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2023-11-10

HENSOLDT and Airdyne Join Forces for C-130 Mission Suite

Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT recently joined forces with the U.S. mission aircraft supplier Airdyne Aerospace Inc., Brooksville/FL, to offer an integrated and certified mission suite specifically for the C-130 mission aircraft. The pre-integrated sensor package and installation kit will provide C-130 operators with a ready-made mission suite.

On September 20, both companies signed the MoU to finalise the partnership details. The mission suite combines HENSOLDT’s MissionGrid portfolio of different sensors and mission management systems and Airdyne’s SABIR System, which is a system of individual “bolt-on” modular components that can be configured in several ways to support various missions, aircraft configurations, and other customer-specific requirements.

“HENSOLDT has a long-standing track record of providing a variety of sensors for ISR missions as well as mission management systems and mission avionics,” said Steffen Kolditz, Head of Airborne Solution Business Unit at HENSOLDT. “Therefore, Airdyne, with its SABIR system, is the ideal partner to jointly offer an exportable mission package to C-130 customers worldwide with very low integration risks for the end-user.”

HENSOLDT’s MissionGrid consists of building blocks such as airborne radar, COMINT and ELINT sensors, electro-optical sensors and mission computers, which are pre-integrated and tested at their own premises. This results in significant advantages for the customer, such as reduced technical risk or shortened integration times. It can be used on fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles. In addition to military air and naval missions, it is used for border protection, search and rescue, maritime patrol and law enforcement.

With MissionGrid, HENSOLDT has created a scalable mission system that uses the company’s radar and electro-optic sensor range. It increases capability, enabling a single aircraft to fly multiple missions.

While Airdyne’s SABIR System is a modular open architecture set of mounting components, including doors, robotic struts, mission pods, workstations, avionics racks, crashworthy seats, power modules and more. SABIR mission systems accommodate thousands of sensor/communication configurations and many different pod designs either independently developed or created by Airdyne.

SABIR supports a wide range of missions, such as full spectrum military operations, maritime patrol, search and rescue, surveillance, C5ISR, CBRNE, crisis response, command and control, and even scientific and environmental research. It is compatible with all C-130 models and can be installed as a permanent solution or as a temporary modification moveable between aircraft.

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