The Long-Range Advance Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3) is a long-range multisensor system for detecting, identifying and locating distant targets.
COLLABORATION ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Teamwork ensured the success of an investment cast military part.
BOB STEFFEN, RAYTHEON PRECISION MANUFACTURING, DALLAS M
etal casting design and development requires concurrent engineering to accomplish customer requirements while optimizing design, assembly and manufacturability considerations. T e cast- ing product development process at Raytheon Precision Manufacturing, Dallas, involved key decisions and outcomes in the creation of the LRAS3 sensor housing, an aluminum investment casting. T e casting producibility engineers, met- alcasting personnel, machine shop experts and
supplier management team coordinated their eff orts to meet customer objectives at the lowest total cost of ownership for this complex structural component.
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A State-of-the-Art Military System T e Long-Range Advance Scout
Surveillance System (LRAS3) is a long-range multisensor system for U.S. Army Scouts that provides real-time ability to detect, recognize, identify and geolocate distant targets (Fig. 1). T is system is recognized as the pre- mier ground combat reconnaissance and surveillance system on the modern battlefi eld. Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) imaging allows soldiers to see
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