Eurocopter delivers the first Tiger HAD Support and Attack helicopter to the French Army

Eurocopter’s first production Tiger helicopter in the HAD (Hélicoptère d'Appui Destruction in French, or Support and Attack configuration) was delivered to France’s DGA armament procurement agency today for operation by French Army Aviation units, providing a highly capable combat weapon system that is tailored to the world’s evolving battlefield conditions.

Delivery ceremony of the first Tiger helicopter in HAD configuration.

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Sagem wins design study contract for inertial guidance systems on tomorrow's tactical missiles

French defense procurement agency DGA has awarded Sagem (Safran) a design study contract concerning inertial navigation systems for new- generation tactical missiles. According to the terms of this contract, Sagem is responsible for the design and construction of inertial reference units for these missiles.

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France selects ThalesRaytheonSystems to supply its third Ground Master 400 3d air defense radar

The French defense procurement agency (DGA) has selected ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) to supply the French Air Force with a third Ground Master 406 radar for the Lyon Mont-Verdun airbase. The order follows an earlier award announced on September 7, 2012 to provide an identical radar for the Nice Mont-Agel base.

The Ground Master 400 is part of the ThalesRaytheonSystems family of fully digital 3D air defense radars.

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French Procurement Agency with DCNS and Thales prepare the use of UAVs on naval platforms

The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA, Direction générale de l’armement) has recently conducted successful sea trials of D2AD (Démonstration technologique d’un système d’Appontage et d’Atterrissage pour Drones), an automatic takeoff and landing system for rotary wing UAVs. D2AD is a demonstrator, designed and built by DCNS and Thales who were awarded the contract in late 2008.

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French Procurement Agency experimenting naval drones as the future of anti-mine warfare

The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA - Direction générale de l’armement) explores the possibilities offered by the use of surface and undersea unmanned vehicles to counter the threat of the naval mines. The innovative concept of "a drone carrying drones" studied in the research study "Espadon (Swordfish)" offers particularly promising solutions. Experiments have been conducted at sea since 2011, in favor of the DGA and the French Navy, off Brest.

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