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in news Two EDGE Entities Sign Deal to Design Custom Power Distribution Units for Armoured Vehicles
Airbus Selects Avio Aero Engine Solution for Eurodrone Getafe. Following a competitive tender process as well as an extensive technical analysis phase, Airbus has selected Avio Aero from Italy to power the Eurodrone unmanned aerial system with its engine and propeller solution, dubbed Catalyst. The Catalyst is an engine proven in flight, entirely developed and manufactured in Europe. As well as the Eurodrone programme, this engine has been conceived as 100% ITAR-free (International Traffic in Arms Regulation), thus enabling independence on export chances and avoiding additional requirements prior export clearance. As part of its responsibilities as main subcontractor for this major collaborative European programme, Airbus Defence and Space is responsible for the selection of the engine supplier. Key aspects in the selection of Eurodrone suppliers are competitiveness, performance, the ability to meet the demanding delivery schedule and the capacity to meet the in-service demand.
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Abu Dhabi-UAE. EDGE Group entity, AL TAIF, the UAE’s leading provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for military equipment, today announced that it has signed a contract to develop 413 enhanced power distribution units (PDU) for NIMR and install them into their vehicles. Designed to distribute power from a military vehicle’s auxiliary battery to various electrical systems, the PDUs are manufactured in-house by the company’s skilled Emirati engineers and are tailored to meet customer specifications. To ensure short lead times, AL TAIF established a dedicated assembly line for their rapid production, delivery and installation. Al TAIF provides essential lifecycle services and technical capability development to guarantee the ultimate asset performance and mission readiness for its customers. Its nine state-of-the-art workshops are geographically distributed to offer seamless convenience and flexibility, while a mobile unit can quickly and efficiently address all types of MRO needs. AL TAIF is part of the Platforms & Systems cluster within EDGE, an advanced technology group which ranks among the top 25 military suppliers in the world.
Strike Capability of BRAHMOS Missile’s Advanced Version Successfully Validated: Indian Navy New Delhi: The long range precision strike capability of advanced version of BRAHMOS missile was successfully validated on March 5. The missile hit the target with pin-point accuracy and demonstrated combat and mission readiness of Navy’s frontline platforms. “Long range precision strike capability of advanced version of BRAHMOS missile successfully validated. Pin point destruction of target demonstrated combat and mission readiness of frontline platforms. Yet another shot in the arm for Aatmanirbhar Bharat,” the Navy tweeted. The Navy conducts regular tests of the BRAHMOS, a supersonic cruise missile manufactured by an Indo-Russian joint venture and one of the world’s most lethal cruise missiles. In November 2020, a land-attack version of the BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile was successfully tested from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
