Telephonics Wins Radar Contract for US Coast Guard HC-27J Program

The United States Coast Guard HC-27J Spartan medium-range aircraft is intended for USCG missions such as maritime patrol, surveillance, search-and-rescue.
The United States Coast Guard HC-27J Spartan medium-range aircraft is intended for USCG missions such as maritime patrol, surveillance, search-and-rescue.

Telephonics has been competitively awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division valued at $31.8M to supply their APS-143C(V)3 as the multi-mode radar system for the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) HC-27J Spartan medium-range maritime surveillance platform.

The APS-143C(V)3 OceanEye™ maritime surveillance, imaging & tracking radar system is Telephonics’ top-performing maritime surveillance radar.

Telephonics APS-143C(V)3 OceanEye™ maritime surveillance
Telephonics APS-143C(V)3 OceanEye™ maritime surveillance

Onboard a wide array of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft worldwide, this multi-mode radar system offers a broad set of maritime long-range target search, detection and tracking modes in high-sea states.

Complete with an optional integrated Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) interrogator, the APS-143C(V)3 OceanEye features Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) and overland Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging, weather avoidance and Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) beacon modes.

Kevin McSweeney, President of Telephonics
Kevin McSweeney, President of Telephonics

The APS-143C(V)3 maritime surveillance system also includes long-range target search, detection and tracking in high sea-states, and will assist HC-27J operators during a variety of missions.

“Telephonics is extremely proud to support this important program, providing a maritime surveillance system designed to meet the demanding requirements of USCG missions,” said Kevin McSweeney, President of Telephonics.

“The APS-143C(V)3 will provide enhanced radar capabilities to the USCG, enabling increased maritime awareness in support of their mission critical work.”

The APS-143C(V)3 is widely deployed on the USCG HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft, as well as other domestic and international platforms, and utilized in maritime surveillance, reconnaissance, search and rescue, law enforcement and border protection missions.

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