RUAG Aviation
RUAG Aviation is the Aviation Division of the Swiss technology group RUAG. At a total of ten sites in Switzerland, ( the biggest ones are:Air Base Emmen, Dübendorf Air Base, Alpnach Air Base, Buochs Airport, Interlaken Airport, Lodrino Air Base and St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport), Oberpfaffenhofen in (Germany, Brasil, Malaysia) and ex. Rosebank Engineering in Australia.
Products
Aircraft structural engineering and for specialized machining, forming, surface, assembly and environmental technology. RUAG develops, manufactures and integrates predominantly structural assemblies and precision components using the latest technologies in the areas of composite, sheet metal and metal machining and assembly for the aerospace industry as well as for the machinery industry. Main customers are the large aircraft manufacturer Airbus, Boeing. Maintenance and modernisation of the Swiss Air Force jetaircraft and helicopters in any aspect is one of the main work of RUAG. This also includes work on engines, avionics and military systems. In Alpnach Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma/ Cougar Eurocopter EC635 and Eurocopter EC135 are maintained, also various domestic and foreign users helicopters. RUAG had built the Cougar and EC635 for the Swiss Air Force in licence at Alpnach Air Base. At Militärflugplatz Emmen RUAG performs maintenance work on the drones ADS-95, Northrop F-5 Tiger II and McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet of the Swiss Air Force. 32 of the 34 F/A-18 of the Swiss Air Force were built by RUAG. The F-5 Tiger were assembled and all ADS-95 were built by RUAG at Dübendorf Air Base RUAG maintenance the FLORAKO airspace control system of the Air Force. In the category "Research", which maintains several wind tunnels, new components are developed and tested. The STOL-capable aircraft Do 228NG was developed from the Dornier Do 228 and is marketed worldwide.
History
Before 27. Mai 1998 RUAG Aviation was named SF Schweizerische Unternehmung für Flugzeuge und Systeme AG SF Swiss company for aircraft and systems AG. This was the second change of the name, until a few years after World War Two It was named Eidgenössisches Flugzeugwerk.
RUAG Germany
In Oberpfaffenhofen RUAG 2003 took over the civil and military service area of the former Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH. It serves there as RUAG Aerospace Services et al the helicopter type Bell UH-1D Bundeswehr and produces again the twin-engine turboprop aircraft Do 228
Missiles
Licensed construction as well as maintenance of various missiles belonged to the mission field of the aircraft. So, among other things:
- Bristol Bloodhound
- Anti-tank guided weapon ground to ground 65 "Bantam"
- anti-tank guided weapon, ground to ground 77 "Dragon" includes various performance improvements.
- anti-tank guided weapon ground to ground "Tow 2"
- Maintenance of AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air weapon
Aircraft types
See also the aircraft of the K + W in Thun, who were responsible for the construction and maintenance of aircraft of the Swiss Air Force from 1915 to 1943.
Own development
Under license
- Dassault Mirage III
- Northrop F-5 "Tiger"
- Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma and "Cougar"
- McDonnell Douglas F / A-18 C / D
- Aérospatiale Alouette III "Alouette III"
- D-3800 (Morane Saulnier MS.406)[1]