Honeywell announced today that it has been selected by Marshall Aerospace to provide Honeywell’s RDR-4000M military weather radar as part of their upgrade for the Royal Netherlands Air Force C-130 aircraft.
Marshall Aerospace will be the first in the world to install the Honeywell next-generation RDR4000 volumetric radar in a C-130 aircraft.The upgrade also includes Honeywell’s Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System. “The RDR-4000M is a military derivative of our commercial RDR-4000 next-generation radar,” said Dean Flatt, President, Honeywell Aerospace Defense & Space. “It offers the same features as the RDR-4000 plus unique military modes, at a fraction of the cost of currently available systems, and will provide safer flight for a military transport aircraft in poor weather conditions.” Features of the RDR-4000M include: • A high-resolution ground map for a more detailed picture
• Skin-paint mode for rendezvous and refueling operations
• Fully automatic weather and ground map modes for enhanced situational awareness
• Significant operational cost savings from high reliability, reduced weight, and advanced design technology The RDR-4000M is unique in that it automatically collects a complete three-dimensional volumetric scan of all weather and terrain ahead of the aircraft, showing the most reflective part of the storm cell. It has an integral global terrain database that continually updates and enables the radar to identify, tag, and extract ground clutter without affecting weather returns. Marshall Aerospace is one of the United Kingdom’s leading privately owned aerospace companies that specializes in the modification and conversion of military, civil and business and general aircraft. For additional information, please visit www.marshallaerospace.com. Honeywell International is a $30 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts as further described in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act. |
