Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Friday, 24 February 2012


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24 February 2012
Industry News
New DRS wide-field thermal camera to safeguard military vehicles
DRS Technologies Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) has developed the Driver's Vision Enhancer Wide (DVE Wide), a new type of wide-angle thermal camera to prevent military vehicles from accidents on mountain roads in the war zone.
US Army to test Israeli, Swedish vehicles for GCV programme
The US Army is planning to test Israeli and Swedish military vehicles and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) in late 2012 at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, US as part of its Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) programme.
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.
Corporate News
Brüel & Kjær Launches First Web-Based Neighbour Noise Nuisance Monitor
Environmental health officers can now use live Internet connectivity to remotely monitor investigation progress with Bruel & Kjaer's 'Matron Live' Neighbour Noise Monitoring system.
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.