Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Friday, 22 April 2011


Global Defence Technology Magazine

Global Defence Technology - Issue 2 Out Now
Current military scenarios create an asymmetric challenge for soldiers and their equipment. This results in a growing need for more effective armour that is still lightweight. In this month's issue we investigate a range of new high-performance fibres that are helping soldiers to be more agile and easier to deploy.

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Industry Research

Sustainability Management in the Defense Industry 2010-12
ICD Research's latest report, 'Sustainability Management in the Defense Industry 2010-12', identified that only a minority of defence ministries consider carbon emissions as a selection criterion for sustainable procurement, a viewpoint that is shared by 78% of military and civil defence contractors and consultancy, IT and other service providers.
 
White Papers

The North Korean Military Threat to the Security of the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia: Paper Tiger or Ongoing Menace?
This white paper focuses on North Korea's nuclear programme and addresses all aspects of the North Korean military threat except for the nuclear threat.

Latest Companies

RSD - Armoured Utility Vehicles

RSD - Landmine Detection Vehicles and Route Clearance Systems
 
Press Releases

 
Projects

AGM-114 Hellfire II Missile, USA
The AGM-114 II Hellfire is an air-to-ground missile developed primarily for the anti-armour role. It is a combat proven tactical missile system using multiple launch platforms based on air, sea and ground.

M915A5 Line-Haul Tractor, USA
The M915A5 is a 6x4 military line-haul tractor truck developed for the US Army by Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler. It is used to rapidly transport containerised and bulk supplies of transportation units from the ocean ports to the brigade support areas within the theatre of operation.
 
Features

Snapshot: US Defence Industry
Modernisation within a controlled budget has been a key agenda of US defence policy for some time. But with seemingly unrelenting commitments in Afghanistan and tension across the Middle East and the Koreas, could a new threat like cyberterror force the world's largest military power towards a rethink?