SAGEM Sigma 30
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The Sigma 30 is an inertial navigation system
produced by SAGEM
for use with artillery
applications including howitzer
s, multiple rocket launcher
s, mortar
s and light guns. It is currently produced for more than 25 international programs, including France (CAESAR, 2R2M, MLRS), Sweden (FH77 BD, Archer), India (Pinaka MBRL), Polish
PT-91M tank
(build for Malaysia) and the United States (topographic survey).
Sigma 30 can also be integrated in more complex systems (Positioning and Azimuth Determination System).
Inertial navigation system
An inertial navigation system is a navigation aid that uses a computer, motion sensors and rotation sensors to continuously calculate via dead reckoning the position, orientation, and velocity of a moving object without the need for external references...
produced by SAGEM
SAGEM
SAGEM was a major French company involved in defence electronics, consumer electronics and communication systems.In 2005, Sagem merged with SNECMA to form SAFRAN...
for use with artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
applications including howitzer
Howitzer
A howitzer is a type of artillery piece characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small propellant charges to propel projectiles at relatively high trajectories, with a steep angle of descent...
s, multiple rocket launcher
Multiple rocket launcher
A multiple rocket launcher is a type of unguided rocket artillery system. Like other rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers are less accurate and have a much lower rate of fire than batteries of traditional artillery guns...
s, mortar
Mortar (weapon)
A mortar is an indirect fire weapon that fires explosive projectiles known as bombs at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing ballistic trajectories. It is typically muzzle-loading and has a barrel length less than 15 times its caliber....
s and light guns. It is currently produced for more than 25 international programs, including France (CAESAR, 2R2M, MLRS), Sweden (FH77 BD, Archer), India (Pinaka MBRL), Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
PT-91M tank
Tank
A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...
(build for Malaysia) and the United States (topographic survey).
Sigma 30 can also be integrated in more complex systems (Positioning and Azimuth Determination System).