Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

News, views and contacts from the global Army industry

24 January 2012

Industry News Harris to supply Falcon II tactical radios for an international customer Harris has been awarded a contract for the supply of Falcon II tactical radios to modernise the tactical communications of an undisclosed international customer. US Army deploys GDC4S Rifleman radios to Afghanistan The US Army has deployed the General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4S) joint tactical radio system (JTRS) handheld, manpack & small form fit (HMS) Rifleman radio (AN/PRC-154) and Itronix GD300 wearable computer with its 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan. Boeing settles Chinook billing case with US Army Boeing has agreed to pay $4.4m to the US Department of Defense (DoD) to settle allegations it overcharged the US government for upgrading and modifying the US Army's CH-47 Chinook helicopters between 2005 and 2010. BAE wins contract modification for US Army's PIM programme BAE Systems has been awarded a contract modification to continue research and development for the completion of the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the US Army's paladin integrated management (PIM) programme. Corporate News Ruggedised Cisco Catalyst 4948E Data Center-Class Ethernet Switch Eurotech subsidiary Parvus announces the DuraNET 4948, a rugged version of Cisco Systems' high performance Catalyst 4948E data centre switch with 48 downlink and four uplink ports in a hardened 2U chassis qualified to meet MIL-STD-810G environmental and MIL-STD-461F EMI requirements. HWH Investments Acquires Advanced Detection Technology  Advanced Detection Technology, a global leader in security and access control solutions, announced today that HWH Investments of Birmingham, UK, has assumed 100% ownership of the company. Using Textiles for Effective Shielding From Infrared Radiation  Nowadays, modern uniforms and military camouflage systems for objects and buildings can do more than just use camouflage prints that are specially made to blend in with the environment to prevent them from being seen. Systematic and AgustaWestland Sign Heads of Agreement to Explore Business Opportunities Worldwide  Systematic and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) in Copenhagen to jointly explore business opportunities worldwide.