Meprolight, manufacturer of electro-optic systems, will introduce its full day/night solutions for dismounted soldiers at Eurosatory 2012. The NOA CT4 is a dual-use clip-on and hand-held thermal weapon/surveillance sight, and MEPRO 4X is a compact telescopic day sight with 4x magnification
Setting new range records for torpedoes is defense giant is Atlas Elektronik. During a test firing of heavy weight torpedo the SeaHake in March 2012, the mod4 ER (Extended Range) torpedo achieved a range of over 140 kilometres
The new Flash Black torpedo comes with a number of innovations that makes it unique in the world in terms of flexibility, capability and affordability WASS (Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei), a Finmeccanica Company, unveiled the “Flash Black”, world’s first next generation lightweight Torpedo in India, at DEFEXPO, 2012. The Flash Black lightweight torpedo is a highly versatile torpedo that has the capabilities to be launched from any platform (including underwater ones, AUV, UUV and USV) against any target (including large nuclear submarines, midgets, surface ships, hijacked ships and other torpedoes), in any environment (including littoral waters and extremely shallow bottom depths) and...
Lockheed Martin has won the U.S
RUAG, a technology partner of the Swiss Armed Forces, teamed up with systems specialist Rheinmetall to manufacture and market the armoured engineer and mine clearance vehicle. The vehicle represents a technological world first based on a Leopard-2 chassis
Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Woburn, Mass
The U.S
ITT Corporation announced today that it has received a $27 million contract from the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation to further equip the Norwegian Armed Forces with Generation 3 night vision systems. The contract is composed of ITT’s latest technology regarding monocular night vision devices and related accessories and includes options for future procurements
ThalesRaytheon Systems today announced that the U.S
The US Department of Defense has ordered 70 BAE Systems lightweight M777 howitzers to begin equipping the US Army's Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs). Valued at $134m (£87m), the order takes the US-UK production programme to October 2013 and a total of 1071 guns