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Safran's first MFF delivery due

27th June 2019 - 13:00 GMT | by Andrew White in Paris

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Safran will deliver its first military freefall (MFF) ensemble to the French Army in the final quarter of 2019 as part of the Multi-Mission Parachute System (SMTCOPS) programme, company officials have disclosed to Shephard.

According to company officials, Safran is in the final stages of developing the ensemble following an August 2016 contract with the French DGA which demanded a total of 750 MFF ensembles, worth a total contract value of €65 million.

Speaking to Shephard, Safran’s international parachutes export manager, Ahsene Tazairt described how the SMTCOPS comprised a holistic solution based around the company’s Phantom high-glide canopy solution which

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