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Brazilian Army receives vehicle intercom systems from Thales
Thales' Brazilian subsidiary Omnisys has completed delivery of the first batch of SOTAS digital intercom systems for integration into the Brazilian Army's Urutu family of vehicles, VBTP-MR Guarani and M113 armoured personnel carriers. BAE to supply Bradley survivability seats for US Army SSI Technology has awarded a contract to BAE Systems for the supply of additional advanced survivability seats for the US Army's Bradley Fighting Vehicles in support of the Bradley Advanced Survivability Seats Driver programme. US lawmakers debate Pentagon 2013 defence budget The Pentagon's 2013 defence spending plan has been met with divided opinions, with several Senate Armed Services Committee lawmakers questioning US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's decision including a reduction of 100,000 troops and the proposed closure of additional US military bases. US Army tests Raytheon Griffin missile for FOB protection The US Army has conducted testing to network Raytheon developed Griffin B missile to an ISTAR sensor payload, designed to safeguard Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) and small combat outposts in Afghanistan. |
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Sital's Multi-Standard PMC and cPCI HyperBoard
The PMC HyperBoard is a PCI mezzanine card, PMC-compatible, multi-standard board that contains up to eight channels of Mil-Std-1553. Can Water Be Too Clean? It is a widespread myth that drinking reverse osmosis filtered water, can lead to a lack of minerals in the human diet. Supplier Briefing Day for Canadian DND MSVS SEV Kitting Programme At a briefing for their potential supply team held at Armatec's facility in Dorchester a high level briefing team from Armatec and Marshall Land Systems spent a day explaining their combined bid to the Canadian Department of National Defence for the medium support vehicle system (MSVS) special equipment vehicle (SEV) shelter project. Exterior Sound Simulator for Assessing 'Silent' Vehicles As almost-silent hybrid and 'quiet vehicles' gain in numbers alongside their Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) counterparts, pedestrians no longer hear the usual motorcar noise cues they are used to, which may compromise safety. |
