The EADS Business Unit Systems & Defence Electronics at the Paris Airshow 2001 in Le Bourget
Le Bourget, 01 June 2001
At this year's airshow "Salon International Paris Le Bourget" (June 16 to 24, 2001) the EADS Business Unit Systems & Defence Electronics (S&DE) presents products and systems for joint ISR architecture, simulation and training, as well as avionics and EW (EADS stand, outdoor area in front of hall 2a, common chalet with Northrop Grumman). Under the motto "The dawn of a new era", , S&DE presents the main activities. This new Business Unit was formed on June 1, 2001 and combines German and French corporate units of defence electronics and various civil areas. As part of this process, the activities have been concentrated in four operating units: Airborne Systems. Naval and Ground Systems, C3I Systems, Intelligence. Surveillance & Reconnaissance Systems. These operating units represent the core activities on which S&DE shall be concentrating in future. It will have a workforce of about 5,700 employees at various locations in Germany and France.
Main activities of the operating units and competence centres participating in the Paris Air Show are:
The Eagle Medium Range. Long Endurance UAV System development has been initiated by EADS, in order to meet the requirements of the French Air Force and of several foreign customers. The Eagle programme is made of the compilation of most advanced UAV technologies, including SARI ELINT, COMINT payloads, SATCOM, new generation Mission Control Centres, etc. It is designed to perform Strategic Intelligence Missions at an altitude of 45,000 feet, during up to 20 hours. An Eagle UAV System is composed of:
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Several UAVs taking off and landing from a runway.
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A secure Satellite Data Link System for data transmission.
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A complete Ground System composed of one Mission Control Centre and a number of Ground Stations.
The Do-DT 35 represents a new, state of the art drone target development comprising newest technological solutions as a result of a recently conducted target simulation, requirement and research and development study. The study was based on the training requirements set fourth by the air defence forces combining complex integrated and realistic as ever possible tactical air defence scenarios. As a result the Do-DT 35 provides the low cost, high performance and high speed airframe, able to carry payloads to the extend required for the to be simulated threat. Thus the Do-DT 35 represents the most cost effective drone target solution for the threat simulation throughout the whole range of air defence systems, ranging from short range low level air defence to long range tactical air defence.
First autonomous, proven and fully operational transportable systems to support direct access to Earth Observation satellite imagery, MultiS@t-ng ™ consists in a deployable Ground Receiving Station associated to a high performance image processing unit, integrated in a 20-foot ISO shelter for operational mobile capacity. MultiS@t-ng™ brings image intelligence in the field of operations:
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to access autonomy and sovereignty in image acquisition, intelligence production and decision making process
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to obtain broad-area imagery and benefit from the increasing number of commercial satellites, including very high resolution missions
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to reduce vulnerability through a transportable configuration
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to reduce timelines of the image intelligence chain: reception, processing and information dissemination to users. It is an "off the shelf" and scalable solution to meet most of specific customer's needs and also a cost-effective Ground Station designed to expand with today's and future missions. The system is already deployed in-the field for operational peacekeeping and surveillance coperations within the US Air Force.
JOCOP (Java Open Common Operational Picture) is an innovative and open product for C4I at Joint or below command level:
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based on the ATCCIS GH4+ and the NATO Data Model implemented in a data base
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associated to a cartographic viewer able to read directly "on the flight" commercial and military geographical information standards (no preliminary transformation of data needed)
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exchanging information by using the Internet technology and the XML
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visualizing information through the APP6A symbols and a catalog of free icons.
The aim of the system is to present to decision-makers - military or civilians - the continuously updated situation - COP - (Common Operational Picture) during crisis, disasters, peacekeeping operations, etc. For preparation and anticipation of such actions, planning tools are available as well. The situations and plans can be shown with different "geographic", "organization" and "time-related" points of view.
JOCOP is the core of the Command and Control Information System of the Belgian Forces, BEMILOPSCIS, and is currently under evaluation by the Bundeswehr.
The new Tiger helicopters of the German armed forces and the French army will soon be equipped with the most advanced Electronic Warfare Suite (EWS). Eurocopter, the leading helicopter producer, has awarded the first series production contract (order volume: 48 million euros). Every system of the EWS, which is being tested by Eurocopter for one year, consists of a passive sensor unit and an active unit for counter-measures. EADS is responsible for the complete sensor. In co-operation with EADS's subsidiary LFK Lenkflugkörpersysteme GmbH and Detexis, a subsidiary of the French Thomson-CS F group, this system had been developed within 2 and a half years. The sensor unit encompasses:
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a radar warning sensor conducting a threat analysis of all external radars,
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a laser sensor detecting threats of laser-based weapon systems,
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a missile launch detector recognising approaching missiles and
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an evaluation system analysing the sensor data and transferring the threats to the crew for optical and acoustic warning.
The Digital Map Display System EuroGrid for the helicopter Tiger supports the navigation and communication of helicopter crews. It generates coloured topographic maps with overlaid information, thereby serving the tactical and navigational mission preparation and mission support. This system displays the helicopter's own position, flight route and other flight and mission-related information and enables rapid reaction and command capability. EuroGrid is particularly valuable for missions in unknown terrain as it is an important link for the interaction of various, and sometimes also international units, such as the rapid reaction forces. Digital map systems on board of aircraft or helicopters have to be supported by suitable ground stations for mission planning and mission support. The Map Preparation System generates map data for digital map systems from various sources mainly supplied by the national or collaborating MilGeo agencies.
A newly developed SAR sensor (SAR = Synthetic Aperture Radar) in "mini-format" will improve the all-weather capability of the reconnaissance drones CL 289. The joint German-French development program Sword (System for All-weather observation by Radar on Drone) has already been successfully tested in bad visibility (cloud base of 100 meters). The device weighing only thirty kilograms transmitted real-time radar images during the drone flight which were of outstanding quality. A second operation mode allows the display of moving objects.
The Surface-to-Air Missile Operations Centre SAMOC enables efficient planning and co-ordination of various air defence systems, such as PATRIOT, HAWK or Roland, by processing the air situation information of different sensors and superior control centres and transferring it to all connected units via powerful communication links. Thus, air defence effectiveness is considerably enhanced already by the networking of the air defence systems and control centres. SAMOC allows mobile use in standard containers and by virtue of its flexibility, it is specifically suited for multinational missions or operations even outside Germany. SAMOC has now proven its functional capability and suitability for military use during the operational test, thus meeting a major requirement for service entry at the German Air Force.
Friedrichshafen, June 2001/02101
For further information:
Business Unit Systems & Defence Electronics
Christian Badé EADS France
Phone: ++33-1-34637084, Fax:++33-134637377
Lothar Belz EADS Ulm
Phone: ++49-392-3681, Fax: ++49-392-3755
Jocelyne Gallas EADS France
Phone: ++33-1-34632388, Fax:++33-134632326
Michael Hartwig Dornier GmbH
Phone: ++49-7545-8-91 24, Fax: ++49-7545-8-5888
