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Application Briefs
Michael von Puttkamer, Vice President Special Aircraft
Services at Lufthansa Technik. " We thank Hensoldt
and Bombardier for the good cooperation and we
almost can't wait to see this aircraft taking to the air,
performing its flight tests and returning to Hamburg
again, where in the upcoming systems integration
phase we will be proud to build on the high-quality
work of the team in Wichita. "
In June 2021, Hensoldt was awarded the contract to
supply an airborne system for electronic signals intelligence
on board three Bombardier jets based on its " Kalaetron
Integral " system, which collects and analyzes military
signals from radar and radio systems. Since that
award, Hensoldt, Lufthansa Technik Defense and Bombardier
have collaborated closely on a joint design activity.
End of 2023 Hensoldt's overall mission system design
has successfully passed customer acceptance. More
work on the high-performing Global 6000 aircraft for the Pegasus
program, " said Steve Patrick, Vice President for Bombardier
Defense. " Thanks to our companies' continued close collaboration
and joint expertise, we are making important
strides and have a clear line of sight on the aircraft's upcoming
milestones, including the start of the flight test campaign
in the coming months. "
" The roll-out following the recent passing of the Critical
Design Review clearly shows the significant progress the PEGASUS
program is achieving, " says Jürgen Halder, Vice President
Airborne SIGINT at Hensoldt. " The underlying reconnaissance
solution 'Kalaetron Integral' offers a worldwide unique
high-performance reconnaissance capability based on powerful
German key technology. "
" The roll-out of the first structurally modified Global
6000 aircraft indeed marks a major milestone, not just as an
important prerequisite for Lufthansa Technik Defense's
PEGASUS work packages, but for the overall progress of this
pioneering signals intelligence aircraft project, " says
recently, extensive structural modification work has been performed
to prepare the first aircraft at Bombardier Defense's U.S.
base in Wichita, Kansas, which houses an important contingent
of the company's experienced and skilled defense workforce.
This will also be the site of the initial ground and flight
test activities. Upon completion of initial testing, each aircraft
will be transferred to Lufthansa Technik Defense's facilities in
Hamburg for further integration work.
The overall program is valued at over one billion euros.
Hensoldt is acting as general contractor and bears overall
responsibility for the realization of the project. Lufthansa
Technik Defense will act as a subcontractor, procuring the
modified aircraft from Bombardier and fitting and integrating
the reconnaissance system developed by Hensoldt into the
platform. Many small and medium sized enterprises from all
over Germany, Canada and the U.S. are involved in the project
as part of the supply chain for all companies bringing Pegasus
to the finish line.
www.hensoldt.net
Developing the UK's First Hypersonic Missile
Defense Equipment & Support (DE&S)
Bristol, UK
0117-913-0893
des.mod.uk
B
ritain's development of a sovereign hypersonic strike capability
is taking a substantial leap forward with a new agreement
to facilitate collaboration on cutting edge tech.
Ninety total organizations - large and small - from across
industry and academia have secured a place on a £1 billion
transformational Hypersonic Technologies & Capability
Development Framework (HTCDF) agreement set up to rapidly
develop advanced hypersonic missile capabilities for
the U.K.
The organizations accepted onto the eight-lot Framework,
which is led by MoD's Team Hypersonics (U.K.), will now be
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eligible to bid for contracts; the maximum value of the Framework
across the next seven years is up to £1 billion.
The award of contracts on the Framework will be managed
by commercial experts at DE&S.
Project delivery has been designed with pace in mind, with
the Framework adopting mechanisms which align procurement
and development objectives, preventing the traditional
challenges that impede capability acquisition.
The approach to developing an agile route to market is part
of a broader drive across MoD to increase the speed of Defense
procurement.
The announcement follows the Prime Minister's statement
setting out plans to spend 2.5 percent of GDP on Defense by
2030 - meaning an additional £75 billion spent over the next
six years - the biggest strengthening of the U.K.'s national
Defense in a generation.
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