ESDPA : ECA Group participates at DCI training days 2017

The DCI’s CIF-PM: A Training Centre of Excellence for underwater and special operations

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Since its creation in 2003, more than 400 foreign trainees from Kuwait, Qatar, Libya, Slovenia and Malaysia, have been trained in military and professional diving and deep-sea interventions at the CIF-PM, and looking to the interest showed by the invited foreign military delegations during the two-days presentation event, among which were Middle East and Northern Africa operators, more are expected to become customers of the Centre.

The later has recently extended its offering in the mine warfare sector by proposing training associated with modern, innovative systems that can be deployed from a dedicated ship or remotely operated such as surface and underwater drones, towed sonar, data processing systems and simulators. To support these and others new training activities such as Special Forces and the new equipment in service with the French Armed Forces and offered or acquired by international customers, the DCI has established partnerships with French companies including Aqua Lung, ECA group, RTsys, Alseamar, TR Equipment Geo Mines and Subsea Tech, which were present at the two-day presentation event, providing workshops and live demonstration in connection with CIF-PM activities.

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The DCI’CIF-PM has recently extended its offering in the mine warfare sector by proposing training associated with modern, innovative systems such as the ECA Group’s A9-M man-portable AUV dedicated to military applications. This AUV has been designed to meet STANAG 1364 requirements, with reduced acoustic and magnetic signatures in order not to trigger any underwater mines when doing the mine warfare survey. (Luca Peruzzi)

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The ECA Group was presenting the full range of ROV, AUV and USV, including the A9-M man-portable AUV dedicated to military applications which were displayed in the real system. This AUV has been designed to meet STANAG 1364 requirements, with reduced acoustic and magnetic signatures in order not to trigger any underwater mines when doing the mine warfare survey. Its main function is mine like objects detection and even classification depending, in particular, on environmental conditions and seabed type. The EAC Group is expected to acquire new customers for its underwater unmanned equipment family in 2017, almost doubling its customer portfolio.