New DCoMPASS payload from Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems has developed a new version of its CoMPASS family of payloads, with the DCoMPASS full HD Integrated Mission Equipment Package (iMEP). The all-in-one lightweight and compact system has been designed to meet the requirements of light aircraft, including light attack/search & rescue helicopters, MALE UAVs and jet Special Mission Aircraft (SMA).
DCoMPASS FHD iMEP integrates multiple mission systems and capabilities in a size-weight-power (SWAP) of a standard 15”, 40kg EO/IR Payload. The iMEP features an integrated digital map, DVR, navigation and data link system, together with an open architecture design to enable the integration of additional mission equipment.
According to Adi Dar, executive vice president and general manager, Elbit Systems Intelligence and Electro-optics – Elop, the new system ‘provides a significant advance in payload system capabilities while facilitating easy upgrades of the legacy investments of our current customers.’
‘It allows an optimal operating point for the major system parameters of performance, weight, power consumption and size, all at a highly competitive price,’ Dar said. ‘The DCoMPASS FHD iMEP video interfaces were upgraded to support multiple HD digital video outputs together with the existing mechanical and electrical interfaces of earlier generation systems. This facilitates easy upgrades for existing legacy platforms, thus protecting the investments of current users.’
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