The Goodrich 3rd generation DB-110 system: operational on tactical and unmanned aircraft

Mrinal Iyengar; Davis Lange

doi:10.1117/12.666215

5 May 2006 The Goodrich 3rd generation DB-110 system: operational on tactical and unmanned aircraft

Mrinal Iyengar, Davis Lange

Proceedings Volume 6209, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications III; 620909 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666215
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Goodrich's DB-110 Reconnaissance Airborne Pod for TORnado (RAPTOR) and Data Link Ground Station (DLGS) have been used operationally for several years by the Royal Air Force (RAF). A variant of the RAPTOR DB-110 Sensor System is currently being used by the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF). Recently, the DB-110 system was flown on the Predator B Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), demonstrating the DB-110 system's utility on unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. The DB-110 is a dual-band EO and IR imaging capability for long, medium, and short standoff ranges, including oblique and over-flight imaging, in a single sensor package. The DB-110 system has also proven performance for real-time high bandwidth data link imagery transmission. Goodrich has leveraged this operational experience in building a 3rd Generation DB-110 system including new Reconnaissance Airborne Pod and Ground System, to be first used by the Polish Air Force. This 3rd Generation system maintains all the capability of the current 2nd Generation DB-110 system and adds several new features. The 3rd Generation system upgrades include an increase in resolution via new focal planes, addition of a third ("super-wide") field of view, and new avionics. This paper summarizes the Goodrich DB-110 3rd Generation System in terms of its basic design and capabilities. Recent demonstration of the DB-110 on the Predator B UAV is overviewed including sample imagery.

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Mrinal Iyengar and Davis Lange "The Goodrich 3rd generation DB-110 system: operational on tactical and unmanned aircraft", Proc. SPIE 6209, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications III, 620909 (5 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666215

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