Pacific 2017: Lacroix to pack a greater wallop
Lacroix announced at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney that it had formally acquired the naval business assets of Wallop Defence Systems in the UK.
Lacroix, a maker of decoy systems and launchers such as Sylena, views this as a good time for the takeover as the French company makes a major push on the international market.
A number of countries use Wallop’s Barricade and Super Barricade decoy system and navies are approaching the time when they need to upgrade or replace these systems.
The company said in a statement: ‘Lacroix is therefore extending the promotion of the
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