Airbus Defence and Space (formerly Cassidian) News

When daylight camera or thermal image device fail, new “RedKite” camera will give a clear view in spite of mist, fog or heat haze. “RedKite”, the new infrared camera developed by Airbus Defence and Space’s Optronics business unit, ensures optimum visibility in spite of mist, fog or heat haze. RedKite is based on the latest short-wave infrared technology (SWIR), which processes frequencies from the visible to the infrared range, thus ensuring a higher contrast image...

The contract includes supply and installation of Tetra network with 40 dispatcher stations  Airbus Defence and Space’s Tetra technology has been selected as the new standard for the digital radio network infrastructure of the Military Police in Brasília - responsible for maintaining public order in the Federal District. The new Tetra network will replace the old analogue radio system. The contract had been awarded to the Brazilian telecommunications company L...

The partner agreement expands the two companies’ sales collaboration globally Airbus Defence and Space and Cisco recently announced a new global partner agreement that will combine their complementary technology strengths in the defense, security and satellite communication industries to create innovative products and systems in software-defined networking, cybersecurity, mobility, cloud, data intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT). The agreement comprises access...

RST provides system engineering & product manufacturing for aerospace customers worldwide Airbus Defence and Space continues its strategy of strengthening its core business and divesting non-core activities. The company has concluded an agreement to sell its subsidiary Rostock System Technik GmbH (RST) to Ferchau Engineering GmbH, Gummersbach. RST portfolio RST is headquartered in Rostock and employs 150 staff. The company provides system engineering as well as produ...

Companies jointly will produce core components of Airbus’s missile warning system Airbus Defence and Space is joining forces with Huneed Technologies Co. Ltd., Incheon/Republic of Korea, to provide the new Korean Utility Helicopter “Surion” with advanced missile warning systems. The companies signed a cooperation agreement aiming at Huneed Technologies to produce core electronics components of Airbus Defence and Space’s MILDS missile warning system...

Airbus Defence and Space has introduced new technologies in its latest air surveillance radar which give the ASR-NG (Airport Surveillance Radar Next Generation) advantageous air traffic control capabilities. The company has completed a demonstration in real scenarios in front of international customers which was testament to enhanced detection capabilities with a significant increase of detection range coverage to 120 NM (220 km). Other key features of ASR-NG are the complete mitigation of wind...

The German procurement authority awarded Airbus a contract to supply 36 jammers of type VPJ-R6 Airbus Defence and Space will equip vehicles of the German Armed Forces with an electronic system for the protection against improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The German procurement authority BAAINBw has awarded the company a contract worth several million euros to supply 36 jammers of the type VPJ-R6 (VPJ = Vehicle Protection Jammer). The systems are intended to be integrated...

Airbus will provide reliability to Asset Tracking System through its satellite airtime The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Airbus Defence and Space to provide satellite airtime for air and ground tracking of ground assets and helicopters on a worldwide basis. The contract is for the provision of Iridium Short Burst Data and Iridium Rudics Data Minutes for the MOD’s established Asset Tracking System (ATS), Helicopter ATS (HeATS) and Ground ATS (GrATS). The...

The products range includes from surveillance radars to air traffic monitoring devices The portfolio Airbus Defence and Space will present at the World ATM Congress 2015 in Madrid includes new features of its Airport Surveillance Radar Next Generation. The radar provides enhanced detection capabilities and the suppression of wind farm echos together with a significant increase of detection range coverage to 120 NM (220 km). In addition ASR-NG now provides primary surveilla...

Z:NightOwl M consists of third-generation thermal imager with an optimal megapixel detector The Optronics business unit of Airbus Defence and Space is to supply an undisclosed Middle Eastern country with a large number of Z:NightOwl M combined opto-electronic and infrared imaging systems for the protection of its borders and coastlines. The contract has a value in the tens of millions of euros. The surveillance system has been specifically developed for extremely long-ran...

The contract includes delivery of Tetra switches, base stations, dispatcher workstations and more than 2,000 radio terminals Airbus Defence and Space has, through its local value-added reseller Serta Channels SAL, been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Interior of Lebanon for a Terrestrial Trunked Radio (Tetra) communication system for the country’s General Directorate of General Security (GDGS). The contract includes the delivery of Tetra switches, base stations, di...

The ASR systems will replace the 30-year-old radars which have been used until now in military air traffic control Airbus Defence and Space is to equip the military airfields in Germany with the most powerful airport surveillance radar (ASR) available today which will increase flight safety and improve the efficient use of airspace. With the inauguration of the first ASR system at Air Wing 33’s Büchel Airbase the company started the hand-over of 23 radars which are...

Airbus Defence will upgrade NATO’s new Mode 5 IFF standard to improve friendly and hostile forces distinction Airbus Defence and Space will upgrade the German Armed Forces’ identification systems to NATO’s new “Mode 5” IFF (= identification-friend-or-foe) standard which will improve the distinction of friendly and hostile forces and thus help to avoid friendly fire. To this end, the German procurement authority awarded Airbus Defence and Space a t...

Eagle Vision is a lightweight deployable, commercial satellite imagery downlink ground system Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract for system evolution and maintenance of the US Air Force’s five Eagle Vision stations until 2019. Systems evolutions are related to foot print reduction (transit cases versus shelter), smaller antenna dishes and integration of new satellites. The sustainment of the system covers 24/7 support, failure corrections with workaroun...

Airbus Defence and Space has improved the air traffic control and air defence capabilities of Indonesia's 15,000 islands Airbus Defence and Space provides the Indonesian Air Force with the latest aircraft identification and air surveillance equipment, thus improving the air traffic control and air defence capabilities over the country’s more than 15,000 islands. The company has been awarded a contract by SBL Star Technology Pte Ltd., Singapore, to deliver two of its mono...

Airbus will offer location intelligence services to reduce re-offending rates and public protection  Airbus Defence and Space has been contracted to provide a sophisticated mapping and monitoring service for the UK Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) new Electronic Monitoring programme, supporting the UK government’s objective to reduce re-offending rates and better protect the public by monitoring the movement of offenders released under licence. As part of a 3-year...

The MST system will enable the Finnish Armed Forces to coordinate all sensors and command & control systems The Multi-Sensor Tracking System (MST) for the Finnish Armed Forces has successfully passed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) on schedule and thus reached an important milestone. This data fusion system is creating a nationwide comprehensive security situation picture in real time: It will enable the Finnish Armed Forces to coordinate all sensors and command and con...

The partnership demonstrates Singapore’s growing capability in information and communications technologies  Airbus Defence and Space together with NCS will establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Singapore for the research, development and the commercialisation of safe city solutions in Asia. Technologies and solutions like data fusion and predictive analytics, video content analytics and crowd simulation will better support emergency services and operations in an...

Under the terms of partnership, Airbus and BAE Systems will jointly develop a new line of global synthetic aperture radar products Airbus Defence and Space and BAE Systems have launched a strategic alliance to produce, market and sell innovative geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) products and solutions using state-of-the-art data collected exclusively by TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X radar satellites. Under the terms of the partnership, Airbus Defence and Space and BAE Systems will j...

Airbus Defence and Space will examine the feasibility of using latest radar technology for better air traffic management The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the UK's specialist aviation regulator, has awarded a study to Airbus Defence and Space to examine the feasibility of using the latest radar technology for better air traffic management. Conventional radar uses a rotating antenna to sweep the sky, actively sending out radio pulses and detecting those which are reflected b...

Airbus launched the programme to develop the next generation of its Zephyr 7 system Airbus Defence and Space officially announced recently that it has launched the Zephyr 8 programme to develop the next generation of the world-record setting Zephyr 7 system and invites potential customers and partners to undertake joint in-flight demonstrations of their payloads and applications. Zephyr is a High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS). Running exclusively on solar power and flying...

Airbus and NCS successfully demonstrated the LTE based CCTV solution through the Singapore Safe City Test Bed Airbus Defence and Space has deployed a vehicle mounted CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) solution as part of the Singapore Safe City Test Bed. It increases the Situational Awareness of government agencies by having flexible access to specific areas and persons of interest associated to crime. The solution provides a rapidly deployable asset which can provide valuable i...

The collaboration will enable Sapura to leverage on Airbus proven C4ISR technology Airbus Defence and Space and Sapura Secured Technologies have signed a Collaboration Agreement to establish a long-term cooperation in the field of C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance). It includes the joint development of key products in the field of planning and data fusion systems for Armed Forces digitalisation and its commerciali...

Airbus Defence and Space’s Business Line Electronics has presented a new generation of electronic protection systems in a series of field tests and demonstrations in a Northern European country. The performance of newly developed electronic warfare systems, which offer troops operating in the world’s hot spots a level of protection which was previously unachievable, was demonstrated under extreme winter weather conditions. Following experience gathered in Iraq and Afghanistan, Airbu...

Spexer 2000 is optimised for the surveillance of borders and other applications Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract for the delivery of four of its Spexer 2000 security radars to further improve the surveillance of the borders of a major Middle Eastern country. The contract is an extension to an existing contract for the delivery of more than 40 Spexer 2000 radars, which have been operating successfully for almost two years now. Thomas Müller, head of t...

The Mode S based network guarantees flight safety and the efficiency of airspace utilisation The Airbus Defence and Space business line Electronics has concluded the delivery of the worldwide first air traffic control network based on the latest “Eurocontrol” standard Mode S to the flight safety branch of the German Air Force. This Mode S based network guarantees the automatised guidance of civil and military aircraft in an area of 1,700 x 1,500 km. Thus, flight sa...

The optical and optronic equipment will be integrated into Leopard 2 A7+ battle tanks and PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers Cassidian Optronics GmbH, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space, has received an order valued at more than 40 million euros from Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH, for the supply of vision equipment. The optical and optronic equipment will be integrated into Leopard 2 A7+ battle tanks and PzH 2000 s...

Airbus Defence and Space will demonstrate land border protection against intrusions At ISNR 2014 in Abu Dhabi, Airbus Defence and Space will present a wide portfolio of products and solutions ranging from UAVs and radar systems to satcom services. The company is key partner to the countries in the Middle East with a long-term industrial presence. The show taking place from April 1 to 3 will contribute to foster the long-lasting relationships to the customers and to b...

Airbus Defence and Space will need to address illegal immigrant trafficking networks, terrorist groups and piracy Airbus Defence and Space has finalised the deployment of the National Security Shield (NSS) to the Qatar Ministry of Interior and Armed Forces, covering the entire Qatar territorial waters and land border. It is operated by the Qatar Border Guards and Coast Guards. This unique fully integrated system for all forces is the most evolved solution worldwide. The syste...

Airbus Defence and Space has developed a new testing instrument for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) to identify faulty assemblies. The modular maintenance device (M2D) is flexible and can be used to identify faulty assemblies, and even to carry out an assessment of the overall system. This shortens repair cycles and reduces the time it takes to restore operational readiness significantly, as the usual practice of replacing assemblies suspected of being faulty is no longer necessary and a mo...