Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

News, views and contacts from the global Army industry

09 December 2011

Industry News Northrop receives contract modification for US Army MQ-5B Hunter Northrop Grumman has received two contract modifications from the US Army to provide contractor logistics support for its Hunter MQ-5B unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) programme. US Army to receive digitised M119A2 Howitzers The US Army will soon receive an upgraded, digitised M119A2 howitzer that will enable infantry brigade combat teams to begin firing rounds quickly to avoid enemy return fire. Elbit Systems to supply LWS for IDF, European army Elbit Systems has received two separate contracts from the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) and a European army for the supply of Lightweight Weapons Stations (LWS) for armoured military vehicles. Lockheed delivers upgraded LRFDs for US Army Apache helicopter Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Modernised Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) Laser Rangefinder Designators (LRFDs) as part of upgrades for the US Army's Apache helicopter Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system. Corporate News Ruukki Release New White Paper Ruukki, the leading supplier of vehicle armour plating and protective cabins, has recently announced the release of a new White Paper. IDDS Make DRASH DC2E More Robust DHS Technologies, the parent company of DHS Systems, today announced that a new solution has been added to its diverse portfolio of durable and highly reliable DRASH deployable command and control equipment, known in the field by end-users as DC2E. BondCote Highlighted in Future Materials November 2011 Magazine Kathlyn Swantko's 'Vital Lifeline' article on new product developments at IFAI Expo Americas 2011 detailed BondCote's latest developments, Marine AeroFlate and NANO-Spear. RAZOR EX Passes Department of Homeland Security Sponsored SPADA Evaluation Idaho Technology announced that the RAZOR EX BioThreat Detection System was approved and certified as an AOAC performance tested SM method for the detection of Bacillus anthracis spores collected by air collection devices onto filter or liquid matrices.