Sagem Défense Sécurité to supply 17 third-generation infrared search and track systems to Australian navy
Paris, July 28th, 2005 -- Sagem Défense Sécurité today announces it has won a contract following an international tender to supply 17 infrared search and track (IRST) systems to the Australian navy. The systems will be used for the country’s ANZAC frigates anti-ship missile defences (ASMD) program.
As the premier third-generation IRST of its kind, the VAMPIR NG will improve significantly the survivability of the ship against any air threats, in particular anti-ship missiles. It is also effective against asymmetric threats present in coastal areas. This new-generation equipment contains the latest in infrared focal plane array detector technology and the sum total of Sagem Défense Sécurité’s experience in signal processing.
Sagem Défense Sécurité also develops a combined IRST and optronics fire control system derived from the VAMPIR NG – the EOMS NG, chosen for the United Arab Emirates’ Baynunah Corvettes program to complete the company’s new range of naval optronic systems. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, these recent successes serve to strengthen Sagem Défense Sécurité’s leading position in the realm of IRSTs.
Developed specially to meet new demands in naval equipment, these products contain common, multi-program modules that guarantee low through life costs and durability throughout the ship’s entire life cycle.
This new line of products is also proposed for the multi-mission frigate program FREMM, making Sagem Défense Sécurité the undisputable reference when it comes to self-defense naval optronics systems.
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About Sagem Défense Sécurité
Sagem Défense Securité is one of the high-technology companies in Europe’s SAFRAN Group. It is the third largest European company in the defense and security electronics industry and the worldwide leader in fingerprint biometrics. The company is also a major actor in smart cards and secure terminals, onboard information systems for aircraft, navigation and optronics. Through the SAFRAN Group, Sagem Défense Sécurité is present on all continents. For further information, please visit www.sagem-ds.com.
www.sagem-ds.com
Sagem Défense Sécurité
Jean-Charles Pignot
Tel: +33 1 40 70 63 54
email : jean-charles.pignot@sagem.com
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