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MBDA is completing final preparations aboard the guided weapons trials barge Longbow ahead of a campaign of test firings for the UK Royal Navy’s nextgeneration Principal Anti-Air Missile System (Sampson) — PAAMS(S) — air defence weapon system. PAAMS(S) will equip the RN’s six new Type 45 air defence destroyers, the first of which, Daring, completed initial sea trials in August.11 September, 2007
Raytheon eyes defence at the speed of light
Raytheon Missile Systems (Stand 1355) has begun engineering development activities and proof-of-concept testing intended to yield a nextgeneration Phalanx close-in weapon system using a high energy laser, company officials have told the DSEi Show Daily.11 September, 2007
One-stop package secures borders
The Harris Corporation has mounted an imaginatively designed Stand (923) that highlights its ability to offer a comprehensive turnkey border security system. Many components of the system are on display, including an example of the type of containers that can be tailored to function as border posts or a regional HQ. Dubbed the Harris Border Security Shelter, this is a key part of the system that links information and comms technologies used to detect illegal border crossings or other threats.11 September, 2007
Supporting FFX frigate radar
BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies (Insyte) has been contracted by South Korea’s LIG Nex1 to provide technical consultancy and co-operation in support of the 3D shipborne surveillance radar in development to equip the Republic of Korea Navy’s next-generation FFX frigate.
The development programme, led by South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) as system design authority, is one of a number of FFX development strands. LIG Nex1 is the industry lead. Dr Kim Jeong Ryul, chief of the radar system team in ADD, said: “The consultancy support being provided by BAE Systems Insyte is allowing the team of ADD and LIG Nex1 to carefully manage the risk in this radar development programme to ensure we deliver a classleading radar on time and to budget.”
11 September, 2007
Boxer takes aim
The ARTEC Boxer (8x8) Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle (MRAV) is one of the three vehicles currently being put through a series of trials at the Armoured Trials and Development Unit at Bovington in southern England, to meet the British Army requirement for a Utility Vehicle (UV) member of the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES).11 September, 2007
UK receives first new MAN ERF trucks
The UK MoD recently took delivery of the first batch of 161 MAN ERF cross-country trucks under a GBP1.3bn contract awarded in March 2005 following an international competition.11 September, 2007
Odin speeds into army service
AEI Land Systems (Stand 485) is showing its Odin turret system that has been designed, developed and placed in production in less than six months.11 September, 2007
Turkey selects Ultra for torpedo defence
Ultra Electronics’ Sonar and Communication Systems business has won a EUR3 million contract to supply its Sea Sentor surface ship torpedo defence (SSTD) system for the Turkish Navy’s MILGEM corvette programme.
11 September, 2007
MALE capability from Super Ranger
From lead-free small-arms ammunition to light armour protection against shaped ordnance, Ruag is promoting a wide variety of products on Stand 1391. But the company is also featuring the Super Ranger, claimed to be the first UAV to be built in accordance with the new international UAV Systems Airworthiness Requirements.11 September, 2007
Remote fault diagnostic first
Göpel Electronic (Stand 302) has added a tool suite to its System Cascon software platform. Respected as an innovative integrated JTAG/Boundary Scan development environment for more than 10 years, the system now features some 35 tools for automatic test programme generation, and pin-fault-diagnostic for analysis, visualisation and debugging of data as well as for import and export of test vectors.
11 September, 2007