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27 January 2012
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Allied Wire & Cable - Mil-Spec Wire and Custom Cable for Military Applications
J&S Franklin - Barrier Walls and Structures Elite Automotive - HVAC Systems, Cooling Packs, and Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for Military Vehicles WARN Industrial - Winches and Hoists Hotzone Solutions - NBC Training, Consultancy and Equipment Testing Services |
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Chemring EOD Launches New VehicleScan System at Policing and Security Exhibition
Chemring EOD will be demonstrating their new VehicleScan System at the Policing and Security show in Farnborough 31 January - 2 February 2012. 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. |
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Creating Energy Efficiency on the Battlefield
Today's military is facing an energy efficiency crisis unlike any before. High-Tech Access Control Advanced Detection Technology produces security and access control solutions with the ultimate goal of keeping facilities, equipment, information, and human life safe and secure on all levels. Special Equipments Construction OMAR was founded in 1975, for the purpose of transforming industrial vehicles and construction of special vehicle bodies. Tactical Lights: Force Protection Equipment Proven effective by military forces worldwide for over 40 years, ChemLights enhance both night time tactical operations and trainings safety. The Sideloader Specialist The 150 series is the most advanced and powerful series in the Hammar family. Choose from 36t or 42t lifting capacity (SWL). |
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Closing the net on cyber attacks - Q&A with former Pentagon Information Security Chief Robert Lentz
Governments, the military and defence contractors are being targeted by increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Berenice Baker talks to Robert Lentz, the Pentagon's former Chief Information Security Officer, about the changing nature of these attacks and how it could take a devastating 'cyber 9/11' before cyber security is taken seriously. War games: Military tech in the virtual world Military shooters are big business in the gaming world, the most successful releases pulling in millions of players. This genre takes its inspiration from real military technology, but how accurate can it really be? Chris Lo talks to game developers to find out. Global Defence Technology Issue 11 This month we investigate how military technology is used to protect civilians from potential terrorist threats. Biometrics - redefining the phrase 'don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes' Accurate identification of targets, even in the most remote locations, is now critical to military operations. Dr Gareth Evans reports on how the ability to accurately identify friend from foe has, in as little as five years, gone from an unconventional and clunky add-on to an integral part of mission equipment and perhaps the precursor to an entirely new form of enemy surveillance. Countering CBRNe - staying a step ahead of evolving threats Asymmetric warfare has seen the CBRNe threat grow and evolve beyond conventional detection and defence methods. Berenice Baker examines how technology developed to address battlefield threats is being adopted to protect civilians against modern terrorist weapons of mass destruction and disruption. |
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KTO RYS Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier
The KTO RYS (WAPC RYS) is a family of 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carriers being manufactured by Poland-based company Wojskowe Zaklady Motoryzacyjne. Mi-171Sh Combat-Transport Helicopter The Mi-171Sh helicopter is being produced by the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP), part of Russian Helicopters. It is a military transport variant of the Mi-171 helicopter. IRBIS 6x6 Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier IRBIS is a 6x6 wheeled armoured personnel carrier (WAPC) manufactured by the Poland-based Wojskowe Zaklady Motoryzacyjne (Military Automotive Works, WZM). Iveco Superav 8x8 Armoured Personnel Carrier The Superav 8x8 is an amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) developed by the Italian company Iveco Defence Vehicles. WZ-551 (Type 90/92) Wheeled Armoured Personnel Carriers The WZ-551 is a family of wheeled armoured vehicles designed and built by the China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco) for the People's Liberation Army Ground Force. |
