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From: aanerud@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Tim Aanerud)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Tomahawks
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Date: 25 Jan 91 03:09:06 GMT
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From: aanerud@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Tim Aanerud)
>From: eesnyder@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Eric E. Snyder)
>On a related note, who makes the INS for the Tomahawk?  NPR reported
>that the cruise missles had both terrain following radar and inertial
>systems.

Honeywell's Military Avionics Division produces the ring laser gyro based
inertial system for the Tomahawk cruise missle.  They also produce the radar
altimeter.  The inertial system will get the missle in the general area.


>I know Litton and Delco make commercial systems for aircraft
>and are subject to "sensitive technology" export restrictions.  Are
>the same types of systems used?

Honeywell's Commercial inertial systems are also subject to export
restrictions.  The State Department must approve any foreign sales.

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member owned club ..." Al Peterman |  Honeywell Commercial Flight Systems
                                   |      Makers of Laser Gyro IRU's
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