BWI: AST Security Equipment Wins CH-53 Helicopter Contract

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: AST Security Equipment, GmbH
Thursday, February 19, 2009 06:00 PM IST (12:30 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Defence & security, Heavy industries; Technology
Release no: 19294
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AST Security Equipment Wins CH-53 Helicopter Contract


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, February 19, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- AST Security Equipment a Germany-based engineering firm has been conferred with contract for armouring 17 medium transport CH-53Helicopter from a NATO-Member. The armour fulfils the actual threat the NATO has in his mission area. The area to protect is approx. 50 m² in Hard Ballistic and approx. 30 m² in Soft Ballistic for each helicopter.

The CH-53 was developed by Sikorsky in the beginning of the 1960s as the S-65. Approx. 950 CH-53 Helicopters were build, 600 are still in service.

Speaking on the occasion the official spokesperson from AST "said AST has always proven their capabilities in delivering the airworthiness documentation. We have changed the design of the sets to fit the new mission requirements. There is a change in the documentation in configuration and obsolescence management so that the helicopter can fulfil the requirements of the FAR in the future as well. This is the first big offer where AST and MKU can proove how close they work together and how to reach the high quality targets set up by the customers.

For an increase in the flight-safety AST is developing a new attachment-system which will prevent the danger of FOD (Foreign Object Damage) in the Aircraft, reduce the vibration and is easy to handle.

About MKU

"PROTECTING THOSE WHO PROTECT US" - is the motto of the MKU Private Limited, which is one of the most reputed and largest manufacturer of various kinds of critical protection equipment and other products required by the Army, Police and other Special Forces in India and abroad. In a span of just two decades, it has not only earned a distinction of becoming one of the leading defence solutions providers for the Indian Army, but has traversed into new markets abroad. It now has a direct customer base in more than 50 countries. MKU plans to harness 10% the global ballistic market in a short span of time.

About AST Security Equipment, GmbH

Sittensen, Germany-based AST Security Equipment GmbH is an engineering firm with expertise in the conception, development, manufacturing and certification of ballistic protection systems and subsystems for helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, marine vessels, special objects, and land vehicles. Another area of specialization is the mechanical integration of armored solutions into structures. AST was founded in 1985.


CONTACT DETAILS
Anurag Tripathi, MKU Private Limited, +91 (0512) 2363491/ +91 9415407449, anurag.tripathi@mku.com

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