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Friday, October 17, 2008

France, U.K., Sweden Sign UAV Radar Study

Britain, France and Sweden have signed an agreement to jointly fund technology studies for a compact, lightweight radar for UAVs, the Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (DGA) procurement office said Oct. 13.

The agreement, signed Sept. 18, commits the three governments to match funds over four years provided by industry to total 21 million euros ($28.5 million) under the SIMCLAIRS program (Studies for Integrated Multifunction Compact Lightweight Airborne Radars & Systems).

A contract is under negotiation and will be signed by the European Defence Agency for the governments and defense systems company Thales, leader of an industrial consortium including Selex and Saab.

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