Jammer resistant drone designs spark search for countermeasures
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has driven another stage of evolution for drones and the counter measures to defend against them.
UMS Skeldar has awarded an AMOS contract to Swiss-AS for the maintenance and engineering of its remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), Swiss-AS announced on 12 January.
AMOS is a fully integrated maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) software solution.
Swiss-AS will provide a lean and hosted version of AMOS consisting of high-end core modules, with a tailored training and implementation plan including project management, consulting and data transfer support.
The work under the contract will begin in January.
Oliver Guggenheim, CFO and head of group support, UMS Skeldar, said: ‘Swiss AviationSoftware offered us an easy to understand ERP solution which perfectly meets aviation standards as well as our operational and economical needs. We are looking forward to the upcoming implementation phase.’
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has driven another stage of evolution for drones and the counter measures to defend against them.
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