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Avionics and navigation

Sagem (Safran group) boasts world-renowned expertise in avionics and inertial navigation

Navigation, flight control and onboard information systems give pilots vital support, flexibility and precision, while ensuring maximum flight safety.

Sagem develops and manufactures dual-use solutions for all of these functions, combining the best of civil and military technologies developed as a top-tier supplier to major aircraft programs like the Airbus A380 and A350 jetliners, the Rafale fighter and the NH90 helicopter

Market positions

Helicopter flight control systems
No. 1 worldwide

Inertial navigation
No. 1 in Europe and No. 3 worldwide

Engine control systems for commercial jets (via the joint venture FADEC International)
No. 1 worldwide

Sagem’s avionics & navigation products

  • Airplanes

    Today’s navigation and guidance systems offer unprecedented precision, giving combat aircraft complete autonomy while also ensuring resistance to electronic jamming

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  • Helicopters

    The Safran group offers a complete range of products and systems suited to the specific requirements of helicopter manufacturers

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Company contributing to these products

  • Sagem

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Defense news

  • 2012.01.31 | Messier-Bugatti-Dowty delivers first production landing gear shipset for Airbus A400M
  • 2012.01.30 | Thales and Safran acquire Areva’s stake in Sofradir
  • 2012.01.20 | Sagem (Safran group) selected by Embraer for KC-390 horizontal stabilizer trim system
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High-Tech

French army deploys FELIN. The FELIN soldier modernization program gives infantry soldiers a state-of-a-art integrated equipment suite that enhances their efficiency.

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Reports

Safran is contributing to Eurocopter’s planned successor to its iconic Dauphin helicopter, the X4. This new rotorcraft ca be summed up in a single word, innovation!

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The Airbus A400M is a star of the 2011 paris Air Show, and Safran is a keu supplier on this innovative new military airlifter.

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  • Innovation
  • More electric aircraft
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