Paris Air Show: Striker II from testbed to head
BAE Systems showcased for the first time a new modified version of its Striker II Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) at Paris Air Show last week. …
Paris Air Show: Thales tests counter-UAS solution
Thales has recently tested its counter-UAS solution and successfully used its jammer to neutralise small unmanned vehicles, the company confirmed during the Paris Air Show.
The demonstration took place in April 2017 at a test area in Brittany, previously an air defence base.
The French solution provider uses various sensors, radar technologies and goniometry to detect and remove UAS from the air.
‘The solution has been proven for micro and mini UAVs,’ said Michel Dechanet, product manager at Thales Air Systems, ‘UAVs that are less than 25kg is the main challenge we are dealing with [and] we are ready to
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