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Weekly Round Up
19 June 2013
Latest Companies

Townley Group International - Project Logistics for the Air Force Industry

Dat-Con - Aircraft Systems Integration and Modification

AOS Technologies - High-Speed Cameras and Digital Cameras for Airborne and Military Applications

Fimac - Cooling, Environmental Controls and Hydraulic Systems

General Dynamics Canada - Airborne Systems Integration and Products Expertise

Press Releases

FN Herstal Introduces Product Advances with Composite Material
For the first time in its history, Belgium-based FN Herstal has utilised advanced composite material for yoke manufacturing.

CONTROP's STAMP Receives Prize for Technological Innovation in Aerospace Operating systems to the Paris Air Show 2013
CONTROP has recently been awarded a prestigious prize from Technologies for Technological Innovation in Aerospace for development of the STAMP family of Stabilized Miniature Payloads for small UAVs.

CONTROP's State-of-the-Art SPEED-A EO / IR Camera Payload for Persistent Surveillance on Aerostats and Balloons
CONTROP is proud to announce that, for the first time ever at an exhibition, the company will be displaying an operating state-of-the-art SPEED-A EO / IR camera payload at the upcoming Paris Air Show 2013.

See the Oxley range at Paris Airshow
Oxley's partners Euromip will be displaying Oxley LED aircraft lighting and range of components at the Paris Airshow 2013, which will take place between June 17-23.

FN Herstal Qualified on Numerous Multi-Role Helicopters and Subsonic Aircraft

White Papers

Oerlikon Skyshield® MOOTW / C-RAM System
The opponent side using rockets, artillery and mortar (RAM) in asymmetric warfare is highly mobile and very difficult to identify and to distinguish. The Oerlikon Skyshield® MOOTW / C-RAM System...

Military and Aerospace Cable Assembly Capabilities
Amphenol is the world leader in the design, manufacture and supply of high-performance interconnect systems for military and commercial aerospace harsh environment...

Oerlikon X-TAR3D Search Radar
In today's and future conflicts, aerial attacks continue to pose a major threat to troop concentrations, military bases, civilian population centres and critical civilian...

Esterline Defense Technologies: Flare and Chaff Countermeasures
Esterline Defense Technologies is a leading developer and producer of infrared (IR) decoy flares and radar countermeasure chaff. We are American-owned and one of two principle producers...

Open Architecture Computing in Airborne Platforms
New open architecture advancements are enabling military computer system designers to place an ever increasing amount of computational capability into space and weight optimised airborne...

Features

Hypersonic MUSTARD and the piggy-back Fighter Jet: BAE's forgotten aircraft
Over the years BAE Systems has produced many of the most iconic and game changing defence technologies but not all have made it past the drawing board. To celebrate the opening of a new heritage centre the company has released an astounding series of retro-designs.

Global Defence Technology: Issue 28
In this issue: We look at the UK’s critical role in nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, the Australian military’s plan to protect the country’s mineral resources, why investment in portable power systems is declining and much more

May's top stories: WaveRider and X-47B successes
Experimental US Air Force programmes made steady progress, with the X-51A hypersonic WaveRider jet successfully completing a test flight and the X-47B drone launching from the USS George H W Bush. Airforce-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from May 2013.

Video feature: nano-air vehicles - small eyes in the skies
Floating like a butterfly and able to sting like a bee, DARPA's request for insect-sized UAVs capable of tracking high-profile targets in densely populated areas finally looks like it is taking off.

Video feature: A400M finally on the runway
Despite a series of setbacks and controversies, Airbus's A400M airlifter finally looks like delivering on its initial premise, as deliveries and operational certification edges closer.

Projects

Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket (GATR)
Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket (GATR) is a guided advanced precision strike system being jointly developed by Elbit Systems and Alliant Techsystems (ATK). GATR uses semi-active laser (SAL) guidance.

Hermes 450 Multi-Role High Performance Tactical UAS
Hermes 450 is a multirole high performance tactical Unmanned Air System (UAS) developed by Elbit Systems.

DRDO Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System
DRDO developed a multisensor airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system on a carrier jet, providing an airborne surveillance system in collaboration with CAB (Centre for Airborne Systems) for the Indian Air Force.

CH-47D/F / MH-47E Chinook Transport Helicopter
The CH-47D Chinook helicopter carries out transportation of troops, artillery, supplies and equipment to the battlefield.

SpyLite Mini UAV System
SpyLite is a multiconfiguration tactical mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) produced by BlueBird Aero Systems. SpyLite is designed for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions.


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