Exelis announced Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tubitak Sage at IDEF 2015 for developing and integrating advanced smart carriage and release technology for international military aircraft.
The MoU with Tubitak Sage, the Defense Industries Research and Development Institute of Turkey is aimed to produce and market a smart rack with enhanced capabilities for NATO aircraft, including international F-16 fighters and other strategic and unmanned platforms.
"This joint pursuit will enable development of a sophisticated payload release system to meet the critical mission needs of a variety of global customers," said Pete Martin, vice president and general manager of the Exelis electronic attack and release systems business.
These systems support safe, reliable carriage and release of stores and payloads on a wide range of U.S. and international military platforms.