Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Friday, 24 February 2012


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24 February 2012
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Global Defence Technology: February issue
Whether for active ground operations or peace keeping, tanks are regarded as an essential means of artillery support. In this issue we profile the top third-generation main battle tanks to identify some of the most relied upon MBTs used by the world's armies today.

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Press Releases
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 Brüel & Kjær'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.
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.
White Papers
Advanced Tactical Communications Mobility
The most fundamental characteristic that differentiates a Tactical Internet (TI) from a standard internet is its core mobility.
NBC Filter Systems
Naval vessels have to operate more and more under the threat of an attack by TIC's and TIM's.
CBRN Clothing Systems- Whole System Test
CBRN clothing systems are designed to protect human beings against the threat of chemical warfare agents.
CuproBraze Specialist in the Radiator Industry
CuproBraze technology is an advanced method to produce highly efficient heat exchangers.
Interconnect Solutions
Specialised in aeronautics, spatial, defence and railroad transport we are currently working on getting into a variety of other fields such as transport, energy and health.
Features
First BigDog, now Petman
Following in the wake of Boston Dynamics' successful BigDog is Petman, the world's first dynamic anthropomorphic robot. Army-technology.com checks in with the Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin and investigates the possibilities and advantages of such a robot.
Pocket automatons - micro military robots
Advances in miniaturisation could see every soldier carrying a micro robot with them as standard issue. Berenice Baker investigates what these tiny automatons could offer for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and other tasks in areas too small or dangerous for humans to enter.
Future infantry: unravelling the Indian Army's F-INSAS programme
F-INSAS aims to put the Indian Army at the forefront of soldier tech, but precious little is currently known about it. Chris Lo tries to separate fact from rumour to build an accurate picture of India's ambitious future soldier programme.
Global Defence Technology Issue 12
In this issue: Going on the cyber offensive, top third-gen tanks, leading air force training aircraft, and high-precision naval navigation.
Protecting critical infrastructure in the digital age
Critical infrastructure protection (CIP) has been one of the primary roles of armies throughout history. Dr Gareth Evans discovers how our increasing dependence on modern communication, transport and commodity networks are being threatened by modern forms of warfare, as we go deeper into the digital age.
Projects
CM-32 Yunpao Armoured Personnel Carrier
CM-32 Yunpao (Cloud Leopard) is an 8x8 armoured personnel carrier manufactured by the Ordnance Readiness Development Centre for the Republic of China (Taiwan) Army.
VPK-3927 Volk Multipurpose Armoured Vehicle
VPK-3927 Volk is a tactical high-mobility multipurpose armoured vehicle produced by the military-industrial company Voenno-Promyshlennaya Kompaniya (VPK).
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Daksh
Daksh is an electrically powered Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) designed and developed by the Indian state-owned DRDO in Pune, India.
2S31 Vena 120mm Self-Propelled Gun
The 2S31 Vena is a multipurpose, amphibious self-propelled tracked artillery system, developed by OAO Motovilikhinskiye zavody for export markets as well as Russian forces.
Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC)
Human Universal Load Carrier (HULC) is an exoskeleton being developed by Lockheed Martin for dismounted soldiers. The HULC enables soldiers to carry loads up to 91kg.