L3 to provide Airbus helos with sensors

L3 has been chosen by Airbus to provide sensors for H225M helicopters.

Under the contract, for which L3 did not specify the value, Airbus will receive 37 MX-15 electro-optical and infrared imaging systems. The sensors will be installed in France on H225Ms before being delivered to two undisclosed foreign nations.

“The first delivery of 19 units will support a variety of missions, including search and rescue, aeromedical evacuation and assistance, and disaster relief,” according to an L3 news release. “The second delivery will provide a highly detailed, multispectral view of combat search and rescue, naval operations, medical evacuation and military transportation efforts to mission operators.”

The MX-15 is also fitted to other Airbus helicopters, including the H125 and UH-72A.

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