Summary
AEL Sistemas S.A. is a Brazilian-based defence electronics company. The company is a subsidiary of Elbit Systems with 25 percent acquired by the Embraer's defense division.[1] AEL operates in the areas of fixed and rotary wings, unmanned vehicles, homeland security, armored vehicles, communication systems, contracted of logistics support, space systems and simulators.
 Replica of Gripen NG cockpit with the Wide Area Display (WAD) | |
| Company type | Sociedade Anônima |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Sérgio Horta |
Number of employees | 500(2020) |
| Parent | Elbit Systems |
| Website | http://www.ael.com.br/ |
AEL Sistemas participates of the transfer of technology program of Gripen NG, and will supply its avionics with innovative features such as a "wide area display" (WAD), a panoramic 19 by 8 inches touchscreen display similar to Lockheed F-35 panoramic cockpit display.[2][3]
The company also developed the Link-BR2, a datalink with an advanced encrypted protocol and high degree of security, that allow the exchange of data such radar information, videos and images with other units of the three branches anytime and anywhere. Very few countries in the world developed this type of communication system.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Embraer and Israeli Elbit form joint venture in Brazil". 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
- ^ "AEL Sistemas delivers avionics systems for Brazilian Gripen NGs". 4 September 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Gripen brasileiro terá painel similar ao do F-35". 6 May 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Link-BR2 - FAB realiza Campanha de Ensaio em Voo embarcado no F-5M". Defesa Net. 18 December 2020.