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EURONAVAL
2014 Show Daily - SAGEM |
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Sagem
to supply optronic masts for South Korea's new KSS-III submarines
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Following
an international request for proposals, Sagem (Safran) announced today
at Euronaval 2014 that they signed a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding
& Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME) of South Korea, to supply the
optronic surveillance masts for the country's new submarines.
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The future optronic surveillance mast is derived from Sagem's Series
30 masts already in production for the Scorpène class submarines
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The
selection of Sagem was made by a commission comprising members from
the South Korean navy, DAPA (Defense Acquisition Program Administration),
ADD (Agency for Defense Development) and DSME. The decisive factors
in this decision were the best world-class competitiveness and performance
level offered by Sagem's optronic masts, especially in terms of image
resolution and processing, and their easy integration in the ship's
combat suite.
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 KSS-III
is a 3000 tons SSK submarine project fitted with 6x VLS (vertical launch
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This
latest contract emphasizes the outstanding collaboration between South
Korean industry and Sagem. Sagem's new generation of optronic masts,
which do not penetrate the thick hull, feature low-observability and
radar stealth. In addition to the optronic (electro-optical) sensors
from Sagem, they also include a signal intelligence system, and an infrared
system for discreet communications.
The future optronic surveillance mast is derived from Sagem's Series
30 masts already in production for the Scorpène class submarines
built by French naval shipyard DCNS for international markets, and for
the future Suffren class nuclear attack submarines in the French navy's
Barracuda program.
Sagem develops and produces for its partners a complete family of optronic
masts and attack periscopes, electronic warfare equipment and radars
for submarines.
The masts will be integrated at Sagem's plant in Dijon and the infrared
imagers in Poitiers. |
