SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp company, today shipped its 10,000th fire suppression system for the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (CVPI) -- reaching a significant milestone for this safety system. The Ford fire suppression system is designed to reduce the risk of injury in high-energy rear impacts by deploying a foam concentrate in less than 200 milliseconds that suppresses the spread of fire or potentially extinguishes it. By doing so, occupants are afforded more time to either escape or be removed from a crashed vehicle.
Ford contracted with Aerojet to adapt technology for the CVPI originally developed and tested for military ground vehicles. The system uses advanced electronics and on-board sensors to measure post-impact vehicle movements to determine the optimal time for deployment of Aerojet's fast acting, environmentally friendly fire suppressors. The system is integrated into the CVPI's structure and electrical architecture. "This delivery milestone reflects Aerojet's commitment to increasing the safety of the police community with this important fire suppression technology," said Aerojet President Scott Neish.
Aerojet is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader principally serving the missile and space propulsion, defense and armaments markets. GenCorp is a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate segment that includes activities related to the entitlement, sale, and leasing of the company's excess real estate assets. Additional information about Aerojet and GenCorp can be obtained by visiting the companies' Web sites at http://www.aerojet.com/ and http://www.gencorp.com/.
