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DATE: 2008-12-03T09:11+0100

ASRO-X – Airborne Ground Surveillance and Data Fusion Demonstrator


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EADS is responsible for the French demonstrator programme of a complete surveillance chain (IMINT) named ASRO-X. Its function is to demonstrate the information chain of the airborne ground surveillance operation & control with the task of production, exploitation and utilisation of IMINT information.

Main objectives are:

To develop a complete surveillance system, from sensor to data diffusion
To contribute to the objectives of the digital battle space, in the field of ground surveillance
To validate the use of an enduring observation system, with several sensors.

3 types of experimentation are planned (2003):

Type 1: X-System + ASRO-X Ground Segment
Type 2: X-System + HORIZON System + ASRO-X Ground Segment
Type 3: Armed Forces Exercise.

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V.
Le Carré · Beechavenue 130-132 · 1119 PR Schiphol Rijk · The Netherlands

EADS Deutschland GmbH · 81663 Munich · Germany
EADS France S.A.S. · 37, boulevard de Montmorency · 75781 Paris Cedex 16 · France
EADS CASA · Ava. de Aragón, 404, 28022 Madrid · Spain