Armée danoise/Danish Defence(Forsvaret)

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12/20/2011 - RAF MILDENHALL, England – An air-to-air refueling mission took a special Christmas turn as one Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon ‘sleigh’ pilot arrived to receive fuel with a Santa Claus hat taped to his helmet. RAF Mildenhall’s 351st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotankers are responsible for refueling American and allied aircraft, enabling NATO missions across Europe and Africa. Transient aircraft supporting ongoing operations in Afghanistan and other deployed areas also frequently rendezvous with Mildenhall tankers to receive fuel, which extends their global reach and enables the Air Force mission to fly, fight and win. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace).

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SELEX Elsag awarded a contract to supply the Royal Danish Air Force with 8 LOAM systems

Rome | SELEX Elsag, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded an important contract to supply the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization with 8 LOAM (Laser Obstacle Avoidance & Monitoring) systems to detect obstacles in the low altitude flights that will equip the Royal Danish Air Force EH-101 helicopter fleet in Tactical Transportation configuration. The job order includes also testing and functional activities - in addition to the ones performed in the first months of this year -, which will be carried out during the delivery phase of LOAM systems.

Activities for the definition of further specifications will be executed in the first months of 2012; this will allow to configure equipment in accordance with all customer’s needs. The delivery is expected to occur in the last quarter of 2012.

These eight systems – six effective and two to spare -, will replace the devices currently used on the helicopters and supplied by SELEX Elsag in 2006. New devices have been updated both in hardware and software components; in particular they have been equipped with next generation microprocessors as well as more effective and high-performing algorithms.

LOAM: SELEX ELSAG INNOVATIVE OBSTACLE DETECTING SYSTEM

LOAM is an auxiliary system for navigation, designed for rotary wing platforms in order to detect dangerous obstacles along the flight path allowing the crew to adopt beforehand contingent and effective countermeasures; it guarantees a higher level of safety in the low altitude flight. LOAM is able to identify different classes of obstacles: cables, wires and all “thin” obstacles, electric or not (telephone wires, electric lines, etc.); poles, high and thin obstacles, for instance trees; wide structures and surfaces, for instance buildings.

The device operating system is based on an eye-safe laser radar, which periodically scans the area surrounding the flight path, detecting possible obstacles; sophisticated processing algorithms permit to extract the obstacle features and to provide the crew with information by means of dedicated interfaces.

SELEX Elsag boasts a deep knowledge of avionic products and customers’ operational needs, gained during more than 40 years of cooperation with the world’s major aircraft manufacturers. Moreover SELEX Elsag creates CNI (Communication, Navigation, Identification) devices and systems, in compliance with the highest market standards.

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TenCate Advanced Armour delivers protective armour for Danish frigates

Vissenbjerg, Denmark | TenCate Advanced Armour has completed the delivery of ballistic protection systems for the second of three Danish Iver Huitfeldt frigates. Due to the modular approach by TenCate to the production of armour solutions, this was achieved before schedule and below budget. There was close collaboration with the Danish Defence Acquisition & Logistic Organisation.

TenCate Advanced Armour has a modular approach to armour production and strives for flexible design solutions. This is possible thanks to the TenCate Ceratego and TenCate Liba ceramic armour systems, both of which provide excellent protection against a wide range of threats in a lightweight, modular package. Michal G. Falkenberg-Knudsen, plant manager at TenCate Advanced Armour in Denmark, explains: ’For the customers, the flexible and modular solution means that they are free to improve and optimise design without risking delays or increasing costs’.

PARTNERSHIP

Because of the large number of projects for the protection of both vehicles and naval vessels the good collaboration between the Danish military and TenCate Advanced Armour is strengthened. Examples are the Piranha, Eagle and MAN vehicles deployed by the Danish military in Afghanistan. Another example are the Danish Absalon class support ships deployed off the coast of Africa in anti-piracy operations. Michal G. Falkenberg-Knudsen states: ‘An effective cooperation is favorable for realizing an optimal result, both in time and budget. At the same time it will improve safety’.

INTERNATIONAL TRACK RECORD

TenCate Advanced Armour has an excellent international track record of providing durable armour solutions for naval applications, providing protection for personnel, mission-critical areas of the ship, weapons stations, communications and other sensitive equipment. TenCate Advanced Armour has supplied armour for both large ships and smaller vessels, such as landing crafts and fast patrol boats, for customers in among others France, the UK, Sweden, Asia and the Middle East.