Test acceleration expedites fielding warning system
Published: Mon Dec 13th, 2004Source: www.af.mil
12/10/2004 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- Engineers here cut the test time for a crucial missile warning system from months to weeks, speeding the operational debut of the system on C-17 Globemaster IIIs.Changes to the system, which warns of an approaching missile and automatically fires flares to confuse the missile’s guidance system, were performed by the C-17 Combined Test Force here.
Changes were made to the pilot-vehicle interface to improve how the pilot recognizes when the system is warning of a potential threat.
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