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(df)WiththearrivalofUSNavydestroyerUSSCarneyatitsnewhomeinsouthernSpainlastFriday, the last of the four American multi-mission ships to be stationed in Europe andcontributetoNATO’sballisticmissiledefenceshield is nowoperational. They are theonlyassetsforUpperTierballisticmissiledefencesofar,sincetheEuropeancountrieshavenotacquiredanycapabilitiesyet.“Thearrivalof theUSSCarneymarksan im-portantstepforEuropeansecurityandfortr-ansatlanticcooperation,”saidNATOSecretaryGeneral Jens Stoltenberg. “The four missiledefenceshipsarekeyforbuildingupEurope’sprotection against ballistic missile threats. Ithank the United States for their significantcontribution to keeping our nations safe,”Stoltenbergconcluded.The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney isthe lastof fourships theUnitedStatesNavyhasdeployedtoEurope.USSCarneywilljoinhersistershipsofthesameclassatthenavalstationinRota:USSDonaldCook,USSPorterandUSSRoss.Each ship has advanced sensor capabilitiesandinterceptormissileswhichcandetectandshoot down ballistic missiles. They will alsoconductawidevarietyofothertasksincludingsecurityoperations,search&rescue,multina-tionaltrainingandexercises,andNATOopera-tionsanddeployments.These ships are capable of tracking andshootingdownballisticmissilesinflight,usingtheirAEGISradarsystemandSM-3interceptormissiles. Thesecapabilitiesmake thedestro-yers a key component of NATO’smissile de-fence shield for Europe. They also are ableto simultaneously track up to 200 targets atdistances of more than 200 nautical miles,provide long-range surveillance and tracking
of intercontinental ballisticmissiles, and canworkwithotherUSBMDelementstoprovideadvancewarnings.In response to the growing threat posed bythe proliferation of ballistic missiles, NATOHeads of State andGovernment, decided in2010thatNATOwilldevelopamissiledefencecapability to protect all NATO European po-pulationsandterritoryagainstmissileattacks.NATOmissiledefencedrawsonvoluntarycon-tributionsfromthestates,linkingtogetherna-tionalsatellites,ships,radarsandinterceptormissiles under NATO command for specificperiodsandtasks.Some plans have been made by EuropeancountriestoalsodevelopfurthercapabilitiesandthereforesupporttheUSAinthedefenceof Europe. Spain already operates the firstEuropeanshipsequippedwiththeAEGISsys-tem,withitsfourF-100ÁlvarodeBazán-class AEGIS frigates. So the Spanish and US shipsare able to expand joint training and exerci-ses,sincetheyusethesamesystem.In September 2011, The Netherlands haveannouncedplans toupgrade four shipswithballisticmissile-defencecapableradars.BothGermanyandTheNetherlandshavealsooffe-redtheirPatriotsystemstotheBMDshieldforEurope.InAugust2014Denmarkannouncedthedecision toacquirea frigate-basedradarsystem.www.nato.int
NATO’s BMD shield in Europe
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Defence
Solving the last RPAS-problem
(df) The MIDCAS (Mid Air Collision Avoi-dance System) consortium together withthe European Defence Agency (EDA) hasannouncedthefinalresultsoftheMIDCASproject at the final stakeholderworkshopin Brussels. The major milestones of thisprojectweretheflighttestswithfullyau-tomaticavoidancemanoeuvresofaremo-tely-piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), thatmightfill thegap in legislativeregulationsand standards, countries and enginee-rs are still suffering of in most Europeancountries.Civilianandmilitaryaviationorganisationsagree Europeanwide that the future be-
longs to remotely-piloted aircraft systems(RPAS).The issueof typecertificationhasnow largely been resolved, given that re-levant regulations now exist – at least indraftversion.However,discussionssurroundingtheuseof drones in general civilian aviation aremorecomplicated.Theproblemisthatdro-nesarerequiredtohavesenseandavoidordetectandavoidsystems,andthesewerenotyetavailable.There is no commercially available RPAStechnology,norwerethereanyinternatio-nallyrecognisedorEuropeanstandardsforthesesystems.Soengineershadnomodelonwhichtobasetheirwork.Intermsofcertification,therearetwodis-tinct issues,one isairworthinesswiththecriteriaSTANAG4671and theother is in-tegratingRPASintoairspace.Forthelatter,there are currently neither any standardsnorasenseandavoidsystem.SoMIDCASwould be the first one, worldwide. No
other country or company has one in it’sportfolio.In manned aviation, a Traffic Alert andCollision Avoidance System (TCAS) is astandardrequirementforlargeraircraft.Itwarnspilotsaboutotheraircraftthatposeariskofcollisionandproposesanalterna-tivecourse.However,TCASalsohighlightsthelimitsofwhatiscurrentlypossible.TCASIIisthecurrentstandardsystem,andit can only calculate options for avoidingcollisionalongavertical line, i.e.upwardsor downwards, but not sideways.Moreo-ver, TCAS focuseson theoneaircraft it istrying to avoid. Soanevasivemanoeuvrecanbringitclosertoathirdaircraft,crea-ting a situation that could be evenmorecriticalthantheoriginalone.TCAS III, the successor project to TCAS II,was found to be unsound, so researchmoveddirectlyon to thenext generationof system.Thiswas in themid-1990s. So,foralmost20years,civilaviationhasbeenconducting research into an improvedTCAS, but without any concrete results.EvenTCASIVwouldnotmeettherequire-mentsinplaceforRPAS.But since 2010, five MIDCAS stakeholderworkshops have been organised by theEDA toproveanopportunity for valuablediscussions and exchange of informationwithstakeholdersabouttheprojectresultsand findings. The final workshop, whichtookplacethisSeptember,providedasum-maryoftheproject,finalresultsandcon-clusionsregardingoperationalandtechni-cal recommendations. ”About a hundredcommittedandengagedstakeholdersfromaround theworld tookpart in theworks-hop.Thismanifests thewillandnecessityof working together to bring Detect andAvoid to a conclusion”, says Johan Pelle-bergs,MIDCASprojectleader.Oneofthesolutionmightbetoimplementthe standardisation of the MIDCAS pro-tocolforthecoordinationofhorizontalRAsinEurope.
Flights with ad emon s t r a t o rDetect & Avoid(D&A) system in-tegrated in theSky-Y RPAS testbed have beensuccessful. Fully automatic coupled avoi-dance manoeuvres were performed bytheRPASbasedoncombinedcooperativeand non-cooperative detection aswell asnon-cooperative detection only againstmannedaircraftoncollisioncourse.Flighttests have covered numerous scenariosand sensor combinations bringing RPAStraffic integration a significant step closertoreality.TheDetectandAvoidsystemtes-ted,performscollisionavoidanceandtraf-ficavoidanceusingdatafusionforvariouscombinations of the included detectiontechnologies.SeveraltypesofsimulationsincludingMon-teCarlosimulations,real-timesimulationsandAirTrafficControloperationalsimulati-onshavealsobeenperformedtovalidatethe system and operational requirementssuccessfully.MIDCAS has been carried out by an in-dustrial consortium composed of elevenpartners: Saab (project leader) fromSwe-den, Sagem and Thales from France, Air-bus DS, Diehl BGTDefence, DLR and ESGfrom Germany, Alenia Aermacchi, SelexES, CIRA from Italy and Indra fromSpain.Throughout the project, external stake-holders such as EASA, EUROCONTROL,EUROCAEandJARUS,wereinvolvedintheprocess.Withthisexperiseandthesuccessful testflights the EDAmight have really found asolutionfortheworldwideproblemof in-tegratingRPASintoairspace.EuropemighttaketheleadinsettingstandardsforRPASwiththeirMIDCASprogrammeandthere-foreenhancetheir industrywiththisnewtechnology.www.midcas.org
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Technology
Terrex 2 amphibiousand armoured
(gwh)STKineticshasunveiledtheTERREX2,thenewestadditiontoitsstableofpro-venarmouredplatformsforthemilitary,atDSEI2015.TheTERREX2isacutting-edge8x8whee-ledarmouredvehicle,encompassingsupe-riormobility,innovativesurvivabilitysolu-tion and network centricity on land andinwaterthatenhancesthecapabilitiesofglobal armed forces to fight as amobile,networkedforce.Itsuniquelyshapedhull
and innovative swim systems allow theTERREX2 tobenimble in littoraloperati-ons,achievingspeedbeyondelevenkm/hand survivable up to Sea State 4 conditi-ons.Withall-wheelsteeringcapability,theadvanceddrivelinedesignaccordsitsupe-riormanoeuvrabilityandatightturningra-dius toovercomechallenging terrain andgrantsitagilityinurbanoperations.Highly protected against mine and IEDblasts, TERREX 2 grants crew space wi-thoutsacrificingthepayloadcapabilityofthe vehicle. Integrating smart vetronics
solutions enable unmatched situationalawareness for the crew evenwhen ope-rating close-hatched. Space for crew andmissionloadsissufficientforacrewof14includingdriverandcommander.www.stengg.com
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New soldier protection system
(df) The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Sys-tems a contract modification worth €40millionforthelow-rateinitialproductionoflightweighttorsoandsidebodyarmourthatprotects soldiers while reducing their car-rying load. Themodificationwas awardedunder the Soldier Protection System VitalTorsoProtectionProgram,whichrepresentsthefutureinlightweight,high-performancehardbodyarmour,withBAESystemstode-livermorethan90,000plates.Underthecontract,BAESystemswillprovi-dethreearmourvariants:theLightweightX
SmallArmsProtectiveInsert(XSAPI),atorsoplate thatprotectsagainstvarious threats;andtwosideplatevariants,theLightweightXSideBallisticInsert(XSBI)andLightweightEnhancedSideBallistic Insert (ESBI),whichenhancetheprotectionaffordedbythetor-
soplates.Theseplatesofferthesamelevelofballisticperformanceaspreviousgenera-tionsbutareatleastsevenpercentlighter,reducingtheloadonthewarfighter. “Thisaward shows thecontinued import-anceofBAESystemstotheArmy’sdrivetodeliverthelightestweightbodyarmoravai-lable today,” said Robert Monks, directorofWarfighter Protection Programs at BAESystems. “It positions us to continue as aleading supplierof the lightest,next-gene-rationbodyarmorfortheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.”www.baesystems.com
Futuristic Uniform Design
(gwh) Following the “Infanterist of theFuture” theDefence Science and Techno-logy Laboratory (DSTL) is developing the“Future Soldier Vision” (FSV). To enhanceawareness,communicationandprotectionare unmodified themain goals of soldiermodernisationprogrammes.New techno-logies and new materials help to makefurtherprogress.Sensor-laden body armour, a smartwatchthat monitors life signs and smart glasseswith integrated cameras are all part of afuturistic design formilitary uniforms, un-veiledbytheBritishMoDon16.September2015.FSVispartoftheMinistryofDefence’s
plan to ensure that British soldiers of thefuturehavehighqualityequipment,utilisingthelatesttechnologies.Thedemonstrationshowedwhatasoldiercouldbewearingandusingonthebattlefieldinthe2020s,basedon currentmilitary researchandemergingcommercialtechnology.Thefirstphaseoftheconcepthasbeende-velopedbytheDSTLwithindustrypartnersKinneirDufortandSEALtdwiththeBritishArmyandwasondisplayattheFutureSol-dierShowcaseatDSEI.Thedesignincludes:- Head sub-system (hearing protection,lightweight sensors and integrated powersupply),
- Torso sub-system(segmented armour,integratedconnectorsandpowersupply),- Smart watch stylewearablecommunica-tions(biometricdata),- Smart glasses(heads-up display,integrated camera,boneconductingheadphones),-Robustpersonalrolecomputer(informa-tionsharingandcommunications),- Ergonomic and customisable weaponconcept.www.gov.uk
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LRV 400 MK2 by Supacat
(gwh) An all new lightweight reconnais-sancevehiclewasoneofthecentrepiecesfromSupacatatDSEI.Designedasaversa-tiletacticalcapabilityforspecialforces,theLRV400canbetransportedinsideaCH-47
Chinook fullyequippedand loadedso theuser can “drive on, drive off” the aircraftoperationally ready. The LRV400has theunique feature of being convertible from4×4to6×6toprovideaflexiblealternativeconfigurationthatincreasespayload,capa-cityandrangetomeetdifferentoperationalrequirements.Thesignificantdesignchangeisamovetoa well-known, mass produced base auto-motive platform (Land Rover Discovery) ,adapted by Supacat for specialist militaryapplications.Theautomotiveplatformde-livers proven performance, reliability andcostefficienciestotheLRV400.
A variety of lightweight armour solutions,weapons and communications systemscanbefitted tomeeteach customer’s re-quirements offering a multi-role capabili-ty. LRV400Mk2 is poweredby a188 kWturbo diesel (600 Nm torque) coupledwith an 8-speed automatic transmissionandpermanent4WDwithcentredifflock.Topspeedofthe4.6-t-vehiclereaches160km/h.The vehicle displayedwas number twoofpreproduction.Afterintenseevaluationse-riesproductioncouldbestartedbytheendoftheyear.http://supacat.com
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Updated Rosomak
(gwh) Rosomak, the armoured infantryfightingvehicleprovenbythePolisharmy,has been upgradedbyWojskowe ZakładyMechaniczne (WZM).WZM has deliveredmostofthePolishRosomaksanddevelopsthe8x8vehiclewithpermissionfromPatriatomarketitineasternEurope.TheRosomak-MwaspresentedatMSPOinKielcefittedwithanupgradedHitfist-turretfromOTOMelaraarmedwith30mmBus-hmaster cannonund Spike rocketlauncher.
New air conditioning and mi-ne-protected seats contribute tosustainability and survivability aswell asnanometric steel armour.Thelattersavedsomuchweight,that Rosomak – in combinationwithenlargedwidth–isagainabletofullyoperate amphibiously. Theweight allowedto swim has been raised by 1,600 kg. Astool-boxesbetweenthetworearaxleshavebeenremovedtheswimspeedhasreturnedtotenkm/h.
WZMpresentedanewpowerpackaswell,being composed of a 525-kW-MTU-dieselengine(Euro3)anda6-speedAllisontrans-mission.Thepowerpackincreasesthespeci-ficpowertoweightratioabove20kW/t.www.wzm.pl
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Compact Mine Detector COMID
(gwh) Schiebel presented its new gene-ration hand-held COMID Compact MineDetectorattheDSEIinLondon.Theminedetectorischaracterizedbyeasyhandling instaticsearch,quickcalibrationand improvedvisualandacousticsupportfunctions, helping the user to implementtherequiredactionsquicklyandsafely.TheCOMID isable to consistently locatebothlargeandsmalltargetswithprecisionandease.
Simplified pin-pointing is made possiblewithdifferentaudioandvisual signals fortheleftandrighthalvesofthesearchhead,aimingatmaximumsupportwithminimaltrainingeffort.Furthermore,thetonemo-dulationvariesdependingonthesizeandgeometryofaswellasthedistancetothedetectedobject.Alwaysinthevisualfield,an LED display, integrated in the searchhead,minimizestheriskofdistraction.Enhanced ground and saltwater compen-sationeliminatesthedifficultiesoftheter-
rain, helping the deminer to focus on hisessentialwork inall typesofmilitaryandhumanitarianoperations.www.schiebel.net
Meggitt Training Systems
(df) Meggitt Training Systems will exhibitat the2015LevelsofFidelityannual con-ference in Walenstadt, Switzerland, fromOct.19-21.“Thebestserviceorganizations
from countries all around the world areincreasinglyturningtoMeggittfortheirli-ve-fireandsimulationtrainingneeds,”saidStuart Westlake-Toms, European regionaldirector, Meggitt Training Systems. “The
USArmy,USMarineCorp,UKMoD,ItalianArmyandmanyother groups around theglobehaveallformalizedpartnershipswithMeggittduringthepastcoupleofyears.”http://meggitttrainingsystems.com
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Tactical communication solutions
(df) Bittium (former Elektrobit) exhibi-ted its latest products and solutions fortactical communications at DSEI. AmongthemtheBittiumTACWIN,ahigh-perfor-mancewirelessnetworksolutionenablingquickandflexibleconstructionoflink,po-int-to-multipoint and MANET (Mobile AdHocNetwork)connections.Thesystemof-fersbroadbandIPdatatransferformobiletroopsinallpartsofthebattlefieldandalsoconnectsthemtolandlinenetworks.
Another shownproduct,the Bittium ToughMobile, is a secu-re and durableAndroid-based LTEsmartphone combiningthe latest information securityandcommercialdevicetechnologies.Bit-tiumToughMobileincorporatesahardwa-re-based security platform implementedwith special components, which enablesthe integration of both customers’ own
andthirdpartysoftwaresecuritysolutions.Thisdedicatedhardwareisessential
for building layered mobilesecurity solutions. In ad-dition Bittium Tough Mo-bile’s features include for
example a programmablePush-to-Talk button (PTT), glo-
ve-usable5”fullHDdisplay,IP67levelwa-teranddustprotectionandMIL-STD-810Glevelshockresistance.www.bittium.com
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New seats for the Scout
(df)UKcompanyJankelshowedits latestdevelopment in itsBLASTechSeating lineup:TheScoutturretseat,partoftheLock-heedMartinUKScoutSVTurretProgram-meatthisyear’sDSEI.Following on from the contract awardearlierthisyear,Jankelhasdesigned,de-veloped, manufactured and tested theseat, which will be integrated onto theplatformdestinedforservicewiththeUKMoDaspartoftheArmy2020fleet.Theseat provides specific ergonomic designtogether with protection against blastthreats,creatinganewsolutionforvehi-cleseating.
Additionally Jankel has successfully de-velopedamethodoftestingitssurvivabi-lity systems to the extremely high dyna-mic loadsexperienced inthe initialstageofablastevent,ofpeaksupto11,000G.Using a bespoke surrogate blast test rig,Jankelhavereproducedtheloadinginputwhich occurs during the initial andmostextremephaseoftheblastevent.Thistestmethod is used in addition to the physi-caldroptestperformedonBLASTechseatsystems to fully verify survivability dueto exposure to both dynamic and globalvehicleaccelerations.Jankel has also developed a brand newsolution to combat the physical effects
associated withWholeBodyVibra-tion (WBV). Uti-lising a user pro-ven and patentedair bladder cushi-on,Jankelhaspro-vedincomparativetrials a significantreduction in WBVseen in heavy en-gineering and tracked vehicle platforms.Thesystemisextremelymodularandcanbe retrofitted to legacy or new vehiclefleets.www.jankel.com
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First ARCHER delivered
(df) BAE Systems has delivered the firstproductionseriesARCHERartillerysystemtotheSwedishDefenceMaterielAdminis-tration (FMV) during a ceremony at thecompany’sKarlskogafacility.TheARCHERsystemisanadvancedartillerysystemswith highmobility and precision.ARCHER provides fire support that is po-werfulandflexible,andfeatureshighlevelsof autonomous operation under protec-
tion.Itisbasedonprovensubsystemsandhasanextensiveammunitionportfolio.“BAE Systems and FMV have been wor-kingverycloselytoachieveourhigh-levelrequirementsfortheARCHERprogramme.ThisisanimportantmilestoneaswebeginthedeliveryofallsystemsforourSwedishcustomer,” said LenaGillström,ManagingDirector forWeapon Systems, Sweden atBAESystems,Inc.“ARCHERwillprovidetheSwedish armed forces with an advanced
artillerysystemthatfocusesonthesafetyofoursoldiers.”www.baesystems.com
Supply of the Norwegian Combat Centre
(df) Saab has received an order from theNorwegianDefence LogisticsOrganisation(NDLO) to supply the Norwegian Combat
TrainingCentrewithadvancedtrainingandsimulation systems, plus support. The or-der amounts to €15millionwith deliveryfrom2016to2020.The Norwegian Combat Training Centre
consistsofacompletebattalion-leveltrai-ningsystemforsoldiers,vehicles,anti-tankweapons along with a first-class exercisecontrolsystem.http://saabgroup.com
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Small UAS for UK
(df) The U.K. Ministryof Defence has awar-ded Lockheed Martina contract to supportthe Desert Hawk 3programme and esta-blish the small un-manned aerial system
(UAS)asaCoreDefenceCapability.The battery-powered Desert Hawk 3 isdesigned for portability, ruggedness, ra-pidemploymentand reliability. Thehand-launchedsystemweighsonly8lbs.(3.6kg)andcanflyforupto90minuteswitha2-lb.
(0.91kg)payload.RecentlytheU.K.DesertHawk3wasupgradedtoadigitaldatalinkachievingMinistry of Defence Full Opera-tionalCapabiltyonschedule.DesertHawk3hasflownmorethan30,000hours,mostlyunderaustereconditions,tosupportcriticalmissionneeds,suchasen-hancedsituationalawareness,securityandcounter-IED operations, threat detection,orroutereconnaissance.LockheedMartinrecentlyupgradedDesertHawk3totheDesertHawk3.1configura-tion by providing simplified launch, deepstall landing, all- environment capability,longer endurance, updated sensor paylo-
adsandoperationusingLockheedMartin‘smobilegroundcontrolsystem.British Minister Philip Dunne said: “De-sertHawkhasproved itsworthonopera-tions inAfghanistan, providingourArmedForceswith vital intelligence and allowingourcommanderstostayonestepaheadofthe enemy.We recognise that unmannedand remotely-piloted air systems are in-creasinglyimportantintoday‘soperationalenvironment, and our protected Defencebudget and GBP160 billion investment inequipmenthasallowedustobringDesertHawkintoourcoreprogramme.”www.lockheedmartin.com
Meteor launched duringTyphoon trials
(df) In recent trials as part of the flighttest campaign for Typhoon’s Phase 2 En-hancements (P2E) programme a Meteorguided missile was launched successfullyfromaTyphoon.TheMeteorisalong-ran-ge, ramjet-powered air-to-air missile andthe integrationof thisweaponwill further
enhance the Typhoon’scapabilities in allowingthepilottoengagehostileair threats at long range,at the sametimeas iden-tifying and engaging tar-getsontheground.Theaircraftused for these trialswasaTy-phoonIPA6,aTranche2standardequipped
withthelatestP2Esoftware.www.mbda-systems.com
Roboter landing gearfor helicopters
(gwh)FundedbyDARPA’MissionAdaptiveRotor(MAR)program,theGeorgiaInstitu-te of Technology (GaTech) has developeda revolutionary landinggear. Thisenablesthehelicoptertolandonandtakeofffromangled,irregularandmovingsurfaces.Theadaptivesystemreplacesstandardlan-dinggearwithfourarticulated,jointedlegsthatareabletofoldupnexttothehelicop-ter’sfuselagewhileinflightandareequip-
pedwithforce-sensitivecontactsensorsintheirfeet.Duringlanding,eachlegextendsand uses its sensors to determine in realtime the appropriate angle to assume toensure that thehelicopter stays leveland
minimizeanyriskoftherotortouchingthelandingarea.Potentialbenefitshavebeenderivedfromsimulationandfirstdemonstrationflights:-Reducedriskofdamageduringhardlan-dings,-Stablelandingandtake-offonslopingter-rainofupto20degreesandonboulder-stre-wnorotherwiseirregularterrainand-Shiplandingsinviolentseastates.www.darpa.milwww.gatech.edu
Speed record AW609 TiltRotor
(df)TheAW609TiltRotorsetanewspeedrecordfora1,000kmjourneybytravellinginonly2hours18minutesfromUKtoItaly.The AW609 TiltRotor is a technology de-monstrator. In combining fixed-wing androtary-wing flight attributes, the AW609providesatleast30%to50%timesavings
whencomparedtousinga combination of car,helicopter and businessjet,typicallyfortraveltodestinations up to 1100km (700miles) away. Inthe future theAW609mightconnect twoimportant cities, such as London andMi-
lan, in about two hours,taking off and landingvertically from the cities’urbanareasjustlikeahe-licopter,flyingatthecrui-se speed of a turboprop
airplaneinallweatherconditions.www.finmeccanica.com
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Measurement of the seas and oceans
(df)ThalesAleniaSpacesignedacontractwiththeFrenchspaceagencyCNES(Cent-re National d’Etudes Spatiales) coveringthedesignanddevelopmentphaseforthePoseidon-3CradaraltimeterontheSWOT(SurfaceWaterandOceanTopography)sa-tellite,newaltimetryprogramthatwillde-monstratenewapplications.SWOTaimstomeasurethetopographyofseasandoce-ans,aswellaslakesandlargerivers.The contract covers the supply of a nadiraltimeter(forverticalmeasurement),alongwith thebrand-newmain instrument, the
KaRIn (Ka-bandRadar Interferometer)wi-de-swath altimeter. The Poseidon-3C in-strument will integrate the latest impro-vementsfromthePoseidon3Binstrument,alreadymountedintheJason-3satellite,tobelaunchedshortlybyaFalconrocket.Thales Alenia Space‘s Poseidon family ofaltimeters aredual-frequency radarsope-ratingat13.6GHzand5.3GHz.Theypro-vide precisemeasurements of ocean sur-faceheight,acriticalparametertomonitorclimate changeand the rise in sea levels,alongwith ocean dynamics and currents,waveheightandsurfacewindforce.Morerecently, and especially since the advent
of Jason2,these instrumentshaveaddedthemeasurementofriverandlakeheights,andwearenowseeingaboomin„spacehydrology“,whichwillbethestakeof theSWOTmission.www.thalesaleniaspace.com
Financing the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA
(df) The Missile Defense Agency awar-ded Raytheon Company €78 million topurchase long-lead materials needed toproduceupto17StandardMissile-3BlockIIAsthatwillbeusedfortestingandinitialdeployment.TheSM-3Block IIA isaU.S.Japanese cooperation programme withdeployment of themissile scheduled for2018.The SM-3 Block IIA has larger rocketmo-torsandabigger,morecapablekillvehiclethatallowsittotakeoutthreatssoonerinflight and protect larger regions of land.“TheSM-3BlockIIAcanbeusedatseaor
on landwith nomodification to themis-sile,” said AmyCohen, StandardMissile-3Program Director. “The SM-3 is the onlyballistic missile defense interceptor thatcanbedeployedbothways,andthatflexi-bilityisatremendousasset.”The programme is on track for both landand sea deployment in 2018 in line withPhase 3 of the U.S.‘s Phased AdaptiveApproachformissiledefenseofU.S.deplo-yedforcesandalliesinNATOEurope.SM-3s destroy incoming ballistic missilethreats in spaceusingnothingmore thansheerimpact,whichisequivalenttoa10-ton truck traveling at 600mph. They arekeypartof theUpperTierballisticmissle
defence measurements undertaken byNATOandUSA.SM-3BlockIBwillbedeplo-yedatseaandashorein2015inRomania.SM-3Block IIA isontrackfordeploymentatseaandashorein2018inPolandand/orRomania.www.raytheon.com
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Submarine laboratory
(df) Lockheed Martin Australia will opena submarinecombat system laboratory inMawsonLakesinNovembertosupportthecompany’spursuitof theRoyalAustralianNavy‘sFutureSubmarineprojectSEA1000Phase1.“Asubmarine’scombatsystemisessentiallytheeyes,earsandswordoftheboat,”saidRaydon Gates, chief executive, LockheedMartinAustralia&NewZealand.“Asubma-rine’s tactical effectiveness depends on afullyintegratedsuiteofthebesttechnolo-giesfromAustraliaandaroundtheworld.Theabilitytoseamlesslyintegratethebest
sensors, sonar, radar, navigation, imagerysystems andweaponswill giveAustralia’sfuturesubmarinethetacticaladvantageitneeds–andthat iswhatLockheedMartinAustraliawilldeliver.”Establishing a submarine combat systemlaboratory in parallelwith early stages of
submarine design leverages a key lessonlearnedfromthesuccessoftheU.S.Navy’sVirginia class submarine programme, Ga-tespointedout.The laboratory includes a reconfigurablesubmarinecommandcentretotestandva-lidatetheRoyalAustralianNavy’sconceptof operations in a simulated operationalenvironment. The laboratory will featureadvanced computer processing with rec-onfigurable hardware, and collaborationspace dedicated to bringing known andproventechnologiestothenextgenerationofAustraliansubmarines.www.lockheedmartin.com
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Industry & Trade
Bell Helicopter receives Russian CAA certification
(df) Bell Helicopter announces that theBellHelicopterPrague,CustomizationandDeliveryCenter,hasreceivedRussianCivilAviation Authority (CAA) certification toperformmaintenance on Russian registe-
redaircraft.“Thisisanimportantmilesto-neforBellHelicopterPrague,”saidMicha-elReagan,director,global servicesatBellHelicopter. “Weare committed toenhan-ceourcustomerofferings forourRussiancustomers.Thisnewcertificationwillpro-videthemwitheasyaccesstoBellsupport
andservice in theregion.”BellHelicopterPrague is the company’s regional custo-mization,deliveryandaftermarketservicecenter,andaddressestheneedsofBellHe-licopter’sEuropeanandRussiancustomerbase.www.bellhelicopter.com
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Airbus DS and Atos sign strategic partnership
(df) Airbus Defence and Space (AirbusDS)andAtoshavesignedastrategicpart-nership agreement on research and de-velopmentandtheprovisionofacomple-mentary range of products, services andsolutions in the field of cyber security.Both companies will complement theirportfolioswiththisagreementinordertoprovidealargerandmoreeffectiverangeof cybersecurity products, services andsolutions.
By combining their respective expertiseandresearchanddevelopmentknowled-geinEurope,thetwopartnerswillforex-ampleworkonthedevelopmentofsecu-rity solutions for extended enterprises
(group,subsidiariesandsupplychain).The partnership includes a worldwidedistribution channel partner agreement.Itaddressesabroad rangeofbusinessesandindustriesincludingbankingandinsu-ranceaswellasthepublicsector,notablythe defence market. Together, Atos andAirbus Defence and Space will have theopportunity to better benefit from thegrowingcyber securitymarketestimatedtobeworth€75billionby2016.http://airbusdefenceandspace.comhttp://atos.net
MoU between AgustaWestland and LOM Praha
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland announcedthe signing of aMemorandum of Under-standing (MoU) with LOM Praha of theCzechRepublic.Under theMoU thepart-ners are paving the way for cooperationin the field of helicopter maintenance,training, servicingand support, aswell asthedesigningandmanufacturingofhelic-opterkits.Thepartnershipwouldbefirmlyestablished in the event Finmeccanica-
AgustaWestland’s soluti-on for the CzechMinistryof Defence’s multipur-pose helicopter requirement is selected.AgustaWestland is offering the AW139Mmulti-rolemilitaryhelicopter.Thestate-ownedcompanyLOMPrahawillbring in their experience inmaintenance,training, repair, overhaul and moderniza-tionofaircraftandhelicopters,aswell astraining solutions for NATO and servicesuppliertotheCzechMinistryofDefence.
This partnership, together with Finmec-canica-AgustaWestland’s commitment topursue further industrial collaborationopportunities in the Czech Republic, willenableoutstandinglongtermsupportandtrainingcapabilitiestobedeliveredtotheCzechArmedForces.www.agustawestland.comwww.lompraha.cz
Volga-Dnepr increases presencein Russia
(df) Volga-Dnepr has been consistentlyincreasing its presence as a 3PL providerin the ground logistics market of Russia
and CIS. As part of growing cooperationwithanewlyacquiredcustomer—apro-ject engineering company Telekom-Zapad— various shipments totaling 200 toneshave already been successfully deliver-
ed as promised. The scope of logisticsservices provided to the client in the lastsevenmonths covereda totaldistanceof 71,000km.www.volga-dnepr.com
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