Nexter Systems

Knds France

Xavier Descatoire

Michel Brun

Virginie Vincent

Jean Luc Duinat

Patrick Venaille

Marc Clamagirand

Aymeric Peloux

Jean-Luc Duinat

Christophe Faes

A launching device comprising at least two tubes intended to receive an ammunition round and each secured to a mount, the mounts being carried by a base, each tube being orientable in elevation and in bearing by motors, a first motor ensuring the pointing in bearing of the two tubes simultaneously and a second motor ensuring the pointing in elevation of the two tubes simultaneously. The bearing pointing axes of the two tubes are parallel to each other and each mount includes a sleeve carrying the tube, the sleeve of each mount being mounted so as to pivot in elevation relative to a fork, the fork being itself mounted so as to pivot in bearing relative to the base.

Ammunition launching device

A housing intended to be arranged on a vehicle, in particular a military vehicle, and having a substantially parallelepiped shape including a front wall and a rear wall that each includes at least one bore for allowing air to flow inside the housing. At least one of the front or rear walls carries a plate, arranged outside the housing and at a distance from said wall, the housing further including at least one first slot allowing air to pass between the plate and the wall in question, and at least one second slot constituted by the gap between a lateral edge of the plate and said wall. The invention also concerns a weapon system including at least one missile launcher arranged in such a housing.

Housing intended to be arranged on a vehicle and weapon system comprising such a housing

A vehicle and its air-conditioning air distribution device for a vehicle turret rotatably mounted with respect to a body of the vehicle. This device includes at least one annular chute coaxial to the axis of rotation of the turret and including at least one first flow orifice, the chute having an annular opening which is concentric thereto, the chute receiving a closing ring which matches with the opening of the chute, the closing ring being rotatable with respect to the chute, and including at least one second air flow orifice, the chute being intended to be made integral with the body, respectively with the turret, while the closing ring is intended to be made integral with the turret, respectively with the body.

Air-conditioning air distribution device for a vehicle turret and vehicle comprising such a device

A device for distribution of conditioning air for vehicle turret comprises at least one air duct sheath, the sheath comprising a chute adapted to be made integral with the vehicle and a shutter adapted to be made integral with the turret. The sheath is the form of an arch of circle coaxial with the rotation axis of turret. The device comprises at least one duct in the form of an arch of circle having the same average radius as that of the sheath and able to slide with respect to the sheath between a closed position in which the duct connects one end of the sheath to another end of said sheath, or to another sheath, for continuity of airflow between the sheaths, and an open position in which the duct is slid within the sheath so as to leave a passage transverse to the sheath along a circular sector.

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Bourges, France

Xavier Descatoire