Safran signs an Agreement with Finnish Defence Forces for Inertial Navigation Systems
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Safran Electronics & Defense is proud to announce a significant agreement with the Finnish Defence Forces for the supply of advanced Geonyx Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for their Artillery systems. The contract spans from 2024 to 2031, reflecting a long-term commitment to equipping Finland’s military forces with cutting-edge navigation and positioning technology.
The Geonyx INS, leveraging Safran’s HRG Crystal technology, is designed for precise navigation, targeting, and artillery pointing even in GNSS1-denied environments. Its compact, shock-resistant design makes it ideal for integration into various military platforms, including vehicles, artillery systems, and mobile radars.
This agreement will significantly enhance the Finnish Defence Forces' capabilities in operational accuracy and mission readiness, ensuring robust and resilient navigation solutions for complex and dynamic environments. The capabilities of the Geonyx will enable the Finnish Army to achieve very high precision pointing for its artillery systems (mortars, towed guns, self-propelled guns). By choosing Safran, Finland aligns with a proven industry leader in inertial navigation, with over 1,000 units of Geonyx delivered worldwide.
Safran Electronics & Defense's partnership with the Finnish Defence Forces underlines its commitment to deliver tailored solutions that meet modern defense challenges while maintaining cost efficiency and operational excellence.
1 GNSS : Global Navigation Satellite System, ie GPS, Galileo…
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Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
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Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.
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