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UAE Armed Forces Pride of the UAE 108,000m2. The expansion included the Marina Quay area that allows naval vessels of various sizes to dock, and is connected to ADNEC via a pedestrian walkway. This replaced the use of the Zayed Port. In 2009, IDEX began allocating dedicated display spaces for first- time exhibitors, helping smaller and newer companies to showcase their products and build partnerships. 4 NAVDEX (the region’s largest maritime defence exhibition) was inaugurated in 2011 at the 10th Since the inaugural exhibition in edition of IDEX. In 2013, exhibitor 1993, IDEX has steadily grown in size numbers exceeded 1,110, and visitor and prestige. Exhibition space has numbers reached 80,000, while deals been increased, the exhibition halls worth AED14.1 billion were recorded. have grown, and conference facilities For its 12th edition, IDEX 2015, have been added. For the first IDEX, ADNEC has provided more than Patriot is building there were just 350 exhibitors from 133,000m2 of exhibition space for defences in the Gulf 24 nations, in an area of 12,000m2. 1,200 exhibitors, and has launched region page 6 From the first exhibition, role dem- the Unmanned Systems Exhibi- onstrations were an important tion (UMEX). Some 55 nations are element of IDEX – even including a represented, with six countries live firepower demonstration. participating for the first time – In 2005, in response to the grow- Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Japan, Latvia, ing popularity of IDEX, development New Zealand and Slovenia. ■ of today’s Abu Dhabi National Exhi- bition Centre (ADNEC) began. It was officially opened by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and has hosted IDEX since 2007. By the ninth show, in 2009, the Combat-proven number of exhibitors and guests special forces vehicle at IDEX had doubled and the event space had reached more than on display page 8

SAKT and UAE company OTO Melara shows off its Taurus missile is team up for jetski-sized flying on Eagle Hitrole 20 USV and Hornet page 20 page 5 page 17

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3 IDEX orders boosted IN BRIEF ADSB, Thales sign MoU for regional MRO ORDERS ANNOUNCED AT IDEX TOTAL AED15.996 billion Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has signed a memorandum of COMPANY/COUNTRY CONTRACT VALUE (AED) understanding with Thales to Day 1 – Monday, 23 February provide integrated engineer- Airbus Defence/Thales Alenia, Europe Satellites and ground control stations 3.745 billion ing support services for military Al Taif Technical Services, UAE Maintenance services for equipment and vehicles 2.4 billion vessels. Under the agreement, Nimr Automotive, UAE 500 vehicles and development of further 500 1.2 billion the two companies will develop, Abu Dhabi Ship Building, UAE Vessels (2) 870 million implement and deliver life-cycle ADASI, UAE Unmanned aircraft system 490 million management solutions for the AMMROC, UAE Aircraft spare parts, maintenance and repair services 200 million UAE and other regional navies. Elettronica, Technical support, maintenance and development 96 million of mobile electronic defence equipment Hanwha prime contractor Al Jaber Land Systems, UAE Spare parts, maintenance and repair of field trailers 83 million for Chunmoo Abu Dhabi Airport Company, UAE Technical support for aircraft 70 million Prime contractor and system Milipol International, UAE Ammunition 68 million integrator for the Chunmoo International Golden Group, UAE Cannons 52 million 239mm (12-round) multiple Palms Sports, UAE Martial arts training 47.5 million rocket launcher system is Hanwha PFP Systems, Australia Training simulators 35 million (Stand 12-B12), not Doosan DST as Naval Advanced Solutions, UAE Science Center of Meteorology and Oceanology 35 million stated in issue 2 of the IDEX Show Al Masood, UAE Equipment maintenance and repair 30 million Daily. Hanwha has confirmed that Rosenbauer International, Austria Fire-fighting equipment 24 million the 239mm rocket has a high- KBP Instrument Design Bureau, Russia Technical support for anti-armour weapons 22 million explosive warhead fitted with Cubic Simulation Systems, USA Training simulators 21 million a fuze that can be set for point Al Fattan Ship Industry, UAE Boats (8) 18.5 million detonation or impact.

Day 2 – Tuesday, 24 February GD Canada, Bin Hilal, form JV Tawazun Dynamics, UAE Precision-guided ammunition 1.53 billion General Dynamics Canada and EARTH, UAE Development, technical support and maintenance 864 million UAE-based Bin Hilal Enterprises Caracal International, UAE CAR816 rifles (80,000) 763 million have formed a joint venture 4 AgustaWestland, UK/Italy AW139 helicopters (6 for SAR, 3 for VIP transport) 732 million focused on building C ISR capabil- Rheinmetall Air Defence, Technical support and repair services for Skyguard 34 million ity and related technologies. The Thales Communications & Security, Technical maintenance, repair and support 21 million new company, General Dynamics Raytheon Systems, UK Radar 11 million Mission Systems International Middle East LLC, will leverage the Day 3 – Wednesday, 25 February capability of General Dynamics AMMROC, UAE MRO services for Joint Aviation Command 2.3 billion Canada and General Dynamics ATK, USA Finalising deal for hostile fire indication systems for aircraft 192 million UK, and the local presence of Bin ADASI, UAE Spare parts for unmanned vehicles 24 million Hilal Enterprises, to support future Thales Advanced Solutions, UAE Spare parts for signalling devices and maintenance 18 million opportunities in the region.

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5 Teaming up for Hitrole

RICHARD SCOTT M197 20mm three-barrelled Gatling gun, and 750 rounds of 20x102mm UAE company Siham Al Khaleej ammunition on-mount, the electri- Technology (SAKT) and Finmec- cally operated Hitrole 20 is claimed canica’s OTO Melara armaments to have an effective range of 2km. business have joined forces to The fully stabilised, non-deck- develop, market and manufacture penetrating mounting, weighing a new 20mm Gatling variant of OTO 600kg, also incorporates a ballistic Melara’s Hitrole stabilised remote computer and an electro-optical weapon station. Known as Hitrole sensor suite comprising a daylight 20, the new system is being dis- TV camera, a mid-waveband ther- played by SAKT (Stand OA-007) at mal imager and an eye-safe laser NAVDEX. rangefinder. Hitrole 20 has been brought Under the terms of a memoran- to market as a private venture to dum of understanding signed last address requirements for a compact, year, OTO Melara and SAKT are shar- lightweight, low-radar cross-section ing development and qualification Hitrole 20 is on display on SAKT’s stand at NAVDEX weapon station offering signifi- of Hitrole 20; engineering design cantly increased range and lethality and development was started by pursuits divided under a market- operation agreement under which over the 12.7mm machine gun fitted OTO Melara in Italy, while qualifica- sharing agreement. SAKT has established an engineer- to the current Hitrole N mounting. tion activities (on both land-based The co-development of Hitrole ing workshop at its Al Taweelah OTO Melara and SAKT see potential proving grounds and at sea) will be 20 further cements the relationship facility to support OTO Melara gun for Hitrole 20 in constabulary and conducted in the UAE. It is planned between OTO Melara and SAKT. In systems in service with the UAE force protection applications. that production lines will be estab- February 2013, the two companies Navy, with the potential to service Featuring a General Dynamics lished in Italy and the UAE, with sales announced they had signed a co- the needs of other Gulf states. ■ Ghannatha vessels delivered

Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) as fast gun boats, equipped with a for MBDA Marte Mk 2/N surface- has announced the completion of Rheinmetall MLG 27 27mm gun and to-surface guided missiles. The the Ghannatha Phase II programme a Hitrole-G 12.7mm mounting. They Marte Mk 2/N missile is able to after delivery of all 24 vessels to the also retain the capability to embark strike targets at ranges in excess of UAE Navy. Built to a design devel- up to 40 troops. 30km, flying a fire-and-forget sea- oped by partner Swede Ship Marine Swede Ship Marine, as ADSB’s skimming profile using mid-course (Stand C-015), the Ghannatha-class principal sub-contractor, took inertial guidance and active radar boats are high-speed, aluminium- responsibility for the design modifi- homing. The vessels are also fitted built multi-role combat vessels. cation package for the 12 ‘stretched’ with a mini-combat system sup- Powered by two MTU diesels driving new-build vessels, and built the first plied by Selex ES and a GEM radar for twin Rolls-Royce FF 600 waterjets, Ghannatha Phase II has been three in Sweden. surveillance and target indication. the design is capable of speeds up completed by ADSB The nine follow-on craft have Abu Dhabi Systems Integration to 45kts. been built by ADSB at its shipyard (ADSI) has taken responsibility for ADSB (Stand B-022) won the receiving the Patria Nemo 120mm in Abu Dhabi’s Mussafah industrial combat system engineering and Ghannatha Phase II contract, valued smooth-bore mortar system, plus area. As well as being 2m longer integration activities for the Ghan- at nearly AED1 billion, in 2009. Under an OTO Melara Hitrole-G 12.7mm than the original 25m Ghannatha natha Phase II programme. ADSI, the deal, the company has delivered gun mounting. These vessels design, these later ships have also a joint venture between ADSB 12 new 27m Ghannatha boats to the have also received a GEM surveil- received more powerful MTU 12V and Selex ES, has overseen com- UAE Navy, and retrofitted modifica- lance radar and updated VHF/UHF 2000 M93 engines. bat system definition and design, tions to 12 existing 25m craft. communications. All 12 of the later ships are con- production, support to installa- Six of the original vessels have The other six 25m Ghannatha figured as missile boats, being tion, setting-to-work, integration, been modified as mortar boats, boats have been modified to serve equipped with four box launchers commissioning and acceptance. ■

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6 China reveals Getting armed vehicle Patriotic Being shown for the first time out- Integrated onto the rear of the side China is the Poly Technologies hull is a launcher cell for 12 missiles. 07PD (8x8) vehicle fitted with a When travelling, this retracts into the turret armed for anti-tank guided hull, but when required for action, it weapons (ATGWs). Displayed in is elevated into the vertical position the ready-to-launch configuration, prior to missile launch. The missile these missiles are laser-guided and is the Poly Technologies PA01-GA are fitted with a tandem warhead to intelligent tactical precision strike defeat targets fitted with explosive missile, which has a launch weight of reactive armour. They have a maxi- about 100kg and a maximum range mum range of 10km and a circular of 40km. error of probability of less than 1m. The PA01-GA is claimed to be Mounted between the two pods of capable of attacking stationary and boxed ATGWs is the day/night sight- moving high-value land and sea Patriot is fired during ing system. targets, and is fitted with a high- a training exercise The missile itself is designated explosive penetrating warhead. the PA02-MA and, in addition to The missile is believed to use a JON LAKE defence systems, improving their being launched from ground-based mid-course guidance system that capabilities against air-breathing platforms, also has other launch comprises an inertial navigation In the face of a large and growing atmospheric threats (aircraft, UAVs applications. system and satellite link. For the ter- missile threat from across the and cruise missiles) and against The 07PD (8x8) chassis is also minal attack phase, the missile uses Arabian Gulf, a number of GCC exo-atmospheric targets (ballistic being used for a number of other a nose-mounted electro-optical nations are building up their air missiles). variants, including an armoured infrared seeker. personnel carrier, 120mm mortar- These two missile systems are carrier and one for the mobile gun being marketed individually or as CHRISTOPHER F FOSS system role. The latter is fitted with part of a complete battlefield tar- a three-person turret armed with get acquisition and engagement Being shown for the first time at IDEX Brazil’s amphibious APC a 105mm rifled gun and a 7.62mm capability from Poly Technologies. is the Viatura Blindada Transporte coaxial machine gun. This could be tailored to meet the de Pessoal (VBTP) 6x6 amphibious Poly Technologies (Stand 10-E25) end-user’s specific operational armoured personnel carrier (APC), is also marketing the PA01 auto- requirements, and also includes now in production for the Brazilian makes debut at IDEX matic high-manoeuvrability tactical unmanned aerial vehicles, battle- Army under the name of ‘Guarani’. missile system. Based on a 6x6 APC field surveillance radars, command The VBTP has been developed type platform, this is very similar to and control elements, and 120mm by Iveco Defence Vehicles (Stand VBTP (6x6) amphibious the widely deployed China North mortars firing laser-guided pro- 06-B07) in close collaboration with armoured personnel carrier Industries Corporation WZM551/ jectiles out to a maximum range Iveco Brazil and the Brazilian Army now in production for the WZ551 vehicle. of 8km. ■ as the replacement for the ENGESA Brazilian Army EE-11 (6x6) APC developed many years ago. The Brazilian Army already signed a contract valued at €2 billion for 2,044 vehicles, and production is now ramping up, with about 70 vehicles delivered to date. Late in 2014, Iveco Defence Vehicles signed a contract with the for the supply of 80 military and vehicles; this included a batch of 10 VBTP and 26 Light Multi- role Vehicles (LMVs). The VBTPs will come from the Brazilian production line, while the LMVs are coming from the Italian Bolzano production line. The VBTP has a hull of all-welded steel with appliqué armour for a Poly Technologies 07PD fitted with a turret with four PA01 ATGWs in higher level of protection, and is nor- ready-to-launch containers mally armed with a remote weapon

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Developed as the US Army’s band active radar seeker for terminal Hyundai Rotem primary High to Medium Air Defense homing. This is accurate enough to K2 main battle tank (HIMAD) system, the MIM-104 Patriot select, target and home in on the is a mobile long-range surface-to-air warhead portion of an inbound missile with an anti-ballistic missile ballistic missile. Due to miniaturisa- capability, based around a Raytheon tion of the missiles, four of the new AN/MPQ-53 (known by the ‘back- rounds can be loaded into a single ronym’ Phased Array Tracking Radar canister (16 per launcher), whereas to Intercept On Target). only one PAC-2 missile is carried per Patriot has been supplied to some canister. 14 nations, including Egypt, , The UAE has already taken deliv- Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. ery of PAC-3 and, like Kuwait and The system has been upgraded Qatar, has requested a mix of GEM-T several times under successive and PAC-3 missiles. The US State Korean armour Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC) Department has cleared a poten- modernisations. The PAC-2 GEM-T tial sale of enhanced PAC-3 missiles A member of the Hyundai Motor and vehicles for (guidance enhanced missile – to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Group, the fifth-largest automo- the Republic of Korea Army, Hyun- TBM) missile used the basic PAC-2 to upgrade its existing Raytheon bile company in the global market, dai Rotem is well placed to offer airframe, but was modified to Patriot PAC-2 air-defence systems. Hyundai Rotem is promoting the K2 its range of advanced vehicles on be more effective against low- The PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment main battle tank in the Korean Pavil- the export market. The Middle East altitude, low-RCS targets such as Enhancement) programme incor- ion (Stand 12-B09), as well as 6x6 and North Africa region is of particular cruise missiles, with a new, faster- porates a larger, more powerful 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles. interest, including the potential to reacting proximity-fuzed warhead motor, along with larger fins and Through its work developing establish industrial partnerships. ■ for increased effectiveness against other structural modifications that ballistic missiles. increase thrust, range and agility. The PAC-3 is a significant upgrade According to Michael Trotsky, to nearly every aspect of the Patriot vice president of air and missile Sky Dragon takes aim system, but the most obvious defence systems at Lockheed Mar- change is the incorporation of a new tin (Stands 01-C10, CP-3, CS-3), the China North Industries Corporation and the actual 6x6 launcher, which missile, more manoeuvrable than first MSE sales are likely to be in the (NORINCO, Stand 10-E05) is aiming has four SAMs in the ready-to- previous variants and with a Ka- Middle East. ■ to export its latest Sky Dragon 50 launch configuration. These are medium-range surface-to-air mis- elevated prior to launch. sile (SAM) system to countries in the NORINCO is quoting a maxi- region. mum target engagement range of For rapid deployment, all ele- between 3km and 50km, and from Brazil’s amphibious APC ments of the Sky Dragon 50 are 30m to 20km in altitude, with targets mounted on a cross-country including aircraft, helicopters and chassis, and the system takes about unmanned aerial vehicles. 15 minutes to come into action. A battery would typically consist makes debut at IDEX The main elements are the fire- of six launching vehicles. The stand- distributing vehicle, target designa- ard tactical formation is a battalion tion radar fitted with 3D antenna, with three batteries. ■ station mounting a 30mm cannon and 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. The version being shown at IDEX is in the unarmed APC configura- tion, with a crew of three and eight dismounts. The Brazilian Army will also deploy a number of more spe- cialised versions of the VBTP, such as ambulance and command post. To reduce life-cycle costs, the VBTP uses proven commercial off- the-shelf sub-systems, including an Iveco FPT 9-litre 338hp diesel engine coupled to an automatic transmis- sion and transfer box. The VBTP is fully amphibious, being propelled in the water by two propellers mounted one either side at the rear. The company is working on an 8x8 version with a 105mm gun as a replacement for the EE-9 Cascavel armoured cars used by the Brazilian Scale model of the Sky Dragon 50 launcher with four missiles in the Army. ■ ready-to-launch position

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CHRISTOPHER F FOSS ACMAT, part of the expanded France markets special Defense Group (Stand CP-300), has brought its latest Bastion PATSAS HM (4x4) special forces (SF) vehicle to IDEX forces vehicle in Gulf 2015. The Bastion has already seen operational service with . ACMAT Bastion PATSAS HM Based on the proven ACMAT chas- special forces vehicle has seen sis, the Bastion PATSAS HM is fitted operational service with Chad with an armoured body that pro- vides protection from small arms and driver, it would normally carry fire, shell splinters and some types another three men to operate the of mine and improvised explosive weapons. devices. Ballistic protection is to The ‘HM’ in the designation STANAG 4569 Level 3. The upper denotes high mobility, for which part of the vehicle is open to provide the Bastion PATSAS HM is fitted with enhanced situational awareness for independent suspension rather than the crew and roll-over protection is conventional axles. It is normally standard. powered by a 180hp or 215hp diesel, As with any type of SF vehicle, which can be coupled to a manual or the weapon fit depends on the end an automatic . user’s specific requirements. The For use in long-range reconnais- vehicle shown at IDEX is fitted with sance and penetration raids, large a ring-mounted .50 M2 HB machine fuel tanks are fitted to give a range of gun that provides 360° coverage. up to 1,200km. The driver and commander are In addition to the SF vehicle, seated to the immediate rear of the ACMAT has also sold significant engine compartment and are pro- quantities of the fully enclosed vided with bullet/splinter-proof armoured personnel carrier version windows that can fold forward onto a 7.62mm machine gun on a swivel Typical gross vehicle weight of known as the Bastion HM. This has the bonnet when not required. The mount, with two more mounted one the vehicle is about 13 tonnes. In been sold to at least four countries in commander would normally operate on each side at the rear. addition to the crew of commander the region. ■

IDEX Show Daily editorial New run-flat tyre rolls into IDEX The IDEX Show Daily was produced Tyron Runflat (Stand 07-C20) has the right amount of lubricant to The lubrication system is sealed by IHS Jane’s. announced a new development ensure the tyre is not dam- in sachets to prevent it from dry- The English Language version for its well-established rub- aged further, by reducing ing out or becoming contaminated. was prepared by the Show Daily ber, multi-piece run-flat the heat generated by fric- It is permanently attached to Team. Publisher: Lynne Raishbrook; Operations Manager: Simon Kay; inserts for wheeled tion between the insert the run-flat itself, which makes it Editor: David Donald; Deputy Editor: armoured fighting and the inside of the impossible to omit when changing Christopher F Foss; Production vehicles. The Tyron tyre itself. This enables tyres. Editor: Lynn Wright; Deputy military run-flat tyre the vehicle to continue Tyron Runflat markets a complete Production Editor: Nicola Keeler; is now available with functioning over longer range of wheels and run-flats that Senior Reporters: Richard Scott, Sam Friction Shield. distances and at higher are used by the military, police and Basch and Jon Lake; Photographer: At the heart of speeds. emergency services. Patrick Allen; Online Editor: James Friction Shield is a The company’s All Terrain Rub- Macinnes. sealed lubrication The Tyron Friction Shield ber (ATR) run-flats are used by the Printed by MM Print Services Ltd. system that bursts is claimed to be the military all over the world, including Five editions of the Show Daily following deflation of world’s only run-flat with Bangladesh, Egypt, Kuwait, were written and produced on site. the tyre. This provides built-in lubrication and Oman, to name but a few. ■

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scenarios, proving able to engage off-axis targets and then to attack them from a different direction dur- Strike with accuracy ing the terminal phase. This allows the pilot to select the best attack JON LAKE direction and impact angle, but requires the weapon to manoeuvre Previously shown at the last Dubai Air dynamically and perform dog-leg Show, the Al Tariq precision-guided course adjustments. Extensive test- munition is being displayed here ing has demonstrated the weapon’s

by Tawazun Dynamics. Jointly pro- DONALD DAVID PHOTO: ability to dynamically determine its duced by Abu Dhabi-based Tawazun own flight path according to pre- Holdings and South Africa’s Denel programmed launch and terminal Dynamics, the Al Tariq is a modu- guidance conditions. lar IN/GPS-guided glide bomb kit, Al Tariq scored a number of direct designed to fit Mk 80 family 500lb to hits, with miss distances of less than 2,000lb bomb bodies, with pop-out 50cm. wings and moving control surfaces. Al Tariq is the first product of the The standard Al Tariq has a range Tawazun Dynamics company, a joint of up to 40km (depending on release Al Tariq was displayed with a UAE AF&AD Mirage 2000-9 at the venture between Tawazun Holding height), but the company offers Dubai Air Show. The wings pop out on weapon release (51 per cent) and Denel (49 per cent), bolt-on propulsion options that can announced on 20 September 2012. boost its range to 200km. Increased red seekers. This makes the weapon During recent trials, the Al Tariq Al Tariq is a derivative of the Denel accuracy is possible by the addition a direct competitor to Sagem’s demonstrated impressive accu- Dynamics Umbani precision-guided of semi-active laser or imaging infra- AASM and Boeing’s JDAM-ER. racy, even in the most demanding bomb kit. ■

RICHARD SCOTT At NAVDEX, the craft is being demonstrated equipped for medical Survitec Group (Stand 05-D22) has emergency response. The integrated expanded its range of DSB-branded medevac equipment is said to allow semi-rigid inflatable boats for high- extraction and full treatment on speed interceptor and medical board similar to an emergency response applications. The versa- response vehicle on the road. tile DSB 8.2R (pictured) features two Conceived as an expanding 400hp engines capable of delivering emergency backpack, it contains a maximum speed in excess of 50kts, specialist supplies for basic trauma with an operating radius of approxi- equipment, diagnostics, oxygen mately 300 nautical miles. and ventilation, defibrillation, chest Based on a SOLAS construc- compression, ECG or auscultation, tion principle, the design features and paediatric treatment including a heavy-duty sea water-resistant the immobilisation of suspected aluminium sandwich hull, while the fractures. Also included are rescue fender tube is constructed from UV- action pumps, adjustable head Onboard medevac resistant Hypalon fabric, containing immobilisers, and a spine board that seven different air compartments. is both rigid and lightweight. ■

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SAM J BASCH Fury long- endurance UAS Among the 30 or more companies exhibiting their unmanned aerial system (UAS) capabilities at IDEX 2015, Lockheed Martin (Stand UM-18) displays a remarkable breadth of applications. “In the public mind, UAVs − or drones – are mostly associated with the military, but law enforcement and a range of civilian applications are equally important,” Jim Hedges, international business development director, MENA, explained. “Featur­ ing a certain amount of overlap in their range of applications, our systems are used in border control, disaster relief, pipeline and power Spirit of line security, besides the usual mis­ sions like reconnaissance, search and rescue, and combat operations.” To illustrate the point, Lockheed Martin has on display a series of creativity models, from the K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopter, with its ability to supply forward-operating bases, and low-light HD imaging capabil­ fact that Lockheed Martin provided sure where we’ll be tomorrow in to the proven man-portable, hand- ity, able to fit in a small vehicle, and its first lighter-than-air-based per­ terms of technology, but Lockheed launched Desert Hawk III and highly the company’s range of aerostat sistent ISR systems to the US Navy Martin’s UAS technologies draw on a versatile Indago VTOL quad-copter systems. Designed for integration more than 75 years ago. spirit of invention and innovation, as with perch-and-stare capability. in C4I networks or as standalone “Our name and brand are key shown by the Skunk Works logo on Other UAS innovations include the sentries, aerostats can provide per­ differentiators in the UAS mar­ some of our displays. It shows we’ll operationally proven Stalker with sistent wide-area surveillance and ket, which is growing by the day,” continue to define the solutions of an unprecedented long endurance communications. Noteworthy is the Hedges said. “None of us can be the future.” ■

provide a stimulus to detection sys­ Watch out for SAMs tems on board a combat aircraft, which in turn warn the pilot and JON LAKE a serious threat to low-flying aircraft prompt them to carry out realistic and helic­opters, but present a escape manoeuvres and to trigger Drew Defence of Germany is exhib­ training challenge. onboard decoys. iting its ManPADS (man-portable Drew Defence’s system is a The use of pyrotechnics enhances air defence systems) simulator pyrotechnic simulator that is the realism of the training scenario Shoulder-launched SAM visual on its stand (08-33). Shoulder- designed to augment laser- or by simulating the visual effects of simulator launched surface-to-air missiles are radio frequency-based systems that modern ManPADS. ■

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14 Elettronica heralds EW success RICHARD SCOTT

Italian electronic warfare (EW) house Elettronica (Stand 06-B24) is looking to build on its long relation- ship with the UAE armed forces in the supply and support of EW sys- A belt of security tems across air, land and sea. The company’s most recent success in- country has been with the supply In early 2001, the GCC established Systems LLC joint venture. This pro- of the SEAL shipborne electronic the first phase of a joint air defence vides an over-arching strategic support measures (ESM) system for command and control system. C4ISR IT framework that integrates, a number of UAE Navy ship classes. Hizam al Taaun (HAT, or the Belt of co-ordinates and federates existing Originally supplied by Elettronica Co-operation) provides secure com- systems, including the UAE’s air and for the six Baynunah corvettes, SEAL munications between the national space operations centre (AOC) and has subsequently been specified air defence command and control the Saab 340AEW Erieye (pictured). for the corvette Abu Dhabi and two centres of the GCC states, providing The new Extended Air Defense Falaj 2 missile boats. a degree of joint early warning capa- Ground Environment-Transforma- In addition, four more systems bility, and enhancing co-operation. tion (EDGE-T) programme promises have been purchased for the mod- Within the UAE, a sophisticated to provide a battle management sys- ernisation of the UAE Navy’s two Emirati Command and Control Sys- tem with a Link 16 backbone. This will Mubarraz class missile craft patrol shelter-based configuration for land tem (ECCS) has been established, integrate UAE and allied air defence boats and two Murray Jip class applications or temporary ship- following the placing of a Febru- systems (including SHORAD, as well missile corvettes. A further two based installation. ary 2011 contract with the Emiraje as PAC-3 and THAAD). ■ systems have been supplied in The SEAL ESM incorporates both

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intelligence (ELINT). For the UAE Air Force, Elettronica has played a key Seahawk guns ranged on NAVDEX Elettronica heralds EW success role in the modernisation and expan- UK-based MSI-Defence Systems installation time and lowers inte- sion of the Dassault Mirage 2000 (B-052) is displaying its latest Sea- gration costs. According to the SEAL Elint equipment is aboard fleet to Mirage 2000-9 standard. hawk range of fully stabilised naval company, more than 260 Seahawk the Baynunah corvettes Commencing in 1999, this involved gun systems – now extended to systems have been supplied to 17 the almost total replacement of include the new UltraLightweight navies worldwide, including the the legacy EW suite with a new 0.50 cal mounting – at NAVDEX. UK Royal Navy. There are currently Integrated Multimission Electronic The Seahawk family has been more than 50 system variants in Warfare System (IMEWS). Elettron- designed to provide ship self- service in the MENA region, with ica, as prime contractor for IMEWS, defence against the asymmetric users including the navies of Alge- worked in close co-operation with threat, such as fast inshore attack ria, Iraq, Oman and Saudi Arabia. Thales for the delivery of the pro- craft, as well as serving in a con- Two 30mm variants of the Sea- gramme. In total, 30 systems were stabulary role for ships engaged in hawk are available to view on the supplied for the upgrade of existing maritime security operations. All NAVDEX waterfront, these being Mirage 2000 aircraft, while a further system variants are designed for fitted to the RN minehunter HMS 33 IMEWS suites were supplied to remote operation, with the modu- Shoreham, and the Royal Saudi support the Mirage 2000-9 new- lar architecture allowing for a wide Naval Forces’ minehunter Al Jawf. ■ build programme. range of custom requirements Turning to land-based EW, to be met, while maintaining Elettronica led – under the HODHOD reduced training and through-life programme – the modernisation of support costs. two shelter-based ELT/888 ELINT From 0.50 cal through to 20mm systems originally supplied to the and 30mm calibres, Seahawk panoramic and superheterodyne UAE’s Directorate of Military Intel- systems are designed for ease of receivers. The system is capable of ligence. It also supplied a further installation, with no deck pen- performing radar threat alert, elec- four systems to the same improved etration required. This reduces tronic surveillance and electronic ELT/888(V)2 standard. ■

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Giving the Asset guard SkyRanger SAM J BASCH pilot workload,” he explained. “In addition, the X3 has an automatic a sharp eye Looking like an oversized jetski, the return-to-home feature as a fail-safe X3 is a quick solution to crossing option.” Imaging quality just gets better over from manned to unmanned An advanced ground station by the day. Canada-based Aeryon The SkyRanger sUAS with the boats, says local firm Al Marakeb provides the primary interface with Labs (UM-10) has just revealed its Aeryon HDZoom30 payload (UM-40). With an unrefuelled sur- sensors and added integrated Aeryon HDZoom30 capable of veillance range of 50 nautical miles, third-party hardware such as sonars capturing very high-quality, clear and 20MP still image resolution. the cross-over X3 is ideal for coastal and weapons. ■ images from long stand-off ranges. Commercial sUAS operators defence, maritime interdiction and Rating it as the “new stand- would typically use the HDZoom30 even assisting air-to-surface attack ard for clarity and precision in for close inspection tasks on criti- aircraft. Besides performing coast- unmanned aerial imagery”, Aeryon cal infrastructure such as power line surveillance, it can protect sea claims its HDZoom30 enables lines, flare stacks and cellular tow- lanes and ports, and armed with pre- operators of its SkyRanger sUAS ers. It would be possible to read a cision weapons could deter threats to capture high-quality video and serial number on the structures to coastal assets. stills at more than 300m from their from 30m range. According to Vadim Yurchuk, target. From this distance, ground “The Aeryon HDZoom30 pay- design and production officer at crews can recognise a face or load revolutionises aerial image Al Marakeb, the X3 has an all- read a licence plate with the new capture,” affirmed Dave Kroetsch, weather, day or night capability. payload. It has up to 30x opti- Aeryon Labs president and chief “With auto-throttle and multi- The X3 is a jetski-sized USV for cal and 60x digitally enhanced executive. “It certainly raises the waypoint modes, besides many short-range patrol in all zoom, with 1080p recorded video bar for the industry.” ■ others, we succeeded in limiting weathers – day or night

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CHRISTOPHER F FOSS Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks has developed the FGA 14.5 In addition to providing a wide (4x4) truck chassis for range of military trucks, Daim- customers that require a high ler AG’s Mercedes-Benz Special level of mobility and a payload Trucks (Stand 09-A21) is a supplier of up to 8.5 tonnes of complete running chassis to other contractors, who then apply chassis is such that it can take a body their own bodies. The latter can be and its associated crew and sub- armoured or normal military cargo systems with a maximum weight of truck-type bodies to the rear of the 8.5 tonnes. engine compartment. The development and production User requirements for vehicles of the chassis enable Mercedes- with more volume and payload have Benz Special Trucks to offer a much led Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks wider range of truck chassis for mili- to develop and place in production tary and civilian requirements. The the FGA 14.5 (4x4) chassis. Accord- company continues to supply its ing to the company, the FGA 14.5 FGA 14.5 chassis for UNIMOG chassis, which is used by a is its first vehicle to be produced large number of contractors. without conventional bulbs, and The Krauss-Maffei Wegmann instead offers customers energy- special applications Dingo All Protected Vehicle, of which saving light-emitting diode (LED) more than 1,000 have now been technology. The chassis is powered Vehicles today require more cations and in some cases remote built for the home and export mar- by a Mercedes-Benz OM 926 diesel electrical power to cope with weapon stations. To cope with these kets, employs a UNIMOG 4x4 chassis, engine developing 225kW that is the installation of an increasing increased power requirements, the while the 6x6 version is used for an coupled to a fully automatic trans- amount of onboard equipment FGA 14.5 chassis is fitted with an export customer for the Nexter Sys- mission with two different reduction such as air-conditioning systems, alternator with a capacity of 355A. tems CAESAR 155mm/52 calibre options: basic and off-road. battle management and communi- The design of the FGA 14.5 self-propelled artillery system. ■

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JON LAKE The Luna is launched using a simple bungee catapult and then Saudi Arabia’s Military Industries follows a pre-programmed course Corporation is displaying a Luna that can be altered in flight if X 2000 unmanned aerial vehicle necessary. at IDEX (Stand 12-D20). The EMT It is primarily intended for tacti- Penzberg Luna Tactical Unmanned cal reconnaissance over ranges of Aircraft System (TUAS) has been up to 65km, transmitting live video combat-proven in the Balkans (since data (visual or infrared) or taking 2000) and in Afghanistan (since still images of higher resolution. It 2003) and is the Bundeswehr’s most- can carry other payloads for sam- used UAS, having logged several pling, ECM and other missions. After thousand successful missions. The its mission it lands automatically system has also been ordered by the with the help of a parachute and Navy. impact dampers. ■

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base, terrain-reference and GPS. Another key discriminator for KEPD 350E is the lethal package. This com- Intelligent acquisition bines a 480kg Mephisto penetrator warhead with a programmable void- SAM J BASCH Taurus (visible counting fuze. on the inboard pylons) Having achieved a first export sale Nothing focuses the mind like a is being integrated outside Europe, and with integra- serious threat, especially one that on the F-15K tion into the F-15K well advanced, has been around for 100 years. Taurus Systems is looking at poten- UK-based Avon Protection (IGG tial integrations for other F-15 and Pavilion, Stand 04-C20) was there F-18 users as requirements emerge. right at the beginning, which goes “We are very much platform- to show that it has the expertise to Taurus for F-15 oriented here,” said Christoffer Drevs- offer solutions. tad, Taurus Systems’ vice-president “With evidence at our disposal, RICHARD SCOTT integrated into the F-15K. Integra- for business development. “Having there is no doubt that chemical tion on the Eurofighter Typhoon has already integrated the weapon, we weapons are being used in Syria Taurus Systems GmbH, a joint ven- started for the air forces of Germany can offer a low-risk integration.” and elsewhere,” said Hamish de ture between MBDA Deutschland and Spain. In the Gulf region, Saudi Arabia Bretton-Gordon, managing direc- and Saab Dynamics, is eyeing poten- Able to strike at targets at ranges (F-15) and Kuwait (F-18) fall into this tor, CBRN, at Avon Protection. “More tial regional opportunities for its beyond 500km, the turbofan- category, while Qatar is viewed as a disturbing is the possibility that ter- Taurus KEPD 350 air-launched long- powered Taurus KEPD 350E is potential future purchaser for the ror groups and extremist individuals range precision-strike missile. designed to penetrate air defences F-15. However, Drevstad insisted rather than national governments In service on German Air Force by using a very low-level terrain- that Taurus would not be offered could employ CBRN weapons in an Tornado IDS aircraft and Spanish following flight profile. Navigation for Tornado or Typhoon. “We would improvised fashion.” Air Force EF-18 Hornets, Taurus has is executed by means of a ‘tri-tech’ have to go up against Storm Shadow, In an effort to counter such threats, also been ordered for the Republic system that combines an inertial which is another MBDA product,” he Avon Protection has just launched of Korea Air Force, where it is being navigation system with an image said. “We will not do that.” ■ its Major Event Support Portfolio as

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JON LAKE The US Defense Security Coop- eration Agency (DSCA) announced Formerly known as the Theatre in November 2012 that Qatar had High-Altitude Area Defense system, requested the sale of both PAC-3 the Terminal High-Altitude Area and THAAD missiles, although a con- Defence system (THAAD) is an anti- tract for THAAD has yet to emerge. Avon’s major event First ballistic missile system designed to Michael Trotsky, vice president of Responder system shoot down short-, medium- and air and missile defence systems at intermediate-range ballistic missiles Lockheed Martin (Stands 01-C10, an intelligent acquisition solution. in their terminal phase using a hit- CP-3, CS-3), said Qatar was in the “Instead of an outright buy of to-kill approach. process of deciding and defining large quantities of Hazmat equip- The missile itself carries no the design and architecture of its ment for an important global event, warhead, relying instead on kinetic system – how many batteries would like a G-20 summit or a World Cup, energy to destroy its target, making be required, where they would be it could be acquired through lease,” it a safer way of destroying weapons situated, and in what configuration. de Bretton-Gordon explained. of mass destruction. He said he expected a letter of “We at Avon could deliver the The was the acceptance within 12 to 18 months’ required respirators, gas masks, first country to order and to deploy time. Trotsky also noted that Saudi protective systems and other CBRN THAAD outside the USA, placing a Arabia was in a similar position to tools for the event and undertake US$1.13 billion order for 48 THAAD Qatar on THAAD, and that a Saudi THAAD batteries can be the necessary maintenance and missiles, parts and logistical support decision could come in the next 12 integrated with other systems, long-term support.” ■ in 2012. to 24 months. ■ such as Patriot

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SAM J BASCH

Bringing land, sea or air vehicles Eagles for the Kingdom under cover is what UK-based Rubb Building Systems (Stand 06-A38) JON LAKE has always declined to make any was necessary because the does best. The company is high- comment on the F-15SA pro- F-15SA’s FBW system had to be lighting a new UAV hangar from its Deliveries of the first Boeing gramme, but there have been cleared and recertified across the proven range of military buildings, F-15SA Eagles to the Royal Saudi reports of unspecified problems. entire F-15 flight envelope. the seventh to be introduced to the Air Force are impending, the IDEX An 18-month flight test pro- After the first week of April, all EFASS (expeditionary forces aircraft Show Daily has learned, follow- gramme was an unusually flight testing was put on hold shelter system) range. ing the solution of an unspecified lengthy effort for a vari- due to engineering issues “The new UAV POD meets the problem with the aircraft’s all-new ant of an existing aircraft with the digital FBW sys- requirements we received as feed- digital fly-by-wire (FBW) flight type, though it was tem. Testing resumed back from clients and end-users,” control system. explained that this in October, prior to the said managing director Ian Hind- The first of three production planned transfer of moor. Its new UAV storage and F-15SAs being used as proto- flight test activities to maintenance facility has a lower types made its maiden flight the Palmdale/Edwards internal volume, is easier and more at St Louis on 20 February complex in cost-effective to power, and is 2013, beginning what California on designed to suit military loadings was expected to 1 November 2013. (up to 100kg/m2 snow loading and be an 18-month “The flight test programme is 42m/s effective wind speed). It is flight test effort that now proceeding at break-neck fully relocatable and of light weight was scheduled to end in the speed, and deliveries are awaiting for air transportation. summer of 2014. Beyond brief the imminent conclusion of the Rubb recently supplied three announcements of the rollout and The second F-15SA is seen flight test programme,” a Boeing steel and aluminium hybrid EFASS first flight, Boeing (Stand 02-A20) during flight tests spokesman told the Show Daily. ■ helicopter maintenance hangars for Horizon Flight Academy at Al Ain

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23 Go under cover Advanced 9mm ammunition

RUAG Ammotec (Stand 08-A15) Cutaway has introduced a 9x19mm high- drawing of the performance round at IDEX. In latest RUAG Rubb’s shelters in Lithuania support tended for use by military and law Ammotec 9x19 the NATO Baltic Air Policing detachment enforcement applications, the new Hexagon high- Hexagon ammunition is claimed to performance International Airport. Likewise, the provided the 40m-long EFASS fabric be more accurate than 9mm rounds round Lithuanian Air Force ordered three military building with roller shutter in current use. EFASS structures with Trident doors doors in each gable for easy access, Hexagon is a hollow-point round, grooves on the nose of the bul- at each gable end, and requested the and, at the MoD’s request, Rubb but unlike standard hollow-point let produce the so-called ‘golf ball’ company to refurbish four existing also included a roof-mounted crane bullets that are designed for defor- effect. This means that the air tur- Rubb hangers constructed 10 years with safe working load of 1,500kg to mation and expansion, the Hexagon bulence that is caused by the bullet ago. In the UK, Rubb’s refurbishment support MRO procedures. is set up only for optimal accuracy. rotating along its long axis lends service last year brought back eight Overseen by a Rubb construc- According to the company, in recent extra stability to the bullet’s flight. military buildings to new standards. tion supervisor, this project was tests the mean diameter of disper- These changes also result in This project that was undertaken as completed by the Royal Engineers sion at a range of 25m was smaller the bullet’s centre of gravity mov- an urgent operational requirement in eight days. Sales manager Andy than 25mm. ing rearwards, leading to an and was completed in 10 days. Knox said: “This installation shows Each round has a small opening in improvement in accuracy. The long British forces based at Bielefeld that our structures not only sup- the tip for a more aerodynamically cylindrical shank leads to a bet- in Germany also got a new stor- port aviation requirements, but are favourable silhouette, resulting in ter barrel fit, while the closed-base age and maintenance hangar for also ideal storage and maintenance a flatter trajectory with a reduced design eliminates lead emissions in all-terrain armoured vehicles. Rubb solutions for land vehicles.” ■ loss of velocity. The six stabilisation the shooter’s environment. ■

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almost unlimited airspace, NAMFI is ideal for the live testing of modern IN BRIEF long-range air defence and ATBM weapon systems under realistic sce- Foam protection Testing nario conditions. Those scenarios The IBS Ramfoam (Stand 12-E01) include information/crisis handling, joint venture brought Ramfoam decision-making processes, site UK and Middle East-based IBS reconnaissance, deployment and Flightcases together in a part- live firing, as well as redeployment. nership that provides superior times NAMFI is constantly evaluated packaging solutions for the and graded according to stringent military and civilian sectors. With NATO criteria by NAMFI’s Tacti- a 15,000ft2 manufacturing and cal Firing Evaluation (TFE) section. warehousing facility in Dubai, the Besides the test firings of gun sys- company is a one-stop shop for tems such as the Oto Melara 105mm bespoke products ranging from and 76mm, Goalkeeper 20mm and gun inserts, missile and ordnance Phalanx 20mm from warships, protection cradles, and electronics the range has also hosted air-to- device protection to body armour, air launches of the likes of Exocet, helmet lining inserts and aircraft A missile launch Sidewinder, Maverick, Hellfire, ejection seats. IBS Ramfoam’s from NAMFI Magic 2 and Mica missiles. products are lightweight and It is the only firing range in Europe highly flame-retardant for use in with the ability to host firings of construction of civil, business and anti-ATBM weapons. ATBM firings military aircraft. are usually conducted by the Patriot weapon system against a missile Mission-critical comms drone representing the ballistic tar- For US-based Motorola Solutions get. The ballistic missile is launched (Stand 03-A10), IDEX presents from an islet located 157km away, the ideal platform to showcase with the target following a very its comprehensive range of two- high-altitude trajectory with high way radio solutions, end-to-end velocity and heading towards communication security, voice NAMFI. The unit being trained will and data communications and detect, engage and destroy it in the wireless broadband solutions with shortest possible time. Public Safety 4G LTE for mission- SAM J BASCH sile Firing Installation (NAMFI, Stand A network of surveillance and critical customers. “Our focus on C3-004) in Crete offers just that. tracking radars, together with exten- category-defining innovations Live firings of missiles, and especially In recent years, weapon systems sive civil and military capabilities gives us the opportunity to pro- advanced tactical ballistic missiles such as Patriot, TOR-M1, Stinger, Mis- integration and communications, vide a more powerful level of (ATBMs), generally require large sea- tral and numerous others have been ensure that all activities in NAMFI are information and connectivity for facing test areas with relatively clear tested there. Comprising a vast sea performed according to the highest public safety professionals in the airspace. The 50-year-old NATO Mis- area 200x100km in extent and with safety standards. ■ region,” said Paul Mueller, VP Middle East. quickly by one person and requires Smart alternators Build a training house no lifting gear. For more intense CQB With military vehicles carry- training, the heavy-duty system ing increasingly sophisticated Combat troops need to experience a has sturdy ‘climb-through’ windows command, control and commu- realistic and challenging environ- and door-entry panels for manual nications equipment, Australian ment for close quarter battle (CQB) breaching (MOE) techniques. firm Milspec Manufacturing training, which is what UK-based According to Baker, the ballistic (Stand 07-C01) devised brushless PPS Partition Panel Systems can panels are designed for 360° live- alternators to handle the demand- provide. PPS is part of the Emirates firing scenario training with 9mm ing power requirements. Multiple Defence Industries Company and 5.56mm ammunition. “The bal- alternators per vehicle offer sig- pavilion (Stand 05-A10). A reconfigurable training house listic panels have an armoured steel nificant benefits compared with Instead of fixed-wall or rail- layout core and bullet-trap system to pre- in-line generator systems, notably mounted structures, PPS has vent splash-back, and replaceable also smaller size, more flexible developed reconfigurable panels on systems is designed to be trans- plywood or PVC outer facings,” he space utilisation, lighter weight a retractable castor wheelbase ported in shipping containers, explained. and reduced cost. The Thales with which simulated buildings can allowing the quick setting up of a The company offers a PPS iPad Australia Bushmaster and Navistar be assembled. The wall system can training facility at overseas locations app with pre-loaded scenario plans Husky MXT already use the be configured in any number of or forward bases.” to create new layouts. The app can Milspec product. The company layouts to replicate the operational Three panel types are available: be customised to control CCTV, also offers simple and low-cost environment. Said Gary Baker, light, heavy duty and ballistic. The lighting and audio to enhance vehicle upgrade packages. sales director: “Our range of panel light version can be constructed training realism. ■

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