MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO PROVIDE NEXT GENERATION TACTICAL VTOL UAV TO FORCES OF EUROPE HAS BEEN SIGNED

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO PROVIDE NEXT GENERATION TACTICAL VTOL UAV TO FORCES OF EUROPE HAS BEEN SIGNED
22 June 2004 - Sagem Communication

SAGEM of France, Rheinmetall Defence Electronics of Germany, and Bell Helicopter Textron of the United States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide a next generation tactical VTOL UAV to the expeditionary forces of Europe.

SAGEM, RDE and Bell Helicopter will combine their UAV expertise to provide a Vertical Take-off and landing UAV system that will meet the tactical mission requirements of modern European expeditionary forces. The VUAV system will be based on a modified version of Bell's Eagle Eye VUAV air vehicle. SAGEM and RDE will furnish the ground and ship borne control stations, digital data links, EO/IR payloads, simulators and C4I integration. The agreement will reinforce the interoperability of the companies' current UAV systems and will ensure the new system fits into and is supportable within the existing UAV infrastructure of NATO and other European forces.

Each company will contribute its unique expertise and individual experience to bring the project to fruition.

Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH, with its Land and Airborne Systems, Simulation Systems divisions is one of the leading companies in the defence electronic sector in Europe and in the world. With its long experience and system competence in modular unmanned airborne vehicles for the missions of Reconnaissance, Electronic Warfare and Combat, RDE currently is responsible for the comprehensive German system family of UAVs e.g. the target localisation KZO and the TAIFUN combat UAV.

The Bremen based company is a member of Rheinmetall DeTec AG, the management holding for all defence activities, within the Rheinmetall group.

Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron Inc, is a leading producer of commercial and military helicopters, and the pioneer of the revolutionary tilt rotor aircraft. Globally recognised for world-class customer service, innovation and quality products, Bell was selected to provide the Eagle Eye UAV system to the US Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater System program.

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Sagem brand mobile phones enjoys a strong presence in world markets – Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America – thanks to continuous technological innovations, including build-in cameras, colour screens, multimedia messaging, WAP, GPRS, modules and modems, etc. The Mobile Communication Business Group operates a Research & Development center in Cergy, northwest of Paris, and a production plant at Fougères, in the Brittany region of France. Industrial and commercial partnerships with other telecom players have opened access to new international markets, including China and Brazil. China: a joint venture with Bird, the leading domestic manufacturer of mobile phones, called "Ningbo Bird Sagem Electronics Corporation Ltd". Brazil: a joint subsidiary with Gradiente, to handle the production and marketing of Sagem mobile phones.

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The Broadband Communication Business Group designs, develops and produces a complete line of products for the high-growth broadband, video and printing markets.

A proven capability for innovation led to technological breakthroughs that give Sagem products high-profile positions in these highly competitive markets: the first DLP flat-screen TVs in Europe, the first embedded image correction in terminals, DECT wireless phones with mobile phone functions (SMS, hi-fi ring tones, directory, etc.), TVs and set-top boxes with build-in card readers, etc.

The Broadband Communication Business Group also deploys a Europe-wide network of subsidiaries, called National Sales Organization (NSO), that distributes Sagem brand products to all major European retailers. Sagem has signed a number of agreements with OEMs, meaning that Sagem products are used by the world’s leading brands and most European operators.

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