Abu Dhabi: DCNS expertise to counter piracy
21 Apr 2009
At the Naval Security & Offshore Patrol Vessels Middle East 2009 conference held in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, on 21 and 22 April, DCNS presented key products for countering piracy and securing sea lanes.
International experts gathered in Abu Dhabi to share information and explore solutions to combat the growing and highly mobile threat of piracy.
DCNS presented the Gowind® family of OPVs and corvettes. With displacements ranging from 1,000 to 2,500 tonnes, these vessels offer the capabilities needed to meet emerging threats.
Gowind® OPVs and corvettes combine innovations to optimise ship-based naval, commando and coast guard operations, including the covert deployment of fast commando boats in less than 5 minutes, optimisation of helicopter and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) operations, dedicated mission planning area and inherent flexibility.
The Gowind® family also benefits from DCNS's vast experience in IT and command information systems, including the Matrics® MAritime TRaffic Intelligence & Control of the Sea system. Matrics® radically improves maritime surveillance by automatically detecting suspicious behaviour by ships and craft using networked vessels and shore-based control centres.
The Gowind® family offer navies state-of-the-art resources meeting emerging mission requirements from counter-piracy to sea control and denial. These capable surface combatants are ideal for counter-terrorism, drug interdiction and anti-smuggling operations, the protection of oil and gas platforms, search & rescue, fisheries and environmental policing and humanitarian support.
* Naval Security & Offshore Patrol Vessels Middle East 2009 conference
See: www.iqpc.com/ShowEvent.aspx?id=165408
About DCNS
The DCNS Group is one of Europe's leading players on the world market for naval defence systems. To meet customer demands for more comprehensive and integrated systems, DCNS acts as prime contractor for naval shipbuilding, integration and support by combining its own development, marketing and production capabilities with those of selected partners. To manage the complexity of such projects, the Group draws on in-house expertise in naval architecture and systems engineering, ship assembly and integration and equipment design and production, as well as through-life support. The DCNS Group employs 13,000 people and generates annual revenues of around €2.8 billion.
Press contacts :
Bertrand Baudry
+33 (0)2 97 12 19 67
bertrand.baudry@dcnsgroup.com
Virginie Lemière
+33 (0)1 40 59 53 57
virginie.lemiere@dcnsgroup.com
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