In brief

Thursday, 19 June, 2008

Oto Melara turrets join with Doosan
Italian specialist in naval and land weapon systems Oto Melara and South Korean vehicle manufacturer Doosan Infracore signed a marketing cooperation agreement on Tuesday for the joint commercialisation and coproduction of the full spectrum of turrets inclusive of the 105mm HitFact anti-tank turret for medium-sized wheeled and tracked vehicles. The agreement covers the domestic market and a number of countries in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific rim.

IRDAM premieres weather station
Swiss company IRDAM has supplied meteorological stations for ballistic correction to at least 28 countries. Here at Eurosatory the latest IRDAM 6056 series includes the basic 6056B for MBTs, measuring wind speed/direction, ambient temperature and air pressure. Other family members offer options such as electronic compass and GPS integration, relative humidity measurement and the ability to work with IRDAM’s Tempex ammunition storage temperature sensor.

Shoot – but not to kill
A high-precision, controlled impact 12-gauge ammunition round is featured by Condor Non-Lethal Technologies on Stand B070b. Named ‘Precision’, it is claimed to be more accurate than any other 12-gauge rounds previously available and it quite easily hits a 10cm diameter target at a distance of 30m. Made of rubber, Precision is a non-lethal ammunition that is said to have many advantages over other rounds in this category.