Development of the UNI-PAC Ⅲ Search and Rescue Kit for P-8A

摘要

1. Developed as a long-range SAR kit for Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for P-8A aircraft.2. System to replace SAR kit in P3 Orion aircraft.3. RAAF SAR Operations cover 20 million square miles (5 times area of USA).4. Provides 5 systems per aircraft (100 -person capability, 150 -person overload).5. Kit development started in 2017 and to be in service by January 2020.1. Developed IAW RAAF Functional Performance Specification (FPS).2. Currently finishing Operational Testing with RAAF.3. First and Only Bomb Bay SAR System for P-8A Poseidon aircraft.4. Initially based upon UNI-PAC II (live saves in 2018 from P8 drop).5. DT&E conducted by USN PAX River ,USN China Lake and RAAF.