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MBDA, UTC Aerospace Systems, Begin New High-Performance IMU Development

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

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MBDA and UTC Aerospace Systems Sept. 9 said they have initiated a pioneering development program of an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for a multitude of programs within, and potentially beyond, MBDA’s current Complex Weapons (CW) Portfolio. Portfolio IMU and Potential Applications Image: MBDA, UTAS This will be done by a focus on Value for Money (VfM) through Modularity and Reuse (M&R) at all levels of a missile system, with MBDA and UTC Aerospace Systems transforming the way they work together…

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