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Year 2007

Vol. 31 Nbr. 4, August 2007

Nobody onboard: while manned aircraft, helicopters and medium-to-large unmanned air vehicles can provide information on enemy activities in large open areas they are of lesser use to detect activities within the streets of a city. Best is to be able to fly within the streets.

Complete Guide

Shoulder launch: more than ever, light, shoulder-launched weapons are proving their worth in built-up areas. However, a number of them are being optimized to enable the soldier on foot to deal with constructions rather than armour. They now include wall breakers, door smashers and high-pressure generators.

Complete Guide

Survivability: in a built-up area, the simplest rocket-launched grenade can suddenly turn itself into an effective top-attack weapon if fired from the roof or the terrace of a building. With the generalisation of conflicts in built-up areas, even the most modern tank has to be adapted the new 'laws' imposed by this environment.

Complete Guide

Urbe et bellum.

Complete Guide

Big deals in short.

Business

Boeing has recently submitted its response to a US Air Force request for proposals for the development and production of the GPS III enhanced GPS constellation.

Business

Of Special Note

Divex has announced its 12 million [pounds sterling] contract award from the British Ministry of Defence to supply a significant quantity of Stealth Clearance Divers Life Support Equipment (CDLSE) diving sets for the Royal Navy.

Business

Harris received an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to supply the US Department of Defense with its Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) hand-held and VRC-110 vehicular tactical radio systems.

Business

Knight Aerospace has joined Northrop Grumman's team in producing the KC-30 in-flight refuelling Tanker.

Business

Lockheed Martin has received a contract from the French Government to supply Hellfire II missiles for France's Had Tiger attack helicopter fleet.

Business

Northrop Grumman has completed initial delivery of the Integrated Combat Management System (ICMS) software and hardware to General Dynamics for integration into the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ship combat system.

Business

Rheinmetall has acquired 100% of Zaugg Elektronic of Switzerland, a manufacturer of military fuze systems for the European and North American markets.

Business

BAE Systems has begun production of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) interceptor seeker.

Business

BAE Systems installed its first two Lrod rocket-propelled grenade protection kits onto US Army RG31 and RG31A1 mine-protected vehicles.

Business

Boeing received authorisation for full-rate production and fielding of the new CH-47F Chinook helicopter.

Business

Harris has received a two-year, $ 9.3 million follow-on contract to supply Tactical Airborne Moving Map Capability Digital Map Computers for integration into a variety of US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.

Business

ITT reached a milestone in the development of a Pointer/Tracker, one of the key components for a Directed InfraRed CounterMeasures (Dircm) system, when it conducted an airborne demonstration on a UH-60 helicopter in early July.

Business

Lockheed Martin has completed the in-orbit reconfiguration of the five Milstar satellites in order to maximise the system's communication capabilities.

Business

Lockheed Martin received a ten-year Aircrew Training and Rehearsal Support II (Atars I1) contract from the US Air Force--a $ 1.1 billion contract that provides for training of air force Special Operations Command crews on a variety of weapon systems.

Business

Lockheed Martin was awarded two contracts from the US Navy to provide engineering and support for updating the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 undersea warfare systems onboard Aegis-equipped cruisers and destroyers.

Business

Longbow received a $ 43.4 million contract from the US Army Aviation and Missile Command to provide life-cycle contractor support for the Longbow Fire Control Radar systems onboard AH-64D helicopters.

Business

Northrop Grumman was awarded a $ 32 million contract from the US Navy to provide maintenance, modification and upgrade work for E-2C and C-2A aircraft.

Business

Patria has received a ten million [euro] order from the Finnish Defence Forces Materiel Command to modernise target acquisition radar platforms mounted on Patria XA-180 armoured transport vehicles.

Business

Qinetiq was awarded a 9.3 million [pounds sterling], five-year research contract to work together with industry and academia toward developing an advanced electronic surveillance technology.

Business

Raytheon was awarded an $18.5 million contract modification from the US Navy to provide an infrared marker upgrade on its F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet targeting pods.

Business

Raytheon will provide approximately 5000 AN/PAS-13 thermal weapon sights to the US Army under a 60-month, $ 60 million contract.

Business

Rheinmetall will provide another three MASS naval protection systems to the German Navy for installation on the Brandenburg, Bayern and MecklenburVorpommern F123 class frigates.

Business

Saab Communications will supply a transportable, modular communication network to the Swedish Nordic Battle Group's helicopter detachment.

Business

Thales has been selected as preferred training partner by Airbus Military.

Business

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