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Saab receives order for maintenance of airborne radar system Erieye
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efence and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for maintenance of the Erieye airborne radar system. The order amount is SEK 125 million. “We’re proud that FMV is showing continued confidence in us and we look forward to further developing the Erieye radar system together with
our Swedish client,” says Micael Johansson, head of Saab’s business area Electronic Defence Systems. The contract covers services for the Swedish Erieye-system (Airborne Surveillance and Control, ASC890). This work will include providing technical support for the unit operations, and research and development for the ASC890 sensor and command-and-control system. Work will take
Ferrari chooses Stringo for vehicle handling
Cobham wins six-year Santos Fly-in Fly-out contract
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obham has extended its Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) service contract with energy company Santos to the remote Cooper Basin area until 2018, securing a six-year contract valued at over AUD$50 million. Peter Nottage, vice-president of Cobham Aviation Services said: “This strengthens and extends our 22-year relationship with Santos and we are delighted to provide what will be enhanced services to Santos and its people at Moomba and Ballera.” The 99-seat RJ100 to be servicing Santos is the fifth in Cobham’s 20-strong FIFO fleet and is ideally suited to the harsh conditions of the Australian outback due to its robust construction and exceptional hot weather performance capabilities. The RJ100 navigation system is fitted with new satellite-based technology, ADSB, which is being introduced in Australia and is seen as essential in managing rising aviation congestion in mining areas. Visit: www.cobham.com
Volvo Group to supply engines to airport fire-fighting vehicles
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olvo Penta is to supply engines for a number of airport fire-fighting vehicles from the company Rosenbauer. This entails a strengthening of the Volvo Group’s cooperation with Rosenbauer, which already builds conventional fire trucks using chassis from Volvo Trucks. 16 Industry Europe
place between 2012 and 2014. Erieye is mainly developed and produced by Saab in Gothenburg, but work will also be undertaken at other sites. The sensor and command-and-control system provide access to a detailed situational awareness that can be used for border surveillance, rescue operations and for tackling terrorism and organised crime. Visit: www.saabgroup.com
F Skanska awarded contract for Bermondsey Dive-Under
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kanska has been awarded a contract worth up to £60 million, about SEK 640 million, by Network Rail Infrastructure for the construction of the Bermondsey Dive-Under and associated structure strengthening works. This project forms part of the Thameslink Development Programme. Under the contract, the Skanska team will be responsible for the design and construction of the Dive-Under, a rail underpass structure, and associated strengthening works. Wherever possible, existing structures will be reused to minimise disruption and reduce waste. Enabling works will begin shortly, and main construction works are scheduled to start in 2014 with full completion of the project planned for spring 2017. Visit: www.skanska.com The new agreement applies to the delivery of more than 100 16-litre diesel engines per year. They will be fitted into such specially built, rapid-deployment vehicles as the Panther, which is used at airports worldwide. “For this area of application, we have certified an industrial engine to comply with the Euro 5 emissions standard, jointly with Rosenbauer. The format for
errari has chosen Famek as its supplier of a newly developed vehicle mover for its racing cars. Ferrari’s racing cars have an extremely low ground clearance of 60mm. “The model we developed for Ferrari’s racing cars is probably the lowest in the world,” says Anders Bergkvist, marketing director at Famek AB, developer and manufacturer of Stringo Vehicle Movers. “It was technically challenging, since no one had ever developed a product like this before.” The extremely low ground clearance of 60mm is at the rear of the car. It’s even lower in the front, so the lifting device has to go underneath the car from the back. The press arms that prevent the racing car from rolling forward were specially designed so they could be folded in under the car. A brake pad prevents backward rolling. Visit: www.stringo.se
emission requirements varies in different parts of the world; using our solution, we will have the same base engine and still meet these differing regulations,” says Miron Thoms, business development manager at Volvo Penta. The cooperation also expanded to include conventional fire-fighting vehicles. Visit: www.volvogroup.com
