First Sirius IRST System Accepted by Canadian Navy
(Hengelo, May 16, 2008) -- Recently, the first SIRIUS Infrared Search and Track system destined for Canada's Navy was subjected to a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) at the Thales site in Hengelo, the Netherlands. The test was witnessed by the SIRIUS Program Management Team, DRS Technologies Canada, the Canadian Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy. DRS is Thales' partner in the SIRIUS program. The FAT demonstrated that SIRIUS performs as specified, underlining Thales' leading expertise in naval electro-optics world-wide. It further demonstrates Thales' ability to deliver complex Canadian programs on time and within budget.
The first SIRIUS is intended for the Combat Systems Training Centre (CSTC) of the Canadian Navy, located in Halifax N.S. With Thales support, this system will be integrated into the HALIFAX Class CCS 330 system, with an expected shipboard installation projected in fall 2008 with at sea acceptance trials in early 2009. The second SIRIUS system will be delivered to the Royal Netherlands Navy and will be installed on board HMS Tromp during the summer of 2008.
In concert with the RNNL and the Canadian Navy, the FAT is the conclusion of a long series of tests and qualifications that have been performed over the past few years. They include the cold-water trials at the Royal Netherlands Navy's Land Based Test Site in Den Helder, the Netherlands in 2003, that proved SIRIUS' outstanding long-range detection capabilities; and, the warm-water trials near the Bahamas in 2005 on board the Canadian Halifax Class frigate HMCS Montreal, that demonstrated the SIRIUS system excels in littoral environments.
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