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News from International Armored from RHD, LHD, petrol or diesel engines, Group

(Photo: IAG) (Photo: manual or automatic transmissions, Jaws International Armored Group has earned is one of the most versatile APCs offered its reputation as a leading manufacturer of by IAG. Additionally, its level of protection armoured vehicles. Today, vehicles bearing can vary from CEN B4/NIJ Level III-A to CEN the IAG logo can be found in more than 50 B7/NIJ Level IV or STANAG Level II. Jaws countries in Africa, Middle East, Asia, Eu- can accommodate up to ten fully equipped rope and North America. With locations in personnel while providing ample room for the UAE, USA, Canada, UK, Turkey, Bulgaria, weapons and ammunition storage. Pakistan, Iraq and South Africa, the foot- naissance missions. Its high mobility, great The Guardian (photo) is IAG’s flagship APC print is truly global. With combined produc- manoeuvrability and survivability make it built on a super duty chassis offering high tion capacity of 250 armoured vehicles per ideal for both highly dense urban settings, payload and available in 4x4 or 6x6 con- month, IAG can meet both small and large as well as rural theatres. The Sentry APC figurations. Its level of protection can go scale orders in short time frames. has a seating capacity of up to 8 personnel. up from the standard CEN B6/NIJ Level III IAG specialises in the design and manufac- It is based on the conventional Toyota Land to CEN B7/NIJ Level IV/.50 cal, as well as ture of commercial and tactical armoured Cruiser 79 series. The Sentry’s V-hull design STANAG level III with add-on armour. The vehicles. IAG’s tactical vehicles line up was is made of high strength, certified steel to Guardian APC is available in both low and developed as a result of increasing global protect occupants against blast, IEDs, mi- high-sulphur diesel versions making it de- demand for lighter, more manoeuvrable nes and other explosives. The protective ployable in countries where low quality, Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) that floor of the vehicle also increases - thest “dirty” diesel is prevalent. With seating provide the same level of protection as ructural rigidity of the platform, preventing capacity of 10-12 fully equipped person- the bigger, traditional APCs. All IAG APCs the chassis from twisting or bending during nel, it is ideal for larger teams. Some of the are based on existing platforms allowing extreme off-road use. standard options available on the Guardian for worldwide after sales support and Another small size APC solution offered by include a 360° IR surveillance camera sys- service. IAG is the Jaws Armoured Personnel Car- tem, weapons and ammunition storage, At Eurosatory 2016, IAG will showcase its rier. Jaws is a tactical vehicle specifically roof escape hatch, rotating spot lights, small and medium size APC range inclu- designed and engineered to meet the re- retractable rear step, high security door ding the Sentry, Jaws and Guardian APCs, quirements of a high mobility, light weight locking system and much more. as well as, civilian armoured Isuzu D-Max armored vehicle for military and law en- For more information on IAG and the vehi- pick-up truck and Toyota Land Cruiser SUV. forcement agencies worldwide. It is well cle range please visit the company during The Sentry is a light-weight armoured per- suited for SWAT, patrol and escort missions. Eurosatory in HALL 6 J 201. sonnel carrier for border patrol and recon- With a range of configurations avail-able www.interarmored.com

WiSENT 2 and PMMC G5 at FFG converted from a tankdozer with a modern During Eurosatory one might visit FFG in (ck) With two tracked vehicles the German excavator and dozer blade for more than HALL 6 K 652. tank manufacturer FFG goes to Paris. The 400 cubic metres of earth movement per www.ffg-flensburg.de focus this year is the multi-role PMMC hour into a full-fledged recovery vehicle. G5 and the multifunctional platform As a recovery tank, the is capable

WiSENT 2. of using its crane to lift loads of up to 32 FFG) (Photo: FFG sold the WiSENT 2 to several countries tonnes even under armour protection or to (Canada, , UAE and ). The Wi- pull or draw up to 40 tpnnes by winch. The SENT 2 is based on a Leopard 2 chassis. armoured Protected Mission Module Car- The tank has a flexible design concept; it is rier (PMMC) G5 is a new vehicle concept. available as a tankdozer and / or recovery The multi-role PMMC G5 is just as safe as tank. Within hours, the WiSENT can be the WiSENT when it comes to protection. ISSUE 33 / 2016 3

New variants of the famous Jeep the Jeep J8. This facilitates the provision of (df) Seventy five years ago, the first proto- all light military requirements on one plat-

type Willys Jeep – one of the most famous form with attendant economies of scale AADS) (Photo: military vehicles worldwide – was delivered and cost. to the US government. Today’s reincarna- During Eurosatory AADS will show four tion of the definitive light military vehicle variants: Light Patrol Hard-top, Utility, Ar- is the Jeep J8, which is already operating mored Patrol and – as remembrance of the in 19 countries around the globe, and has famous history – an old Willys Jeep. Also a been purchased by the US Department of J8 tactical trailer that was especially desig- Defense for use on three continents. ned for military purposes will be part of the More special features include 2x2 shackles Jeep has appointed Africa Automotive Dis- exhibition. for helicopter transportation and fastening tribution Services (AADS) as authorised Key functions of the Jeep J8 are a towing clips for a secure hood system. suppliers of the Jeep J8 to selected govern- capacity of 3,500 kg, the heavy payload of For more information visit AADS during Eu- mental organisations worldwide. Within 1,160 kg and an extended wheelbase of rosatory at Area EXT Pe6a, Aisle D, Num- this contract AADS is responsible for con- 2,946 mm, which facilitates a wide range ber 490. version, accessorisation and armouring of of use for both two and four door versions. www.jeep-j8.com

Iveco LMV 2 and SuperAV have been delivered to the customer since (ck) Defence Vehicles is presenting 2004. (Photo: Iveco) (Photo: two major products from its portfolio at The LMV 2 has a more powerful engi- Eurosatory ̶ the amphibious 8x8 SuperAV ne (160 kW) and an improved payload/ and the LMV 2. weight ratio. Besides protection according The SuperAV has been developed in colla- to STANAG 4569, other features are cent- boration with BAE Systems for the Amphi- ral tyre pressure control, air conditioning, bious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 Project of smoke launchers and sockets for a remote the US Marine Corps. At first 13 vehicles tons, and its speed in water should reach controlled or manually operated weapon will be produced and tested in 2017. 10 km/h. Eight to twelve people can fit in station. needs 154 vehicles of this With selection in 2018, 204 vehicles will be the protected cabin. class. delivered to the troops in 2020. The vehi- LMV 2 is the latest version of the Light Visit Iveco at EXT Pe6a D 391. cle’s gross weight should not exceed 25 Multirole Vehicle, around 4000 of which www.iveco.com

Plasan shows SandCat armoured protection solutions for all types at Eurosatory of wheeled and tracked vehicles. Plasan is showcasing the SandCat at Eu- Plasan also highlights its TERRA and T- rosatory 2016. On display is the newest, BAR ̶ latest blast protection systems, most advanced SandCat model, designed RPG-protection systems, including - Hy for the most challenging missions, and brid SlatFence and Flexfence, and Shar- meeting STANAG Level 3 protection within p-X liner, a flexible, modular protec- the vehicle’s GVW. The Sandcat on display tive liner that increases survivability is equipped with an observation system against bullets spall, RPG spall and IED and thermal cameras for full situational the Sandcat’s combat configuration, inclu- fragments. awareness. ding advanced, integrated and networked Visit Plasan at Eurosatory in the outside Plasan will debut their best-of-breed vehicle’s electronics. A leader in the design, area at EXT Pe6b E 160. virtual reality (VR) experience to showcase development and integration of advanced www.plasan.com ISSUE 33 / 2016 4

Highlights at GDELS among others, be presented in an Armou- (df) One of the highlights of the presenta- red Personnel Carrier (APC) configuration

tion of General Dynamics European Land with dedicated seating for a crew of three GDELS) (Photo: Systems (GDELS) will be the Next-genera- (driver, gunner and vehicle commander) tion PIRANHA 3+, that was recently selec- plus 9 infantry soldiers at Eurosatory. ted by the Swiss Army for its Mortar Carrier It will be equipped with the new Oerlikon programme. Fieldranger 20 remote-control gun from The new PIRANHA 3+ offers a completely Air Defence. This modern, me- modular protection system that has been dium-calibre remote-controlled weapon compact vehicles with large and flexible designed with the flexibility to allow armed station provides accurate and high fire po- internal volume, high levels of modular forces to meet their current and future wer at a range of up to 2,000 metres with a protection, excellent off-road mobility protection needs. The modular protection wide range of ammunition types. The Swiss and inherent growth capability. The new system has been developed to fully protect Army has selected the PIRANHA 3+ platform PIRANHA 3+ incorporates lessons learned occupants operating within a complex for their Mortar Carrier programme with from over 11,500 fielded PIRANHA and LAV threat environment. the RUAG COBRA 120mm Mortar system. vehicles around the globe. With a GVW of 27 tons and a payload of The new PIRANHA 3+ was developed in Visit GDELS in Hall 5 Booth G847. up to 10 tons, the new PIRANHA 3+ will, response to customer requirements for www.gdels.com

Patria AMV at four stands Land 400 vehicle contract, is featured at (df) Patria AMV will be on view at four BAE Systems’ outdoor stand H30. stands during Eurosatory. At all sites whe- Patria) (Photo: In addition Patria AMV equipped with re an AMV is shown there will be an expert Cockerill 3000 series 30mm weapon system from Patria. The vehicle at Patria’s stand is on display at CMI’s stand in Hall 5 K378 – Hall 6 E353 – is equipped with Selex and K398. 12.7mm remote controlled weapon sys- Rosomak, a Patria AMV produced under li- tem together with Selex Generic Vehicle cense in Poland, is on view at PGZ’s stand in Architecture (GVA) compatible electronics. (CRV), the vehicle solution by Patria and Hall 5 / B 801. AMV35 Combat BAE Systems offered for Australian Army’s http://patria.fi

Launch of two tactical combat and are easily operated (Point& Shoot). robots DOGO can also integrate with non-lethal (df) General Robotics Ltd. unveils at Eu- modules. The robot includes eight video ca- rosatory for the first time the DOGO, a meras that provide 360° imagery and bore-

lightweight tactical combat robot capable sight views, and it is outfitted with the me- Robotics) General (Photo: of carrying light weapons. The company ans to communicate in hostage situations. also launches Pitbull, an ultra-lightweight They also launch the very lightweight weapon station with integral sensors for weapon station Pitbull, that only weighs accurate and fast detection and counter 50 kilos, includes sensor systems that en- ding the direction of hostile fire, as well as fire capabilities. able accurate detection of hostile fire, and automatic immediate return of fire. Pitbull Weighing only 12 kilos, DOGO was desig- can respond in a matter of seconds. It also is easily installed on all types of vehicles ned for Special Forces, SWAT teams, and in- includes a miniaturised radar system for and stationary positions, and can be in- fantry missions, and can manoeuvre across detection of targets under harsh weather tegrated with existing sensor systems. difficult terrain as well as climb stairs. Light conditions. These two systems together Visit General Robotics in HALL 6 D 732. weapons can be quickly attached to DOGO enable fast and accurate detection regar- www.glrobotics.com ISSUE 33 / 2016 5

All-Terrain Vehicles that military users may encounter, as well as In addition to Arctic and Over-Snow missi- (df) The Canadian All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV) comparative high payload capacity for vehi- ons, the vehicle is used by military forces manufacturer Argo will present special cles within the ATV category. Given an in- that operate in jungle and swamp terrain vehicles for extreme environmental con- crease emphasis on Arctic Sovereignty mis- conditions, given the vehicles extremely dition during Eurosatory. The company sions, the Canadian Armed Forces recently low ground pressure and amphibious capa- focuses especially on amphibious, over- selected the Argo “MIL-XT-AM” model for bilities. In 2015 Argo was selected by the snow and other extreme terrain conditions the country’s far north Arctic regions. Paraguayan Army for counter-insurgency Former “Arctic Mobility Vehicle” Programme and border security operations. Additio- Officer, Major (Ret) Jeff Dellalo stated: “We nal customers choosing the Argo for its

(Photo: Argo) (Photo: were looking at approximately one Million performance in jungle and swamp are the Canadian Dollar per BVS10 or Bronco. Af- European Space Agency’s Centre Spatial ter we did a cost vs. capability comparison, Guyanais Security Forces, as well as the we came to the realization that although we South African National Defence Force. needed 4 x Argo to equal the same capabi- See the different Argo ATV during Eurosa- lity in terms of equipment and personnel tory at EXT Pe6b E 180. transport, the Argo was 1/20 of the cost.” http://argo-france.com

Unmanned flexible platform for platform, medevac vehicle and supply de- different military scenario livery device. The company recently tested (df) Milrem will be showing it’s unmanned the vehicle during a live military exercise, (Photo: Milrem) (Photo: ground vehicle THeMIS (Tracked Hybrid Spring Storm. Modular Infantry System). The concept of During Eurosatory one of the vehicles will the THeMIS is that all the necessary equip- demonstrate it’s performance in the Live ment needed to drive the vehicle is placed Demonstration area (a version with are- inside the tracks. This leaves the area in- mote weapon system made by Singapore between free for different superstructures Technologies Kinetics) while the other one with details only to be revealed in personal and gives the vehicle high flexibility and will be at the Estonian Pavilion in Hall 5, talk at the stand. payload capability. Stand J521. That vehicle is the newest of Visit Milrem at the Estonian Pavilion in Military uses include armed tactical de- the family, featuring a completely new Hall 5, Stand J521. fence weapon, remote reconnaissance technology from a large defence company www.milrem.ee

Mats for easy recovery tured in France, works effectively with all studs and grooves which improve wheel (df) At Eurosatory Musthane presents its wheeled vehicles in service in the French grip and prevent skidding. Easy to install new generation of Mustmove DFP, roll-up army and has successfully come through a and remove after use, they are also highly recovery mats to get vehicles out of sand French Army Staff Armament Programmes resistant, repairable, impermeable to mud or mud. The range, designed and manufac- Directorate assessment. and sand, compact and light (230 x 500 Mustmove DFP recovery mats allow vehi- mm rolled-up, for a 2.4 m long mat, weighs cles to be freed from sand or mud thanks 6 kg) and easy to clean, which means they to their anti-skid surface. They are flexible, can be re-used immediately if necessary.

(Photo: Musthane) (Photo: roll-up mats designed with high-resistance In most documented cases, vehicles have textiles coated with a special polymer. The been recovered in less than 15 minutes thin end allows the vehicle to slide easily in using these mats. the rut and the wider part gets the wheel Visit Musthane in HALL 6 H 229. free. The upper surface is equipped with www.musthane.com ISSUE 33 / 2016 6

Tactical bridges, combat proven WFEL will supply double-storey, link-re- and easy to use inforced MGB bridge sets which can span (df) Following its recent announcement of up to 49 metres. These bridges will be a €68 million contract with the Australian supplemented by additional equipment Defence Force, tactical military bridge ma- to allow bridges of up to 76m to be con- nufacturer WFEL is showcasing its Medi- structed, using WFEL’s portable pier um Girder Bridge (MGB) and Dry Support sets. Bridge (DSB) in the UK Pavilion on stand WFEL’s bridges provide temporary infrast- K692 during Eurosatory. ructure and have the potential to be used Being a new-generation tactical military The MGB – a classic example of high quali- both in combat situations and in the event bridging system, WFEL’s DSB can get traffic ty precision engineering that has stood the of natural disasters. These bridges can and supplies moving over a 46 metre gap test of time – first entered service more be built in less than one hour, either by in less than 90 minutes using just eight sol- than 30 years ago, and has played a ma- hand for the MGB or via a semi-automatic diers and a single launch vehicle. jor role in both military and disaster relief process for the DSB. Already held in inventory by the US, Tur- operations, being used by over 40 armed Visit WFEL in HALL 5 K 692. kish and Swiss armed forces, the DSB is the forces worldwide. Under the ADF contract, www.wfel.com longest non-reinforced bridge of its class anywhere in the world and is rated to MLC 120. Using an innovative launching mecha- (Photos: WFEL) (Photos: nism, the system is versatile and can be adapted to fit to a variety of host vehicles commonly used by armed forces. ISSUE 33 / 2016 7

Precision missiles and ammunition tes the mission spectrum for combat sible with an army howitzer, since the am- from Diehl Defence helicopters. munition has a seeker head small enough (df) Diehl Defence shows a cross-section Another highlight is the Vulcano guided to fit into a shot glass, but still combining of its expertise in guided missiles, system artillery ammunition, which allows armies GPS with laser-guidance. Due to this com- solutions for ground-based air defence, and navies pin-point engagement of tar- bination the Vulcano does a Circular Error guided ammunition as well as protection gets at long distances. This guided missile Probable (CEP) of less than one metre. against unmanned aerial systems at Euro- exists in two variants: An army version of Choosing the infrared sensor instead of satory. 155 mm and a navy version of 127 mm. the laser-seeker navy vessels can engage One of the highlights is the IRIS-T air-to- With the Vulcano surgical hits are pos- moving targets up to a distance of 100 km air guided missile, the standard arma- with an autonomous target approach. In ment of 10 air forces worldwide with this case the infrared sensor identifies the very high precision and performance. signature of the enemy in a defined target Also the newly developed Laser-Gui- area, locks on to the object and guides the

ded Sidewinder air-to-surface missi- Defence) Diehl (Photo: Vulcano precisely into the target. le, that provides air forces enhanced Visit Diehl Defence at Eurosatory in the operational capabilities will be shown. German Pavilion HALL 6 H 567. The GILA air-to-surface missile comple- www.diehl-defence.de

FZ275 LGR Laser Guided Rocket but they will also be presenting their Laser FZ275 LGR will offer a Circular Error (ck) At the upcoming Eurosatory Forges Guided Rocket FZ275 LGR. The advantage Probable (CEP) of less than one metre. Due the Zeebrugge (FZ) is showcasing a cross- of the laser guidance is its precision to mi- to the Joint Fire Support Team marking the section of its missile systems solutions for nimise collateral damage. target even moving vehicles progressing modern armed forces. They encompass The FZ guided missile closes the gap bet- at a speed of up to 60km/h can be destro- not only system solutions for air-to-ground ween long-range high-value missiles and yed. The maximum operational range for 70mm unguided conventional missiles, shorter range guns and unguided missiles, the FZ275LGR is roughly 6 km. FZ has a thus affording the full range of precision longstanding footprint in defence export effects from one platform. This missile markets, supplying 70mm/2.75” air-to-

(Graphic: FZ) (Graphic: complies with the armies’ requirement for ground missile systems to more than 25 precise and reliable ammunitions capable active customers worldwide. of reducing exposure to danger and avoi- FZ is at Eurosatory in HALL 6 E 260. ding collateral damage. www.fz.be

Rafael introduces SR Spike SR is a fire-and-forget missile. Its (ck) For the first time at Eurosatory 2016 weight is 9.8 kg including ammunition. The

Rafael Advanced Defence Systems presents weapon has an uncooled, electro-optical Rafael) (Photo: the Spike SR ̶ a portable electro-optical infrared seeker with modern tracking unli- missile system for distances of up to 1,500 ke the gimbaled seeker of the Spike MR / metres and a new PBF warhead (Penetrati- LR / ER series). At the same time the Spike on Blast Fragmentation). SR offers a High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) The new precision munition aims to equip warhead, which can destroy static and mo- soldiers in urban terrain with a tactical anti- ving armoured targets. The minimum dis- Visitors can see Rafael at Eurosatory in the structure capability. The PBF warhead can tance for engaging tanks is 50 m. The PFB Israeli Pavillion, EXT Pe6b B 221 or in HALL penetrate enemy cover and explode lethal- warhead has the same dimensions and the 6 ED 660. ly within the infrastructure. same weight as the HEAT warhead. www.rafael.co.il ISSUE 33 / 2016 8

Anti-tank weapons and more sent in more than 15 countries worldwide, Another interesting technology at the Saab (df) Saab will exhibit a wide range of pro- the system is combat proven and provides booth will be the NLAW (Next generation ducts, such as the Carl-Gustaf M4, NLAW the extended range required for mission suc- Light Anti-tank Weapon), the latest shoul- and RBS 70 NG. cess, including night capability and confined der-launched, overfly top attack, anti-tank Visitors might try the new generation AT4 space capabilities. missile system that makes it a good tank (seen in the photo) family of lightweight, The weapon range includes anti-armour, killer for light forces that operate dismoun- shoulder-launched, off-the-shelf support anti-structure and anti-personnel/high- ex ted in all environments, including built up weapons designed in three variants to meet plosive roles. With identical handling across areas. Selectable Overfly Top Attack (OTA) the changing needs of ground forces. Pre- all products, the AT4 family offers maxi- against armoured targets and Direct Attack mum versatility and ease of use. Another (DA) against non-armoured targets such special feature is the red dot sight being an as vehicles, vessels or enemy troops inside

(Photo: Saab) (Photo: integrated part of the weapon, not a clip buildings. PLOS (Predicted Line Of Sight) gui- on sight just for night firing capability. The dance and OTA delivers easy handling, accu- big advantage with this integrated, facto- racy and high kill probability. ry mounted and boresighted sight is: only Visit Saab in the Swedish Pavilion in HALL 6 one sight for training and combat in all light J 353. conditions. http://saab.com

Grenade machine gun by rounds, such as the “Due to its low recoil and com- US Ordnance M430A1 High Ex- paratively light weight, the (df) At Eurosatory US Ordnance show plosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) MK19 MOD 3 has been adapted their MK19 MOD 3 40mm grenade machi- 40mm grenades, at a cyclic for use on many different ne gun. This gun is air cooled and blow- rate of 325 to 375 rounds platforms, including back operated. It features automatic fire per minute. small attack boats as a belt-fed weapon, and offers an ang- “When employed and fast attack vehicles, such le of fire between 70° elevation and 70° on the battlefield, it is capable of as the (HMMWV), AAV depression. delivering lethal fire against a variety of and , military jeeps and a The MK19 MOD 3 is designed to not cook targets, including lightly armoured vehi- large variety of naval mounts.” off because it fires from an open bolt and cles and dismounted infantry out in the During Eurosatory visit US Ordnance in the has a low barrel temperature during rapid open, in defilade, or in entrenched fighting U.S. Pavilion HALL 5 B 698. fire. It is therefore capable of firing various positions,” the company states. www.usord.com

155 mm artillery and airburst targets at long range. The round is designed (df) At this years’ Eurosatory ammuni- to defeat light armour and soft targets, and tion specialist Nammo focuses on 155 mm for increased flexibility incorporates an in- (Photo: Nammo) (Photo: artillery ammunition and airburst capabili- terchangeable base bleed and hollow base. ties. The 155 mm High Explosive Extended Nammo’s 155 mm HE-ER ammunition is de- Range (HE-ER) can be fired more than 40 km signed to strengthen the artillery. from a modern L52 JBMoU (Joint Ballistic But since neutralizing the enemy can re- Memorandum of Understanding) gun sys- quire more than just artillery and mortars, tem. Nammo has invented their airburst am- For more information visit Nammo in the Low round to round dispersion, combined munition family. Secure and cost-effective, Norwegian Pavilion HALL 6 F 290 or at the with an enhanced blast and fragmentation it its easily integrated with existing weapon stand, HALL 6 GF 304. effect, optimises the impact on semi-hard platforms. www.nammo.com ISSUE 33 / 2016 9

Four key areas at Thales with programmable encryption, SquadNet (df) One of the biggest exhibitors, the Eu- allows great flexibility and freedom to ope- ropean company Thales, will present their rate over an extended range. Automatic solutions in four key areas: force preparati- relaying between radios ensures communi- on, mission preparation, operational com- cation is maintained even across urban, mand and combat. wooded and mountainous terrain where Mission preparation will have several new other radios may fall short. In open terrain technologies for the visitor, for example SquadNet gives a 2.5 km point-to-point the Squire on tripod, Man Pak Recce or around the Earth and will offer only limited range, extending to 6 km with automatic the SPY’Ranger. A very interesting display autonomy. network relaying. in this area surely is the Stratobus, a zep- In the combat area Thales will showca- Make sure to visit Thales during Eurosatory pelin-like vehicle halfway between a drone se a wide range of products serving the at EXT P3sud A 690. and a satellite, that will be able to carry troops in combat. For vehicles these will be www.thalesgroup.com out a wide range of missions, including ob- BMS (DIGIPAC), Eclipse, Comm & C2, Light servation, security, telecommunications, comm and RCIED protection. This area also broadcasting and navigation. It also offers a focuses on Software Defined Radio (SDR) lifespan of five year. The StratoBus project with the C4i, Vetronique, Contact Véhicu-

may immediately call to mind Google’s Pro- le, Contact Soldier and Contact Helico. Of Thales) Graphic: & (Photo ject Loon. But the advantage of StratoBus course the main focus in this area is also on is that it offers long endurance and- com soldier equipment, with a SquadNet demo plete autonomy from a fixed position, whi- being of special interest. Equipped with le the high-altitude balloons in Loon move unique waveform technology and secured

New range of military phasis on VHF operation as a robust me- fer. Transmission capacity for user data is tactical radios thod of communication with a unique place up to 270 kbit/s for data in UDP packets. (df) A highlight at Eurosatory is the newly in tactical communication from battalion Information in radio transmission is secu- launched range of military tactical radios, through platoon to company command, red using TRANSEC technology and the produced by the Czech company MESIT especially as this is the only band that will AES block cipher with the key length of 256 DEFENCE under the name RF40A. In over hopefully not be threatened by commerci- bits. twenty years of its existence, this is the al services in Within the transmissions required for third integrated radio system the company the near futu- maintaining information on ad-hoc - net has introduced, after RF13 and RF20. re, which, work topology, positional location informa- The core of the system consists of a hand- over time, tion (PLI) of all radio nodes is transmitted

held multiband radio in the 30-512 MHz fre- take up more DEFENCE) MESIT (Photo: simultaneously, which are then usable for quency band, with power up to 10 W. The and more Blue Force Tracking and easily viewable via radio supports frequency and amplitude bandwidth any C4I system. modulation. The antenna connector is TNC originally in- In addition to the new WF40 waveform, type.The radio has a large display, a rotary tended for the RF40 radio is equipped with other ope- channel selector, a keypad with a cross-sha- purely mi- ration modes, such as STANAG4204, HW20 ped navigation key and a double PTT-button litary use. or MIL-STD-188-220, thus providing full that can be configured for different purpo- WF40 is a full MANET waveform with built- backward compatibility with previous RF13 ses. Other features include a built-in GPS/ in multiple automatic rebroadcasting for and RF20 radio systems. GLONASS/Galileo navigation receiver. voice and data. Up to two independent Visit MESIT DEFENCE in the Czech Pavilion Although the RF40 radio system supports voice connections can operate in one in HALL 5 KJ 577. VHF and UHF bands, it still puts great em- channel along with a parallel data trans- www.mesitdefence.cz ISSUE 33 / 2016 10

Rugged solutions for the military against MIL-STD-810F different sensor and informa- by roda computers for water, sand, frost, tion systems. (df) The German specialist in rugged heat, shock and drop. Of course roda will show their computers and associated technology, The user can choose other proven products as well. roda, will showcase it’s wide range of either touch or pad From the Rocky rugged note- products for the military customer at Eu- operating. Together books and Panther tablets-PC, rosatory. One of the highlights will be the with the high-resolu- which are generally mounted full rugged HEL4.0 video wall that unites tion display and in- in protected vehicles, vessels unique and patented technology not pre- dependent operating and aircrafts, to their more mo- sented before. software the hardened alu- bile technologies, like the full The HEL4.0 is the next generation of full minium case, a technology roda is fa- rugged mobile server in Laptop form rugged video walls and follows the succes- mous for, makes the HEL4.0 a crucial tool named Lizard RW11. sful and combat proven HEL2.0, which has for command posts or situation rooms, Visit roda computers in the German Pavili- been in service in quite harsh environmen- providing an easy to use and understand on in HALL 6 L 603. tal surroundings. It was tested and proven display for critical data being created by http://roda-computer.com

Robust, embedded computers (ck) Kontron, a manufacturer of Em- bedded Computer Technology (ECT), presents at EUROSATORY its scaleable, open-architecture COTS solutions that include reliable modules, boards and ready-to-use platforms. Kontron will also present its newest Multicore HPEC solutions. Solutions from Kontron allow developers to consolidate their efforts, on a single ma- chine by running virtual machines in paral- lel and achieve high performance and I/O bandwidth for simulation or operation of military applications. The robust embedded computing soluti- ons support the company‘s reliable PCI Express Gen3 standard and ten Gigabit Ethernet between all backplane boards throughout the operating range of rugged computing designs. Some of Kontron’s highlights at Eurosa- tory are the COBALT 901 with enhanced I/O options that have been developed specifically for the needs of defense applications, and a high performance SWaP-C optimized Cobalt 901, which is based on multi-core processors plus new development kits that streamline its use. Visit Kontron during Eurosatory in HALL 6 C 681. www.kontron.com ISSUE 33 / 2016 11

Airborne self protection and ne self protection. Here the LG²MK will be proven DIRCM systems. Lightweight and tactical communication shown, that can convert existing 120 mm compact, mini-MUSIC is easily installed on (df) Elbit Systems has choosen Eurosatory standard mortars into precision weapons. small and medium rotary and fixed-wing for several launches of new technology. With this feature LG²MK supports mini- platforms. Among the highlights of the systems to be mum collateral damage. Also the newly launched E-LynX family of launched at the show are IronVision, a hel- On display in this area will also be mini- mobile tactical communications solutions met-mounted display for armoured figh- MUSIC, the newest member in Elbit Sys- includes some highlights, like the Tadiran ting vehicles, SupervisIR, a ground-based tems Electro-optics Elop‘s MUSIC family of VIC-500IP. This is an advanced, reliable infrared wide area persistent surveillance and customizable digital intercommunica- system, the Primrose intelligent network of tion system for fighting vehicles, offering miniaturized wireless sensors, the SMART 4th generation digital vehicular intercom- suite advanced infrastructure for end-to- munication meeting the most demanding (Photo: Elbit Systems) Elbit (Photo: end tactical C4I and of course the E-LynX operational scenarios and easily tailored to family of mobile tactical communications specific requirements. solutions. For more information visit Elbit in HALL 6 Of special interest will be the outstanding D 567. capabilities of Elbit in the field of- airbor www.elbitsystems.com

New heat haze reduction feature This heat haze reduction has been imple-

(Photo: CST) (Photo: (df) The Danish Company Copenhagen Sen- mented in CST solutions, like the SPEC- sor Technology (CST) will show their new TREL mid- and long-range camera systems, cameras with a unique heat haze reduc- which are designed for use in homeland tion feature during Eurosatory. The pheno- security and Critical Infrastructure Protec- menon of heat haze – also known as heat tion (CIP) applications. The SPECTREL sys- shimmer – is a common problem when you tem comprises a highly sensitive colour want to have a clear sight over areas whe- CCD camera and a ruggedized zoom lens re heat ascends from the surface, creating built into a protective, hermetically sealed heat haze which blurs the image. To minimi- housing, designed to withstand harsh con- se heat haze disturbance in the image, CST ditions. has implemented it in their cameras, with For more information visit CST in HALL 6 D an on/off function which gives a more stab- 198. le image to easier identify an object. www.copst.com

Local situational awareness HDR-CMOS cameras in specially adapted various operating and image processing (df) First Sensor and KTK Kommunikati- rugged housings and a software-based vi- systems. The LSAS also allows the pro- onstechnik will present their 360° Local deo processing unit. The robust, high-per- gramming of arbitrary, individual viewing Situational Awareness System (LSAS) at formance cameras from First Sensor featu- angles and zoom functions for the driver, Eurosatory. This system will be shown in a re a very wide dynamic range (>100 dB) for commander and crew. This increases the live demonstration on a Protected Mission difficult lighting conditions and withstand awareness of the vehicle surroundings, Module Carrier G5 (PMMC G5) from FFG the harshest environmental conditions improves the manoeuvring of the vehicle Flensburger Fahrzeugbau. ,such as cold, heat and permanent vibrati- in difficult situations and enables a virtual The overall technical integration was done ons. window in the carrier hull. by KTK Kommunikationstechnik. The 360° The platform-independent, flexible area See the solution in HALL 6 K 652. view LSAS system consists of four digital -view software can be easily integrated in www.ktk-gmbh.eu ISSUE 33 / 2016 12

Security sensor management tions. With Cyclope Hypervisor, the system command and control, radar and AIS plat- (df) Just for Eurosatory HGH Infrared Sys- would automatically connect to all Cyclope forms. tems has introduced a new feature to ac- workstations to pull up relevant data for For more information visit HGH Infrared company their advanced intrusion detec- the user. Adding to this the Spynel sen- Systems during Eurosatory in Pavilion CCI tion and tracking software, Cyclope, with sors offer a 360° perspective for wide area ILE-DE-FRANCE, HALL 6 F 370. the addition of Hypervisor. Especially applications. The continuously rotating www.hgh-infrared.com designed for critical site protection, - whe head captures full panoramic, HD images re multiple Spynel are deployed, Cyclope which the Cyclope software then automati- Hypervisor centralises all data to offer a cally analyses by detecting and tracking all global geolocation of all events. targets identified. The open architecture, Cyclope provides users with an automated which has always been a mainstay within experience, detecting and tracking an un- the Cyclope framework, will remain the limited number of targets-on land, in air, same to allow for an easy integration with or on sea- simultaneously from all direc- other existing platforms in place such as

Gunshot detection systems (df) At Eurosatory METRAVIB presents their acoustic gunshot detection systems, that improve protection systems for people, fixed installations and mobile platforms in hostile locations. These combat proven systems detect and precisely localise small arms and RPGs. They detect the sound wa- ves emitted by light weapon gunshots and analyze them to triangulate the position of the shooter, accurately and within one second. METRAVIB supplies equipment to 20 ar- mies around the world, including those of thirteen NATO members. Sixty new systems were delivered at the be- ginning of 2016 to complement the equip- ment already supplied to the French Army. In total, 260 PILAR systems are mounted on armoured vehicles from Renault Trucks Defense. These systems have also been chosen to equip hundreds of Griffon and Jaguar, the SCORPION program vehicles. For more information visit METRAVIB in HALL 6 G 733. www.metravib.com (Photo: METRAVIB) (Photo: ISSUE 33 / 2016 13

New features for the training system SWORD (df) MASA Group will present some new features as well as a SWORD and Direct- CGF interoperability demonstration during Group) MASA (Graphics: Eurosatory. “The flexibility of employment and evolu- tion of SWORD effectively allows us to foresee its use in all types of operational worldwide, SWORD is a cost-efficient cons- SWORD simulates a diverse range of situa- preparation for command posts, but also tructive simulation focused on user needs. tions in highly realistic environments. With in training specialist areas,” said Colo- SWORD immerses brigade and division this soldiers and commanders might train nel Philippe Dutroncy, SDOR EMAT (Net- command post staff in large scale conflicts, to lead thousands of autonomous subordi- work Operations Development Service, stabilization operations, terrorist threats nate units on the virtual field. Land Forces Command, French Army). or natural disasters, providing a broad and MASA Group is in HALL 5 F 82. Developed in close relation with armies complete training solution. https://masa-group.biz

Thermal Targets for training (ck) Reshet Graf presents its ThermaReal family of realistic thermal targets for trai- ning soldiers in the use of thermal devi- ces. These targets simulate objects such as people, tanks, and UAVs, improving shooting accuracy in the dark on the batt- lefield.

“We developed this family of targets in re- sponse to the needs of our customers for targets that closely simulate the battlefield – and enable them to conduct training that is as realistic as possible in order to effec- tively prepare fighters for battle,” said Al- bert Ohayon, CEO of Reshet Graf. ThermaReal targets withstand all weather conditions, have a high resistance to shooting, can be repaired with stickers, and provide hig contrast when using visi- on devices. These targets do not require electricity for the heating element since the raw material itself reflects heat and cold. Reshet Graf at Eurosatory in HALL 6 D 733. www.infrared-id.com

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The fibre of protection rain wear, backpacks, shelters, ponchos, Gelvenor Textiles will show their latest sleeping bags and tents for armed forces fabrics during Eurosatory. The South Af- around the world. rican-based manufacturer is a preferred The fabric is manufactured in-house, gi- weaver of p-Aramid yarns which are used Gelvenor) (Photo: ving them complete control over the entire to produce both hard and soft water repel- production process and a distinct advanta- lant ballistic protective fabrics. Gelvenor ge over other textile manufacturers. Their Textiles have also developed and produced fabrics are all independently tested at the an extensive range of flame retardant firemen, the police or members of the ar- ATS testing facility which ensures that their fabrics. med forces. In addition, Gelvenor Textiles textiles consistently perform to internatio- The fabrics are woven from inherently also produce a range of fabrics for military nal standards. flame retardant fibres and yarns, making applications. These include plain, dyed or Visit Gelvenor Textiles during Eurosatory in these NFPA and EN approved fabrics suit- camouflage print varieties and ballistic- ny HALL 6 C 567. able for the manufacture of workwear for lon which are used to develop uniforms, www.gelvenor.com

Avon Protection rector of Marketing said, “After 5 years (ck) Avon Protection delivers respiratory of development Avon has produced the protection products to meet the changing next generation of modular CBRN respi- CBRN threat environment. The new Avon- ratory protection. Our focus on providing (Photos: Avon Protection) Avon (Photos: Air range is the first adaptive powered the wearer with lighter, modular and ful- air system capable of being configured to ly integrated solutions is evident in the match changing operational conditions. AvonAir range. In addition the ability used at Eurosatory to demonstrate how It includes the EZAir+ power module, for customers to configure systems the heat signatures of people and objects the FM54 mask, the MPPAPR and the depending on operational needs can be used to detect hidden devices and CSPAPR. dramatically lowers their cost of voids. With the ability to detect a person The products are interoperable, cost maintenance.” up to 500m away, quick start operation (5 effective, and able to protect users Avon’s range of handheld ther- secs) to save time and battery life, and vi- from a broad spectrum of CBRN mal imagers for firefighters, deo and stills capability as standard, the P situations – from small scale che- surveillance operatives, first Type has many of the features available on mical spills or incidents at major responders and law enforce- any thermal imaging camera. events through to full defence. ment officers are market lea- Avon Protection is at Eurosatory in HALL 6 Commenting on the new pro- ders around the world. G 462. duct range, James Wilcox, Di- The Argus P Type camera will be www.avon-protection.com

New Delta OL 3.0 Suit and Delta and the new Stealth Smocks are also going Blizzard Suit launched at UF PRO to be displayed. One of the biggest upda- (df) The Swedish company UF PRO will tes with this new generation of Striker XT (Photo: UF PRO) UF (Photo: show their very new Delta OL 3.0 Suit and pants is that the camouflage version has the Delta Blizzard Suit in snow Camouflage the stretch panels also in camouflage. This at Eurosatory for the first time. Information was until now only the case with the Stri- about these two products will also only be ker HT pants in MultiCam, where UF PRO given to visitors at the stand D287 hall 6. combined the MultiCam NyCo fabric with For more information visit UF PRO in Hall Besides these novelities the new generati- the Schoeller-dynamic stretch material in 6 D287. on of the Striker XT BDU, Monsoon Jackets SloCam. www.ufpro.si ISSUE 33 / 2016 15

Launch of a tactical vest fit. The modular vest also allows hard ar- pack, and an interface for downloading in- and helmet mour to be inserted into its front, back or formation and for charging. (df) Marom Dolphin will launch the Rai- sides. Included in the Raider-X1 is the The system enables video capture via der-X1 at Eurosatory, a slim, lightweight T-Belt, an integrated internal the helmet’s camera during the tactical vest that facilitates the fighter’s cummerbund system that day and in complete darkness, task-oriented equipment for the battle- supports the fighter’s lower up to a distance of 25 metres. field and in ongoing operational activities. back and is designed to trans- The lightweight solution, de- In addition, the company’s subsidiary, fer weight from the shoulders veloped for use in extreme NVISOL, will unveil the Orion System, a down to the waist. field conditions, enables in- complete tactical helmet kit, for the first The Orion System kit includes a tuitive operation without the time. textile cover for the tactical hel- need for adjustments to the The Raider-X1 vest has an aluminium buck- met that incorporates a built-in existing helmet cover. le that enables the fighter to open and camera – CONTOUR+2 – with an Visitors might see these novelties close the vest with one hand, reduces the integral GPS, a NIGHTOUR IR flash- during Eurosatory in HALL 6 D 692. weight of the vest, and allows an optimal light for night vision, an external power www.marom-dolphin.com

Soldier systems and connecting technology at Rheinmetall (df) Among other technologies Rheinme- tall will also present their soldier systems during Eurosatory. Two examples, the Future Soldier – Expanded System (IdZ-ES) for the Bundeswehr and Argus for the Ca- nadian Forces will be of interest. The mo- dular design of both systems aims to unite operational flexibility with the ability to adapt to new situations and mission requi- rements. In particular the seamless C2 sys- tem architectures based on international standards – from the individual rifleman up to brigade-level command posts – is the core component of both soldier moderni- sation programmes. Other highlights of the presentation will include simulation technology for army, air force, naval and civilian users. One ex- ample at Eurosatory will be the Leopard Gunnery Skills Trainer, that unites simula- tor technology and the “Weapons and Am- munition” division of the company. Also some more “hardware” will be pre- sented at the booth, like their newest example of turret technology, the Lance turret and the turret structure for the new British “Scout” armoured reconnaissance vehicle. Visit Rheinmetall in EXT Pe6b D 211 or EXT Pe6b D 261. www.rheinmetall.de ISSUE 33 / 2016 16

BAE Systems Bofors presents their main more than 1,400 employees in Sweden, Wing Lift being a patented, cost effective products, the Bofors multi-target Naval Norway and Finland. The company com- Container Carrier handling concept for Gun Systems of 40mm and 57mm caliber bines technical expertise with in-depth lifting and moving containers short dis- with their programmable 3P Ammunition, industry knowledge, all-round capability tances. Examples of customer references the 155mm Wheeled Howitzer Archer, Bo- and a particular focus in Defence and Secu- are the NATO countries and many other fors LEMUR family of Remote Weapon Sys- rity. This results in customised, sustainable armed forces, Red Cross, Red Crescent, Re- tems, and intelligent artillery ammunition. solutions for clients both in the Nordic re- scue Services, United Nations, Saab, Erics- BAE Systems Hägglunds presents their gion and internationally. son, Northrop Grumman and international primary products being medium weight www.combitech.se rail, road, sea and air cargo operators. combat vehicle family, armoured all-ter- www.recotech.com rain vehicle family, logistical support and Habia Cable develops, manufactures and services and hybrid electric drive systems markets standard and custom-designed Scania is one of the main manufacturers for the civilian market. cables and harnesses for demanding appli- of trucks and buses for heavy transport www.baesystems.com cations. The customers are found in the applications, and of industrial and marine telecommunications, nuclear power - ge engines. Service related products account Basalt is a systems integrator delivering neration, defence, offshore and industrial for a growing proportion of the company’s customized IT systems based on COTS and sectors. In its segment, Habia Cable is one operations, assuring Scania customers of MOTS products. The delivery range from of Europe’s biggest wire and cable manu- cost-effective transport solutions and ma- central, datacentre based, highly secure facturers. The company has a global pre- ximum uptime. Employing some 42,000 systems to mission adaptable systems for sence and sales in more than 50 countries people, the company operates in about operations all over the world. In 2013, worldwide. 100 countries. Basalt became a provider of Command and www.habia.com www.scania.com Control Systems to the Swedish Defence Material Administration. MilDef offers an extensive range of rugged Systecon core business areas are consul- www.basalt.se computers and specialized electronics for ting services and decision support software communication in extreme environments, tools for systems’ Life Cycle Management Carmenta provides geospatial products where reliability, robustness and high per- and Integrated Logistics Support. Systec- and solutions as well as systems for emer- formance are crucial. The products are on’s software Opus Suite is used by defense gency response and critical infrastructure built to survive the rigours of combat in any authorities and industry leaders worldwide protection. Core business is the manage- environment from scorching desert heat to to provide decision support in systems and ment and visualisation of geographical in- severe arctic winds. With limited space to logistics engineering. User list includes de- formation and situational awareness. The pack in all the required functionality, Mil- fence forces of Australia, Brazil, Denmark, technology has high performance, ease of Def offers customised solutions. France, , Sweden, Singapore, Thailand, use, openness and scaleability. Carmenta www.mildef.com Turkey, and USA, the joint has its head office in Sweden and subsidia- armament organization OCCAR and de- ries in Germany, France and . Recotech produces, processes and re- fence suppliers Airbus, BAE Systems, Bo- www.carmenta.com pairs components and systems for rough eing, Eurocopter, Finmeccanica, Lockheed environments. The business area Ground Martin, Raytheon, Saab, Samsung, Textron Combitech is one of the Nordic region’s Support Equipment (GSE) specialises in and Thales. largest technology consulting firms, with civilian and military applications, with the www.systecon.se ISSUE 33 / 2016 17

Ashot Ashkelon highlights their drive train, Lior Textile will display an assortment of RAFAEL will present a suite of solutions for suspension and mobility solutions for batt- their protective gear, including a brand land and air defense applications, including le tanks & APCs. new Body Armor for the army, police, and the new SPIKE SR - Man-Portable, Electro- www.ashot.co.il SWAT units, dealing with the most current Optic and the new Guided Missile System. threats. www.rafael.co.il Beth-El displays some of their highly ef- www.lior-protective.com ficient ventilation and CBRN filtration units Reshet Graf will exhibit a range of their at Eurosatory. Magam Safety will exhibit a variety of their Infrared ID solutions for night vision, SWIR www.beind.com protective, rescue and survivability equip- and thermal devices. The company will ment from rubber and textile. focus on Infrared combat ID, thermal com- BlueBird Aero Systems will exhibit new www.magam-safety.com bat ID and passive thermal targets. features to the ThunderB small-sized tac- www.infrared-id.com tical UAS, the SpyLite mini-UAS and MicroB Marom Dolphin will show a range of their micro-UAS. textile solutions including a new protective Roboteam will display its PROBOT versatile www.bluebird-uav.com vest and a new carrying system. tactical robot, MTGR micro-tactical ground www.marom-dolphin.com robot and the IRIS individual robotic intelli- Camero-Tech will display tactical sense- gence system. through-the-wall systems. Meprolight will have on display their entire www.robo-team.com www.camero-tech.com range of electro-optical systems, thermal and night vision equipment, and self-illu- RP Optical Lab, will exhibit a multi-sensor Commtact will display their advanced data minated sights. system for border and coastal surveillance link solutions and a newly developed HD www.meprolight.com missions and critical infrastructure protec- capability. tion. www.commtact.co.il MTC will exhibit a range of electro-mecha- www.rp-optical-lab.com nical products including a new Redundant CONTROP, outside of the Israel Pavilion, Electro-Mechanical Rotary Servo Actuator SCD will present a new HD SWIR very lon- will debut two new surveillance and porta- (ERSA) for UAVs, which reduces UAV Flight g-range identification capability and a new ble intrusion detection systems. Control Failures and enables maintenance miniature SWIR detector. www.controp.com simplicity. www.scd.co.il www.mtcind.com General Roboticswill launch a new Tactical Shladot will highlight a new tank trailer, Combat Robot with attack capabilities and NETLINE will reveal a new Drones detec- that has already been tested for carrying a Light Remote Weapon Station. tion and mitigation system and a miniature ultra-heavy main battle tanks. www.glrobotics.com airborne COMJAM system. www.shladot.com www.netlinetech.com IWI presents the military version of the X95 TechMer will display a range of network assault rifle in .300 AAC Blackout caliber. RADA displays its MHR family of Force and centric communications solutions, inclu- The company will also have on display its border protecting tactical radars, some of ding a new maritime communications -ma entire range of small arms. them with proven counter-UAS capability. nagement system. www.israel-weapon.com www.rada.com www.mer-group.com ISSUE 33 / 2016 18

Unique field bakery for 150 pita ad baking, like kneading, weighing, auto- breads per hour matic rounders dividing, fermentation (ri- (df) At Eurosatory TECHNIC EXPORT shows sing) and of course baking. The compact their unique range of field bakeries. unit can be deployed very fast with a semi- (Photo: TECHNIC EXPORT) TECHNIC (Photo: Especially the new PITA TEX 250HJ field automatic deployed protection tarpaulin bakery is so far unique in the world. Thanks around it. to its special engineered oven the unit ma- Other presented field bakery models inclu- kes baking 150 pita breads per hour pos- de the TEX 250HJ and TEX CBC 300HJ Com- sible, in field conditions. pact Boul Cube. The built in diesel generator makes the a single axle trailer for high mobility. This Visit TECHNIC EXPORT during Eurosatory in unit autonomous and useful on all fields field bakery does autonomously all the EXT Pe6b G 320. operations. The bakery is also fitted on necessary steps in the process of pita bre- www.technicexport.com

CR300 field kitchen less steel. The layout of the catering equip- SERT France will show their latest innovati- ment can be made with kettles of 200 lit-

on at Eurosatory: the CR300 field kitchen. res, double walled pressure cooker of 150 SERT) (Photo: It has been designed to ensure fast and ef- litres, frying pans of 70 litres or woks of 800 ficient catering for 50 to 300 people in the mm diameter. field. It has been fully developed in-house Its low-power generator ensures full au- to provide reinforcement to the existing tonomy (option). The power of the new SERT equipment with a principal aim: the SERT high efficiency multi liquid fuel- bur emerging markets. ners ensures a fast rise to temperature. This unit is equipped with two circular new Weighing less than 900 kg this highly mobi- Visit SERT in EXT Pe6b G 311. generation catering modules, all in stain- le unit can be towed by a light vehicle. www.sert.fr

Mobile drinking water supply capacity of 5,000 litres is placed on the (df) Together Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks platform and filled using a high-capaci- and Kärcher Futuretech will be presenting ty pump integrated on the Unimog. their solution for improved drinking wa- The core system is the WTC 5000 UF ter supply in disaster areas, the “Drinking water treatment system from Kärcher water Unimog”, a water purification sys- Futuretech. It is operated by the in- tem that can be transported to difficult-to- tegrated power generator and can pro- access regions. duce up to 5,000 litres of drinking wa- The so called “Water Unimog” enables ter per hour. It produces particle-free the transport of up to three autonomous drinking water from almost any natural drinking water supply systems to different source of raw water. This water is clas- locations over difficult-to-access terrain. sified as both microbially and virally A hydraulically operated crane helps save safe, and complies with the German time when unloading the systems on- Ordinance on Drinking Water. The daily site. output of three WTC 5000 UFs working As soon as the Water Unimog is unloa- together is 360,000 litres per day. ded, the loading platform is prepared for More information at Kärcher Futu- use distributing the drinking water to the retech HALL 6 G 630. surrounding regions. A pillow tank with a www.karcher-futuretech.com ISSUE 33 / 2016 19

ULTRA LIGHT container modules are complete with electrical Space Module infrastructure and air-conditioning and

(ck) CRM-Eurolight container space modu- meet the requirements regarding static, NARR) (Photo: les of NARR Modular Systems GmbH are impermeability to dirt and moisture, hy- used to build mobile facilities in disaster giene, splinter protection and fire safety, and crisis regions, i.e. field hospitals. thermal and acoustic insulation and fire The container space modules are deliver- protection. ed as a very light and robust modular sys- At Eurosatory NARR Modular Systems tem in standard 20 foot containers. The presents its new CRM ULTRALIGHT special packaging system allows minimal room concept with elements whose transport volume and maximum transport weight can be lowered again. This sim- tenance, energy and environmental per- security. plifies assembly and reduces transport formance remain unchanged. With its patented locking technique, NARR weight. Vitis NARR Modular Systems at Eurosatory gives a full guarantee of at least 30 times The traditional features of the high-quality at EXT Pe6b C 250. assembling and dismantling. The room components such as long life, low main- www.narr-crm.de

Command post systems and systems places high demands on the de- military camp solutions sign. (ck) At Eurosatory Drehtainer places spe- Drehtainer demonstrates its extensive ex-

cial attention on all sorts of command perience in this sensitive area by coopera- Drehtainer) (Photo: posts: on the mobile command system of ting with leading systems integrators. Be- the German Air Force, on the control and sides command post systems, Drehtainer fire control centre for the MANTIS range also presents different and partially-rein- protection system, on the Ground Support forced military camp solutions for housing Container System (GSCS) for the Eurofighter soldiers and for the protection of facilities. project and on various electronic warfare Over the last decades Drehtainer has been ties and, the implementation of industrial facilities. focusing its business activities on the de- and nuclear-technology standards. In addition to ballistic and blast protection velopment and manufacture of special Drehtainer will be at Eurosatory in HALL 6 the RF shielding plays a crucial role for the- containers and special vehicles technology, L 695. se facilities. Integrating various technical including the protection of military facili- www.Drehtainer.de

Combined climate and power means that exhaust The air conditioning unit can generator emissions and fuel provide cooled air at up to (ck) Just in time for Eurosatory Fischer Pan- consumption can 6,000 m³/h. da has put its latest product on the market be reduced by up to In addition to air condi- - the combined climate and power genera- 20%. tioning, the CANTOR is a tor Panda 45i CANTOR. Facilities are hea- highly efficient heating- de The new Panda 45i CANTOR can be used ted or cooled by two vice with a heat recovery both for the power supply and the air con- 10 kW water-cooled of up to 35 kW. The heater ditioning of tents and mobile shelters. Its 36 compressors powered requires no additional fuel. kW generator features the highly efficient directly by the generator. The electric heating for hot water is and environmentally friendly variable The compressors can also be powe- 10 kW. speed technology (VSCF). Compared with red by the engine. The cooling capacity of Visit Fischer Panda at EXT Pe6b G 181. a traditional fixed-speed generator, this 4 to 20 kW can be controlled continuously. www.fischerpanda.de ISSUE 33 / 2016 20

Noptel laser rangefinder tive measurement methods and advanced (df) At Eurosatory Noptel will show their signal processing techniques. By using this new modules for the long distance laser Noptel) (Photo: cumulative measurement method Noptel rangefinder family. The interesting part can exploit standard diode lasers and eye of Noptel laser rangefinder technologies safe technology, yet reach out to several are the middle range and long range laser tors and manufacturers globally. The ran- kilometres with good measuring reliability. rangefinders. These small size, light weight gefinders exploit laser pulse flight time Visit Noptel in HALL 6 F 197. modules are provided for system integra- measurement technology, special cumula- www.noptel.fi

Leidos presenting their wide range fighter needs fast and with less-specialized Positive Train Location (PTL), that provides of military solutions software meaning lower initial cost. real-time, sub-meter tracking information (df) At Eurosatory Leidos will present their Also Leidos has supported successful re- through a broad range of operational envi- solutions in the three fields: open systems search, development, and deployment of ronments, including those without Global for C2ISR, logistics and cyber. Especially the GPSdenied navigation capabilities for- go Navigation Satellite (GNS) services. C2ISR solutions will be of interest, with the vernment and commercial customers for Find Leidos at Eurosatory in HALL 5 D 567. C2 solution adapting capabilities -to war more than 20 years. Also interesting is the www.leidos.com

TEMIS with up to three sensors aerial (fixed and rotating-buckles bilised gimbal ranges have been (df) MERIO presents their new range of drones as well as aircraft) carriers. designed for the industrial sec- micro-gyrostabilised gimbals weighting less The configuration of the sensors is tor (sensitive sites surveillance, than 750 g named TEMIS during Eurosato- entirely customisable. The small hard to access aerial shooting) ry. TEMIS gimbals are a concentrate of high size and weight makes it especial- and for military purposes (ob- technologies integrating up to three sen- ly suitable for UAV-use and there- servation and reconnaissance sors: visible sensors HD (EO), infrared sen- fore representing the core capabi- of theatre of operations). sors (IR) and/or laser. lities of the company, since MERIO More information at the These gyrostabilised payloads are adap- is specialised in payload systems for MERIO booth in HALL 6 GF 767. table to all types of ground, maritime or drones and aircraft. Their micro-gyrosta- www.merio.fr

Automated speech translating languages. Actors in charge of territories obsolet, since most work could be done by solution security more than ever need to have ef- just English speaking people. (df) Automatic translation has been a dre- ficient multilingual intelligence capabilities A demo will allow visitors to see how the am to many military commanders since the of OSINT and COMINT. combination of both companies‘ expertise first vision of this kind in the famous Star Therefore, SYSTRAN and VOCAPIA have can process a large number of audio files Trek series. At Eurosatory the companies decided to combine their technologies and to quickly detect critical information and SYSTRAN and VOCAPIA will demonstrate offer a speech transcription and machine understand it regardless of language. To how they combined their language proces- translation solution in more than 45 lan- improve translation quality, SYSTRAN uses sing technologies to provide intelligence guages. With this solution, it’s now pos- custom-tailored models that have fulfilled professionals with an automated speech sible to transcribe an audio file in Arabic the quality standards of many Intelligence translation solution available in more than and instantly translate the automatic tran- agencies in Europe, the U.S., Asia and the 45 languages. script to English. Other languages might Middle East. Current international geopolitical insta- follow if there are customer needs. With Visit the solution in HALL 5 booth 5D 448. bility has enhanced the need for under- this feature the cost intensive teaching of www.systransoft.com standing the Eastern and Middle-Eastern minor languages to experts might become www.vocapia.com ISSUE 33 / 2016 21

Electro-mechanical rotary continue flying in the case of compo- including gyros and MEMS, electric servo actuator for UAV nent failure. ERSA’s dual motors, position sensors, so- (df) MTC Industries and Research Carmiel DC brushless motors lenoid valves, slip rings, canard Ltd. launches its redundant Electro-Me- also require much less fin control actuation systems, chanical Rotary Servo Actuator (ERSA) for maintenance due to the fuel control manifolds, and gim- UAVs during Eurosatory. This almost fail- absence of wear-and- bal units, like the ERSA-0311. safe system significantly enhances UAV tear prone brushes. This is optimised for UAV requi- survivability and enables extended time in Additional features in- rements, such as temperature the air. clude a potentiometer range from -40°C to 71°C, EMI ERSA was designed with a built-in fail-safe and high-efficiency gearbox, as RFI shielding and high reliability. based on its duplicate flight controls lo- well as optional digital or analogue- out MTC will be at Eurosatory in HALL 6 E cated on its two separate control boards. puts. Apart from ERSA MTC will also pre- 651. The back-up control allows the UAV to sent a wide range of additional solutions, www.mtcind.com

New Peli Air Cases and Rack that rebounds to stress without breaking. Mount Cases The Peli Hardigg Rack Mount cases include (ck) Peli Products, US-based manufacturer features of Peli’s configurable rack cases of tough cases, will present its latest in- in a pre-configured solution for quick plug (Photo: Peli Products) Peli (Photo: novations - Peli Air cases and Peli Hardigg and play use. Rack Mount cases - at Eurosatory. The Peli Rack equipment is becoming lighter in Air cases are the lightest cases in the mar- weight which requires an economical and ket and are up to 40% lighter than its pre- rapid method of attachment. Peli Hardigg decessors, making it the lightest cases in cases are built utilizing a full-boxed steel- the market today. rack with an industry-standard square hole They provide the high standard of durabi- pattern to allow hanging electronics. These lity and toughness that is required by the cases also include clip nuts – just attach the military. The Air cases are available in six clip nut onto a square hole to get a secure long-form, travel-ready sizes and are con- threaded, mount. structed of lightweight HPX2 resin, a new Peli at Eurosatory in HALL 5 H 790. generation of Peli’s proprietary formula www.peli.com

Small size, wide variety tic, ergonomic design. Low insertion and (ck) ODU, a company specializing in elec- withdrawal forces and coding possibilities (Photo: ODU) (Photo: trical connection technology, is presenting by module or colored bend protection faci- a new hybrid connector in a mini plastic litate handling. housing during Eurosatory. The SNAP-IN interlock with tear-off gua- The ODU MAC ZERO is a compact and fle- rantee allows for rapid disconnection in an xible connector. It combines various trans- emergency. “With the ODU-MAC ZERO we mission types in a small space. The space- offer our customers a safe, individual con- saving housing geometry enables a wide minum frame, the ODU-MAC ZERO housing nection solution with high packing density range of modules for reliable transmission has built-in rails and therefore contains no and functionality,” emphasizes Bernhard of signals, power, light waves, data or coax. magnetic components. Säckl, Portfolio Manager at ODU. Overall, customers can freely choose and The frameless construction offers three ODU at Eurosatory in HALL 6 GF 546. combine up to nine units. Instead of an alu- different cable outlets and has an aesthe- www.odu.de ESD Spotlight

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Germany has become the first nation to es- warfare. The tablish a military branch exclusively for cyber 13,700 posts • Military Research and Programmes space. This branch – called KdoCIR – will start are the re- with 13,700 personnel in April 2017. At that sult of ad- time the command staff will comprise 230 peo- ding all these • NATO & European Armed Forces ple, with a Chief of Staff in the rank of Vice Ad- elements to- miral or Lieutenant General, and therefore of gether; the equal prominence with the air force, army and promised • Defence & Security Industry navy. At least in the German Bundeswehr. increase in In the initial cader the KdoCIR will unite capabi- importance lities connected with cyber, that were quite wi- will only be despread throughout the Bundeswehr. A main achieved by • Trade Shows part will move from the Joint Support Service increasing to the Cyber Command, mainly the Command the number of personnel. Support Command with six Command Support Another new and key point of the KdoCIR is • Career Moves Battalions, the First NATO Signal Battalion, the that they are allowed to procure on their own. Command Support School and the IT System Germany has quite a complicated procurement Centre. process, with the military branches not being From the Joint Support Service the responsible for or able to influence procure- Strategic Reconnaissance Command will also ment. Instead, first the planning department of Join our community of some 17,000 readers (as at 1/6/16), including subscribers move to the Cyber Command with its Elect- the MoD and then the BAAINBw are responsib- ronic Warfare Evaluation Centre, four Elect- le for all procurement, no matter whether ship, ronic Warfare Battalions, the Signals Intelli- tank or plane. This is about to change, with the from the armed forces, ministries and civil service, parliamentary committee gence Technical Analysis Centre, the Strategic KdoCIR being responsible for their own equip- Reconnaissance School, the Imagery Recon- ment, including planning, procurement and naissance Centre and the Geo Information maintenance. members and budget holders, defence and security industry executives and Centre. The German MoD ̶ and of course the Other elements being integrated into KdoCIR soldiers ̶ hope to shorten the time from will come from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr first identifying a capability gap till the pro- scientific institutions. Equipment, Information Technology and In- curement of solutions to under a year. At Service Support (BAAINBw) and from the other the moment this process takes two or more military branches. The KdoCIR aims to unite the years onaverage and therefore does not fit knowledge inside the Bundeswehr concerning the rapid pace of technology evolutions in communication and information technology, electronics. If you have news to share please send all press releases and contact starting with handhelds, communication lines So quite some hopes are connected with the and computers and ending with secure net- KdoCIR: quicker procurement, more professio- works, satellite reconnaissance and electronic nalisation, more personnel and better reaction information to: [email protected]

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gie Mellon University, Honeywell Interna- DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle tional Inc., Leidos, Pratt & Miller, QinetiQ Technology Inc., Raytheon BBN, Southwest Research (df) The race is on between the protection- Institute and SRI International. of vehicles and piercing weapon develop “We’re exploring a variety of potentially ment. Adding more armour not only incre- groundbreaking technologies, all of which www.euro-sd.com that has constrained armoured ground ases development and deployment costs, it are designed to improve vehicle mobility, vehicle design for the past 100 years, and - also reduces speed and mobility, therefore vehicle survivability and crew safety and are paving the way toward innovative, dis exposing the vehicle more to increasing th- performance without piling on armour,” ruptive vehicles for the 21st Century and reats. said Maj. Christopher Orlowski, DARPA - beyond.” DARPA aims to reverse this trend in starting programme manager. “DARPA’s perfor www.darpa.mil the Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) - mers for GXV-T are helping defy the ‘more programme and recently awarded con armour equals better protection’ axiom tracts to these eight organizations: Carne- ding assets and infrastructure from aerial fire control units and guns of the 35mm - attack. Swiss upgrade air defence system medium-calibre Oerlikon Skyguard air de - All three would have reached the end of their service life during the next few years. (df) AG of Zürich - fence system through to 2019. The con - In order to avoid a capabilities gap prior has won an important modernisation or tract also includes an overhaul of the as to introduction of a successor system for der from the Swiss armed forces. Within sociated command and control systems in short-range air defence of ground assets, - the contract Rheinmetall will upgrade the the operations centre as well as additional spare parts and therefore extending the the 35mm medium-calibre air defencet e sys m . Besides that, Empire Test Pilots’ lifetime until at least 2025. Gripen E unveiled School (ETPS) uses Gripen as platform for The Swiss air force’s ground-based short- (df) At a ceremony with more than 500 test pilot training. (Photo: Rheinmetall) (Photo: range air defence systems include the guests Saab unveiled the Gripen E last week. “Over previous versions of the Gri- “Nations need modern air defences to uphold lightweight Stinger guided missile, the New UAS starts underwater mobile Rapier surface-to-air missile and - pen, Gripen E has a significantly improved national sovereignty. Meanwhile, the cost (df) The United States Navy plans to deploy secure Digital Data Link the 35mm medium-calibre Oerlikon Sky - avionics system,” the company said. in relation to other investments in society its “Blackwing”, a small, tube-launched un (DDL), all packaged into a guard. These systems are used for defen “The capability to carry more weapons needs to be reasonable. Therefore, Saab has mand (USSOCOM) sponsored manned aircraft system that starts from - vehicle that launches from and the improved range performance, is developed design and production methods JCTD called Advanced Weapons immersed submarines, on manned subma- manned and unmanned a fully integrated part of the Fury system, made possible by a more powerful engine for the Gripen E to both increase capability Enhanced by Submarine UAS rines and unmanned underwater vehicles. submarines. Fourth generation pneumatic and look forward to delivering continued and the ability to carry more fuel. Gripen and to reduce costs”, says Håkan Buskhe, Pre- against Mobile targets (AWE support to Lockheed Martin for its UAV ac- Blackwing employs an advanced, miniature The Blackwing system was launcher for UAV E is equipped with a highly integrated and sident and CEO Saab, at the ceremony. SUM). This JCTD was comple - electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) pay Robonic Ltd Oy of Finland has delivered tivities,” says Juha Moisio, Robonic CEO. Among the guests were Sweden’s Minister developed by AeroViron - sophisticated sensor suite including an Ac- with a balanced design that fits a multirole - ted in September 2015 with its fourth generation OHTO pneumatic Advances in technology improve launch load, Selective Availability Anti-spoofing - ment as part of a 2013 - tive Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) ra- fighter needed for future warfare environ- of Defence Peter Hultqvist, Sweden’s Air a strong recommendation to launcher to Lockheed Martin, broadening - and relaunch management of the Robonic Module (SASSM) GPS and AeroVironment’s Navy and United States dar, Infra Red Search and Track (IRST), Elec- Force Chief of Staff Mats Helgesson, Com- transition the capability into Robonic’s portfolio of highly efficient pneu- OHTO. An operator can, from a safe dis ments. mander of the Brazilian Air Force, Nivaldo Special Operations Com- matic zero-point launchers for tactical un tance, enable the launcher to be ready for tronic Warfare (EW) suite, and datalink In 2019, deliveries of the next generation the fleet. Autonomous undersea IED manned aerial vehicles (UAV) as well as ae- launch minutes after the initial one. technology, which, when combined gives Gripen for Sweden and Brazil will begin. Luiz Rossato, and representing Saab; Chair- www.avinc.com The OHTO is a fourth generation zero-point hunting rial targets. This launcher is smaller, more the pilot, and co-operating forces exactly Currently five nations operate Gripen: Swe- man of the Board Marcus Wallenberg, CEO “Sea Wasp is a hybrid of pre-existing Sa efficient and more transportable than pre- pneumatic launcher whose de- the information needed at all times.” Håkan Buskhe and the Head of business (df) Saab presented its new remotely ope technologies that can now be applied ab sign, aeronautical class mecha- den, South Africa, , Hungary vious Robonic launchers. Gripen E builds on the design of earlier area Aeronautics, Ulf Nilsson. rated vehicle (ROV), Sea Wasp, at the Navy- urgent worldwide need,” said Bert Johansto an nical structure, maintainability, - and Thailand. Brazil has ordered Gripen, The OHTO launcher is the outcome of a de- http://saabgroup.com League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Natio son, Sales Director Underwater Systems - tactical mobility and transpor versions and therefore is a modern fighter and Gripen has also been down-selected in sign concept long matured by Robonic, of nal Harbor, Maryland, last week. Sea Wasp,- within Saab business area Dynamics. “Un which the development was bolstered by tability, where it can be towed by an SUV or sling loaded with which relocates, identifies and neutralizes derwater EOD is a rapidly growing nic - the 2015 contract with Lockheed Martin. software based monitoring of OHTO ope- underwater improvised explosive devices around the world, and Sea Wasp’s capabilihe “As a major highlight to introducing our an NH-90 helicopter, are only UK’s Military Flying a favourite for military helicopter training proves safety. (IEDs). Today, most underwater IED threats new OHTO worldwide, we are very pleased a few outstanding features for Training System in the US, Australia and Germany among “This is the final element in re-fashioning ties correspond to that niche.” - to be working alongside Lockheed Martin this launcher. Additionally, the (df) Airbus Helicopters in the UK has many other partner nations, incorporate the UK Military Flying Training System into are disposed of manually by trained EOD di To test Sea Wasp, Saab has partnered with EOD Group 2, the FBI Counter-IED Unit, in bringing OHTO into the U.S. market as been selected by Ascent as the Aircraft the latest technology, allowing the crews a state-of-the-art structure to develop sui- vers. Sea Wasp is operated remotely by two-- the Combating Terrorism Technical Support and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Service Provider for the UK’s Military Fly- to perform the widest envelope of training tably qualified aircrew to secure the future person teams in a safe distance. Office (CTTSO) in providing Sea Wasp proto Division’s Counter-Terrorist Operations Ma from basic flying to offshore, night ing Training System of air elements of our Royal Navy, British types to three EOD agencies: the U.S. Navy- ritime Response Unit. - (UKMFTS). The con- time operations. Army and Royal Air Force,” British Minister Propulsor systems for http://saabgroup.com tract is worth €654 Furthermore, for Defence Procurement, Philip Dunne, VIRGINIA class submarines million and will be through the said. (df) BAE Systems has received a €65 milli in place for the next UKMFTS corporating new technology and features “Our Armed Forces will benefit from con- on contract from the U.S. Navy to produce- 17 years with training st- contract, specifically for use in shallower coast and deliver propulsor systems for Block IV arting in April 2018. the UK sistent, world class training across the gions. So they unite capabilities for undal re- VIRGINIA class (SSN 774) submarines, the As part of the contract, Airbus He- will be the board. It will ready them for the next stage sea-warfare in both areas. er- amount could rise up to €146 million if all licopters will supply a fleet of H135 and first country of their careers and equip them with the In addition to the propulsors, the contract options are exercised. H145 capable of delivering the 28,000 to receive the newly updated H135 Helio- skills they need to deploy on operations includes funding for the manufacture of BAE Systems has already delivered more hours per year necessary to meet the trai- nix, Airbus Helicopters’ advanced avionics around the globe.” submarines. The VIRGINIA class attack sub associated spare hardware and tailcones. than 20 propulsors to the Navy for both ning requirement. The two types, already kit which increases performance and im- www.airbushelicopters.com marines represent a shift in undersea wa - Production of these units will begin in SEAWOLF class (SSN 21) and VIRGINIA class fare. They are designed to maintain their r- 2016, with deliveries scheduled through Successful tests of the Brimstone plex static targets. Included were also sing- effectiveness in the deep ocean while in 2022. - www.baesystems.com (df) MBDA’s Brimstone air-to-surface missile le and salvo firings, whilst laser, millimetric Sweden orders new lightweight has successfully undertaken several operati- radar and dual mode guided modes were torpedo system system to FMV and the Swedish Navy. onal evaluation trials by the Royal Air Force used, as was ground-based, third party laser (df) Saab has received an order from the Where by this the replacement for Torped (RAF) that confirm the performance of the designation. Swedish Defence Material Administration 45 begins,” sayd Görgen Johansson, head o missile’s latest technical enhancements. These tests also successfully demonstrated (FMV) for the development and producti of Saab business area Dynamics. The new The trials involved 11 missile firings and the new Insensitive Munition (IM) warhead, of a new lightweight torpedo system. Theon torpedo will unite the experience and ex total order value amounts to approximate- pertise in underwater systems, for shallow- were conducted against a variety of ope- against armoured and non-armoured tar- will be the first to carry Brimstones with the ly €165 million with deliveries expected waters and the types of environments that rational scenarios with precise hits on very gets whilst bringing additional deployment integration programme underway for 2018. 2016-2024. exists in the Baltic Sea, including adapte small, fast moving vehicles and against com- benefits. The RAF’s Eurofighter Typhoon www.mbda-systems.com “We are proud to have the continued con propulsion, communications and target d fidence to deliver a new torpedo weapon - seekers. http://saabgroup.com

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