Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

News, views and contacts from the global Army industry

05 December 2014

Industry News German Armed Forces sign agreement to use Virtual Battlespace 3 software Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) and eurosimtec have signed an agreement with German Office of Simulation and Testing to grant Virtual Battlespace 3 (VBS3) licenses to German Armed Forces. CAE delivers first mission ready UH-72A flight simulator to US Army CAE has handed over the first UH-72A Lakota flight training device (FTD) system to the US Army. US House of Representative passes 2015 defense policy bill The US House of Representatives has passed a defense policy bill that designates $584.2bn for federal military spending in 2015. Latvian Army orders MILES IWS and TVS training systems from Cubic Cubic has secured a contract to supply its multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) individual weapon system (IWS) to the Latvian Army. 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....