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Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems

Northrop Grumman Highlights Airport Realtime Collaboration Capabilities at Airport IT&T Conference, Munich

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Europe-based airport systems group is participating in the Airport IT&T Conference, Munich, where it will demonstrate its Airport Realtime Collaboration (ARC) suite capabilities.Airport Realtime Collaboration (ARC)The conference, organised by International Airport Review, takes place Oct. 10-11 at the Municon Conference Centre, Munich and aims to…

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Moog

Hindustan Aeronautics Selects MOOG Test Controllers for Helicopter Component Testing

Moog Industrial Group, a division of Moog Inc. announced that the company has been awarded a contract to supply a substantial number of Portable Test Controllers with a single channel to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The test equipment will be deployed for helicopter component testing in HAL’s Rotary Wing Research and Design Center in Bangalore, India. The tests that will be performed with…

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Hale Hamilton (Valves) Ltd

Hale Hamilton Manifold Solutions

The Co-operative Bank has recently taken delivery of the world’s largest compressed air UPS system to protect its data processing facility in Stockport, Greater Manchester.Integral to the new solution is Hale Hamilton’s valve manifold solution, which is used as part of Energetix Air-DRUPS (compressed air, diesel, rotary UPS) system.Manifold System SolutionsAt the heart of the valve specialist’s…

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OTT Technologies

PUMA M36 MK5 MPV

OTT Technologies (Pty) Ltd is introducing the Puma M36 Mk5 Medium Mine Protected Vehicle or MRAP during AAD 2012. The M36 traces its origins back to the OTT Puma M26 MPV and even further back to the venerable South African Mamba MPV’s.Puma M36 Mk5 Medium Mine Protected Vehicle - MRAPThe 14 ton GVM M36 uses the Ashok Leyland Stallion 4x4 automotive components ensuring easy and economic after sales…

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J & S Franklin Ltd

250,000 Euro Order of DefenCell to Military Customer

J & S Franklin today announced a further order for their core protective barrier and ground stabilization product, DefenCell.Supplied to an unnamed NATO Military Customer, this order worth 250,000 Euros, equates to over five 20’ container loads / 105 pallets of DefenCell. The requirement of the customer to be able to order specific pallet quantities has resulted in the NSN codification of…

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FAUN TRACKWAY

Faun Trackway USA, Inc. to Launch New Adjustable Ground Mobility System at Modern Day Marine Expo 2012

FAUN TRACKWAY USA, Inc. will launch an innovative new system allowing deployment of its ground mobility systems by a wider range of vehicles at the Modern Day Marine Expo in Quantico, Virginia on September 25-27, 2012.AGMS (Adjustable Ground Mobility System) The product, AGMS (Adjustable Ground Mobility System), can be attached in minutes to a wide range of front-end-loader vehicles, commonly…

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Octagon Defence Systems

Protect your Ship from Pirates: Build an Onboard Sanger with Octagon Defence BDS 1 Ballistic Blocks

The war on PiracyAccording to the International Maritime Bureau, the issue of piracy, against merchant vessels, poses a significant threat to world shipping – and it’s on the increase. The piracy crisis is costing world trade billions of dollars each year. In 2011, there were 439 pirate attacks and 45 merchant vessel hijackings worldwide.BDS1 Ballistic BlocksNATO states that increased use of…

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Marshall Build on Six Year History in Australia at Land Warfare Conference in Melbourne

Marshall Land Systems www.marshall-ls.com is putting in place the next building block on the foundation laid by six years of Marshall presence in Australia. Marshall Aerospace has been in Australia for six years working with an established contract to service the Royal Australian Air Force’s transport workhorse, the C-130H.Marshall Land Systems has slowly been building a presence in Australia…

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OTT Technologies

Agrale Marrua M27 LAPV

OTT Technologies (Pty) Ltd is introducing the Agrale Marrua M27 Light Armoured Patrol Vehicle (LAPV) during AAD 2012.The Agrale Marrua M27 Light Armoured Patrol Vehicle (LAPV) The M27 LAPV consists of an OTT M27 ballistic cab integrated on a Marrua AM200CD 4x4 vehicle manufactured by Agrale S.A from Brazil. The Agrale Marrua series 4x4 vehicles are manufactured by Agrale in Caxias do Sul, RS,…

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Avon Protection

Avon Delivers A Centenary History of the Gas Mask

Gas masks are not new to the military and were first employed en masse during the First World War to protect soldiers from gas attacks. Toxic gases were seen as a way to bring an end to the stalemate on the Western Front. The predominant chemical agents then used were mustard gas (a blister agent) and chlorine gas (a choking agent) and it is calculated that over 100,000 soldiers died and many…

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Avon Protection

French Marine Commandos Adopt ST53

The French navy’s elite commando force - Les Commandos Marine – has adopted the Avon ST53 as their mask and respiratory system of choice for CBRN threats when undertaking high risk ship boarding operations.A recently posted “You Tube” training clip shows the commandos in action undertaking a series of marine boarding exercises in preparation for anti-drug smuggling or piracy threats. Included is…

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Truvelo Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd

Truvelo Join Marketing Forces

Truvelo Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd Armoury Division and Braddick Defense Systems have recently announced that they will be joining marketing forces in order to promote their products to the African Defence market.www.truvelo.co.za – Truvelo Armourywww.braddickdefense.com – Braddick Defensewww.bsasinternational.com – BSAS DC3/C47 Turbine AircraftTruvelo Armoury is a privately owned company which…

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TeleCommunication Systems Inc

SLC vs MLC: Proper Flash Selection for SSDs in Industrial, Military and Avionic Applications

IntroductionAs with most storage technologies, NAND Flash vendors are constantly being pushed to reduce cost and increase density. One way the industry has responded is by packing more than one bit in a single flash storage cell. Known as Multi-Level Cell or MLC, this technology allows for a doubling or tripling of the data density with just a small increase in the cost and size of the overall…

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Vectronix

Vectronix to provide the U.S. Army with unique Handheld Precision Targeting Systems

Vectronix will provide the handheld precision targeting solutions to support the Handheld Precision Targeting Devices (HHPTD) solicitation awarded on July 3rd, 2012. The HHPTD, sponsored by the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF), provides dismounted observers the ability to rapidly locate ground targets with a high degree of accuracy allowing target engagement with precision munitions.Handheld…

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Data Device Corporation

Real-Time LabWindows® / LabVIEW® MIL-STD-1553 & ARINC 429 Support!

Data Device Corporation (DDC) adds a boost of real-time LabWindows®/CVI and LabVIEW® functionality to its powerful and already popular LabVIEW® support package. With DDC’s newly expanded BU-69093 LabWindows® / LabVIEW® real-time support package engineers can now easily integrate MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 hardware and software solutions ensuring the utmost data integrity while saving valuable…

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Data Device Corporation

Maximum Flexibility and Cost Savings with DDC’s New High Performance and Programmable 38 Channel ARINC 429/717 Cards!

 Data Device Corporation (DDC) introduces a new line of ARINC 429/717 cards offering the most advanced test features with individually programmable Transmit/Receive ARINC channels, allowing one card to support all levels of testing and simulation.ARINC 429/717 CardsDDC’s DD-40X00X series of cards are the only cards in the industry to offer up to 36 ARINC 429 programmable Tx/Rx channels, 2 ARINC…

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Avon Protection

Avon On Track for Creating a Global Training and Servicing Network

Avon Protection has appointed FORST – a leading French respiratory equipment servicing and training company –as its sole accredited service center for France, continuing Avon’s progress towards creating a full global servicing and training network.Avon Servicing and Training CentersSo far Avon has established nine servicing and training centers as part of a world-wide after-sales program for its…

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Roke Manor Research

MoD Accepts Roke Manpack Electronic Warfare System into Service

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has accepted Roke Manor Research Ltd's (Roke) Electronic Surveillance and Countermeasures system into Service as a core capability within the British Army and Royal Marines.Roke, a Chemring company, is providing a full support package for its Electronic Warfare (EW) Manpack product, giving UK Forces enhanced land EW capabilities to exploit and disrupt many types…

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DRASH / DHS Systems International

DRASH’S MX Solar Shade is Another Step towards an Energy Efficient Future

Military forces stationed around the world all share a common problem when it comes to battling environmental factors in the field. Extreme temperature conditions coupled with high fuel costs have made it difficult for warfighters to avoid heat exhaustion and fatigue without amplifying energy use. As fuel costs continue to increase, DHS Systems continues its efforts towards developing more energy…

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Containex

Flexible STORAGE or SHIPPING made affordable with CONTAINEX NEW 20’ ISO Boxes!

Large quantities of 20’ first trip ISO shipping containers are promptly available from various depots in the UK, like Felixstowe, Southampton, Widnes, Grangemouth, Derby, Leeds,…  All containers have been manufactured in 2012 to high specifications and have been verified and cleaned by authorized specialists once arrived in the UK.Now you can purchase and collect these containers any time from…

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