THE SEVEN Eurocopter AS.565 Panther anti-ship helicopters ordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are to be fitted with the Thomson-CSF Agrion maritime-patrol radar and what the company terms "a new helicopter self-protection system."
The system incorporates wide-band signal reception, instantaneous frequency-measurement and a system-control capability. Patrick Henin, assistant director of Thomson's Radar and Countermeasures division, says that the UAE deal is the first export for the self-protection system.
Source: Flight International
