Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday 22 August 2012

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22 August 2012
Industry News
US Army orders UH-60M Black Hawk trainer from Kratos
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a contract for development and delivery of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter maintenance training systems to the US Army.
Kongsberg receives US Army M153 CROWS RWS contract
The US Army has selected Kongsberg for the next phase of its Protector M153 CROWS Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) programme and has awarded a new framework agreement valued up to $970m for a period of five years.
US Army deploys APMI precision-guided round
The US Army's 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Third Infantry Division has fielded the Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI) cartridge at Fort Stewart, Georgia, US.
Engility to support US Army's Korea Battle Simulation Centre
The US Army has selected Engility Holdings to work as a government service provider to support its Korea Battle Simulation Center (KBSC), as part of a competitively solicited single-award contract.
Corporate News
Vectronix to Provide US Army with Unique Handheld Precision Targeting Systems
Vectronix will provide the handheld precision targeting solutions to support the Handheld Precision Targeting Devices (HHPTD) solicitation awarded on July 3rd, 2012.
Mil-Std-1553, ARINC429 and Other Protocols PC-104+ Board
Multi-Standard PC-104+ card for avionics interfaces including Mil-Std-1553, H009, WB-194, ARINC 429, digital and avionics discrete I/Os, RS-485 and others.
AUVSI: SELEX Galileo's UAS Mission System Comes to the US
After its successful demonstration at last month's Farnborough Airshow in Britain, the skyISTAR mission system for unmanned aircraft, under development by Finmeccanica company SELEX Galileo, is now being presented for the first time to the US market.
SELEX GALILEO Vixen 500E AESA Radar enters Operational Service with US Customs and Border Protection
Following the successful completion of Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) flight trials in the United States, the SELEX Galileo Vixen 500E active electronically scanned array (AESA) Air Intercept Radar and Mission Management System (MMS) has entered service with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on their Cessna Citation C-550 jet.