News from the Safran community

Ever hear of RPA? RPA stands for Robotic Process Automation, a solution developed by Safran Engineering Services and our Digital and IT department through the RPA Factory. Just three little letters, but it could well change the employee experience by taking over their repetitive tasks. For example, it can archive Insite news, handle mass ticketing in the “Service Now” IT app, automatically enter large volumes of invoices in SAP, simplify the process for creating technical publications, and much more. RPA applies to just about every part of the company, including finance, sales administration, purchasing, supply chain, human resources, communications, and MRO. The RPA Factory is tasked with identifying opportunities within Safran, developing the robots and providing maintenance and upgrades. If you’ve got a largely standardized process, call the Factory!

We got the good news on December 6: the U.S. Army chose the Bell V-280 Valor to replace its UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Safran Landing Systems has been teaming up with the rotorcraft manufacturer Bell Textron since 2018 on the development of this tiltrotor⁽¹⁾. To address the V-280’s specific operating requirements, SLS teams are already working on the design of the landing gear, wheels and brakes to fully meet customer expectations in terms of both integration and technical development. The next program phase – development leading to certification – now awaits the decision by the U.S. Government Accountability Office in response to a formal protest filed by the competing team of manufacturers. The decision is expected by April 7 at the latest. At stake is a huge new multiyear aircraft procurement program. Our selection for the Bell V-280 Valor confirms Safran’s technological competitiveness and bolsters our position in the U.S. military market.