Maritime patrol aircraft of EADS-CASA C-295 type for the Portuguese Airforce.

Three aircraft will be equipped in 2008/2009 with OPTIMARE’s MEDUSA system for maritime pollution surveillance. The equipment includes sensors of type IR/UV, VIS and SLAR, plus OPTIMARE’s Central Operating Unit (COU).

Spanish maritime surveillance aircraft of EADS-CASA CN-235 type.

Three Spanish maritime surveillance aircraft of EADS-CASA CN-235 type are equipped with OPTIMARE’s MEDUSA system for oil spill detection and analysis. The pollution detection equipment includes IR/UV, SLAR, Microwave Radiometer, Laser Fluorosensor and the Central Operating Unit (COU).

Maritime surveillance aircraft of Dornier 228 type of the Netherlands Coast Guard (KUSTWACHT).

OPTIMARE delivered as subcontractor mission equipment for two surveillance aircraft of Dornier 228 type of the Netherlands Coast Guard. Prime contractor of the project was RUAG Aerospace. The equipment delivered by OPTIMARE per aircraft includes two Mission Operating Units (MOU), one Data Management Unit (DMU), and one Digital Video & Voice Recorder (DVVR).

Coastal surveillance aircraft of Dornier 228 type of the Royal Thailand Navy.

OPTIMARE delivered as subcontractor three Track-While-Scan systems (developed by OPTIMARE) for installation in coastal surveillance aircraft of Dornier 228 type of the Royal Thailand Navy. Main contractor of this project was RUAG Aerospace. A follow-up order included one additional Track-While-Scan system, one FLIR system and one digital video recorder.

German maritime surveillance aircraft of type Dornier 228.

The installation of the MEDUSA sensor suite into the German maritime surveillance system of type Dornier 228-212 is one of the most important reference projects of the company OPTIMARE. The further development of the MEDUSA system has been strongly and positively affected by its long-time operation onboard the German aircraft. MEDUSA has become a user-oriented and highly-developed system for data acquisition and processing onboard airborne surveillance platforms. The pollution surveillance equipment of each of the two German aircraft includes an infrared/ultraviolet (IR/UV) line scanner, a Side-looking Airborne Radar (SLAR), a scanning six-channel microwave radiometer (MWR), and the Imaging Airborne Laser Fluorosensor (IALFS).