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The latest news from defence suppliers across the globe

Avon Protection

New Avon Filter Improves Safety with End of Service Life Indicator

Avon Protection has launched a new conformal military CBRN filter that provides an accurate measure of usable life span with a unique end of service life indicator. The MILCF50 filter claims a shelf life of up to 10 years, which far surpasses that of rival filters and promises considerable cost-savings for the company’s exensive global military and first responder customer base. Military CBRN…

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Wincanton

Optimising Defence Supply Chains

Managing equipment support and availability on a global basis.Weapon systems capability and availability is crucial to enable the armed forces to deliver their operational mission. With the defence community being challenged to achieve this in the most effective and cost-efficient manner we look to their supply chains to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness in getting supplies to the right…

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Smiths Detection

Smiths Detection Supplies Security to Major Rio Conference

Smiths Detection will supply the main security systems to protect the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro later this month.Smiths Detection Security SystemsThe so-called Rio Plus 20 conference, from 13 to 22 June, will attract more than 100 high-level delegations from around the world. A major security operation is planned and Smiths Detection Brasil will…

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Systems Interface Ltd

Systems Interface Awarded Zambia NDB Contract

Systems Interface, based in the UK, has been awarded the contract for the supply of two Non-Directional Beacons (NDB’s) for the Zambian Air Force by the Ministry of Defence of the Government of the Republic of Zambia. The Two Nautel VR125D NDB’s will replace existing beacons at Mumbwa Air Force Base and Samora Machel Air Force Base.Non-Directional Beacons (NDB’s)Using state-of-the-art technology…

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RUBB Buildings Ltd

New Orders Fly in for Rubb Military Hangars

Rubb has delivered 13 aircraft hangars within the first six months of 2012 – and is celebrating orders for six more.Rubb Buildings Ltd is an innovating world leader when it comes to the design, manufacture and delivery of relocatable helicopter and fixed wing aircraft ‘super hangar’ systems. The Expeditionary Forces Aircraft Shelter System, which also features sunshades and warehouses, is…

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DRASH / DHS Systems International

New DC2E J Series Projection Design Facilitates Movement And Increases Free Space Throughout The Length Of Drash Shelters

Originally designed to solve the issue of information dissemination and management on the battlefield, DHS Systems introduced its Deployable Command and Control Equipment (DC2E) to its DRASH product line in 2005. Since then, DC2E has provided military personnel around the globe with portable, reliable and convenient communications technology, most notably the Medium and Large Front/Rear…

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BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD

High Hopes For New UAV

A new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) created by a British Company is set to be a hit at the DVD show in Millbrook, Bedfordshire (20-21 June 2012).The SQ-4 Recon Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) BCB International Ltd, the UK based manufacturers of military survival and protective equipment, have developed the SQ-4 Recon, which is capable of performing a wide range of tasks ideal for the military as…

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Polyformes Group

Polyformes at Farnborough Airshow

Polyformes specialist military and aerospace foam converters will be at the Farnborough Airshow again this year, displaying a multitude of foam products used extensively in the aerospace industry, both foam components themselves, and foam packaging products.Military Foam and Packaging ConvertersMilitary foam inserts, tool control trays, composite packaging, foam furniture, timber and fibreboard…

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Qioptiq

SAKER Fused Weapon Sight Launched at Eurosatory

SAKER is the new Fused Weapon Sight (FWS) from Qioptiq providing the Dismounted Close Combat User with an enhanced Detect, Recognise and Identify capability. SAKER combines image intensifier and uncooled thermal imaging sensors into a single sight unit. Designed with a low-power architecture and featuring a removable battery pack, SAKER can be used as a stand-alone sight or as an in line / clip-…

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Eurotech

Eurotech Simplifies the Internet of Things (IoT), Connecting Devices and Managing Data with Everyware Cloud™ 2.0

Cloud-based M2M platform offers faster, more flexible data delivery and storage to drive business decisions and optimize results.Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, today announces the launch of the Everyware Cloud 2.0 platform providing a foundation to deliver and manage M2M data within the business enterprise.  The Everyware Cloud offers proven cloud,…

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Marshall Land Systems Focus on Partnership, Integration and Support at Eurosatory 2012

Partnership, integration and support will be the focus of the Marshall Land Systems display on stand F705 in Hall 5 at Eurosatory taking place in Paris from 11 to 15 June 2012.Marshall Land Systems works in partnership with the end user, customers and suppliers to provide its customers with solutions to their requirements. It manufactures, integrates and supports vehicle engineering solutions (e.…

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Enterprise Control Systems Ltd

Paul Taylor Joins the ECS Business Development Team

As part of the continuous expansion and success of Enterprise Control Systems Ltd (ECS), Paul Taylor joins the Business Development Team bringing with him a wealth of experience in the industry.Paul commenced his career by gaining a commission into the Army, in the Royal Corps of Signals, where he served for 23 years in a broad variety of command, operations and technical leadership roles. In…

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Systems Interface Ltd

Systems Interface Awarded Derry Airport Contract

Systems Interface, based in the UK, has been awarded a major contract for the supply, design, installation, testing and commissioning of a replacement Voice Communications Control System (VCS), VHF Transmitters and Receivers, UHF Transceivers, Emergency Radio System, MET/ATIS System, Comms Status Monitoring System and telephones at the City of Derry City Airport, Eglinton, Northern Ireland.Voice…

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Solifos AG

Brugg Cables Launches New Tactical Cable, BRUfield at Eurosatory

The smart tactical fiber-optic cable solutions by Brugg Cables is a very robust dielectric cable distinguished by its very small diameter and its very low weight. With the same size reel you are using with your standard tactical fiber cables, you can deploy double the distance as of today using the BRUfield cable. Furthermore soldiers would not suffer under the heavy weight since the BRUfield…

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L-3 Link’s SimuSphere HD-9™ Achieves Ready-for-Training Status

L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that the first two U.S. Navy F/A-18C Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFTs) integrated with the company’s advanced SimuSphere HD-9™ high-definition visual display solution have achieved ready-for-training status. The two trainers are installed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Va.SimuSphere HD-9™ High-definition Visual Display…

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Containex

CONTAINEX Storage Containers

Looking for New Storage Containers?Find out 196 good reasons* to choose CONTAINEX containers!CONTAINEX storage containers are promptly available from various depots in the UK. All of them have been manufactured to high specifications and can also be delivered any time directly to your site!Be Spoilt For Choice:First, choose among 7 container sizes*, starting from 6,55 m³Then, choose among 7…

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Vectronix

Vectronix Introduces Its All New Medium Range Clip-On Night Sight

Vectronix AG, the Swiss-based global leader in portable optronics solutions, introduces its newest clip-on night sight at the DSA 2012 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Clip-on Night Sight - The NiteSpotMRThe NiteSpotMR is a medium range clip-on night sight that adds night vision capability (I²) to a wide variety of rifles. NiteSpotMR easily attaches to the front of a day-sight objective and…

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Microflown AVISA

First Acoustic RAM-SCORE Localisation System Fielded in ’t Harde, the Netherlands

On the 4th of April 2012, Microflown AVISA demonstrated the first RAM-SCORE system to the Royal Netherlands Army for further testing after a successful acceptance test at the artillery shooting range (ASK) in 't Harde.Fully Automatic Acoustic Localisation SystemsRAM-SCORE is a fully automatic acoustic localisation system, which localises points of impact (POI) as well as points of origin (POO)…

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Microflown AVISA

Microflown’s Acoustic Vector Sensor wins SBIR call for Dismounted Soldier

Microflown AVISA's feasibility study WALKING EARS was ranked as the number 1 proposal in the first Dutch SBIR call on improving secure military operations in urban environments.Acoustic Vector Sensors (AVS) - WALKING EARSAddressing the subtheme “improved soldier systems”, WALKING EARS proposes to explore the merits of using breakthrough compact, light weight and low power Acoustic Vector Sensors…

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Marontech Communications

Unique Surveillance and Evidence Capture Tool - On Display At SOFIC for the First Time

Evidence collection, location data, surveillance and illumination all rolled into one hand held torch is on show for the first in the United States on booth 12 at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) and Exposition being held at the Tampa Convention Centre, Florida, from 22 to 24 May 2012.The Foxton GCF-200F Hand Held TorchThe Foxton GCF-200F is a professional handheld…

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