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the American Sparrow medium-range air-to-air missile already in

service with the Royal Air Force.

ELECTRONICS

26.

Research and development in the electronics field covers a

wide range of projects designed to meet the needs of all three

Services;

projects vary in size from small night-vision equipments

to a complex tactical communications system for the Army and the

Royal Air Force. The programme includes work on navigation, detection,

electronic countermeasures, communications, data-handling and

simulation,

both in the development of new equipments and in the

improvement of existing ones. Among current projects are:

a.

radar equipment and avionics for the MRCA,

enabling it to operate in all weathers by

day and night;

b.

C.

d.

e.

the DN 181 all-weather tracking radar for

use with the Rapier low-level surface-to-

air guided-weapon system. This radar, which

will provide Rapier with a blind fire

capability at night and in poor weather, is

approaching the final stages of development;

maritime search radars for Nimrod and Lynx

capable of detecting ships and submarines in

unfavourable sea conditions;

La portable tactical instrument approach aid

for use at temporary landing sites_7;

a laser target-marker for forward air

controllers, which will improve their ability

to designate targets for aircraft providing

close tactical support;

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