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The Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System, or EMARSS, is an American reconnaissance aircraft project that grew out of the failed Aerial Common Sensor project. The EMARSS system will consist of a commercial derivative aircraft equipped with Electro-optic/Infrared (EO/IR) Full Motion Video (FMV) sensor, a COMINT collection system, an aerial precision Geolocation system, line-of-site (LOS) tactical and beyond line-of-sight (LOS/BLOS) communications suites, two operator workstations and a self-protection suite.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Exhibit R-2, RDT&E Budget Item Justification: PB 2011 Army )〕 Four competing teams submitted bids: *Boeing〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2010-10-31 )〕 *L-3 Communications *Lockheed Martin *Northrop Grumman〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2010-10-31 )〕 The contract was awarded to The Boeing Company in November 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2010-10-31 )〕 The system is based on the Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft (which is already in service as the C-12); the ACS project had selected a larger aircraft, an Embraer ERJ-145.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2010-10-31 )〕 A prototype made its first flight in October 2012. In addition to the prototype, Boeing has an initial order for four test aircraft and two production aircraft. On 22 May 2013, a U.S. Army and Boeing team completed the first flight of the first of four EMARSS Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) aircraft. The aircraft flew for over four hours and completed all first-flight test objectives, including evaluation of aerodynamic handling qualities, aircraft systems performance, and autopilot functions. The flight occurred at the Beechcraft facility in Wichita, Kansas. Flying followed ground tests that included a high-speed taxi.〔(US Army EMARSS ISR Aircraft Completes First Test Flight ) - Deagel.com, June 3, 2013〕 On 15 August 2013, two EMARSS aircraft arrived at Aberdeen Proving Ground for airborne tests of the target-tracking capabilities. The modified Beechcraft King Air 350 ER aircraft will undergo mission systems calibration and testing to certify them prior to delivery.〔(Boeing EMARSS Aircraft Begin US Army Flight Tests ) - Deagel.com, 15 August 2013〕 On 2 October 2013, the EMARSS program was transferred from the Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) and the Project Manager for Airborne Reconnaissance Exploitation Systems (PM ARES) to the Army’s PEO Aviation to be managed by the Fixed Wing Project Office. PM ARES will retain responsibility for the sensor mission equipment package (MEP) and the processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) architecture.〔(US Army EMARSS programme transfers to PEO Aviation ) - Shephardmedia.com, 2 October 2013〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「EMARSS」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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