, BERNE, Switzerland: RUAG Aerospace, a subsidiary of the RUAG technology group, has signed a project collaboration agreement with the Defence Electronics arm of EADS Deutschland GmbH in the German city of Ulm.
Military transport aircraft and helicopters have self-protection systems to ward off the threat posed by infrared guided missiles. These systems use flares to “blind” the missiles and throw them off target.
There has recently been growing demand for similar self-protection systems for civilian business jets. RUAG, whose activities in the field already include fitting self-protection equipment to the Swiss Air Force's Super Puma and Cougar helicopters, has now signed a project collaboration agreement with EADS in Ulm. The two companies will work together to integrate self-protection systems and jointly develop a novel flare for business jets. The project also covers the sophisticated test systems developed by RUAG Aerospace.
RUAG's radar missile and laser simulator, which can simulate threats from missiles, radar and laser units, and is suitable for civilian and military applications, will be further developed and jointly marketed.
Both partners expect collaboration to improve their chances in the market.
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