EBACE Convention News » May 16, 2012
May 15, 2012, 9:45 PM
The threat to civil aviation posed by man-portable air defense systems (Manpads)–such
as shoulder launched missiles–in conflict areas around the world is
resulting in a requirement for intelligent systems to help counter the
attacks. Saab’s Civil Aircraft Missile Protection (Camps) system has
increasingly been used to combat such threats, Hannes Prinsloo,
technical product manager South Africa for Saab told AIN.
Camps is the first and only European anti-Manpads
protection system suited for protecting civil fixed-wing aircraft from
missile attacks, he said. “Presently, we have a customer in the Middle
East. Camps is also installed on a Naturelink Aviation aircraft based in
South Africa, flying for the UN,” he added. The system costs $1 million
with additional costs for installation. “We get requirements from
aircraft completion centers for VIPs…there is a growing opportunity for
this product especially in disturbed areas,” concluded Prinsloo.
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