Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

News, views and contacts from the global Army industry

10 December 2014

Industry News GME consortium wins France's Scorpion armoured vehicle delivery contract The French Armament Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded a contract to a new consortium formed by Nexter Systems, Renault Trucks Defense and Thales, to deliver armoured multirole vehicles (EMBR) under the Scorpion programme. Iraqi Prime Minister requests more air power and weaponry from US Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has requested more air power and additional weaponry from the US, to support its fight against the Islamic State (IS). BAE modernises Brazilian Army's 100th M113 vehicle BAE Systems has upgraded the Brazilian Army's 100th M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC) to the M113A2 Mk1 standard. Canada and Ukraine sign defence agreement The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has signed a declaration of intent with Ukraine, in an effort to increase cooperation. Press Releases Pearson Engineering Selected to Undertake Structural Assessment of the British Army's Challenger 2 Tank Pearson Engineering has been selected to undertake a structural scanning assessment of the British Army's Challenger 2 tank fleet by inspecting and non-destructive testing (NDT) of up to 60 vehicle hulls. New Spectrel DUAL 121000/336 Unveiled  The new Spectrel DUAL 121000/336 comprises two CCD cameras in one sealed house. Red Star Forwarding Obtains ISO 9001 Certificate Red Star Forwarding has obtained the ISO 9001 certificate. Fischer Connectors Sees Record Number of Visitors at Electronica 2014 A record number of attendees were seen for Fischer Connectors at Electronica 2014 this year. Rajant Hopes to Expand Global Customer Base with New Channel Partner Program  Rajant Corporation has announced it is launching a new channel partner program in the hope of expanding its customer base globally. White Papers Omnetics Space Grade Connectors To make life easier for the design engineer, Omnetics Connector Corporation has released its own set of standard space grade Bi-Lobes. These MIL-DTL-32139 Nano-miniature connectors are approved... Solar Direct Drive Refrigerators and Freezers for Rapid Deployment Under Severe Conditions The new Dometic Solar Generator is unique in that it is a pre-assembled system that only needs to opened and adjusted to work.... Hydropneumatic Suspension Systems for Heavy-Duty Vehicles  Hydropneumatic suspension systems are becoming increasingly important due to the rising requirements in respect of functionality, component packaging, comfort, safety and robustness.... Rajant BreadCrumb JR2 Portable Wireless Mesh Network Node The Rajant BreadCrumb JR2 is a wireless transceiver that forms a mesh network when used in conjunction with other BreadCrumb devices.... Combo MIL Sinewave Inverter / Charger This one unit offers three functions: charging, UPS and AC-power. The sinewave inverter is designed to survive harsh environments anywhere in the world....