Australia: Safran integrating the PASEO Joint Fires on Hanwha’s Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Melbourne, September 12. Safran Electronics and Defense Australasia has been chosen to supply PASEO Joint Fires advanced day and night panoramic sight for integration on the Hanwha Defence Australia’s Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV).

The PASEO Joint Fires solution provides the long-range Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, & Reconnaissance sensor for the Redback IFV supplied by Hanwha to the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) under the LAND 400 Phase 3 project. The contract calls for the production and delivery of PASEO Joint Fires sensors and associated ancillaries.

This contract leverages the world leading position of the PASEO family which has sold more than 2,500 units for IFVs, Main Battle Tank and Joint Fires worldwide. It integrates high performances day and night all weather optronics sensors and offers 360° coverage with a high-rate sectorial scanning capability. The PASEO Joint Fires includes Safran’s Geonyx inertial navigation system, which provides precise and reliable positions, even if satellite navigation signals are unavailable or inaccessible (GNSS-Denied environment).

The project will continue Safran’s legacy of providing premium optronics sensor solutions for the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army. Safran Electronics and Defense Australasia already successfully delivered its portable optronic solutions under LAND 17 project aimed at enhancing Australian’s artillery capabilities and LAND 300 project to equip the Australian soldiers with next-generation surveillance and target acquisitions ancillaries. As well as its onboard day and night sight MINEO integrated on the Hanwha Defence Australia’s Huntsman family of vehicles under the LAND 8116 Phase 1 project.

Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia benefits from Safran’s international know-how and network to support its local customers. It will leverage its extensive sovereign optronic engineering and sustainment capability to allow Hanwha Defence Australia and the ADF to achieve their capability outcomes.

Anthony Bianco, Safran Electronics and Defense Australasia, Head of Sales and Marketing, “We are delighted to continue to support Australian Defence and Hanwha Defence Australia with yet another trusted and battle proven optronic solution where we will be supporting the design, integration and sustainment in country. It will be critically important that this superior capability is delivered to Australian Defence as we have done for Army over the last five years.”

“We are proud to continue our relationship with Safran Electronics & Defense Australasia across both our Huntsman and Redback vehicles for our Australian customer,” Hanwha Defence Australia’s Acting Managing Director Mr Dean Michie. “In today’s congested and contested battlespace, their technology is a key offering on our vehicles.”