Sagem Défense Sécurité tests its UAV Sperwer B on the new test range of Robonic in Finland
Eurosatory – June 16, 2006 -- Sagem Défense Sécurité (SAFRAN Group) has been carrying out flight trials in Finland for its Sperwer B tactical UAV since the beginning of June.
These trials are taking place at the Finnish company Robonic Ltd Oy’s brand new site, Robonic’s Arctic Test UAV Flight Centre (RATUFC) in Kemijarvi, of which Sagem Défense Sécurité is the first client
Upgrade of the Sperwer A (currently in service), the Sperwer B is capable of long-range performance, and as a result meets requirements identified in recent military operations.
The Sperwer B has benefited from the site’s large size, which is particularly well suited to its flight performance. Robonic Ltd’s MC2555LLR pneumatic catapult is used for the trials, with a Sagem Défense Sécurité ground station providing UAV flight control.
The use of the MC2555LLR for this test was a conclusion to a contract signed in October by the two companies to study its capability to launch the Sperwer B tactical UAV. Already tested for the launch of the Sperwer A, this catapult is the latest in the Robonic launcher series.
“The test series proves the capabilities Robonic has in providing a reliable platform to launch a UAV’s”, says Juha Moisio, managing director of Robonic Ltd Oy. “It also demonstrates our overall capabilities in understanding the complexities of the launch process, a very short, but demanding part of the flight of an UAV”.
This work is expected to see a continuation with further launches of the Sperwer UAV family in various surroundings in the near future.
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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
About Robonic Ltd
Robonic Ltd Oy, based in Tampere, Finland, is an independent engineering company with a twenty year track record of pneumatic UAV launching technology. Robonic Ltd produces pneumatic launchers for UAV’s that see service amongst others with the Finnish Defence Forces international customers. Robonic is the choice launcher provider for several European systems integrators and air vehicle providers. Robonic provides a complete product range for UAVs with launch weights from 15kg to 500kg, and up with the maximum launching power of 8,500kW.
Robonic launcher systems see use both with propeller and jet engine high-performance target UAVs as well as tactical UAV’s. Modular designs cover all the main applications, including trailer- and truck- mounted, semi-mobile and fully stationary concepts.
Robonic is the parent company of Robonic Arctic Test UAV Flight Centre (RATUFC) Ltd of Kemijarvi, Finland that operates from the Kemijarvi airfield, some 70 kilometres east of Rovaniemi, above the Arctic Circle.
For further information: www.robonic.fi
Contact:
Robonic Ltd
Juha Moisio,
Managing director Robonic Ltd
Phone +358 3 366 4923
Fax +358 3 366 4925
Mobile +358 40 751 6363
email : juha.moisio@robonic.fi
Contact:
Sagem Défense Sécurité
Philippe Wodka-Gallien
Press manager
Tel.:+33 (0)1 58 11 19 49
email : philippe.wodka-gallien@sagem.com
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