Sagem and AOI-Aircraft Factory to Collaborate on Drones for Egyptian Defense Market

By Mike Ball / 23 Sep 2015

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Sagem PatrollerSagem, a part of aerospace and defense company Safran, has announced that it has signed an exclusive commercial and industrial collaboration agreement with Egyptian manufacturer AOI-Aircraft Factory concerning the Patroller surveillance drone system, to address the requirements of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense.

According to the terms of this agreement, AOI-Aircraft Factory could handle final assembly of Patroller drones in its Egyptian plants. The agreement also covers system support and commissioning. AOI-Aircraft Factory will develop a dedicated training center in Egypt to train staff for the operation and maintenance of Sagem’s drone systems.

Developed in France by Sagem, the Patroller is a versatile long-endurance tactical drone system. It features an open, modular design to handle a broad spectrum of military and security missions, while carrying a multi-sensor payload of up to 250 kg, fuselage or pod-mounted. The Patroller offers endurance of more than 20 hours, and an operating ceiling of 20,000 feet. Sagem has already conducted a flight demonstration on Patroller showing the simultaneous operation of different sensors: optronic (electro-optical) pod, radar, electronic warfare (EW) system, distress beacon detector and automatic identification system (AIS) receiver.

The Patroller’s design draws on ten years of experience with Sagem’s Sperwer drone system to support operations in Afghanistan.

Posted by Mike Ball Mike Ball is our resident technical editor here at Unmanned Systems Technology. Combining his passion for teaching, advanced engineering and all things unmanned, Mike keeps a watchful eye over everything related to the unmanned technical sector. With over 10 years’ experience in the unmanned field and a degree in engineering, Mike’s been heading up our technical team here for the last 8 years. Connect & Contact

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