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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
L-3 Communications Awarded AVCATT Post Deployment Software Support Contract
ARLINGTON, 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…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
F-16 Mission Training Center Contract Option Awarded to L-3 Link Simulation & Training
ARLINGTON, 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…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
L-3 Link Simulation & Training to Upgrade Swiss F/A-18C Tactical Operational Flight Trainers
ARLINGTON, 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…
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- Company: Solifos AG
New for the broadcast industry, Brugg’s rugged fiber-optic cable assemblies
Brugg’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…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
L-3 Link Simulation & Training and University of North Dakota Sign Agreements to Establish Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Center
ARLINGTON, 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…
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- Company: Polyformes Group
POLYFORMES LATEST FOAM CONVERSION MACHINERY IN OPERATION
Polyformes, 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…
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Hypertac’s New Filtering and Transient Facility Enables Customers to Reduce Equipment Space, Weight and Cost
Hypertac 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 MoreSmiths Interconnect Buys US Connector Firm for $185M
Hypertac 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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- Company: BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD
Defence Minister Meets Welsh Companies
During a visit to Wales, Peter Luff MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology met with leading Defence Companies in Wales to discuss the government’s consultation paper on equipment, support and technology for the UK’s defence and security. At a meeting held in Cardiff, Peter Luff met with representatives from BCB International Ltd, BAE Systems…
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- Company: Solifos AG
Measurement of tactical fiber-optic cable assemblies
In military operations the demand for real-time applications, like video surveillance or video conferencing etc. in C4I systems are increasing enormously. Tactical fiber-optic cable assemblies are today a reliable communication means in the military field, fulfilling these requirements. On one fiber-optic link large data flows of up to 1 GBit/s can easily be transported between different…
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- Company: FAUN TRACKWAY
FAUN TRACKWAY REVEALS REVOLUTIONARY PRODUCT IN MIDDLE EAST
FAUN TRACKWAY – the defence division of North Wales based FAUN MV Ltd –is set to launch its latest product at this year’s International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi next month. Designs for the manufacturer’s first recovery solution – the Vehicle Recovery Mat (VRM) - will be unveiled in hall 5, at stand C06. VRM is used to rescue vehicles – weighing up to 70 tonnes - that…
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- Company: J & S Franklin Ltd
J & S Franklin announce contract to UK MoD
J & S Franklin Ltd announced today that they have won a 2 year contract worth 4 Million GBP to supply the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) with Camp Beds, Mosquito Nets and Camp Furniture; this confirms their position as the leading supplier of camp supplies to the UK Ministry of Defence. For over 60 years, J&S Franklin have been supplying the world's Armed Forces, Governments and Police…
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- Company: BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD
MP visits Cardiff company
During a visit of Cardiff-based company, BCB International Ltd, former Deputy Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Wales, Alun Michael MP, praised BCB for making products that help our soldiers operate and survive in some of the world’s most dangerous places. He was shown around the site in Clydesmuir Road, Cardiff, by BCB’s Managing Director, Andrew Howell. For over 50 years, the family…
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- Company: Marshall SDG Ltd
FIRST SUCCESSFUL TESTING OF TRULY SILENT DIESEL GENERATOR AT MARSHALL LAND SYSTEMS
Nordic Power Systems and Marshall Land Systems Move to Next Stage of Development of “Cool Flame” fuel systems in the UK Cambridge, 06 December 2010; A new force in silent diesel power generation should be ready to be demonstrated to carefully selected potential end users by the spring of 2011 following work carried out by Marshall SDG, a Marshall Land Systems company, and Nordic Power Systems.…
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- Company: Marontech Communications
OCELOT UTILITY USES MARSHALL LAND SYSTEMS LOADBED
Marshall provides loadbed for Australian Land 121 Phase 4 testing of Ocelot Cambridge, 8th February 2011; The loadbed for the utility variant of the class leading light protected vehicle, Ocelot, is being provided by Marshall Vehicle Engineering (MVE), part of Cambridge based Marshall Land Systems. The utility variant of Ocelot will soon be leaving for testing in the Australian Department of…
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- Company: Systems Interface Ltd
Systems Interface Delivers Solar Helipad Lighting System to East Midlands Police Force
Systems Interface Delivers Solar Helipad Lighting System to East Midlands Police Force East Midlands Police Force Air Support Unit required a solution to provide exceptional lighting and control capabilities for pilots during rescue, security and patrol operations. Systems Interface delivered the industry leading renewable power and lighting solution - the Avlite Systems AV425-RF radio controlled…
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- Company: Avon Protection
Avon Tinted Vision Range Extends Mask Visor Durability and Flexibility
A revolutionary addition to Avon Protection’s 50 series of CBRN masks is an optional range of add - on panoramic tinted visors. These combine impact and scratch resistance with UV light and flash flare protection. The Avon Protection high impact visor range offers a choice of one clear and three distinctly tinted application styles; each is specifically designed to suit most of the tough…
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- Company: BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD
British Blast Boxers hit the States
BCB International Ltd, the Cardiff-based survival equipment specialist is introducing to the United States an award winning undergarment called “Blast Boxers” that protects soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq against roadside bombs. BCB has been manufacturing the garment, made of two layers of Kevlar and a flame retardant material in the UK. It has contracted Seneca Cayuga Industries, of Seneca…
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- Company: L-3 HARRIS Link Simulation & Training Division
Second Hellenic Air Force F-16C Block 52+ Aircrew Training Device Fielded by L-3 Link Simulation & Training
ARLINGTON, Texas, February 8, 2011 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has delivered a second F-16C Block 52+ Aircrew Training Device (ATD) to the Hellenic Air Force (HAF). The simulator, operated from the HAF’s Araxos Air Base, is network-capable with the first F-16C Block 52+ ATD that L-3 Link delivered to the HAF’s Souda Bay military installation in 2005. “…
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- Company: Marontech Communications
LORICA SYSTEMS ANNOUNCED AT IAV 2011
Cambridge, 8th February 2010; A new name in survivability solutions and platform integration is announced today on stand 645, the Marshall Land Systems stand, at the International Armoured Vehicle conference and exhibition being held at the Excel Centre, London on 8th and 9th February 2011. Lorica Systems combines the survivability capability from Plasan and the platform integration and…
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