美国军区眼镜蛇攻击战斗机锁定梅吉特军火处理系统, 美捷特股份有限公司

Release Date: 2009-11-12

The United States Naval Air Systems Command has chosen a Meggitt Defense Systems ammunition handling system for the Cobra AH-1W/Z attack helicopter

Initial deliveries of 32 ammunition feed and 27 reloading systems will begin in Q4, 2010. In total, Meggitt expects to supply as many as 230 feed systems as part of US and international Cobra fleet modernisation and upgrade programmes.

The design of the ammunition feed system and supporting ammunition loader is based on Meggitt’s medium calibre ‘Linear Linkless’ technology, which delivers unprecedented reliability and maximal storage efficiency.

Volumetric efficiency is achieved by substituting conventional bullet links with linkless ammunition flowing in a tight serpentine pattern and by merging ammunition streams from multiple storage bays at very high speed. The new Cobra system feeds the M197 20 mm rotary cannon mounted in the universal turret system at 750 rounds per minute.

The low maintenance requirements of linear linkless systems cost less to run than conventional link-fed ammunition feeds. Similar systems developed and fielded by Meggitt have achieved reliability records exceeding 100,000 mean rounds between failure in the field.

Type:	NORMAL
Company:	美捷特股份有限公司
Country:	英国