Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday, 18 January 2012


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18 January 2012
Industry News
Nato anti-missile radar begins surveillance operations in Turkey
An early-warning radar station, part of the Nato anti-missile radar system deployed in the Anatolian province of Turkey, has been activated to begin surveillance operations, a Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman has revealed.
BAE to supply additional XSBI body armour plates for US Army
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract modification for the production and supply of additional X-Threat Small Arms Protective Insert (XSAPI) side ballistic plates to the US Army for integration into individual body armour vests.
UK MoD to reveal second tranche of redundancies
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) will soon reveal the second tranche of armed forces redundancies as part of the cuts recommended by the UK Government's 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR).
Afghan Army to receive Russian Mi-17V-5 helicopters in July 2012
The Afghan National Army (ANA) will take delivery of the remaining 12 Mi-17V-5 multirole military transport helicopters under contract with Russia in July 2012, the Russian Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service has confirmed.
Corporate News
Idaho Technology Delivers 10 Target BioThreat Detection Kit for US Military
Idaho Technology announced that it has delivered its first shipment of the RAZOR CRP BioThreat-X Kits to the Critical Reagents Program (CRP) which supplies test reagents to the US military.
Switzerland's Largest Military Truck Deal Delivers the First Units
Iveco Defence Vehicles has delivered the first units in a contract valued at €125 million with Armasuisse - the Swiss federal competence centre for the procurement of security relevant technologies and equipment.
ECS Demonstrates Lightweight EVENLODE IP Transceiver During 2Excel Aviation Industry Day
On 6 December 2011, 2Excel Aviation invited Enterprise Control Systems (ECS) to participate in their Industry Day.
Elmon Release New Protection Level IIIA Bulletproof Vest
Elmon has announced the release of the new PD7A model bulletproof vest.