Solutions to stand the heat

21st December 2016 - 12:00 GMT | by Helen Haxell in London

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Two companies that provide on board solutions for civil and military helicopters are confident that, with recent acquisitions combined with new products, the Middle East market will continue to grow.

In November 2016 FLIR Systems acquired Prox Dynamics, a move that will complement the company’s surveillance portfolio and add to its existing regional business.

‘The recent acquisition of Prox Dyanmics, which makes nano uavs, ... [the Black Hornet] is likely to prove attractive for deployed ground forces of which the Middle East has quite a significant number of – we expect the region to be an opportunity [for this

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