Diehl Defence Focuses on air Defence and Vehicle Upgrade at EUROSATORY

Product innovations in the fields of air defence, ammunition and vehicle upgrade are the focal points of Diehl Defence´s presentation at the EUROSATORY in Paris from June 11 to 15, 2012.

At the German pavilion, the company is showcasing innovative system solutions for countering air threats setting new standards in ground-based air defence. Apart from the European IRIS-T air-to-air guided missile, which is operative in ten air forces, a model of the air-to-ground glide missile PILUM planned in cooperation with Israel is on display.

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The so-called Vehicle Upgrade Demonstrator is celebrating its première in Paris. The mock-up of an armoured vehicle demonstrates solutions for re-motorisation, modification as well as light-weight tracks in steel and rubber band designs.

Besides the so-called 1-D course correction fuze for artillery ammunition, the fuze subsidiary JUNGHANS microtec is also exhibiting the new fuze generation FREMEN for 76 mm and 100 mm naval ammunition.