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Thailand requests six UH-72A Lakota helicopters from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential $77m foreign military sale (FMS), consisting of UH-72A Lakota multi-role helicopters and related equipment to Thailand.
Selex ES displays generic vehicle architecture conversion system at DVD 2013
Selex ES has demonstrated its low-cost generic vehicle architecture (GVA) system implementation at the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) 2013 event at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedford, UK.
ADF receives additional Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon vehicle
Mercedes-Benz has delivered an additional G-Wagon military support vehicle to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) at its facility in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia.
Rheinmetall to supply armament for Arab customer's Leopard tanks and PzH howitzers
Rheinmetall Defence has been awarded a contract for delivery of armament and sub-systems for installation on Leopard 2A7 main battle tanks (MBTs) and Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers of an undisclosed Middle Eastern country. |
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Kontron's New 3U VPX Graphics Card VX3327 Boasts Performance of 576 GFLOPs for Superior Situational Awareness
Today at the Paris Air Show, Kontron (Hall 4 - Booth A76-B76) introduced the VX3327, a new 3U VPX graphics card with AMD Embedded Radeon E6760 GPU, designed to meet the latest demands in avionics and military technology.
Offering 10x the Bandwidth, the Application-Ready Kontron StarVX Ruggedises Mainstream Technology to Speed Deployment of 3D Reconstruction-Based Applications
Kontron's StarVX High Performance Embedded Computer (HPEC) system brings supercomputing I/O bandwidth and performance, previously only achieved in IT datacenters, to the battlefield. Based only on mainstream IT technology (TCP/IP, PCIe, Intel processors ) for greater platform support and assured longevity, the 3U VPX-based Kontron StarVX enables military systems developers to drastically reduce the process from design to field deployment of radar, sonar, autonomous vehicles and other 3D reconstruction-based systems.
Defense Department Contractor Orders Custom Amplifier Module from AR Modular RF
AR Modular RF, a world-class manufacturer and solution provider of RF amplifiers, systems and modules, has been awarded a high volume order for a new custom amplifier module, the AR-50S.
DAHER-SOCATA Earns Airbus Most Improved Supplier Award
DAHER-SOCATA, DAHER's aerospace and defence division, has just received the 'Most Improved Supplier Award', presented by Airbus at the annual ceremony, which rewards the aircraft manufacturer's best suppliers for their performance. |
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