Alenia Marconi Systems is an equal shares joint venture between BAE SYSTEMS of the UK and Finmeccanica of Italy. The company is a major force in European defence and electronics with a turnover of over US$1.6Bn and an established international customer base in over 100 countries. The operating divisions in Italy and the UK have wide ranging capabilities in ground and naval radar, missile systems, air traffic management, command and control, simulation and synthetic environments, engineering, software design and manufacturing, all backed up by comprehensive customer support facilities.
At EURONAVAL 2000 the company will be displaying its capability in
Naval Systems Alenia Marconi Systems is a world leader in Naval Systems, with over 450 systems installed in more than 30 countries worldwide.
**EMPAR is the European Multi-function Phased Array Radar which simultaneously performs 3D detection, multiple target tracking and missile guidance. EMPAR is already at sea with the Italian Navy on board INS Carabiniere and will be fitted to the next generation of air defence frigates for the French and Italian Navies.
**S1850M is a state of the art 3D L-band long range naval air surveillance radar developed in conjunction with Signaal for the next generation frigates.
**PAAMS - Alenia Marconi Systems is a major contributor to the PAAMS surface-to-air missile system, which will form the heart of the naval air defence for the United Kingdom, France and Italy.
For the three navies, Alenia Marconi Systems has been selected as: *Lead contractor for the S1850M long range radar Lead contractor for the VLS launcher. *A major contributor to the development and production of the Aster missile system.
For the French and Italian navies, Alenia Marconi Systems has been selected as lead contractor for the EMPAR multi function radar and associated command and control system.
For the Royal Navy, Alenia Marconi Systems has been selected as a sub-contractor, working with Matra BAe Dynamics, for the UK command and control system.
The company will also be using multi-media dynamic displays to demonstrate their entire range of Naval and Land Command and Control capabilities including Simulation and Training and Synthetic Environments. The multi-screen interactive displays will include 3-D 'walkrounds' of all of the main product areas.
Missile Systems The combination of air-to-surface, anti-ship, surface-to-air, air-to-air and anti-armour missiles systems places Alenia Marconi Systems as one of the two principal European prime contractors.
**Marte Mk2/S is a medium range anti-ship missile suitable for installation on helicopters. It is an all weather Fire & Forget missile with inertial guidance for the cruise phase and an active radar seeker for the terminal phase. It has been designed and developed to meet the Italian Navy's Operational Requirement to provide medium to heavy helicopters with stand-off anti-ship capability, against shipborne point and local area defence systems. Marte Mk2 has an operational range in excess of 25 km.
**Aspide 2000 is an upgraded version of the Aspide multirole missile for use in Surface-to-Air systems. It's operational performance allows air threats to be engaged at ranges well beyond the capability of other V-Shorad missiles. Aspide 2000 embodies advanced electronic features to improve guidance characteristics and effectiveness in heavy clutter and ECM environments. The missile is used for protecting fixed targets from attack by aircraft equipped with the latest weapon systems.
**Otomat Mk2 is an all weather ship launched weapon suitable for installation on ships of any tonnage, that provides a proven OTHT (Over The Horizon Targeting) capability and a very high operational flexibility. The system can be employed against enemy ships irrespective of the relative bearing of their own ship and the target. It can also operate in adverse weather and sea state conditions.
Customer Support Alenia Marconi Systems recognises the importance of strong after-sales support. Customer Support underpins all our business activities. Best practices are shared and stringent performance benchmarks monitored and achieved.
