Untitled - David Kronemyer

expected to stimulate major overseas sales during
the current year.
The division also won the UK Minist{, o{
Delence (NIoD) competition to supply both of the
Airborne Stand-Ofl Radar (ASTOR) demonstrators.
The primary purposc o[ lhi. programme is to
prove the ability of airborne radars to detect
moving vehicles, giving battlefi eld commanders
early warning of attack. One demonstrator will be a
modified Shl.rnaster aboard a PBN De{ender
aircraft; the other will be a synthetic apefiure radar
installed in an Moll Canberra aircralt.
California-based Systron l)onner, a noted
supplier o{ components and sub-systems for
delence and aerospace projects, maintained its
dominance of the intemational market for aircralt
engine fire/overheat detection. A key contract was
to supply the total fire protection system - both
detection and extinguishing - for the new V22
Osprey Tilt Rotor aircraft. This safeguards not only
the main engines but also the auxiliary power unit
and wing dry bay areas. The development of a
unique lire suppression system will serve to
expand Systron Donner's position in the aerospace
and industrial marketplace.
'Ihe Computer Systems Division, with a range of
activitics in .pe,.ialised r.omputing. r.ommunir.arion
and revenue control systems, won an important
contract lrom British Rail to supply over 2,000
upgraded versions of the extremely successful
PORTIS (PORtable Ticket Issuing System)
developed by THORN ENll. It is used on pay trains,
to read and store data from magnetically encoded
travel tickets and credit cards, as well as to issue
tickets and capture related revenue
data. Deliveries of the new
SPORTIS version will
extend over the next
two years, while
BR's existing
1,750 machines
will he retrolitted
to the
same standard.
Malor p.otecls lo meel lhe
needs ol lhe Br tish Army
aso have valuable potentia
These rnciude lhe rnnova|ve
At Defence Ae ng Device
(ADAD), lo warn groLrnd forces
ol approaclring ancraft, and
the rn provernenls to the
exislrnq TOW ant rank
Success in specialised iieds
conr nues. As wellas ds
ach evemenls w th Searchwater
Radars lor a rbome
eary warning and marit me
aenal reconnaissance lhe
comPanY recenl y won the
UK \4oD competilon lo
supplyboln A 6orne Sland-
Ofi Radar (ASTOR) dernonslralors
to prove eifectiveness
vehicles. rn Electro Optics
com pany's the.mal rmagers
rncludethe US lvlar ne Corps.