiveness against quieter submarines
in the next decade. A complementary study
into a submarine detection equipment system
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