Revolutionary technology, high performance and reliability are essential for air-to-ground superiority, and all three are delivered by the Raytheon/BAE Systems Terminator.
The Terminator infrared targeting system, developed by Raytheon Electronic Systems, BAE Systems and Fairchild controls, is a new design that combines electronic, laser and FLIR improvements made over the last 20 years with airborne surveillance and targeting sub-systems for one of the most capable and cost-effective targeting system available today.
Raytheon says the Terminator offers four times the performance and three times the reliability at half the cost of older targeting systems. To boost reliability, the Terminator operates with two-thirds fewer parts than first-generation systems, and it has no high-failure components. Its design enables inexpensive two-level maintenance, while providing multi-function targeting pod capabilities. Terminator is the culmination of a six-year campaign to develop this state-of-the-art midwave staring sensor technology. Raytheon now provides a range of midwave staring infrared systems for a variety of applications. V-22 Osprey, the Royal Australian Navy's Super Seasprite helicopters, the Global Hawk Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Reconnaissance System and, most recently, the Advance Targeting FLIR for the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet.
Source: Flight Daily News
