Sagem Défense Sécurité takes over Robonic Ltd Oy
Paris, June 25, 2007 -- Sagem Défense Sécurité (SAFRAN Group) has just acquired the Finnish company Robonic Ltd Oy – a specialist in the pneumatic UAV catapults based in Tampere, Finland.
This acquisition provides a key element with which to develop the new-generation high-endurance catapulted tactical UAVs developed by Sagem Défense Sécurité. It also boosts the modernization of its Sperwer UAVs, in operational service in five armed forces*, through quicker deployment, a reduced logistics footprint and improved aircraft launching.
Robonic Ltd Oy’s pneumatic UAV catapults are in service in the Finnish armed forces and in numerous other armed forces worldwide. They make use of a unique technology and constitute a preferred solution for UAV systems and high-performance targets.
The acquisition of Robonic includes the company’s subsidiary flight test center: Robonic’s Arctic Test UAV Flight Centre (RATUFC). Located in Kemijarvi, the center was already used successfully by Sagem Défense Sécurité in June 2006 for its long-endurance tests of its tactical UAVs. A new test campaign for this drone will take place at the end of this month. Robonic’s test center offers very favorable airspace availability conditions, with high security for the fine-tuning of all types of UAVs.
* Canada, France, Greece, the Netherlands and Sweden.
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Sagem Défense Sécurité 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
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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