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Airbus unit wins big Mideast surveillance order

DUBAI, February 24, 2015

Airbus Defence and Space, the second largest space business worldwide, said it has received a major contract from a Middle Eastern country for supply of long-range surveillance equipment.

Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group which was formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military.

As per the contract, the Optronics business unit of Airbus Defence and Space will be supplying millions of dollars worth of Z:NightOwl M combined opto-electronic and infrared imaging systems for the protection of its borders and coastlines.

Z:NightOwl M consists of the third-generation thermal imager Attica M-ER with an optimal megapixel detector as well as an eye-safe laser rangefinder.

It offers extreme magnification through a 200x continuous zoom. The system can optionally be further equipped with a near-infrared (NIR) or a short-wave infrared (SWIR) camera. It can be easily integrated into existing systems or those under construction for the protection of borders and coastlines.

The NightOwl multi-sensor system fulfills highest requirements for the protection of borders and coastlines, said a statement from Airbus Defence and Space.

These products are used globally by armed forces and security personnel for monitoring, identification and classification purposes, as well as for highly precise measurement, evaluation and targeting.

 Airbus Defence and Space said the surveillance system had been specifically developed for extremely long-range observation purposes.

It combines a very large field of view for wide-area observation and detection with an extremely small field of view for identification. It thus fulfils the highest requirements for the seamless protection of land and maritime borders.

The European space giant said the new system has been designed with warmer climates in mind, so as to deliver optimal vision at long ranges even under adverse conditions such as air turbulence and haze.

They are deployed on various platforms, including submarines, armoured vehicles, manned and unmanned aircraft and satellites, for land, air, sea and space missions, it added.-TradeArabia News Service
 




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