UMS SKELDAR provides Indonesian Army with new security control measures to patrol world’s second longest coastline
Training programme with Indonesian Army latest in a number of contract packages across South East Asia |
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DSA 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 15th April 2016 UMS SKELDAR, one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), has announced the commencement of a managed services contract in the APAC region, flagged as the company’s priority market. The programme, which has been organised through APAC logistics partner CWT, involves roll out of a six-week training course to the Indonesian Army and according to UMS SKELDAR’s Chief Executive and former Swiss Military Two Star General (MG) Jakob Baumann, speaking at DSA 2016, the Defence Services Asia Conference & Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: “Contracts such as this confirm the importance of IRS (Intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance) strategies in this region with complex territories that require deployment of RPAS solutions.”
“who understand the various demands of ISR, SAR (Search and Rescue) and how UAVs can be used as a stand-alone or integrated platform deployed from land bases or seaborne.” Incorporating three F-330 fixed wing systems, which can be deployed in applications including convoy support, route surveillance, reconnaissance and direct support, the intensive training programme has been designed to provide operatives with all aspects of UAV management from ISR through to UAV piloting. The programme will be delivered by teams led by UMS SKELDAR Training Director Ewen Stockbridge Syme, who was instrumental in introducing ISR as a capability to the UK Military and in assisting the US Air Force to understand and implement tactical real time intelligence generation. The Indonesian Army is looking to improve its border security and border control and will soon start trials patrolling its huge coastline and territorial waters. Indonesia’s total land area is 1,919,317 square kilometres (741,052 sq mi). Included in Indonesia’s total territory is another 93,000 square kilometres (35,908 sq mi) of inland seas (straits, bays, and other bodies of water) and is ranked by some as the world’s second longest coastline. The additional surrounding sea areas bring Indonesia’s generally recognised territory (land and sea) to about 5 million square kilometres. George Duncan, Asia-Pacific Business Development Director for UMS SKELDAR, explains: “The contract with our Indonesian partner, Bhinneka Dwi Persada, is a prime example of the type of service we offer. We are not just a hardware manufacturer; instead we provide a total UAV and systems ground control package, incorporating all of the training, management protocols and documentation an organisation requires to gather the intelligence it needs to complete the surveillance tasks at hand. “Close on the heels of the Australian Defence White Paper and numerous border disputes between China and ASEAN countries, RPAS strategies are becoming increasingly important, given the vast expanses of ocean and difficult land terrains,” Added Duncan, a former RAF officer and helicopter pilot with 6,500-plus flying hours under his belt. In addition, regional Governments have expressed interest in UAV solutions to help tackle illegal logging and poaching. Duncan cites the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 – the scheduled flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing – that went missing with 230 people on board as a salutary example of the need to promptly engage smart search strategies. The surveillance hotspot of 120,000 sq km (46,330 square miles) underlines the cost in time and money of search and rescue, and only two years after has debris been found off Mauritius, yet to be identified from the Boeing 777. UMS SKELDAR brings together the four platforms to create Europe’s only provider of high endurance vertical take-off (VTOL) and fixed wing UAVs, across the 3-12+ hour endurance range, namely the Fixed wing: UMS F-330 and UMS F-720 and Rotary/VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing): UMS R-350 and SKELDAR V-200 – an innovative UAV using the technology of Saab, ideal for civil security and military operations. UMS SKELDAR takes an active role in training users from operational to management levels. Training for the Indonesian Army has just begun on a vehicle that has a four hour plus endurance and can carry payloads like EO/IR camera, sigint and elint systems and multi / hyper spectral cameras. UMS is leading the field in not only cost effective, cutting edge aerial technology, but also providing effective and thorough training of its technology. |
According to Baumann, the region and military and civilian agencies require partners
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