Extended Range and Sensitivity for ASW Applications

CAE has delivered the first production Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) systems to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO), for installation in new P1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) operated by the Japanese MoD and the Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the company announced on 31 May.

The delivery is part of a multi-year contract for the integration, installation, and sustainment of the MAD-XR sensor in support of JMSDF’s fixed-wing ASW operations. The sensor is a highly sensitive magnetometer, designed to sense changes in the earth’s magnetic field and thus detect submarines. Building on CAE’s longstanding 60-year pedigree of supplying innovative MAD sensors to navies across the globe, MAD-XR offers increased range and sensitivity coupled with reduced size, weight, and power requirements. “The extended capabilities of this powerful sensor allow it to be used in a wide variety of manned and unmanned platforms, providing defence forces with enhanced submarine detection and localisation capabilities under challenging environmental and operational conditions,” explained Marc-Olivier Sabourin, VP/GM, CAE Defense and Security, International. “Our continued commitment to innovation and customer-driven solutions allows CAE to meet the changing needs of the training and operational environments”.

The delivery continues the long-standing relationship between CAE and MELCO, which dates back to 2004 and reflects CAE’s commitment to providing advanced training and sensor technology to clients in the strategically significant Asia-Pacific region.