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DIMDEX
2014 Show Daily - Airbus Defence and Space |
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Airbus
Defence and Space naval radars to be showcased at DIMDEX 2014, booth
No 435 |
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At DIMDEX 2014, it's the first time
that Airbus Defence and Space - a new division within the Airbus Group
– is publicly present with all its four business lines at an exhibition
in the Middle East region. The division has been formed by combining
the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. At
previous DIMDEX shows just Cassidian was present with its defence and
security portfolio.
Airbus Defence and Space is Europe’s number one defence and space
enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the
top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees
generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.
Within this new organisation Airbus Defence and Space is reinforcing
its capabilities to service the customers better with a one-stop-shop
offering an integrated portfolio based on one sales organisation under
one strong brand, continue to build on a strong and reliable partnership
with one known face to the customer and present the integrated and innovative
product and services portfolio at competitive prices. The new Division
started operating at executive level as of 1 January 2014.
Airbus Defence and Space is composed of four business lines: Military
Aircraft; Space Systems; Communication, Intelligence & Security
(CIS); and Electronics. It brings together a wide portfolio to continue
to meet the complex needs of its customers across the world.
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Airbus Defence
& Space TRS-4D AESA radar will be fitted onboard German Navy's future
F125 frigates. Picture: Airbus Defence & Space |
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business line Electronics will show a new generation of naval radars
with unprecedented capabilities for the surveillance of sea areas and
countering asymmetric threats:
TRS-4D is the innovative step from conventional radar into
a "new dimension" of operational capability. It enables ships
from patrol vessels to frigate size to exert the different detection
tasks of a ship-borne medium range surveillance and target acquisition
radar, in blue waters and also in complex littorals with high target
densities. It performs faster, more accurate and against a wider scope
of targets than conventional radars. TRS-4D provides navies and coast
guards with the benefits of solid-state based AESA technology, which
up to now has been available to highly expensive systems only. A non-rotating
variant with four fixed array panels is under production for the new
F125 frigates of the German Navy. |
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Airbus Defence
& Space TRSS (Tactical Radar for Surface Surveillance).
Picture: Airbus Defence & Space |
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Also
on display is TRSS (= Tactical Radar for Surface Surveillance),
a new naval X-Band radar optimized for the detection of extremely small
objects and countering asymmetric threats. Based upon the latest AESA
radar technology (AESA = Active Electronically Scanning Array), TRSS
substantially increases the detection capabilities, and thus the protection
level of navy ships and coast guard vessels. TRSS is able to detect
and distinguish small objects precisely at close ranges, e.g. individual
swimmers. These features give ship operators an optimal overview of
the situation, e.g. against terrorist attacks, and enable ships to monitor
movements on land. |
