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ASW.
Anti-submarine warfare and fleet protection are two of Loral's areas of concentration. Our capabilities span the broad range of underseas warfare, including guidance and training. Our technologies cover digital and hydroacoustic signal processing, recognition, and simulation.
On-going R&D programs at Loral support these technologies and produce *
a steady stream of component improvements that enhance entire systems.
We also bring a bias to action to every project-a management emphasis on "no surprises," a reputation for bringing in projects on time, on budget, on spec.
And the same is true whether it's ASW, or self-protection, or C3, or simulation, or any of our other chosen areas.
Loral: It's a good synonym for defense electronics.
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For two hundred years, the U.S. Coast Guard has maintained our coastline watch with unfailing diligence. TANO Marine Systems, Inc. salutes the Coast Guard, its officers and crews for two centuries of dedicated service.
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danger to the US. Once disturbed, the dialog above becomes a critical piece in the world-wide picture puzzle that the US Navy leaders must know in a timely manner. The sonobuoy that detected this target costs 1/3 less than it did five years ago and yet is more capable today. The SPARTON team has produced every USN sonobuoy type deployed for the past 30 years, and is still building them. The production, research and development of sonobuoys is SPARTON DEFENSE ELECTRONIC’S primary interest. SPARTON brings almost 70 years in manufacturing electronic equip
This dialog goes on, with some variation, several times a day in the Navy’s normal 24 hour a day “game” of cat and mouse between deployed ASW aircraft and Russian Submarines. The USN’s first line of detection in this critical “game” is the high tech passive sonobuoy built by SPARTON DEFENSE ELECTRONICS. This listening device drifts in the vast reaches of the cold north Atlantic or Pacific waiting for the quiet to be disturbed by a possible
Westinghouse’s reputation for outstanding performance in quiet, powerful naval propulsion gearing was established by supplying the gears for all of the Navy’s low noise surface combatants: the DD 963, the DD 993, and the CG 47 class ships. In supplying the gears for these ships, we introduced “Quiet Power” to the Surface Navy.
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Amfer*0rmance and leadership go hand in hand. The U.S. "s Th ^0rces know ^is. So does the Coast Guard. And so do cUsh■ s wfly were determined to remain a U.S. leader in air p°n and advance hull technology, i, Consider our record. We’ve provided the Navy and Marines LCAo0st c Tticated landing craft since World War II-the CQ^Our WSES Seabird Class Patrol Boat has dramatically Coq uted to the U.S dj3* Guard’s drug inter- fja‘°n capabilities. Nor 4r6 we forgotten the lLnys watercraft mission,
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Why AT&T for ASW?
The best reason has been under water for 35 years.
For more than 35 years, AT&T has provided the Navy with the world’s only underwater sound surveillance system.
This unique experience gives AT&T an important edge in the development of advanced ASW technologies. Advances that embrace virtually every surveillance element. Fiber optics. Acoustic sensors and digital telemetry Microelectronics and VHSIC. Digital signal processors and parallel processing. Advances supported by more than 500 Ocean Systems scientists and engineers within AT&T
And this experience translates into ASW products with proven reliability Our electronic systems have operated flawlessly during more than two decades on the ocean bottom.
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The right choice.
AT&T is equipped to strengthen the Navy’s defense capability on virtually every fleet platform, through all elements of system design and integration, manufacture, installation and field support.
In short, we’re ready with the experience, expertise, resources and commitment to give the Navy high-sensitivity ASW systems at the lowest possible acquisition/life cycle cost.
For more information, write to Joe Guarnieri, AT&T Federal Systems, PO. Box 2444, Washington, D.C. 22202 or phone 703 685-8676.
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Wyle delivers the unique environmental testing the Navy demands.
We provide 167 vibration and 901 shock testing, steam testing (NAVSEA QSL), natural environments, acoustic services (including underwater measurements), test tailoring, and dynamic analysis.
We have 40 years of independent test experience and test facilities throughout the United States. We can provide a naval test program that is reliable, on time, and within budget.
For more information on Wyle’s full range of test services, call Program Development in Huntsville, AL at (205) 837-4411, Norco, CA at (714) 737-0871 or Hampton, VA at (804) 865-0000.
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It fits OSA like a glove.
OSA, of course* is an acronym for Operational Support Aircraft.
As the name suggests, the function of an OSA-type operation in the military is airlift.
In the U.S. Navy, for example, the primary role of OSA is to provide rapid transport of key personnel and priority cargo to and within a given theater of naval operations. Passengers are usually specialists with critically needed skills; cargo is often vital parts for sophisticated equipment.
Because OSA payloads are measured by quality, not quantity, OSA airplanes must have exceptional performance and utmost dependability.
If the U.S. Navy set out to design the aircraft that could meet or exceed its foreseeable OSA requirements into the next century, it would want the airplane to have these capabilities:
• The speed and range to respond to unique short-fused requirements in support of remote battle groups.
• Extremely reliable turbofan engines with excellent fuel efficiency and low maintenance requirements.
• The highest levels of technology in computerized flight management systems integrated with electronic flight instruments, and other highly reliable advanced systems that enable the aircraft and flight crews to operate at peak efficiency.
• The performance to use virtually any airport in the world.
• Sufficient size to provide room for as many as 27 people, or up to 9,000 pounds of cargo, or some combination of the two.
If that airplane came off the drawing board and could do all these things, it would be just like the one you see here.
That’s right. The ideal OSA aircraft already exists.
It is our Gulfstream IV. It is designed, in production, and proving every day in service with the world’s major corporations and governments that its uncommon versatility results in uncommon productivity. As the C-20F Gulfstream, it would be the newest generation of the C-20 Gulfstreams that are so effective in operation with America’s military.
For OSA, it fits.
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Answering The Call For Global Communications.
Innovative solutions to your C’l network integration problems are an E-Systems specialty. Indeed, a vast wealth of experience is available to meet your specific requirements, from local area networks to RF communications ... from global multimedia systems to satellite communications.
Our experience includes many years of RF design and production for programs such as the AN/VVSC-3 “Whiskey-3" terminal... the UHF radio complement for AlAACS... UHF subsystems for FLEETSATCOM mid MILSTAR ... antennas for the NAVS'IAR Global Positioning System ... and the SCAN portion of ICS/SCAN — the Integrated Communications System/Shipboard Communications Area Network.
Our experience in communications systems integration includes the initial Worldwide Airborne Command Post and SCIS — the Survivable Communications Integration System for the Air Force. Over the years, we’ve met the demands for a wide variety of multilevel C‘I systems for land, sea and air applications.
If your requirements call local area networks, RF com1111 cations, or systems integration with simulation, analysis and security at all levels, remembcr E-Systems — the company d1*1 ready to answer your call f°r global communications.
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The science of systems.
High-performance alloys are increasingly used as sheet and strip, for applications requiring ever- higher quality. Users of heat- and corrosion-resistant alloys want economical sheet/strip sizes, weld-free coils, improved surface quality, more precise section shape, and closer tolerances. Inco Alloys International has taken steps to meet these demands.
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CLOSER SHEET AND STRIP TOLERANCES. JUST ONE FORM INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TAKES,
A new hot-strip reversing mill, unsurpassed among producers of high-performance alloys, combines with a recently acquired cold-rolling facility to offer you high-quality sheet and strip in thicknesses from .005" to .250" and widths from .750" to 48!' In addition to close dimensional tolerances, you get a superior surface finish and weld-free lengths in coil weights that can exceed 20,000 lb. And every production step is state-of-the-art, to give you the best product available.
This total in-house production permits strict quality control and traceability of your order from melting to shipment. And with the world's widest selection of high-performance alloys to choose from, you’ll find exactly the properties you need. Corrosion resistance, high-temperature strength, superior dimensional stability —whatever it takes to get the job done.
Inco Alloys International also provides the performance and cost- efficiency you demand in a range of other forms such as rod, bar, plate, section, pipe, tubing, wire, and companion welding products. All available through a worldwide sales network including distribution centers located near you.
To find out more, write for a free copy of "High-Quality Superalloy Sheet and Strip’.’
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28th ANNUAL NAVAL & MARITIME PHOTO CONTEST
The U S Naval Institute and the Government Systems Division, Eastman Kodak Company'are proud to co-sponsor the 28th Annual Naval & Maritime Photo
Winning photos will be published in a 1990 issue of Proceedings. Cash prizes will be awarded as follows:
1st Prize $350
2nd Prize gjj
Honorable Mention (15) $10° each
Mail entries to: ^ & MAR|T|ME pHOTO COfjTEgT
U.S. Naval Institute • Annapolis, MD 21402 • (301) 268-6110
DEADLINE: 31 DECEMBER 1989
Entry Rules:
1. Each photograph must pertain to a naval or mar't'[™ the subject. (The photo is not limited to the calendar year o
contest.)
2. Limit: 5 entries per person.
a Entries must be either black and white prints, color p ■ or color transparencies.
4. Minimum print size is 5" x 7."
5. Minimum transparency size is 35mm. (No glass mounteo transparencies, please.)
& Full captions and the photographer's name and address must be printed or typed on a separate sheet of paper an attached to the back of each print, or printed on the transparency mount. (No staples, please.)
7. Entries must arrive at the U.S. Naval Institute no later December 31, 1989. ^
Photographs not awarded prizes may possibly bte P^rchased by the U.S. Naval Institute. Those photographs no purcha5 will be returned to the owner if accompanied by a stampe , self-addressed envelope
Sponsored by the U.S. Naval Institute and the Eastman Kodak Compaq
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T' he United States Naval Institute and the Vincent Astor Foundation take pleasure in announcing the Sixteenth Annual Vincent Astor Memorial Leadership Essay Contest for Junior Officers and Officer Trainees of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The contest is designed to promote research, thinking, and writing on topics of leadership in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
FIRST PRIZE: $1,500, a Naval Institute Gold Medal, and a Life Membership in the Naval Institute.
FIRST HONORABLE MENTION: $1,000 and a Naval Institute Silver Medal.
SECOND HONORABLE MENTION: (two to be awarded) $500 and a Naval Institute Bronze Medal. The first prize essay will be published in the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings. The Institute’s Editorial Board may elect to publish any or all of the honorable mention essays in any given year, but is not obligated to do so. The Editorial Board may, from time to time, publish collections of the award winning essays and other essays in book or pamphlet form.
The contest is open to:
1. Commissioned officers, regular and reserve, in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in pay grades 0-1,0-2, and 0-3 (ensign/2nd lieutenant; lieutenant (junior grade)/1st lieutenant; and lieutenant/captain) at the time the essay is submitted.
2. U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard officer trainees within one year of receiving their commission.
ENTRY RULES
1. Essays must be original and may not exceed 4,000 words.
2. All entries should be directed to: Executive Director (VAMLEC), U.S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland 21402.
3. Essays must be received on or before 1 February 1990 at the U.S. Naval Institute.
4. The name of the author shall not appear on the essay. Each author shall assign a motto in addition to a title to the essay. This motto shall appear (a) on the title page of the essay, with the title, in lieu of the author’s name and (b) by itself on the outside of an accompanying sealed envelope. This sealed envelope should contain a typed sheet giving the name, rank, branch of service, address, and office and home phone numbers (if available) of the essayist, along with the title of the essay and the motto. The identity of the essayist will not be known of the judging members of the Editorial Board until they have made their selections.
5. The awards will be made known and presented to the successful competitors during the graduation awards ceremonies at their respective schools, if appropriate, or at other official ceremonies. Mrs. Astor or her personal representative will be invited to present the first prize each year.
6. Essays must be typewritten, double-spaced, on paper approximately 8V2 x 11”. Submit two complete copies.
7. Essays will be judged by the Naval Institute’s Editorial Board for depth of research, analytical and interpretive qualities, and original thinking on the topic of leadership. Essays should not be merely expositions or personal narratives.
DEADLINE: 1 FEBRUARY 1990
VINCENT ASTOR MEMORIAL
Rapid Deployment Requires Rapid Deployment Fueling
Fuel, and its accessibility for today’s modern conventional military equipment, is critical to the success of our fighting forces. Willbros Butler Engineers, Inc.,THE COMPANY THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN, is providing system integration and technical guidance to our Armed Forces in the development of a new rapid deployment fueling system. This new concept provides means for rapidly unloading fuel from offshore tankers and transporting it inland for use by both aircraft and ground forces. Under the technical guidance of Willbros Butler Engineers, the project has progressed in record time from concept, to production and acceptance by the U.S. Army for deployment. Willbros Butler Engineers, THE COMPANY THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN. Write or call for our brochure.
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TECHNOLOGY THAT LOWERS COSTS.
The Navy has been dropping
_______ Magnavox sonobuoys for over 35
years. We’ve been dropping the price just as long.
Today, Magnavox sonobuoys give the U.S. Navy more than twice the detection capability — at half the 1953 cost. Advances gained through technology have allowed us to cut costs, yet maintain the highest quality in detection capability. Magnavox sonobuoys find the underwater threat.
decades Magnavox has competitively bid and manufactured every major production sonobu°- the Navy has deployed. We’ve built four millioj1 to date, with each designed to feature flexible™ and unsurpassed performance. _ -
Magnavox is the only company specializing1 both “wet end” and “dry end” ASW technology We understand the synergy between the data- gathering sonobuoy and its airborne acoustic signal processor.
After all, we produce nearly half of the “wet end” and 75 percent of the “dry end” signal processing equipment used in our nation’s P-3 aircraft.
That’s why, when it comes to t affordable ASW technology, theres
Mk4l. One system,
Its time has come: a single integrated shipboard ISAtem to launch the U.S. Navy’s highly potent mix of '^NDARD, TOMAHAWK and VL-ASROC weapons.
^4l Vertical Launching System (VLS) now surf S ** P°ssible to counter any threat, whether air, s , ace> subsurface or land-based. Fast-reacting and I ective in response, it is ready 24 hours a day, regard- Ss °f weather.
c J®ased on a highly modular design, the Mk 41 VLS v be integrated aboard most surface combatants by tying the number and placement of 8-cell launcher Gules. With all missiles and associated launch j^ipment below an armored deck, the VLS offers PtrfirnUrn surv*vability in battle. Each 8-cell module omts all launch functions, providing redundancy 1‘n the launcher, thus assuring system reliability.
^ Currently, the Mk 41 VLS is being installed aboard C Navy’s newest AEGIS cruisers and destroyers, and
many weapons.
selected SPRUANCE-class ships. Development continues to increase the variety of VLS weapons. FMC is working to integrate the SM2 Block IV and Sea Lance missiles within the VLS. We are also part of an international team integrating the vertically-launched NATO Seasparrow missile.
The Mk 4l is many weapons in one, a solution for more effective, affordable defense. It is a major weapon element of AEGIS ships, enabling the fleet to prevail in high- threat zones of vital interest to our nation. For more information, write FMC Corporation, Naval Systems Division, Box 59043,4800 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55459-0043-
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AV-8B.THE MEAN MACHINE.
Tough, muscular and mobile, the AV-8B is an ideal escort for air transport missions. With its STOL capability, it’s the perfect aircraft to fully protect the tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey from takeoff to touchdown.
The Osprey is exceptional in its ability to deliver troops and supplies to almost any location, but in many scenarios it requires an escort. The AV-8B is perfect for that job because it can operate from any area that suits an Osprey, from jungle clearing to damaged runway.
Should trouble come, the AV-8B is a potent protector. It can deliver 9,000 pounds of conventional bombs and guided weapons. And its Sidewinder missiles and 25mm
cannon are poised to dispatch any airborne threat. ,
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