DSEi can justifiably claim its international stature and there is no doubt that Eurosatory now has good company, although the London Docklands exhibition still needs a proper outdoor section to be on an absolute par with its Paris Villepinte biennial counterpart.

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Shows & Exhibitions

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DSEi can justifiably claim its international stature and there is no doubt that Eurosatory now has good company, although the London Docklands exhibition still needs a proper outdoor section to be on an absolute par with its Paris Villepinte biennial counterpart.

While almost every major defence manufacturer could be found in the halls in spite of a rather peculiar booth numbering method, one could only regret the tightness of some of the exhibits, particularly vehicles that looked as though they had been shoehorned into place leaving barely enough space to open their doors. Because of the sheer number of exhibits, this show report will necessarily be incomplete but nevertheless attempt to provide a picture of the latest developments and innovations.

Vehicles

One exhibit that was large and constantly invaded by visitors was that of BAE Systems. There a couple of vehicles looked strangely familiar, as indeed they turned out to be part of the SEP programme initiated by the Swedish Government and Hagglunds before the latter firm's takeover by BAE Systems. A company official said that the demonstrators, one tracked and the other wheeled, were being now looked at as replacements for several vehicles, one of them being the Fres. The basic concept is to develop a solution that will lead to a tracked and wheeled platform that will accept a total interchange-ability of their upper modules in three hours with ordinary tools. In the case of the Fres, t...

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