Sagem Défense Sécurité chosen by the DGA for a UAV weapons-firing study
Eurosatory – June 14, 2006 -- Sagem Défense Sécurité (SAFRAN Group) has been awarded a contract by the DGA (Délégation Générale pour l’Armement, French defense procurement agency) to study the feasibility of tactical UAV weapons firing.
Resulting from a preparatory analysis carried out by Sagem Défense Sécurité since 2001 on the operational concept of an armed UAV, the technical concept put forth is as follows:
* High terminal precision, especially in asymmetric conflicts,
* Ability to keep soldiers in the loop up till impact in order to minimize operating risks.
The armed UAV concept meets new needs, which armed forces have, by drawing on feedback from operational experience.
The functional interest of Sagem Défense Sécurité’s concept allows a complete technical problem to be addressed and the study’s lessons to be maximized in order to best prepare possible future operational capabilities.
The study is based on a combination of the Sperwer B UAV with a high-precision, guided, light air-to-ground weapon. Sagem Défense Sécurité’s expertise of the UAV system’s functional chain and the capitalization of skills acquired in the AASM (modular air-to-ground weapon) program allows it to offer optimized and highly secure system architecture.
Upgrade of the Sperwer A, Sperwer B offers extended capabilities, namely in terms of endurance and range. Its external payload capacity – planned for in the original Sperwer B design – make it suited for carrying external loads under the wings. Sperwer B is 100% compatible with the Sperwer system components: ground station, transmission, catapult and support system.
The Sperwer drone system is 100% developed and produced in France. The Sperwer A has been chosen by five other nations to date: Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, France, Greece and Canada. Already deployed by Canadian forces in Afghanistan, it is now the benchmark in tactical UAVs and the flagship of France’s product and service offering in this fast-growing market.
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About Sagem Défense Sécurité
Sagem Défense Securité is a high-technology company in the SAFRAN Group. As a leading European defense and security electronics company in Europe, its business covers three main fields: navigation and aeronautics systems, where it is the world leader in helicopter flight control; optronics and air-land systems, where it is the European leader in surveillance and fire-control optronics; and the field of security, where it is the world leader in fingerprint-based biometrics.
Its equipment and integrated systems are used worldwide, helping to ensure air transport safety, secure data transmission, personal security and governmental defense capabilities at the highest level. Through the SAFRAN Group, Sagem Défense Sécurité is present on all continents.
For further information: www.sagem-ds.com
Press contact:
Sagem Défense Sécurité
Philippe Wodka-Gallien
Press attaché
Tel.:+33 (0)1 58 11 19 49
email : philippe.wodka-gallien@sagem.com
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