: 19 February 2020: In a milestone move, the Senior Year Electro Optical Reconnaissance System (SYERS) sensor or the SYERS-2C have been successfully tested on the entire U-2 fleet of the U.S Air force. The testing was done by Collins Aerospace Systems and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.
The latest variant of Collins Aerospace, the SYERS is has a premier electro-optical/infrared sensor capability which provides increased optical performance and highly accurate long-range tracking for superior threat detection in a wider range of weather conditions.
"SYERS-2C represents an evolutionary step forward for the Air Force, capitalizing on a high performing, mature system to insert substantial new capabilities into the battle space of the future," said Kevin Raftery, vice president and general manager, ISR and Space Solutions for Collins Aerospace. "The U-2 has been the cornerstone of the Air Force's ISR inventory and with upgrades like SYERS-2C, the system can continue to provide increasingly valuable multi-intelligence information to the war fighter for years to come."
"The SYERS-2C sensor is the premier intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imaging sensor and its integration into the U-2 Dragon Lady further enhances the aircraft's ability to provide unparalleled strategic intelligence to our war fighters," said Irene Helley, U-2 program director, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. "This milestone continues our commitment to increase the flexibility of the aircraft using open mission systems to support the multi-domain battle space."
Developed with open mission systems standards to enable command, control and data exchange with 5th generation platforms, the ten-band, high spatial resolution SYERS-2C sensor provides unmatched ability to find, track and assess moving and stationary targets.