MS Instruments has recently introduced a revolutionary update to its highly successful Flight Follower system. The system has been developed to meet the high speed imaging needs of modern ammunition designers and manufacturers and films a projectile in flight at Mach 2.5 or above with great clarity. The Flight Follower can now be specified with a fully motorised and remote controlled head unit.…
Read MoreMS Instruments has recently opened a second range for Ballistic Testing within its range complex at Wiltshire Ballistic Services Ltd (WBS) in Devizes. Paul Everington, Managing Director of MS Instruments and WBS said “This increase in range capacity greatly enhances our capability to carry out work for our customers. Within days of opening, our new range has become fully booked for the coming…
Read MoreAs manufacturers and suppliers to the MoD and a multitude of Defence and Aerospace companies worldwide, Polyformes is geared up to produce bespoke foam packaging for military applications. Examples include : Foam cushioning and cradles for missile, electronics housing and transportation, Helicopter rotor blade spacers in high density Plastazote foam Explorer Cases – waterproof and rugged in a…
Read MoreAmaro (Italy) – May 23rd, 2011 – Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies and pervasive computing devices, announces that on May 31st it will finalise the acquisition of the company Dynatem Inc, that will be included in the consolidation perimeter of the Group starting from June 1st. Dynatem Inc, based in Mission Viejo in California, operates since 1981 in the embedded computers…
Read MoreARLINGTON, Texas, May 25, 2011 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that a second F/A-18F Tactical Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT) has achieved ready-for-training status for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The TOFT, which L-3 Link built under contract to and in conjunction with the Boeing Company, was also delivered with an additional brief/debrief system and a…
Read MoreBCB International Ltd, the Cardiff-based company which developed the world’s first life raft survival equipment, will be exhibiting its latest range of marine survival equipment at the Seawork Show (14-16 June 2011, ABP Port of Southampton) including a highly effective shark repellent and sea marker dye that can be seen for more than a mile. Since it designed and developed the world’s first…
Read MoreNEW YORK, May 18, 2011 – L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) unit has been awarded a contract to operate the U.S. Air Force’s C-17 Training System (TS) program. In addition to an initial one-year award, the program includes four one-year options and an additional option for two more years of training support. The contract, which was…
Read MoreBrüel & Kjær is to provide Thales Alenia Space with an LDS vibration shaker system for mechanical vibration and shock testing of satellites. The system is for the new satellite assembly, integration and test centre built within the scope of Turkish Ministry of Defence’s Göktürk satellite project. Brüel & Kjær will provide an LDS V994 Shaker, Head Expander and an Accelerometer Calibration…
Read MoreKey Facts: • Ethernet connectivity up to 10Gb in extreme environments • Combines Mil-DTL38999 connector and Ethernet ports • IP68 sealing with IEEE Ethernet and conformance to MIL-STD-461 • ACAL specialist design support for extreme applications plus fibre-optic and connector assembly services ACAL Technology is sampling Amphenol’s new series of Ethernet switches designed to deliver higher…
Read MoreAmaro (Italy), May 5th, 2011 - Eurotech subsidiary Parvus Corp. announces a $2.2M (USD) follow-on order for rugged Ethernet switches with a US prime Defense contractor in support of a US Department of Defense (DoD) tactical communications program. Due to non-disclosure agreements, no further details about the customer can be provided. Deliveries will take place during this year. Specified by the…
Read MoreParamount Panels will be showing our extensive range of products and capabilities for Training and Simulation requirements at the I/ITEC Show.On the 3rd December to 6th December at the Orange county conference centre, Orlando, FL USA, please visit us at our booth number 2880.
Read MoreBohemia, New York (April 2011) Data Device Corporation (DDC) introduces its exciting new Digital-to-Synchro/Resolver simulation PCIe card (SB-3623X), designed for test applications involving instrument grade angle position simulation of up to 6 channels at 30 arc seconds accuracy. This ½ size RoHS compliant card easily integrates with the smaller size desktops to perform lab testing on position…
Read MoreARLINGTON, Texas, April 18, 2011 – L-3 Communications announced today that it has been awarded a five-year contract for the U.S. Army’s Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) program. All work on the program, which was awarded under the U.S. Army’s STOC II contract, will be performed by L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link). L-3 Link is…
Read MoreARLINGTON, Texas, April 12, 2011 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has been awarded a contract option by the U.S. Air Force to build a fourth F-16 Mission Training Center (MTC). The F-16 MTC will consist of four L-3 Link-built high-definition simulators that will enable pilots to detect, judge the orientation of, recognize and identify targets from the same…
Read MoreARLINGTON, Texas, April 11, 2011 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has been awarded a contract from armasuisse to provide upgrades that will keep the Swiss Air Force’s F/A-18C Tactical Operational Flight Trainers and associated training system equipment concurrent with modifications being made to the service’s F/A-18C aircraft. The hardware and software…
Read MoreBrugg’s cable assembly solutions for the broadcast industry are as strong as those for military missions. Broadcast, especially outside broadcasts requires similar robustness for the material as in military operations. Out of the BRUtough military field cable Brugg has developed the BRUcast fiber-optic cable for applications in the dynamic harsh environment of the broadcasting industry or film…
Read MoreARLINGTON, Texas, April 5, 2011 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has signed agreements with the University of North Dakota to jointly establish an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) training center at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. The University of North Dakota and L-3 Link UAS Training Center, which is expected to begin operations in June 2011, will offer…
Read MorePolyformes, the UK's leading expert polyethylene foam converter for military and aerospace sectors, has now fully installed its latest 4-head CNC water-jet machine. This machine cuts up to 200mm thick polyethylene foam material and enhances Polyformes capacity for 2-dimensional foam production. Operations Manager, David Allen, says “The benefits of this machine have already been felt with a short…
Read MoreHypertac has announced the introduction of a technologically advanced EMI Filtering and Transient Protection facility at its London manufacturing site. Focused on saving weight, space and cost, the new facility enables customers from a wide range of markets to protect their equipment, both internal and external, against EMI/RFI and transient energy spikes by combining filtering components and…
Read MoreHypertac announces today that Smiths Interconnect, a division of global technology business Smiths Group, has completed the $185 million purchase of Interconnect Devices, Inc. (IDI), a leading designer and manufacturer of probe technology for use in industrial and semiconductor testing, and high performance connector applications. The Kansas City-based company will become part of the Connector…
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