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Article: US Air Force Orders DeTect MERLIN Bird Radar System for Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.
- Article from:
- Journal of Transportation
- Article date:
- September 26, 2009
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DeTect, Inc. announced that the US Air Force has ordered a MERLIN™ Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar System for Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. "The Bagram MERLIN system is the first use of bird radar technology in a war zone, another industry first for DeTect," commented Gary Andrews, DeTect's CEO.
The MERLIN SS200m system to be delivered to Bagram includes DeTect's new generation MERLIN SharpEye™ solid-state bird radar sensors that provide enhanced detection of hazardous bird activity out to 8 miles, 360 degrees around the airfield and in all weather conditions.
"The fully self-contained, mobile military series MERLIN unit has a number ...