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04 May 2021 (Last Updated May 4th, 2021 10:47)
Hensoldt has secured a contract to deliver core components of the Eurofighter / Typhoon aircraft’s Praetorian self-protection system to Germany.
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Luftwaffe Eurofighter 30+25 departing RIAT, July 2019. Credit: Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK.
Hensoldt has secured a contract to deliver core components of the Eurofighter / Typhoon aircraft’s Praetorian self-protection system to Germany.
The $108.31m (€90m) contract was awarded through the EuroDASS consortium as part of the German ‘Quadriga’ fighter replacement programme.
As agreed, Hensoldt will deliver essential parts of the aircraft’s defensive aids subsystem (DASS).
The Praetorian DASS is equipped with integrated sensors and jamming equipment to protect the Eurofighter from radar-guided and infrared-guided weapons.
The global biometrics market has been recently developing rapidly, and this trend will continue shortly. If in 2018 its volume was estimated at $23.4 billion, according to the forecast of the analytical company BCC Research, the market size may increase to $71.6 billion with an average annual growth rate of 23.2 % by 2024.
Fingerprint scanning, facial recognition, iris, vein, and voice technologies are expected to be implemented at the fastest pace. The analysis is based on the revenue indicators of key players depending on segments, including hardware, software, and integration.
Biometric electronic documents
Another analytical Agency, Acuity Research, estimates that the number of biometric electronic IDs will increase by about 3.5 billion electronic documents in the world. Moreover, more than half of the UN member States issue biometric passports.
Elbit Systems of America Completes Acquisition of Sparton Corporation
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HAIFA, Israel, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Elbit Systems of America, LLC ( Elbit Systems of America ) has completed the acquisition of Sparton Corporation ( Sparton ) from an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. for $380 million, subject to customary price adjustments, resulting in a significant expansion of Elbit Systems of America in the United States.
Sparton, with its 120-year history and decades of defense experience spanning from World War I to today, is a U.S.-based premier supplier of critical undersea warfare solutions to the U.S. Navy and its allies, as well as engineered products for the defense industry.
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