MASI
EADS and Alenia To Cooperate On UAS Development
December, 22th 2011 16:59
EADS Cassidian and Alenia Aeronautica signed an MoU to explore cooperation on the next generation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
Cassidian announced on Dec. 14 that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alenia Aeronautica to jointly investigate potential cooperation in the field of medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV).
An EADS-Cassidian spokesman told that the company has self-funded the further development of the twin-engine Talarion, so that it could fly in 2015 and enter service three years later. “Engineers are working on it every day, and we are selecting industrial partners and subcontractors,†he added.
Alenia and Cassidian are aiming to strengthen their technological know-how in order to establish a leading role in the UAS market. Thanks to this agreement, the two companies will analyze the requirements expressed by each of their respective governments in the UAS sector with the objective to create a strategic partnership and to expand their global UAS market share.
Giuseppe Giordo, CEO of Alenia Aeronautica and Alenia Aermacchi, who is also responsible for Finmeccanica's Aeronautics Sector, says, "The signing of this agreement is important for Alenia Aeronautica because it alllows us to collaborate with a capable player in the sector of UAS, favoring the growth of our ability to design, build, integrate and support a complex system for the global market, both civil and military. The UAS sector has a strategic importance for the future of Alenia Aeronautica's programs and we are convinced that this agreement will allow us to become even more competitive in this quickly expanding market."
Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Cassidian, says, "We look forward to investigate further collaboration with Alenia Aeronautica around a next-generation MALE UAS, like for instance, the Talarion, which is of outmost importance for Europe's military aviation industry. It will fulfill government security missions and commercial applications which cannot be implemented with current solutions and their derivatives."
An EADS-Cassidian spokesman told that the company has self-funded the further development of the twin-engine Talarion, so that it could fly in 2015 and enter service three years later. “Engineers are working on it every day, and we are selecting industrial partners and subcontractors,†he added.
Alenia and Cassidian are aiming to strengthen their technological know-how in order to establish a leading role in the UAS market. Thanks to this agreement, the two companies will analyze the requirements expressed by each of their respective governments in the UAS sector with the objective to create a strategic partnership and to expand their global UAS market share.
Giuseppe Giordo, CEO of Alenia Aeronautica and Alenia Aermacchi, who is also responsible for Finmeccanica's Aeronautics Sector, says, "The signing of this agreement is important for Alenia Aeronautica because it alllows us to collaborate with a capable player in the sector of UAS, favoring the growth of our ability to design, build, integrate and support a complex system for the global market, both civil and military. The UAS sector has a strategic importance for the future of Alenia Aeronautica's programs and we are convinced that this agreement will allow us to become even more competitive in this quickly expanding market."
Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Cassidian, says, "We look forward to investigate further collaboration with Alenia Aeronautica around a next-generation MALE UAS, like for instance, the Talarion, which is of outmost importance for Europe's military aviation industry. It will fulfill government security missions and commercial applications which cannot be implemented with current solutions and their derivatives."
