Sagem Défense Sécurité Vampir NG infrared search & track system chosen for Australia's new LHD amphibious assault ships
Euronaval Exhibition, Le Bourget, October 28, 2008 -- Sagem Défense Sécurité (SAFRAN Group) has won a contract from BAE Systems Australia, in an international call for tenders, to supply VAMPIR NG* infrared surveillance systems for the Royal Australian Navy’s future Canberra class LHD (Landing Helicopter Deck) amphibious assault ships.
Vampir NG is a new-generation infrared search and track (IRST) system. Designed to cope with both symmetrical and asymmetrical threats, at sea and along coastlines, it calls on state-of-the-art image processing technology, and deploys third-generation gyrostabilized infrared sensors for maximum efficiency.
Against a severe competition, the choice of the Australian Navy has been determined by the high level of preformances of VAMPIR NG, its detection and image processing capability along with its high level of integration.
Sagem Défense Sécurité’s VAMPIR NG is integrated in the ship’s own combat system. Offering a high-resolution panoramic image, it provides surveillance and warning functions to contribute to the ship’s self-defense capabilities. It can also be used as a helicopter landing aid, and to help control the movements of landing craft.
The system’s high performance and excellent cost efficiency ratio were decisive factors in the Australian Navy choice, in particular its long detection range and its quick acquisition capability for all types of threats, from sea sea-skimming missiles to small high speed craft.
This latest contract follows an earlier Royal Australian Navy contract won by Sagem Défense Sécurité in 2005 to supply VAMPIR NG systems for Anzac class frigates.
* Veille Air-Mer Panoramique Infrarouge Nouvelle Génération – New Generation Infrared Panoramic Air-Sea Surveillance.
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Sagem Défense Sécurité is a high-tech company in the SAFRAN Group. It is a world or European leader in solutions and services in optronics, avionics and critical software for the civilian and military markets. Sagem Défense Sécurité is the European No. 1 and worldwide No.3 in INSs for aeronautic, naval and land applications. It is also the worldwide No.1 in helicopter flight controls and the European No.1 in optronic and tactical UAV systems. Present across the globe via the SAFRAN Group’s international network, Sagem Défense Sécurité and its subsidiaries employ 6000 people in Europe and the US. For more information: www.sagem-ds.com
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Sagem Défense Sécurité
Philippe Wodka-Gallien
Press manager
Tel.: +33 (0)1 58 11 19 49
E-Mail : philippe.wodka-gallien@sagem.com
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