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Ch 53k cockpit11/23/2023 ![]() Security & Survivability Systems products include composite, ceramic and transparent armor technologies, integrated vehicle armor systems, vehicle and aircraft survivability components and accessories, and soldier protection equipment. The Occupant Protection business, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, is part of the newly formed Security & Survivability Systems, a technology leader in light weight materials. The CH-53K AMS provides a user interface that is consistent and intuitive for control of avionics subsystems by each cockpit crew member. The cabin armor will utilize BAE systems latest technology to minimize weight while providing protection to the occupants and critical systems of the CH-53K. It will also include integration of the CH-53K’s fly-by-wire flight controls, which will allow for improved occupant safety, ergonomic integration, and mission endurance. Scheduled for first flight this year and entry into squadron service in 2019, the U.S. ![]() The new cockpit seat will be part of BAE Systems “S7000” family of world class armored crashworthy seats and will meet the most demanding U.S. assessment of the CH-53Ks performance will be detailed in the IOT&E report and. “Whereas other aircraft armor applications are usually done as retrofits to existing aircraft, said Don Dutton," Vice-President of Occupant Protection Systems for BAE Systems, "this system will be designed and qualified into the aircraft, ensuring that the armor meets the same safety, interface, and airworthiness standards as all other equipment on the CH-53K.” Follow-on contracts would be placed for production orders and spares. Sikorsky is planning to build 156 CH-53K aircraft.īAE Systems efforts on these initial contracts will include design, development, testing, qualification, and delivery of initial systems to support the flight and ground test aircraft. The total value of the programs is estimated at approximately $90 million through 2022. The first deliveries of both seats and cabin armor are scheduled for 2010. 'There are a lot of platforms that are getting that cockpit, and that’s a really good indicator that you have an open architecture when you can put it to other platforms,' he said. engineering for upgrades to the MH - 53E's anti- quated cockpit. The Air Combat Electronics (PMA-209) program office is overseeing the Marine Corps’ CH-53K CAAS effort, Muldoon said. This is thanks in part to the King Stallions new fly by wire controls which has replaced the Echo’s hydraulic system which both shed the helo’s own weight as well as allowed for the increase of tactical payload both internal as well as. CH - 53K Heavy Lift Replacement Program The Fiscal Year 2016 President's Budget. ![]() a fully integrated glass cockpit, improved cargo handling and capacity. The King is capable of lifting triple the payload of Echo model in hot and heavy conditions. BAE Systems has received contracts from Sikorsky Aircraft for development and initial deliveries of CH-53K Cockpit Seats and Cabin Armour Systems. What GAO Found: The CH-53K helicopter mission is to provide combat assault. ![]()
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