Saft awarded multi-million dollar contract from Textron Systems for lithium-ion batteries to power Universal Ground Control S...
December 01 2015 - 1:18PM
Business Wire
Saft to deliver 92 Integrated Charger Batteries
under terms of $2.2 million contract
Saft, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of advanced
technology batteries for industry, announces today a new contract
from Textron Systems Unmanned Systems for Integrated Charger
Batteries (ICBs) to power its next-generation Universal Ground
Control Stations (UGCS). The lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries will
provide back-up power to the stations which control unmanned aerial
systems (UAS).
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Saft’s light-weight 28V ICB delivers 100 amp hours, while
reducing the overall size of the required system. The batteries
will provide emergency back-up power for a flight-critical function
of the UGCS, and activated in the event of a power failure,
allowing the UGCS to carry out critical UAS control missions.
“This follow-on contract symbolizes a maturing relationship with
an established industry leader and validates Saft’s heritage of
delivering complete energy storage systems tailored to our
customer’s specifications,” said Alex Bynum, Director of Sales for
Saft’s U.S. Space & Defense Division. “We look forward to
enabling continued demonstration of the ICB’s performance for a
range of field-critical applications.”
Saft has been providing Textron Systems with ICBs since a
contract was first signed in 2010, and is working to apply this
unique technology to other applications in the future.
Textron Systems’s UGCS is designed to be a joint services
solution, incorporating a flexible, scalable architecture to meet
current and future U.S. Department of Defense and international
requirements.
“Our UGCS incorporates features and technologies for joint
services interoperability, mission flexibility, scalability, and
ease of use – making it universally capable for the future force,”
said Textron Systems Unmanned Systems Vice President, Surface
Systems, Wayne Prender. “That’s why we look to trusted industry
partners like Saft to deliver solutions – especially their ICB – to
ensure our soldiers can complete the mission – regardless of its
circumstances.”
About Saft
Saft (Euronext: Saft) is a world leading designer and
manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry. The
Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of nickel batteries and
primary lithium batteries for the industrial infrastructure and
processes, transportation, civil and military electronics’ markets.
Saft is the world leader in space and defence batteries with its
Li-ion technologies which are also deployed in the energy storage,
transportation and telecommunication network markets. More than
4,000 employees in 18 countries, 14 manufacturing sites and an
extensive sales network all contribute to accelerating the Group’s
growth for the future.
Saft batteries. Designed for industry.
www.saftbatteries.com
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