Cobham Aerospace Communications Slip Rings for Tanks and Weapon Systems


Cobham Slip Rings is a leading developer and producer of electrical slip rings (known as slip ring assortment or SRA) for military and defence applications.
Our slip ring assortment consists of standardised and individually manufactured slip ring products and embraces most application areas (µA up to kA, µV up to kV, DC up to 500MHz, mW up to MW). We are also open to the opportunity of developing additional functionality and integrating it in our slip ring products. Additional functions may consist but are not limited to such options as microwave joints, swivel joints, hydraulic joints, emitters and fibre-optic.
The strength of Cobham is our technical competence, as well as our ability to develop new solutions and to introduce them as an innovation to the market. More than 25 percent of our employees work on assuring the reliability and high-performance of our slip rings and rotary joints.
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Robust slip rings for defence operations
The robust slip rings Cobham supplies for turrets and defence applications are capable of withstanding the intense vibrations experienced during operations. Armoured vehicle slip rings for turrets transmit high-power, as well as signals such as databus, radio and multiplex. Others also contain an NBC air channel and / or an encoder.
For pilot training, slip rings are available for centrifugal machines. They feature high-frequency coaxial cells at 80dB, with 100MHz power rates.
Slip rings for tanks and radars
Slip rings featuring L and X-band rotary joints can be fitted onto radars, enabling power and signals to be transmitted across secure, high-frequency channels. Slip rings can be fitted on tank turrets and military vehicles for frontline operations, allowing power, ethernet, video and CAN buses signals to be transmitted in the battlefield using fibre-optic channels.
Slip rings for weapon systems
Transmission capabilities are enabled on weapon systems, ensuring that troops have operational communications and channels. These solutions can be operated remotely for safety purposes, under protective armour if required. Units are available for the weapon systems of armoured vehicles, providing high-power transmission of data buses, and low and high-frequency signals.
Hybrid joint slip rings and additional functionality
Cobham is a developer of additional functionality and combining it with its slip ring products available functions include microwave joints, swivel joints, hydraulic joints, emitters and fibre-optic.
Cobham prides itself on technical competence, along with our ability for the development of new solutions and introducing them as new market innovations. The goal of more than 25% of our employees is to assure the reliability and high-performance of our slip rings and rotary joints.
About Cobham
Since 1946, Cobham has operated in conformity with the requirements of our customers in the aerospace and defence sectors especially referring to electrical slip rings.
More than ever, the quality of electrical slip rings is our main target. The quality assurance department is involved at each stage of the life cycle of our products, from development to manufacturing. Maintaining and improving quality standards is made possible by an ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and EN 9100 compliant company organisation.
To this end, the quality department benefits from specialised human and technical resources for the manufacturing and maintaining operations on electrical slip rings.
COBHAM AEROSPACE COMMUNICATIONS also is a Part-145 maintenance organisation and a Part-21 production organisation approved by La Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile.
Products and Services

Applications of Slip Rings on Weapon Systems

Gun Sight Applications of Turret and Defence Slip Rings

Slip Rings on Tanks

Slip Rings on Turrets
This slip ring is used for transmission of high-power and low-level signals on the turret of an armoured vehicle. It incorporates technology specifically designed for turret stealth.

Slip Rings for Radar Applications

Applications of Slip Rings on Turrets

Applications of Slip Rings on Tanks

Slip Rings for Weapon Systems

Applications of Slip Rings on Turrets of Military Vehicles

Applications of Slip Rings on Defence Systems

Slip Rings for Radars

Applications of Slip Rings on Turrets of Radars

Applications of Slip Rings on Radars

Slip Rings for Tanks
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Press Release
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