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Sagem To Provide Maintenance for French Tactical Drones

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

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Sagem, part of the Safran Group, yesterday said it has just signed a contract with SIMMAD, on behalf of the French Ministry of Defense, to provide in-service maintenance for the Sperwer SDTI tactical drone systems deployed by the French army. SIMMAD is the French acronym for a joint services entity that reports to the French air force headquarters. It overseas maintenance, repair and overhaul services for aircraft deployed by the armed forces. The contract covers all maintenance, repair and technical…

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