prototype examples

• On track: the prototypes of two tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) designs were unveiled in 2005 to meet national requirements in Germany and South Korea. Despite this the worldwide move toward the wheeled armoured fighting vehicle has gained further momentum. Taiwan rolled out a new wheeled prototype that could be followed by up to 1400 production examples.

The significant recent trend launched by the VBCI and the Piranha IV however, and whether tracks or wheels are considered, is to design relatively lig...

• Armada International
• Vol. 30 Num. 1, Février 2006

• Thierry Stern--a class of his own: it's about emotions, about setting consistent standards and having a passion that keeps you going, says Thierry Stern, vice president and fourth-generation owner of the only independent family-owned watchmaker in Geneva--Patek Philippe.

... the Patek Philippe highlights is the prototype of the Calibre 89, the most complicated watch ever...The museum has dozens of fine examples and features more than 4,000 books on watchmaking....

• Swiss News
• Num. 2007, Avril 2007

• United States fly high: while the United States and the Soviet Union were the first to re-explore uncrewed aircraft technologies since the second world war in the 1960s, notably through Ryan and Tupolev (but with mixed results in both cases), Israel was really the first nation to turn the discipline into a viable proposition in the 1980s, before being overtaken in terms of market size by the United States.

... following six months of eleven Block 0 prototype drones. This followed evaluation in Iraq of aroundd 20 examples of the 8.4-kg Honeywell micro air vehicle (current...

• Armada International
• Vol. 32 Num. 3, Juin 2008

• Weight lifters.

...Ironically, the prototype of the Piranha IV had its public debut at the 2001... the delivery of the first 40 production examples of the Nexter 8 x 8 Vehicule Blinde de Combat d'In...

• Armada International
• Vol. 33 Num. 1, Février 2009

• Rotor thunder: a Sikorsky MH-53 mounting the 12.7-mm FN Herstal M3M.

... this never progressed beyond the XM214 prototype stage. . Arizona-based Dillon Aero has now re-engi...Leading examples of conversion kits include the Lockheed Martin Dag...

• Armada International
• Vol. 34 Num. 2, Avril 2010

• Nations and technology getting bolder.

...The third section reviews illustrative examples in each drone category. The final section examines... in substance that funding the flying prototype development over the next three years to the tune ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 35 Num. 3, Juin 2011

• Europe wakens to Males.

... Martin's Skunk Works for a US Army prototype contract for the LEMV (Long-Endurance Multi-payloa.... Examples include (in order of reducing size) China's 1500-k...

• Armada International
• Vol. 34 Num. 3, Juin 2010

• Ever so needed Airlift: in recessions, defence acquisition budgets are tight and transport aircraft are not normally high on wish lists. today, several major air forces have an overarching need to expand their air transport capacity.

... of Airbus Military, had delivered 478 examples of the 8.1-tonne C-212 by the end of 2008, in addi...The prototype is expected to fly by the end of 2009. An initial ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 33 Num. 5, Octobre 2009

• Trainers at a cusp: the new generation of fixed-wing military trainers is finally winning sales, the more advanced categories bringing performance improvements at correspondingly escalated prices.

... Yugoslavia, the UTVA Lasta (Swallow) prototype flew in 1985. However, it crashed two weeks later,...The total includes 283 examples of the T-6B version for the Navy, with flat screen...

• Armada International
• Vol. 33 Num. 5, Octobre 2009

• Fighter aircraft: which way to go?

...The first of around ten prototype J-10s flew in 1998, and at least 300 J-10s are exp... to take that total to 548, including 90 examples of the two-seat EA-18G 'Growler' electronic warfar...

• Armada International
• Vol. 30 Num. 1, Février 2006