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- Company: ACAL Technology UK
ACAL Technology samples new military versions of GSI SRAMs
ACAL Technology announces new GSI Technology SRAMs with an extended temperature range for military applications. The new devices further expand the industry’s broadest range of high-performance SRAMs, which combines low-power operation with the highest SRAM densities and speeds as well as the widest choice of operating voltages and package options. “By offering a military temperature range, of -…
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- Company: BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD
Defence Company boss looking for charity fundraising backers
A Defence company boss who is swapping spreadsheets for a fundraising trek through Nepal in aid of the childrens’ charity NSPCC, is encouraging people to sponsor his Trek to help make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Children. In March, Andrew Howell, the Managing Director of the Cardiff-based survival equipment company, BCB International, will embark on a Trek in Nepal at over 20,000…
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- Company: Polyformes Group
Visit Polyformes at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2011
Polyformes and sister company PSP (Performance Solutions Packaging) will be exhibiting at Southern Manufacturing in Farnborough on 16th-17th February. We will be showing our many forms of foam solutions for the Industrial, Defence and Aerospace sectors as well as a selection of the waterproof and dustproof Explorer Cases range. Come and visit us on Stand G49 and see why Polyformes are the UK’s…
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- Company: RUBB Buildings Ltd
Helicopter Sunshade System Shines
TWO new Rubb Military helicopter sunshades are facing front-line action in Afghanistan. Following a successful training session led by Rubb staff, RAF personnel erected the two 25m x 28m structures in theatre. They feature open gable ends and will be used to protect vital aircraft from searing temperatures and powerful UV rays. Sergeant Andy Bowles of 5001 Squadron commented: “The temperature was…
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- Company: Chemring Energetics UK
Aircrew Escape Systems
Safety and reliability are key features of all the Chemring Energetics UK Ltd (CEUK) products, but there is one product range on which a pilot depends, literally, for his or her life. CEUK has a unique capability in the UK as the only producer of a range of critical components in crew escape systems for military aircraft, whether trainer aircraft or fast jets. This includes precision-designed…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
P-3C Tactical Operational Readiness Trainers Built by L-3 Link Simulation & Training Unconditionally Accepted by U.S. Navy
ARLINGTON, Texas, January 6, 2011 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that the U.S. Navy has unconditionally accepted five P-3C Orion Tactical Operational Readiness Trainers (TORTs). These training devices enable Orion aircrews to practice acquiring information from the platform’s sensor systems and using the data and communications with other platforms to execute…
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- Company: Eurotech
EUROTECH: PARVUS WINS INITIAL CONTRACT FOR US NAVY JPALS COMMUNICATIONS DATALINK INTERFACE
Amaro (Italy), January 13th 2011 – Eurotech subsidiary Parvus Corporation announced today a contract with Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) to supply 53 DuraCOR 810 mission computer subsystems in support of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) Increment 1 program. All units under contract shipped as of the end of 2010. No other financial details were disclosed. JPALS Increment 1…
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- Company: Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems
Northrop Grumman Builds on Air Traffic Management System Success in Dubai
LONDON – Dec. 22, 2010 – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Europe-based air traffic management subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, continues to grow its international sales in the Middle East region with the supply of communication, navigation and surveillance systems for the recently opened Al Maktoum International Airport in Jebel Ali, Dubai which is set to become the world’…
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- Company: 3M Scott Safety
General Service Respirator Accepted Into Service
THE General Service Respirator (GSR), developed to provide the UK Armed Forces with improved respiratory and ocular protection against CBRN threats, has been accepted into service. Achievement of In-Service Date (ISD) was declared by Air Cdre David Stubbs, Head of Capability for Special Projects & CBRN (HoC SP&CBRN), on the 26 Aug 10. Capability Branch (SP & CBRN) announced: “The…
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- Company: Systems Interface Ltd
Systems Interface Signs Two Further Contracts For Georgia
Sakaeronavigatsia Limited of Georgia has once again chosen Systems Interface as its preferred supplier for the supply installation and commissioning of two Marker Beacon Systems at Tbilisi International Airport and an NDB system at Mestia Airport. Work will begin in January 2011 at both sites. Tbilisi International Airport will receive two Normarc 7050D ILS Marker Beacon Systems together with…
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- Company: BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD
Cardiff company scoops Wales Innovation Award for Blast Boxers
Cardiff-based company, BCB International Ltd, scooped up the Wales Quality Centre’s Wales Innovation Award at a presentation ceremony last night in Cardiff City Hall for its Blast Boxers -a pair of boxer shorts which help protect soldiers against blast injuries to the groin area caused by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Recently published data from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) shows that in…
Read MoreNew Zorflex® Gas Cloth Developed
Chemviron Carbon Cloth Division, the leading manufacturer of activated carbon cloth under the brand name Zorflex®, has developed a new anti-gas cloth. The new Zorflex® anti-gas cloth provides numerous benefits – most notably both liquid and gas protection. Other beneficial attributes include the following: • high adsorption performance • low weight burden • low heat stress • overall wearer…
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- Company: Harrington Generators International Ltd - HGI
ROYAL NAVY TYPE 45 DESTROYER GUNNERY TRIALS USING HGI GENERATORS TO POWER TARGETS
Wirksworth, 23 November 2010; As the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers undergo their trials programmes, prior to entering service, gunnery alignment is conducted using a target powered by a radio controlled generator provided by Harrington Generators International (HGI). BAE Systems Surface Ships has awarded a contract to HGI to provide generators for the catamaran towed targets – called Histars…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
L-3 Link Simulation & Training Awarded Contract Option to Support E-6B Aircrew Training System
ARLINGTON, Texas, November 29, 2010 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has been awarded a one-year contract option to continue as the prime contractor and provide support for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Aircrew Training System (ATS). This contract option has increased the total program value for the E-6B ATS to $57.1 million. The E-6B ATS, which is located at Tinker…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
Lenny Genna Named President of L-3 Link Simulation & Training
ARLINGTON, Texas, November 17, 2010 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today the appointment of Lenny Genna as its president. Mr. Genna will report directly to Jim Dunn, president of L-3’s Sensors & Simulation Group. “Lenny has a solid background of engineering and technical expertise and leadership experience, having managed several essential organizations within L-3…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
L-3 Link Simulation & Training Awarded $6.2 Million in Contracts to Support T-1A Ground Based Training System
ARLINGTON, Texas, November 10, 2010 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has been awarded $6.2 million in contracts from the U.S. Air Force to build one T-1A Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) and provide upgrades to fielded training devices under multiple engineering change proposals. The total program value of the T-1A Ground Based Training System (GBTS), for…
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- Company: OTT Technologies
THE ROLE OF LIGHT MINE PROTECTED VEHICLES (MPV) IN HOME LAND SECURITY OPERATIONS
One of the many equations used in warfare is “Mobility + Protection + Fire Power = Combat Survivability”. The success of combat survivability lies however in the correct application and combination of these basic elements for a given scenario. On the one side is the infantry fighter who has the best chance of success and survivability in certain conditions like jungle and urban warfare due to his…
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- Company: Praetorian International Ltd
SPECIALIST SNIPER TRAINING TEAM
With over 100 years of combined experience, the Specialist Sniper Training Team (SSTT) is comprised of Sniper subject matter experts who have gained and developed their sniper expertise within operational and training environments. The SSTT draws its specialist from the British and American sniping communities and can call upon experts from other countries on request. Team members are high…
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- Company: Praetorian International Ltd
Praetorian Company Spanish Profile
Praetorian International es una organizacion de entrenamiento con carazter muy elite estructurada para proveer la mas alta calidad entrenamiento para cuerpos internacionales de policia y equipos militares. Actualmente tenemos grupos facilitando su experto entrenamiento en el Reyno Unido, El Oriente Medio, y America Central. Nuestros equipos de campaňa consisten en expertos en sujeto y materia (…
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- Company: Praetorian International Ltd
Seeking out business in non-traditional markets is not a typical marketing strategy but for Praetorian International it has certainly paid off.
It takes time to build a business in the international defence industry. Diplomacy, trust and personality are critical. This is particularly true when your clients are markets such as the Middle East and the Caribbean; they need to feel confident that you are looking out for their best interests. Praetorian International, a UK-based company, is a market leader in military doctrine and counter…
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