Project: IAR-330 L Upgrade Program

Program’s objective: developing in concept study an achievable variant of a medium helicopter with multirole mission capabilities, including UN operations, by the revitalization and upgrade of IAR-330 L helicopters, produced by IAR Brașov and presently in Air Force service at 862 Transport Squadron Mihail Kogalniceanu. The main goal was to provide a solid analysis to the decision makers in order to initiate the acquisition process of the required number of helicopters.

Results: the concept study provided a comparative analysis of equipment options compatible with multirole missions, including UN missions. The analysis included both equipment options and the corresponding costs.

The analyzed options were:

Option 1 ”Basic”: specialized equipment installed in a stand-alone configuration.

Option 2 ”Basic + DVE”: brings additional the BrightNite integrated system, which offers support to the pilot in dangerous situations when the visual possibilities of establishing helicopter’s position are limited or non-existing.

Option 3 ”Basic + EW + DVE”: brings additional HSPS systems.

Using a performance / cost criterion and taking into consideration multiple variants of evaluating the main characteristics, the concept study recommended Option 2 as optimal, which later was approved to be used in the acquisition process.

System architecture

BrightNite System capabilities

Project: F-16A/B MLU 5.2 Acceptance Test and Evaluation

Objectives:

  • Test and evaluation plan for F-16 A/B MLU M5.2 Air Force multirole fighter.
  • Acceptance test and evaluation of F-16 A/B MLU M5.2 Air Force multirole fighter’s configuration.
  • Acceptance test and evaluation Report of F-16 A/B MLU M5.2 Air Force multirole fighter’s configuration.
  • Homologation of F-16 A/B MLU M5.2 Air Force multirole fighter’s configuration.
  • Participation in F-16 A/B MLU M5.2 Air Force multirole fighter admittance.

Results:

  • Test and evaluation plan for F-16 A/B MLU M5.2 Air Force multirole fighter.
  • Acceptance test and evaluation Report of F-16 A/B MLU M5.2 Air Force multirole fighter’s configuration