As a contractor of the Swiss Zimex Aviation Ltd. Airborne Technologies will develop and certify the comprehensive surveillance equipment for two new patrol aircraft for the Danish Home Guard. The Home Guard supports the Danish Ministry of Defense, the police and other authorities in performing their various specialized tasks, be it surveillance, SAR, maritime patrol or ISR missions.
The Danish Ministry of Defense has signed an 8-year lease agreement with Zimex for two De Havilland DHC-6-300 (see symbol images). These patrol aircraft will be equipped by Airborne Technologies with an airborne LINX surveillance system that includes a state-of-the-art operator workstation, an observer station and a full ISR sensor suite.
“The two state-of-the-art surveillance aircraft are perfectly tailored to the needs of the Danish Home Guard.
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Wolfgang Grumeth, CEO von Airborne Technologies
The modifications will be carried out at Zimex in Altenrhein (Switzerland) and at Airborne Technologies in Wiener Neustadt. Delivery of the two aircraft is expected in 2024.
Wolfgang Grumeth, CEO of Airborne Technologies, says: “We are proud to be involved in this pan-European contract. We look forward to working with Zimex and jointly delivering two state-of-the-art surveillance aircraft that are perfectly tailored to the needs of the Danish Home Guard.”
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