Sagem Défense Sécurité to supply Tiger helicopters with STRIX optronic systems
Paris, February 6, 2008 -- Sagem Défense Sécurité (SAFRAN Group) received an order from OCCAR* for STRIX observation and sighting systems for 64 Tiger HAD European combat helicopters in France and Spain.
The first deliveries will take place in 2009.
With high-performance optronic sensors, the STRIX gyrostabilized system will provide the Tiger HAD with observation, identification and engagement capacities at long range both day and night.
The system will enable all the Tiger’s weapons to be used, including anti-tank missiles. It will have a dual-mode laser designator for laser-guided weapons and telemetry with ocular security for observed targets to complement the high-resolution day/night sensors.
This order confirms Sagem Défense Sécurité’s position as a European leader in sights for combat helicopters. The company produces all the STRIX and OSIRIS observation and sighting systems for all the versions of Eurocopter’s Tiger (HAP, HAD, UHT, ARH).
Sagem Défense Sécurité’s optronic systems and equipment, which are used on new aircraft or for modernizing airplanes and helicopters in service, cover all the operational needs for all types of platforms operating in the most demanding environments.
* Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation
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Consisting of two divisions, Sagem Avionics and Sagem Optronics and Defense, Sagem Défense Sécurité is a high-technology company in SAFRAN Group. It is among the worldwide leaders in its respective businesses.
Sagem Avionics Division is present in two main areas: inertial navigation, where it is the leading European company and the third largest worldwide, and aeronautic systems, where it is the worldwide leader in helicopter flight control.
Sagem Optronics and Defense Division designs and develops thermal vision equipment and air-land systems. It is the European leader in surveillance and fire control optronics.
Through 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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