L-3 Link selects Quantum3D Independence for USN P-3C tort visual system upgrade

SAN JOSE, Calif., 17 Aug. 2007.Quantum3D Inc., a provider of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), open-architecture, real-time visual computing solutions, revealed that L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training (L-3 Link) has selected Quantum3D Independence IDX 2500 ER Image Generator solutions as part of the upgrades that L-3 Link is performing on the P-3C Tactical Operational Readiness Trainer (TORT) for the U.S. Navy.

The P-3C TORT supports training for the entire crew of the P-3C Orion, the primary long-range anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft for the U.S. Navy. The upgrade provides visual and sensor simulation systems that enable P-3C flight crews to train using the complete functionality of the aircraft's sensor systems, and then communicate that mission critical data to other aircraft or command centers. The P-3C TORT upgrades are scheduled for delivery during 2007.

The Quantum3D IDX 2500 ER IG solutions provided to L-3 Link for the P-3C TORT upgrades provide correlated high-resolution Out-the-Window (OTW) visual and high-fidelity sensor simulation channels that include infrared and visual capabilities that simulate the combinations of Day TV and IR sensors used in the P-3C.

The IDX 2500 ER sensor simulation capabilities employ QUEST -- Quantum3D Enhanced Sensor Simulation Technology, which combines unique Quantum3D COTS hardware/software technologies to provide high-fidelity physics-based sensor simulation that maintains 16-bits of dynamic range from the at-aperture rendering through postprocessed output.