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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Germany receives first ASSTA 3.0 Tornados from Cassidian

ASSTA 3.0 TornadoThe German Air Force has taken delivery of the first two Avionics Software System Tornado Ada (ASSTA) 3.0 upgraded Tornado combat aircraft from Cassidian.

The delivery follows several months of retrofitting, certification and acceptance trials conducted by Cassidian at its facility in Manching, Germany, in cooperation with Bundeswehr Technical Centre 61.

Cassidian Air Services business line head, Erik Jensen, said: "With ASSTA 3.0, the German Tornado fleet is being adapted to meet the Armed Forces's current requirement for all-weather, high-precision and network-centric capabilities."

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