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FRENCH DCN & SAGEM SIGN CONTRACT FOR STUDY & PRODUCTION OF NAVIGATION SYSTEM
29 September 2003 - Sagem Communication

SAGEM has recently signed with the French DCN, a contract worth 96 million euros for the study and production of a new navigation system for the 'TERRIBLE' SSBN, fourth strategic submarine in the 'TRIOMPHANT' class. This high-performance system will contribute to the first hit accuracy of the M51 strategic missile and to the discretion of the submarine in submerged operation. It will implement a modern overall architecture, based on the ring laser gyros currently manufactured by SAGEM.

SAGEM has recently signed with the French DCN, a contract worth 96 million euros for the study and production of a new navigation system for the 'TERRIBLE' SSBN, fourth strategic submarine in the 'TRIOMPHANT' class. This high-performance system will contribute to the first hit accuracy of the M51 strategic missile and to the discretion of the submarine in submerged operation. It will implement a modern overall architecture, based on the ring laser gyros currently manufactured by SAGEM.

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About: Sagem Communication
Sagem Communication is organized in two Business Groups: Mobile Communication and Broadband Communication.

Mobile Communication

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.

Broadband Communication

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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