The Bundeswehr operates two Dornier 228 LM on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Transport and the Havariekommando (a joint agency of the federal government and the five coastal states), primarily for the investigation of oil pollution at sea.
For the court-proof documentation of marine pollution, the aircraft have the MEDUSA mission system and extensive sensor equipment including side-looking radar (SLAR), line scanners for the IR and UV range, laser fluorine sensors and various cameras.
Thirty years after they went into service, the sensor equipment of the two turboprop aircraft is now being modernized. The Aerodata subsidiary Optimare is updating the MEDUSA mission system and bringing the sensors up to the state of the art. In addition, the communication systems will be adapted to current regulations and current needs. The ground segment for flight preparation and follow-up will be revised and the spare parts inventory will be modified to reflect the changed technical requirements.
RUAG MRO International, which took over all rights to the DO 228 in 2002, is subcontracted to Aerodata AG with selected engineering services in the areas of retrofitting / installation and in the supplementary military type test, including using the company's own RUAG MRO International Dornier 228 test vehicle.
The extensive measure will take place between 2020 and 2023 at the Aerodata AG site at Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport.
Gerhard Heiming
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