Success in Brussels: Rheinmetall receives over €130 million in EU-funds to increase production capacities in the artillery sector

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  September 16, 2021 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security

  La France organisera un sommet européen sur la défense en 2022

  La présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula Von der Leyen, a annoncé, mercredi 15 septembre, qu'un sommet sur la défense européenne sera organisé au premier semestre 2022, sous présidence française. Ursula Von der Leyen a évoqué trois objectifs. Elle estime nécessaire d'améliorer la coopération entre Etats européens en matière de renseignement, en créant un centre commun européen d'analyse de la situation. Elle entend aussi doter l'Europe d'une nouvelle loi européenne contre les cyberattaques, afin d'élaborer des normes communes de défense. Elle propose enfin d'exonérer de TVA les achats d'équipements de défense produits en Europe, une mesure incitative visant à encourager les Etats à privilégier le « made in Europe » afin de réduire leurs dépendances stratégiques.

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  May 17, 2021 | International, C4ISR

  Soldiers Can Now Control MQ-1C Gray Eagle via Tablet on Ground

  Soldiers on the ground can now control the airstrikes conducted by a MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone via a tablet. On Thursday, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) said it demonstrated enhanced situational awareness and targeting capability for ground forces during a company-funded technology demonstration at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. The demonstration focused on enabling a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) to control the Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor on a Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and rapidly call for direct and indirect fire on an array of targets. The JTAC was able to see GE-ER video, aircraft location, and sensor field of regard utilizing an Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) and a TrellisWare TW-950 TSM Shadow Radio. Utilizing the GE-ER's open-architecture, the JTAC was able to send digital ‘Call for Fires' to request artillery support, and a digital 9-line for Close Air Support with the push of a few buttons. The GE-ER, configured for Multi-Domain Operations, autonomously re-routed its flight path to provide the sensor data that the JTAC requested without commands from the GE-ER operator. This demonstration is another step in a series of demonstrations that began in November 2019. The use of this newly developed technology marks a significant improvement in situational awareness compared to the use of voice communications. The technology improved efficiency, reduced latency, and reduced risk of collateral damage. In addition, the JTAC's ability to orient GE-ER sensors on targets from an ATAK tablet reduces man-in-the-loop errors and increases targeting speed. These advancements are critical elements to current and future armed conflicts that reduce the risk to Soldiers forward on the battlefield.

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  March 8, 2018 | International, Aerospace, C4ISR

  CS wins the first tender in France for anti-UAV system

  CS has been selected by the French MoD procurement (Direction Générale de l'Armement) to provide, to the entire armed forces, the first French systems for the detection, identification and neutralisation of illegal UAV Le Plessis Robinson – 5 March 2018 – The French Armed Forces Ministry has awarded the MILAD tender (mobile anti-UAV system) to the CS group following a competition. The system, whose performance is confidential, is designed to enhance protection of sensitive sites and aims to rapidly equip the armed forces with mobile systems for the detection, identification, and neutralisation of UAV. These resources are designed to equip the army, navy and air force, both in France and in theatres of operations. Within this framework, CS was selected on the basis of its economic performance, its experience, and the effectiveness of its solution. “CS is honoured to have been selected for this major project. It rewards two years of continuous innovative work by the group in this field, with the industrialisation of our ant-UAV system, BOREADES, already operational for national events security. We aim to constantly adapt our system as the threat evolves, to deploy the system in France and internationally,” says Khaled Draz, CEO of CS Systèmes d'Information. A propos de CS CS est un acteur majeur de la conception, de l'intégration et de l'exploitation de systèmes critiques. CS est coté sur le marché Euronext Paris - Compartiment C - (Actions : Euroclear 7896 / ISIN FR 0007317813). Pour en savoir plus : www.c-s.fr Relations presse Barbara GOARANT Tél. : +33 (0)1 41 28 46 94 https://uk.c-s.fr/CS-wins-the-first-tender-in-France-for-anti-UAV-system_a596.html