Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Thursday, 23 February 2012


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23 February 2012
Industry News
Lockheed deploys Tracer radar to support USSOCOM
The Lockheed Martin-developed Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar (TRACER) has been deployed to operate onboard the US Army's C12 Huron aircraft to support the US Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.
Barco to supply rugged displays for UK Army's Scout SV programme
General Dynamics (GD) UK has selected Barco to provide its TX-321S triple head rugged extreme displays and Video Processing Unit, VPU-101S, for the British Army's Scout Specialist Vehicle (Scout SV) programme.
US Army receives first production Block III Apache UTA
Longbow Limited Liability, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, has completed delivery of the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the US Army.
AxleTech, Hendrickson to modernise MaxxPro MRAP suspension systems
Navistar Defense has awarded a contract to Hendrickson and AxleTech International to manufacture and supply independent suspension systems to equip its 2,717 International MaxxPro Long Wheel Base (LWB) Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.
Corporate News
General Dynamics Canada Releases New White Paper
General Dynamics Canada has announced the release of a new, free white paper available to download at Army Technology.
Klinge Wins Multi-Year Contract With Swedish Armed Forces
Transport refrigeration, freezing, and power generation specialist Klinge has announced that they have won a firm and fixed price contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk) to deliver the next generation of refrigerated ISO container systems.
Meritor's ProTec Series 30 Demonstrates Superior Payload, Performance and Protection 
Meritor will be showcasing its proven, durable ProTec Series 30 High Mobility Independent Suspension (HMIS) at the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA) Winter Exposition in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, on 22-24 February 2012.
Army Surgeons Operate on Soldiers in DRASH FST
In October 2011, medical professionals of the 250th Forward Surgical Team treated two patients in a simulated field environment exercise.