Dassault Aviation: nEUROn: success for test campaign in France
10 March 2015 - 12:53AM
With the completion of its 100th flight in February, the nEUROn
UCAV technology demonstrator has completed its test campaign in
France.
Throughout this entire campaign, the nEUROn and
associated equipment demonstrated exemplary availability and
reliability.
In the first phase, the purpose of the tests was
to open the flight envelope (including with weapon bay doors open),
to test the electro-optical sensor and to evaluate datalink
performance.
In the second phase, most flights were dedicated
to infrared and electromagnetic signature/detection confrontations
against operational systems.
These confrontations, which produced all the
expected results, were performed under the authority of the French
defense procurement agency DGA. The nEUROn, in full stealth
configuration, was operated by Dassault Aviation.
Stealth-related data and feedback will serve as
a reference for future aircraft projects.
This success demonstrates Dassault Aviation's
know-how in strategic technologies and prime contractorship, as
well as its ability to lead programs involving European
cooperation.
A new chapter now opens for the nEUROn with
evaluations that will take place in Italy, then Sweden.
This success augurs well for preparing the
programs of the future.
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About nEUROn
nEUROn is a European program for an unmanned
combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator, conducted by
Dassault Aviation as prime contractor under the authority of French
defense procurement agency DGA. It heralds tomorrow's defense
programs, since it federates expertise from across Europe (France,
Italy, Sweden, Spain, Greece and Switzerland). The nEUROn program
is designed to validate the development of complex technologies
representing all mission systems: high-level flight control and
stealth, launching real air-to-ground weapons from an internal bay,
integration in the C4I environment, innovative industrial
collaboration processes, etc. The demonstrator made its first
flight on December 1, 2012.
About Dassault Aviation
With over 8,000 military and civil aircraft
delivered to 90 countries over the last 60 years, logging some 28
million hours in flight, Dassault Aviation has built up expertise
recognized worldwide in the design, development, sale and support
of all types of aircraft, ranging from the Rafale fighter to the
high-end Falcon family of business jets and military
drones. Dassault Aviation posted sales of 3.68 billion euros
in 2014, and has nearly 11,600 employees.
Contact:
Military Communication :
Nathalie
Bakhos
Tel.: +33 (0)1 47 11 84 12
www.dassault-aviation.com
Twitter: @Dassault_OnAir
For high resolution photos of the nEUROn, visit:
http://mediapro.dassault-aviation.com/
Dassault Aviation: nEUROn: success for test campaign in France
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