French defense procurement agency DGA has awarded Sagem Dfense Scurit (SAFRAN Group) the contract for an additional batch of 560 SITEL (Systme dInformation Terminaux Elmentaires) information systems, to be deployed by the French army. The contract includes the integration of the terminals in vehicles, as well as all maintenance services
Working closely with the Defence Materiel Organisation, Thales has completed on schedule the Detailed Design Review for both Mission and Support Systems for project SEA 1442 Phase 3 Maritime Communications Modernisation.>> The project involves the introduction of an Internet Protocol (IP) based Maritime Tactical Wide Area Network (MTWAN) into the Royal Australian Navy, in support of the Australian Defence Forces Network Centric Warfare concept
CANNES, France --- Thales Alenia Space announced the signature of a contract, with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Ltd, for the development, the delivery and the installation of elements in the Amos-4 Ground Segment.>> Slated for launch in 2012, Amos-4 will also expand the operator's range of Ku- and Ka-band capacity to provide high-quality communications and broadcasting transmission services
NATICK, Mass. -- On Sept
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --- The first CH-148 Cyclone helicopter, which is being developed by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp
GKN Aerospace delivered the first complete, state-of-the-art, Future Lynx Airframe to AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, on schedule, yesterday. The Company has achieved challenging technological goals for this airframe including an 80% reduction in parts count when compared with the existing Super Lynx airframe
ANAHEIM, Calif. --- Air Mobility Command strategic planners gave an insider's view into the future of air mobility at the 40th annual Airlift/Tanker Association Conference Nov
RGB Spectrum, a California-based firm, is a leading designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge videographic products for military applications. RGB product range includes scan converters, video windowing systems, multi-input processors, keyers/overlayers, switchers, video scalers, multi-screen displays, and scan rate recording devices, says Bhavneet Kaveshar, an application engineer with the company, in response to a query at the firm’s stall in the defence exhibition INDESEC 2008
Faridabad-based Lambda Group has emerged as a key supplier of safety equipment for defence forces, with its bullet proof helmet and thermal imaging camera finding favour with major buyers such as Indian Air Force and Defence Research Development Organization. The company’s stall at the ongoing defence industry exhibition INDESEC 2008 in the Indian Expo Mart in Greater NOIDA near Delhi is abuzz with activity
NEW YORK --- The November issue of Defense Technology International (DTI) details the growing issue of hearing loss in the military in an article by Senior Editor Paul McLeary, "Equipment Noise is Accelerating Hearing Loss." New equipment, such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), is so loud that "the technology to protect users from damage does not yet exist," says the article, and "it's not a matter of whether but when and how badly operators will suffer permanent hearing damage