First MAD-XR Systems for Japan MoD, JMSDF

Tokyo: Montreal-based, global training systems integrator, CAE today announced the delivery of the first production of Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) systems, following successful completion of the Customer Source Inspection (CSI). The MAD-XR systems were delivered to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) for installation in the new P1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) operated by the Japanese Ministry of Defence and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF).

The delivery of the MAD-XR systems 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 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations.

The CAE MAD-XR system is a highly sensitive magnetometer designed to sense changes in the earth’s magnetic field. In the ASW role, it is used as a sensor to detect submarines. Building on CAE’s longstanding 60-year pedigree of supplying innovative MAD sensors to navies across the globe, the 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 localization capabilities under challenging environmental and operational conditions,” says CAE Defense and Security, International, Marc-Olivier Sabourin, Vice President and General Manager.

“Our continued commitment to innovation and customer-driven solutions allows CAE to meet the changing needs of the training and operational environments.”

The delivery of the MAD-XR system continues the long-standing relationship between CAE and MELCO dating back to 2004 and reflects CAE’s commitment to providing advanced training and sensor technology to clients in the strategically significant Asia-Pacific region.—shp/adj/aaa (Image: CAE)