Miragedriver
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France, Germany and Italy launch the 2020 European MALE UAV
(Defensa.com) France, Germany and Italy have signed a Declaration of Intent (DoI) for the definition study of a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Medium Altitude Long Endurance European (Medium Altitude Long Endurance or MALE). The three countries signed the document sets up a definition study two years to develop a European capability in the area of unmanned aircraft systems for surveillance missions, reconnaissance and intelligence (ISR) yesterday.
The definition phase of the call MALE 2020 will serve to unite the customer requirements and reduce technical and financial risks of the program. If everything progresses as expected, following this period, it was decided to develop and acquire this system by the three countries.
Major European countries have for years claiming a European capability in areas how are you own instead of buying Israeli or American systems origin to consider this as a strategic capability. This sovereign solution would both surveillance and reconnaissance missions of a military nature to civil security applications.
The decision has been welcomed by the three companies that participate in this program: Airbus Defence and Space by Germany, Dassault Aviation by France and by Italy's Finmeccanica. These companies agreed in May last year to make a proposal for the definition of 24 months after which there will be the stage of development and ultimately delivery to begin in 2020.
Spain, for the moment, apart
In March, the Spanish Ministry of Defense presented the Director Plan RPAs in which he presented his intentions in this area, act in which he predicted that Spain would stay out, at least initially, of this program. This week it was announced the joint development of a Class III RPAS by Germany, France and Italy, which have already positioned the Airbus Defence and Space company, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi representing each of these countries and now is formally launched. It is planned that an agreement between the three countries in the Paris Air Show to be held in June is signed.
The Spanish Ministry of Defense is studying the adoption of an interim or transitional to meet your needs of a MALE or Class III RPAS solution. This would cover the current shortcomings and would define the requirements for Spanish participation in a European program that does not materialize before 2025. The European program should be Spanish industrial participation as soon as possible, preferably in the feasibility stage.
In the Spanish Ministry of Defense there is a program office for strategic MALE and HALE has already launched the RFI (Request For Information) and a feasibility study. The main candidates are the Predator / Reaper US General Atomics (associated in Spain with Sener and Hero of Israel Aerospace Industries, evaluated by the Civil Guard in Spain.
Back to bottling my Grenache
(Defensa.com) France, Germany and Italy have signed a Declaration of Intent (DoI) for the definition study of a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Medium Altitude Long Endurance European (Medium Altitude Long Endurance or MALE). The three countries signed the document sets up a definition study two years to develop a European capability in the area of unmanned aircraft systems for surveillance missions, reconnaissance and intelligence (ISR) yesterday.
The definition phase of the call MALE 2020 will serve to unite the customer requirements and reduce technical and financial risks of the program. If everything progresses as expected, following this period, it was decided to develop and acquire this system by the three countries.
Major European countries have for years claiming a European capability in areas how are you own instead of buying Israeli or American systems origin to consider this as a strategic capability. This sovereign solution would both surveillance and reconnaissance missions of a military nature to civil security applications.
The decision has been welcomed by the three companies that participate in this program: Airbus Defence and Space by Germany, Dassault Aviation by France and by Italy's Finmeccanica. These companies agreed in May last year to make a proposal for the definition of 24 months after which there will be the stage of development and ultimately delivery to begin in 2020.
Spain, for the moment, apart
In March, the Spanish Ministry of Defense presented the Director Plan RPAs in which he presented his intentions in this area, act in which he predicted that Spain would stay out, at least initially, of this program. This week it was announced the joint development of a Class III RPAS by Germany, France and Italy, which have already positioned the Airbus Defence and Space company, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi representing each of these countries and now is formally launched. It is planned that an agreement between the three countries in the Paris Air Show to be held in June is signed.
The Spanish Ministry of Defense is studying the adoption of an interim or transitional to meet your needs of a MALE or Class III RPAS solution. This would cover the current shortcomings and would define the requirements for Spanish participation in a European program that does not materialize before 2025. The European program should be Spanish industrial participation as soon as possible, preferably in the feasibility stage.
In the Spanish Ministry of Defense there is a program office for strategic MALE and HALE has already launched the RFI (Request For Information) and a feasibility study. The main candidates are the Predator / Reaper US General Atomics (associated in Spain with Sener and Hero of Israel Aerospace Industries, evaluated by the Civil Guard in Spain.
Back to bottling my Grenache
