Helicopter & VTOL UAV Landing grids: DCNS wins new orders in China

navyreco

navyreco

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DCNS has been awarded two new contracts for landing grids compatible with helicopters and rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. The grids will be installed on two new patrol boats under construction for China Marine Surveillance.

Time for CMS, one of China’s coastguard agencies, to turn to DCNS. China Marine Surveillance has launched a programme to build seven 1,500-tonne offshore patrol vessels, at least two of which will be equipped with DCNS landing grids. Delivery is scheduled for early 2013. This sale brings the number of DCNS grids sold in China to 11.
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Is there no embargo on this? Or It is fine to sell to CMS because they are Coast Guard ?
 
Geographer

Geographer

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What is that vent in the middle for?

I'm surprised by this news as well. Maybe since CMS is a civilian agency it's OK. Or these landing grids are not considering military hardware. Or there is another loophole DCNS is taking advantage of. France has been pushing to lift the arms embargo on China for years so their companies are looking for any way to sell to China, especially as European arms purchases fall.
 
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hmmwv

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Also to add the landing grids is a standard equipment on all PLAN surface combatants ever since, from 053H2G to 054A, from 051B to 052C they've all gotten it because Z9C needs it to land safely. Having said that, not all of them have the tractor system though, for example Jiangweis only got the grid.
 
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