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Sagem Wins French UAV Datalink Contract

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Friday, January 16th, 2009

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SAFRAN Group this week said the French defense procurement agency DGA has chosen Sagem over a field of competing companies to design the datalink system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). According to the terms of the contract--dubbed Lido, French acronym for Drone Data Link--Sagem will define all data links intended for future UAV systems: line-of-site and satellite links needed for both air vehicle control and operating the onboard sensors. The contract will apply to all future UAV systems, whether tactical,…

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