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October 7, 2021 | International, Aerospace

Le drone Patroller maritime de Safran prouve sa maturité lors de la démonstration finale du projet OCEAN2020

Safran Electronics & Defense annonce que son drone Patroller a « montré sa capacité à répondre à des besoins de surveillance maritime au profit de Marines nationales ou d'agences européennes de surveillance maritime », dans le cadre du projet européen OCEAN2020 financé par la Commission Européenne au titre de l'Action Préparatoire de Recherche de Défense. Des exercices navals ont été organisés en mer Baltique, à la fin du mois d'août, rassemblant 18 partenaires dont 5 Marines nationales pour la démonstration finale OCEAN2020, ayant pour objectif de « montrer que l'emploi combiné de drones de tous milieux (aériens, de surface et sous-marins) fournit une meilleure perception de la situation tactique maritime au commandement », précise Safran.

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