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- Company: AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings
PEELABLE TEMPORARY COATING SAVES TIME, CUTS COSTS AND REDUCES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Changing paint schemes on military vehicles for rapid reaction deployment is quicker and more cost efficient using Intergard® 10220, a peelable coating system developed by AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings. Up until now, changing camouflage for different environments involved the application and subsequent removal of coatings using solvent based chemicals, a messy and time-consuming process which also…
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- Company: BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD
BCB LAUNCH C-IED LAUNCHER
BCB International, a long established designer and manufacturer of quality survival and protective equipment has designed a unique piece of equipment, which counters the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) globally. The Counter Improvised Explosive Device Launcher (C-IED) is non-explosive, accurately controlled and can be fired remotely from up to 500 meters away. The C-IED Launcher…
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- Company: BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD
The blast-proof boxers, They sound hilarious, but these Kevlar underpants could soon be saving British troops from the most feared injury of all
As Published by Daily Mail 27th June 2010. They are certain to prompt sniggers back at barracks, but their purpose is deadly serious. British troops in Afghanistan may soon be using a new item of protective gear – blast-resistant underpants. With more powerful roadside bombs causing a rise in the number of groin injuries and other lower body damage, protective pants could soon be an essential…
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- Company: BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD
The Chilly Water Cooler
BCB's revolutionary portable water cooler, 'The Chilly' provides a continuous supply of cool palatable water. It therefore encourages frequent sipping and so improves hydration. It also lowers the core temperature of the body. This ingenious product works by evaporation alone has the capability to reduce the temperature of your drinking water by up to 25 deg C. This simple and effective water…
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- Company: BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD
BCB International: Mistral Body Cooling System
BCB International, a long established designer and manufacturer of quality survival & protective equipment launches its latest essential piece of equipment for hot weather climate – The Mistral Body Cooling System. BCB’s innovators have devised a major leap forward in under-armour body cooling. The Mistral is designed to be integrated with the body armour or can be worn as a separate garment…
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- Company: BCB INTERNATIONAL LTD
BCB International: Exoflex
BCB International, a long established designer and manufacturer of quality survival & protective equipment launches its latest essential piece of equipment – ExoFlex Armour System. The ExoFlex Body Armour, will be shown for the first time at Eurosatory and is designed to offer superior comfort and freedom, in combat situations. The Exo Flex has quick release attachment points, allowing fast…
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- Company: Cobham Antenna Systems Microwave Antennas
Antennas for Unmanned Systems
Unmanned vehicles provide many functions within defence and security applications such as airborne surveillance, border patrol and tactical systems. In every case uninterrupted communication to the control centre is vital. Illustrated are two new, light weight, very slim, high specification, omni-directional antennas developed by Cobham Antenna Systems (Microwave Antennas) for use on unmanned…
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- Company: Cobham Antenna Systems Microwave Antennas
Antennas for High Speed Target Acquisition and Tracking System
MARK Resources, Inc. was founded in 1974 by several experienced engineers who wanted to establish a creative work environment for advancing state-of-the-art radar system technology. Today, MARK Resources has a worldwide reputation for excellence in radar-related engineering R&D. Based in Torrance, California, the company has built a team of productive professionals with unique qualifications…
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- Company: Cobham Antenna Systems Microwave Antennas
Antennas for Swedish Space Corporation
Cobham Antennas Systems (Microwave Antennas) has supplied Swedish Space Corporation with an omni antenna for use on their balloon gondola, providing an effective link to transmit data to the ground. Mounted beneath the gondola and completely exposed, the antenna worked well throughout the harsh, freezing conditions of the flight from Kiruna in northern Sweden to Kuusamo in eastern Finland,…
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- Company: Comrod Communication Group
New ComPact 2400 AC/DC power supply order received
Comrod AS, a fully owned subsidiary of Comrod Communication ASA, has received the first order from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS for the new combined power supply and battery charger type ComPact 2400 AC/DC. The Compact 2400 AC/DC has half the size and reduced weight compared with former generation AC/DC converter from Comrod AS, but will deliver 60% more power. The first order from…
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- Company: DefenCell
DefenCell Gains PAS68 Vehicle Barrier Crash Test Accreditation
J&S Franklins DefenCell Profile 300 has recently successfully completed a number of vehicle crash tests to meet the PAS68 protection standards. Profile 300, developed from DefenCell, the unique force protection system, has expanded upon the initial products strengths and versatility to emerge as a perfect solution to offering inconspicuous protection of public buildings, perimeter security,…
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- Company: Eurotech
Data Capture for Afghanistan Forces
Eurotech has supplied an essential component for a data capture system installed in army vehicles for British forces in Afghanistan. The sophisticated system plays a critical role in the detection of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), which have become an increasingly deadly weapon for the Taliban. EUROTECH AND IA TECHNOLOGY British troops in Afghanistan rely heavily on the latest technology to…
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- Company: Eurotech
DuraNAS 1000 rugged network attached storage (NAS) for harsh environment applications
Cambridge (UK), February, 2010 – Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, announces availability of the DuraNAS 1000 rugged Network Attached Storage (NAS). •Ideal for Public Transportation, Security and Defense markets •Video surveillance and multimedia applications •Compact enclosure with standard M12 connector for data storage in a harshenvironment •Up to 1 TB of storage – Solid…
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- Company: eyevis GmbH
Eyevis new NPX4800 graphics controller for control rooms
With the NPX4800, eyevis presents the latest product from the netpix graphics controller series for large screen systems. This new controller version provides a far better performance compared to the previous models. The controller creates a big joined desktop to display for Network-applications, Video, IP cameras/streams and graphic sources. At the heart of the NPX 4800 works the most powerful…
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- Company: eyevis GmbH
LCD monitors for 24/7 use from eyevis
Today, LCD monitors are more and more used in digital signage applications, small control rooms, Points-of-Sale, Points-of-Waiting, Point-of-Information applications for the display of advertisements, information, schedules or control room content such as CCTV cameras or critical surveillance applications. In some of these fields of application, the monitors are not in operation the whole day,…
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- Company: Fuchs Lubricants (UK) Plc
Increasing the operational envelope of Military Generators, Badnams
Badnams Ltd manufacture the Whisperlite® range of ultra-quiet, lightweight portable generators originally developed to satisfy the rigorous front-line power supply requirements of the British Armed Forces. Tested in extreme conditions, the B22 generator successfully provided power in searing 55°C desert heat, arctic conditions of minus 32°C and at altitudes of 5000 metres. The low profile of the…
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- Company: Hale Hamilton (Valves) Ltd
New Hale Hamilton Website!
Hale Hamilton is pleased to announce the launch of our new website. After much discussion and market research the new site has been developed to help you and all our clients find exactly what you are looking for quicker and easier. The menu bar provides much enhanced information about the company, our markets, products and the support services we offer. 1. If you are a defence customer and you…
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- Company: HESCO Bastion Ltd
US Marine Receives Prize in HESCO Photo Competition
US Marine Sgt Ed Hatch, winner of the 2009 photo competition, was presented with his first prize of a Harley Davidson® FatBoy® motorcycle last week in Jacksonville, NC, USA. Sgt Hatch has recently returned from a tour in Afghanistan, where he took his winning photograph while on a patrol in the Morghab valley. Upon being presented with his bike, Sgt Hatch said “The Harley is great! I simply…
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- Company: HESCO Bastion Ltd
HESCO Bastion honoured sponsors of HELP for HEROES Concert
HESCO Bastion are honoured to be sponsoring an incredible line up of stars that will come together on September 12th 2010 at Twickenham Stadium for the biggest event of the year and a landmark in the history of entertainment, to mark the appreciation for our military heroes. In honour of the service and sacrifice made by men and women for their country, risking everything in the line of duty,…
Read MoreHypertac’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…
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