WASP MILAN ER
Paris International Air Show Le Bourget, 15 June 2009
To provide land forces with new operational capabilities, MBDA, Panhard and Sagem have modified the WASP remote-controlled turret to enable crews to fire MILAN ER medium-range missiles under armour protection.
The WASP MILAN ER turret is being presented at the 2009 Paris International Air Show on the Panhard stand (No. AB020), mounted on a light armoured vehicle (VBL).
This new turret includes most of the components of the WASP turret (launched by Panhard and Sagem in 2008) including, in particular, the capability of operating a 7.62 mm machine gun under armour for close defence of the vehicle. The WASP's Sagem camera has, however, been replaced with a multi-sensor camera of the CM3 type to provide the crew with long-distance observation capability by day and night and in all weather plus the capability of firing a MILAN ER missile to engage and destroy any battlefield threat within a range of 3000 m.
The WASP MILAN ER turret thus offers new capabilities for armoured vehicles engaged in operations, providing support for dismounted infantry or for logistic convoy escorts. Operating the missile from the vehicle protects the battery crew from enemy fire and increases the responsiveness of the weapon system's operation.
Panhard General Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Auverland since the beginning of 2005, has been designing and constructing armoured vehicles for nearly a century including, in particular, the VBL light armoured vehicle of which 2,300 are currently in service and the PVP, more than 930 of which has been ordered by the French Army. In 2008, Panhard achieved sales of €90 million. For more information: www.panhard.fr MBDA : With industrial facilities in four European countries and within the USA, MBDA has an annual turnover of €2.7 billion and an order book of €11.9 billion. With more than 90 armed forces customers in the world, MBDA is a world leader in missiles and missile systems.
MBDA is the only group capable of designing and producing missiles and missile systems that correspond to the full range of current and future operational needs of the three armed forces (land, sea and air). In total, the group offers a range of 45 missile systems and countermeasures products already in operational service and more than 15 others currently in development.
MBDA is jointly held by BAE SYSTEMS (37,5%), EADS (37,5%) and FINMECCANICA (25%).
Sagem Défense Sécurité, a high-technology company of the SAFRAN Group, is a European and world leader in solutions and in optronic, avionic and critical software services for the civil and defence markets. Sagem Défense Sécurité is the No.1 European and No.3 worldwide in inertial navigation systems for aeronautical, marine and terrestrial applications. It is also the world No.1 in helicopter flying controls, and the European No.1 in optronic and tactical UAV systems. Sagem Défense Sécurité and its subsidiaries are present in every continent through the SAFRAN Group international network and employs 6,000 personnel in Europe and the United States.
For more information: www.sagem-ds.com
PRESS CONTACT
Sagem Défense
Philippe Wodka-Gallien
Tel.: +33 (0) 1 58 11 19 49
philippe.wodka-gallien@sagem.com
Sécurité Panhard
Charles Maisonneuve
Tel : 33 (0) 1 60 82 49 87
GSM : 33 (0) 6 13 22 30 21
charles.maisonneuve@panhard.fr
General Defense MBDA
Marie-Astrid Steff
Tél : +33 (0) 1 71 54 27 47
GSM : +33 (0) 6 72 99 92 10
marie-astrid.steff@mbda-systems.com
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