Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

News, views and contacts from the global Army industry

03 September 2014

Industry News Pentagon sends more troops to Iraq as IS beheads second US journalist The US President Barack Obama has authorised deployment of an additional 350 soldiers to Iraq to help protect the Baghdad Embassy compound and its support facilities. Russian defence ministry receives upgraded Mi-8AMTSh helicopters The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has taken delivery of the first batch of four upgraded Mi-8AMTSh transport helicopters from Russian Helicopters. GD receives £3.5bn order from UK MoD for Scout SV platforms The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £3.5bn contract to General Dynamics (GD) UK for the delivery of Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) platforms to the national Army. UK plans to launch directed energy weapons development project this year The UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is reportedly planning to launch a competition this year for the development of directed energy weapons (DEW). Press Releases GEROH Signs New Contract with Poland GEROH's long-term partner Poland has signed a new contract for several spindle masts (SPM) at the first day of the MSPO exhibition in Kielce, only 16 minutes after the opening ceremony. Oxley Shortlisted for Prestigious Business Award Oxley Group has been shortlisted as a finalist for Exporter of the Year in the prestigious CN Group Business Awards. Systematic Moves to New Offices Systematic, the software providers for defence forces, moves to its new headquarters in Farnborough on 1 September 2014. FAUN Trackway Attends Farnborough Show Farnborough Air Show isn't just about show-stopping aircraft displays to wow the crowds. FAUN Trackway Boosts Sales Team FAUN Trackway, the leading manufacturer of portable roadways and runways, has appointed Leah Potts to the new role of sales administrator. White Papers How Simulation Can Enhance Battlefield Training CBRN response training is critical. Without proper training even the best CBRN response equipment is... Applications for Fiber Optic Microphones SOM3/SOM4/SOM5 Winkelmann manufactures a wide variety of fiber optic microphones, suitable for a broad range of settings and... 24-Hour Target and Laser Acquisition System (TLAS24) The TLAS24 has been developed to enhance practice range equipment. The system allows the range officer to actually see if the aircrew have painted the correct target when using their... Applications for HAWK XTS & SEARCHER-2500 Non Linear Junction Detector The HAWK XTS is lightweight, utilizes modern technology shaped to allow easy handling; single-body design containing transceiver, antenna and display assembly on a single extendible... Applications for RAPTOR RXi Counter Surveillance Receiver Winkelmann's new TSCM spectrum analyser solution has been developed in response to increasing market demand for a reliable system that has the capability to detect threat signals (bugging...