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Weibel Proprietary
2016-05-10
US success story
Weibel Success Story
Weibel Scientific A/S
• Peder R. Pedersen, President & CEO• PhD in electronics
• In Weibel since 1983
• CEO since 2002
Weibel Proprietary
2016-05-10
US success story
Weibel Proprietary
2016-05-10
US success story
Weibel Scientific A/S - Today
• Privately held Danish corporation – Established: 1977– Headquarters at Fort Weibel in Allerød
with development, production and sales– 5 minutes from the Weibel Test Center– R&D investment: > 100 MUSD– Employees: 100
• > 70 years in Ballistic testing
• Close to 40 years in US market
• > 35 years experience in radar systems
• > 4,000 radar systems in operation
• > 150 tracking/surveillance systems in operation
• > 15 years on Navy and NASA ships
• > 40 countries
• Export: > 98% (US: 25-50%)
MVRS-700SC on Paladin
Test Center
MFSR-2100
Headquarter
155 mm to 40 km
US Navy
NASA
US Foreign Comparative Testing
• The Weibel W-680 Doppler Processor was selected to FCT program in 1983
• The W-680/SL-520 Doppler radar system was tested at Aberdeen Proving Ground
• The final report states that the Weibel radar performs better than any other radar available at that time.
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The Weibel Doppler radar system has been the US standard for velocity measurements for more than 30 years
Muzzle Velocity Radar System
US Procurement Number 1994
• Lost a contract in 1994 - Purchased system did not work
• Purchased > 1000 systems sole source from Weibel 2003
US Procurement Number 2009
• Requirement for 1955 systems in 2009
• 4 companies, 2 shortlisted, Weibel won on price
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Weibel MVRS-700 is the US standard with more than 2500 systems in operation
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Tracking Radars - 1988
Transmitter
Receiver 1
ft
ft -f
d1fd1
a
ft
Transmitted frequency
fd1
Doppler frequency from receiver #1
fd2
Doppler frequency from receiver #2
d Distance between receiver #1 and #2
a Error angle to target
C Speed of light
Phase difference between Doppler signal in receiver 1-2
Receiver 2f
d2
ft
ft -f
d2
d
a ArcC
f t
sin
2
Error angle
Weibel was the first company to use the digital radar for angle tracking
• First contract to US Amy in 1987 with delivery in 1988
• >150 systems delivered
Weibel Tracking Radars are the US standard
NASA Shuttle return to flight 2005
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Shuttle Launch
Sole source procurement for unique radar technology NOT available in US
• Weibel performed a proof of concept demonstration in August 2004 • Weibel started development and production in August 2004• NASA contracted Weibel in April 2005• Weibel delivered the radars in May 2005• The Weibel radars Supported the “first” launch in July 2005
US-Denmark FMCW project
• MDA-DALO-Weibel project: Oct. 2014
• Recommendation for phase II: Apr 2015
• Phase II: Started Jan. 2016
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Simultaneous CW and FM-CW pulse technology provides: - Long rang- High accuracy- Discrimination
Lockheed & Weibel BMD agreement
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Brad Hicks, Vice president of Integrated Warfare Systems and Sensors at Lockheed Martin statements at press release in Roskilde Airport August 15, 2015:
Brad Hicks and Peder R. Pedersen
Brad Hicks, Ric Rushton, Thomas M. Larsen Weibel
COO at Weibel Test Center with 45 dB radar
We’re bringing together their experience and skill in radar technology along with Lockheed Martin’s BMD expertise to eliminate gaps in our ability to detect, control and engage ballistic missiles.
Surveillance & Tracking Radar for IAMD
Weibel Proprietary 2016-04-08
Final Acceptance
Weibel success in US
• Best technology– The physical laws are setting the product limitations
• Superior after sale service– Free of charge software upgrades
– Component obsolescence management with NO NRE
– Midlife upgrade with no NRE
– +20 year product life
– Fixed price maintenance contracts
• Commercial Off The Shelf products (COTS)– Fixed firm prices and fixed delivery time – No NRE
– Lower Risk
– Lower life cycle cost
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Questions
Weibel Proprietary
2016-05-10
US success story