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Extensive evaluation trials done, know-how, we bring innovation to to support the development of a Forty Light naval gun the Mbombe 6x6 armoured com- the industry.” defence industrial base in Jordan system makes debut bat vehicle is ready for production. Signing of the contract followed that will contribute to employment, at IDEX page 6 South Africa’s extensive vehicle trials in 50°C skills development and technology (Stand 12-C22) and the King desert environments in Jordan and transfer, as well as training.” Abdullah II Design and Develop- the UAE, right down to -50°C dur- Unlike most South African- ment Bureau (KADDB) of Jordan ing winter in . Mbombe designed mine-protected vehicles, (Stand 01-B08) yesterday signed a successfully completed the rigorous Mbombe uses flat-hull technology, major production contract at IDEX trials, covering more than 10,000km and is the first to offer all-round pro- for the first 50 Mbombe vehicles. in the world’s most harsh and tection against a variety of threats. “The production of Mbombe in challenging environments. Besides ballistic protection up to Jordan signals an important mile- Clearly pleased with Jordan’s 14.5mm heavy rounds, stone in the continuing growth of decision to select the South it is similarly protected against the defence industrial capability in African-developed Mbombe 6x6, 155mm bursts. With Level 4 the Middle East,” said Major General Ivor Ichikowitz, founder and execu- mine protection, it can withstand China shows off its Omar Al Kaldi, chief executive of tive chairman of Paramount, noted a 10kg mine detonating under the precision long-range KADDB. “By integrating our tech­ the long history of collaboration hull or wheels, and a 50kg TNT blast nologies, engineering skills and with Jordan. “We are very excited from IEDs. ■ firepower page 7

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Yesterday, on the first day of the IDEX exhibition, the UAE Armed Forces General Headquarters announced 19 orders that the UAE is placing or has placed with a range of contrac- tors, from both home and overseas. The total value of those orders is AED9.84 billion (US$2.68bn) – the largest daily total of orders announced at any IDEX show. More orders are expected to be announced over the following days at the daily GHQ press conferences. By value, the biggest contract concerned the award to Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Ale- nia of an AED3.745 billion deal to provide the UAE with two satellites and associated ground control sta- tions. The satellites are for military use, and will have both communica- tions and imaging roles. In terms of local companies, Al Taif Technical Services, a Mubadala/ EDIC company, was awarded an AED2.4 billion contract to pro- vide technical services for vehicles operated by the UAE ground forces. Another EDIC member, Automotive from Tawazun, received an order for 500 vehicles, plus a fur- ther order for the development of 500 more, with a combined value of AED1.2 billion. Among other orders was a con- tract with ADASI for a UAV system One of the big winners of the first day’s round of UAE Armed Forces orders was Nimr Automotive worth AED490 million, one with ADSB for two vessels worth AED870 AMMROC was awarded an Airports was also awarded an air- a contract worth AED52 million for million, and an AED18.5 million con- AED200 million contract for repairs craft technical support contract, the supply of mortars, and Al Jaber tract for Al Fattan Ship Industry to and spares for the UAE’s Joint Avia- worth AED70 million. The Interna- received an AED83 million contract supply eight fast boats. tion Command, while Abu Dhabi tional Golden Group was awarded for spares and parts. ■

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The ‘sea axe’ bow will US Coast Guard and the Maritime give the Arialah vessels a Research Institute Netherlands. distinctive appearance According to Damen, the Arialah design combines a chined hull and deep-V bottom with the sea axe bow to all but eliminate vertical accelera- tion and slamming as the vessel ‘cuts’ through the waves. CICPA has specified a comprehen- sive weapon, sensor and command suite, for which Thales Nederland is taking major responsibility. As well as supplying its TACTICOS combat management system, SMART-S Mk 2 E/F-band surveillance radar, Mirador electro-optical (EO) system, STIR 1.2 EO Mk 2 radar/EO fire control direc- Sea axe tor, Vigile radar-band electronic support measures (ESM) and Altesse communications ESM, Thales is also cuts through taking overall responsibility for combat system integration. The Arialah ships will each be armed with an OTO Melara 76/62 the waves gun forward, two OTO Melara MAR- LIN 30mm gun mountings on either RICHARD SCOTT 2013. The ships themselves will be security, law enforcement, offshore beam, and a single Raytheon Mk 49 delivered from Damen’s Galati ship- patrol, and search and rescue. A key Mod 2 11-cell Rolling Airframe Damen Shipyards is working in yard in Romania in 2017; they will feature of the ships is the distinctive Missile launcher amidships. Rhein- partnership with Abu Dhabi Ship then go to ADSB’s facility in Abu ‘sea axe’ hull, which offers excep- metall MASS decoy launchers will be Building (ADSB) (Stand B-022) to Dhabi’s Mussafah industrial area for tionally low resistance to enable fitted for soft-kill protection. deliver two 6711 offshore patrol combat systems installation and superior seakeeping, and sustained CICPA’s Arialah vessels will be fit- vessels (OPVs) to the UAE Critical integration prior to delivery to the high speeds in high sea states. ted with a helicopter flight deck aft. Infrastructure and Coastal Protec- CICPA. Damen (Stand B-028) has devel- Fast interceptor boats, together with tion Authority (CICPA) under Project The 67m Arialah multi-purpose oped the sea axe bow design in their associated launch and recovery Arialah. ADSB was awarded a con- OPVs will be capable of performing a partnership with the University equipment, will be sited amidships tract for the two ships in December number of roles, including maritime of Delft, Royal Netherlands Navy, on either beam. ■ Pride of place Taking centre stage on the NAVDEX waterfront is the UAE’s state-of- the-art 72m Baynunah corvette, Al Dhafra. The third Baynunah vessel to enter service with the UAE Naval Forces, and the second of the class to be built in-country by Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), the ship was formally handed over to the navy by ADSB in December 2013. A total of six Baynunah corvettes is being built for the UAE Naval Forces. Al Dhafra has been specially adorned for the show: on its star- board side, the ship has received the colours of the UAE national flag; on its port side, it wears the logos of IDEX, NAVDEX and UMEX. ■

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Oto Melara’s new Forty Light system Hafeet eyes is accommodated in a stealthy turret UAE market European missile systems house forget surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) MBDA (Stand 07-A07) has teamed in the ready-to-launch position. An with Nimr Automotive of the UAE additional eight Mistral SAMs are to propose the Hafeet Air Defence carried in reserve on each platform. Vehicle (ADV) to meet a UAE MBDA’s Mistral SAM can engage Defence Forces requirement for a a wide range of aerial threats, cov- high-efficiency very short-range air ering unmanned aerial vehicles, defence (V-SHORAD) system. helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft Hafeet ADV is based on the lat- at ranges of more than 6,000m and est Hafeet 640A (6x6) from Nimr at an altitude of up to 5,000m. Automotive (Stand 05-A10 indoor, For maximum target effect, up to Stand CP-400 outdoor) all-terrain six Hafeet ADVs can be networked light armoured vehicle, on the rear together, allowing the engagement of which is mounted an MBDA Multi- of up to 24 targets coming from any Purpose Combat System (MPCS). direction in less than 20 seconds. The two companies have already The system can also be used with completed preliminary engineering the latest-generation MBDA Mis- studies, to be followed by full system tral Coordination Post integrated integration once the UAE require- on an all-terrain platform, which ment has been frozen. is fitted with a 3D radar system Already in quantity production and would typically rapidly pass for the export market, the MPCS on target information to the firing Forty Light naval features a gyro-stabilised sighting platform best located to engage a system that includes a day/thermal particular target. sight with integrated laser range- The Hafeet ADV can also be inte- finder. Mounted on either side is a grated into an overall layered air pod of two MBDA Mistral fire-and- defence system. ■ gun breaks cover

RICHARD SCOTT a high (300 rounds/min) 40/L70 fed from a 72-round Sights set on new areas Italian armaments house OTO Mel- ready-to-fire . Weighing ara (Finmeccanica, Stand 06-A03) approximately 1,900kg without Arguably the best-known name in small arms, renowned Russian enter- has lifted the veil on a new-genera- ammunition, the gun assembly and prise Kalashnikov Concern (Stand 09-C30) is actively branching out into tion lightweight single 40mm naval ammunition box are enclosed within the areas of UAVs and boats, writes Sam Basch. The company, which is part gun system designed to provide a compact and stealthy carbon- of state corporation Rostec, decided to acquire a controlling (51 per cent) small craft with a bigger punch. fibre gun shield. Platform space, stake in Euroyachting Rybinskaya Shipyard and Zala Aero. Making its official debut at IDEX weight and power requirements “The decision to purchase a majority stake in Zala Aero and Euroyacht- 2015 yesterday, the all-digital Forty are claimed to be essentially the ing is to widen our product line and develop new sectors of our market,” Light non-deck-penetrating mount- same as those required for a 30mm said Kalashnikov Concern chief executive, Aleksey Krivoruchko. ing has been designed to take mounting. The acquisition is part of the company’s strategy for corporate devel- advantage of a new generation of A dual-feed mechanism allows opment through to 2020. Kalashnikov plans to develop and manufacture 40mm ‘smart’ ammunition based the gun operator to switch between drones, along with mobile and earth-based management stations. The on OTO Melara’s 4AP programmable programmable and conventional envisaged drone development is aimed at air surveillance in areas of fuze. ammunition. heightened danger and emergencies, as well as for geodetic, mapping and The company told the IDEX Show According to OTO Melara, the “full scientific research operations in harsh climates and weather conditions. Daily that the decision to bring the integration between high rate of fire According to Krivoruchko, the interest in the Euroyachting shipyard Forty Light to market reflected pro- and modern programmable ammu- allows Kalashnikov to carry out turnkey development and mass produc- jected requirements for a shipborne nition enables the system to engage tion of military and civilian launches, and to support the entire life-cycle gun able to provide greater range efficiently and effectively a large for its products. They are intended mainly for anti-piracy and counter- and lethality than existing 30mm number of targets”. terrorism operations, patrol, transportation and landing of troops, and weapons, but of a weight and size The new programmable 40mm fire support, as well as search and rescue. enabling installation on vessels round integrates a 4A40 OM smart Kalashnikov envisages development and manufacturing of high-tech down to patrol craft size. fuze that leverages 4AP fuze tech- landing craft for the military, along with maritime and river pleasure Building on OTO Melara’s long nology previously developed by cruise launches. ■ heri­tage in 40mm weapons, the the company for 76mm, 12 mm and Forty Light is engineered around 155mm applications. The 4A40 OM

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Oto Melara’s new Forty Light system is accommodated in a stealthy turret

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CHRISTOPHER F FOSS guided and unguided rockets. The 30m circular error of probability system being shown at IDEX 2015 is is claimed for these weapons. The China North Industries Corpora- the 370mm version. FD in the designation means ‘Fire tion (NORINCO) (Stand 10-E05) has There are at least three types of Dragon’, with the figure denoting brought its latest AR3 multiple- 300mm unguided rockets: BRC3 the maximum range. This family of launch rocket system (MLRS) to IDEX with a maximum range of 70km and rockets allows the AR3 to engage this year. The system is integrated fitted with a cargo warhead; BRC4 targets at a range of 20-280km. onto an 8x8 chassis, which not with a maximum range of 130km For increased accuracy, the AR3 is only provides a high level of cross- and a cargo warhead; and BRE2 with fitted with computerised fire control country mobility, but also strategic a maximum range of 130km and fit- system as well as a land navigation Forty Light naval mobility. This allows it to be rapidly ted with a high-explosive warhead. system. This also allows the weapon deployed to wherever it is required. The BRE3 (or FD140A) is a 300mm to come into and out of much According to NORINCO, the guided rocket with a maximum more quickly, and therefore it has complete AR3 launcher weighs 45 range of 130km. greater survivability against poten- tonnes and has a cruising range of There are two 370mm guided tial counter-battery fire. gun breaks cover 650km on roads. It can be fitted with rocket options, the BRE6 (FD220) The AR3 can be deployed as a two pods each of four 370mm rock- with a maximum range of 220km stand­alone system, deployed in a ets, or two pods each of five 300mm and the BRE8 (FD280), offering typical battery of six systems, or inte- fuze supports four different modes rockets. These can be a mix of a maximum range of 280km. A grated with other artillery systems. ■ of operation: proximity mode; gated proximity mode; time mode; and impact/self-destruct mode. Tar- get proximity is calculated using a microwave RF sensor. OTO Melara is proposing three Forty Light variants matched to alternative fire control philoso- phies: Type A is a full remote-control version slaved to a combat man- agement system; Type B integrates a co-axial high-resolution daylight TV camera to provide a reversion- ary autonomous mode; while Type C is a fully autonomous con- figuration incorporating its own micro-fire control system based on an on-mount electro-optical direc- tor equipped with a daylight TV, a cooled thermal camera and an eye- safe laser rangefinder. While the Forty Light displayed at the show is a full-scale mock-up, OTO Melara is already working on an NORINCO AR3 with engineering development model. two pods each of four First trials are planned to start in 370mm rockets mid-2015. ■

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Sonobuoy pre-processing – employ- ing proven multi-static techniques – would be performed on board the UAV, with acoustic data then shared via link to co-operating units. Alternatively, a group of UAVs could operate together to create a larger field of sonobuoys. Co- operative operations could also be performed with maritime patrol air- craft and ASW helicopters equipped with active dipping sonars. One other option postulated by ADCOM and WASS is for the United-40 Block 6 UAV to be used as a dedicated weapon-carrier, thus allowing heli- copters and MPAs to carry more fuel and hence extend time on station. Such an approach would increase the range at which submarine threats United-40 gains could be engaged. Furthermore, given the potential proliferation of submarine self-defence missile sys- tems in the coming years, the use of ASW capability a UAV to drop a torpedo in the target vicinity would enable manned air- borne ASW platforms to remain at a RICHARD SCOTT (Stand 06-A03) company Whitehead Since then, they have been working safe range outside. Alenia Sistemi Subacquei (WASS), to mature their United-40 Block 6 ADCOM and WASS are working to UAE-based unmanned air vehicle the United-40 Block 6 has been concept, leading to the unveiling of advance the electronic and mechan- (UAV) specialist ADCOM Systems developed so as to be able to carry a first full-scale version at the show. ical integration of the ASW payloads, (Stand OA-003) has unveiled an anti- and deploy sonobuoys, plus a single According to ADCOM Systems, the including drop testing from the submarine warfare (ASW) variant of lightweight torpedo. United-40 Block 6 UAV can be used to United-40 platform. This is planned its United-40 Medium Altitude Long ADCOM and WASS signed a letter lay a barrier of sonobuoys, and then to culminate later this year with a Endurance (MALE) UAV. Developed of intent to co-develop an ASW- continue to loiter in the area for up to torpedo drop test demonstration for in co-operation with Finmeccanica optimised MALE UAV in late 2013. 16 hours with its torpedo armament. the UAE Naval Forces. ■ USV from the UAE UAE boat-builder Al Marakeb in the region to set up a produc- (UM-40) has given a first public tion line for USVs, confident that the outing to its recently launched B-7 B-7 is ideally positioned to capture unmanned surface vessel (USV) a significant slice of the emerging at UMEX 2015, claimed to be the unmanned surface craft market. world’s only pilotless craft with “We believe that with the success- fully capable commercial as well as ful launch of the B-7, Al Marakeb is military applications. B-7 undertook now at the vanguard of a new tech- successful open-water demonstra- nology that is heralding a new era tions at Al Hamra Marina, Ras Al in nautical activity, not only for the Al Marakeb sees big potential Khaimah, in January this year. These region, but for the world,” said Nour for its B-7 USV sea trials marked the culmination of Al Sayyed, director of Al Marakeb. the B-7’s evaluation programme. “We have demonstrated with company can be the lead for an grow exponentially over the coming Al Marakeb is the first boatyard our successful sea trials that a UAE exciting new industry that is set to years,” he added. ■

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type and environmental conditions. To enable installation on smaller OPVs, Thales has reduced deck foot- print to 15m2 and weight to about 8 tonnes. One option is to install CAPTAS-1 in containerised form, with the sonar body/receive array and electrically powered towed array handling system housed in a standard 20ft shipping container; the winch control and electronic cabinets are installed in a 10ft container mounted adjacent. Alongside CAPTAS-1, Thales is also introducing the BlueWatcher The CAPTAS-1 and hull-mounted sonar, which repack- BlueWatcher sonars have ages the transmitter and receive been developed to allow arrays from the FLASH airborne installation on OPVs active dipping sonar to provide small ships with a compact, 360° multi-purpose sonar. Thales has engineered the BlueWatcher ‘wet end’ to fit in a cylindrical volume just 700mm in diameter and 600mm Sounding out the in height, limiting dome/draft requirements to 0.85m. Inboard components are limited to a single cabinet and the operator console. Only a single hull penetration is required out to the array. submarine threat In active mode, used for ASW or collision/obstacle avoidance, RICHARD SCOTT The CAPTAS family of low- triplet receive array. Thales has also BlueWatcher transmits on any one of frequency active/passive sonars developed a compact and light- three frequencies between 3-5kHz Thales has revealed details of a new was originally brought to market weight towed array handling system in FM (frequency modulation), CW anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonar in the mid-1990s to meet growing that uses a single automatic winch. (continuous wave) and combination pairing specifically designed for demand for an improved surface In July 2013, Thales (Stand pulse modes. In passive mode, the small ship applications. Engineered ship ASW capability against quiet B-030) conducted at-sea trials of a system can be used to detect small, to allow installation on offshore submarine threats. CAPTAS-1 builds CAPTAS-1 engineering develop- fast surface craft. According to patrol vessels (OPVs) down to about on this pedigree, but shrinks the size ment model. According to figures Thales, the implementation of 800 tonnes, the new CAPTAS-1 low- to allow installation on small ships. released by the company, CAPTAS-1 adaptive beam-forming has deliv- frequency variable-depth sonar and CAPTAS-1 uses a single- will be able to operate at speeds of ered performance that is equivalent BlueWatcher hull-mounted sonar dependent tow for the active sonar up to 12kts, and at depths down to an array twice the size. It also are intended to provide littoral source (a single free-flooded ring to 100m. Typical detection range allows for installation on ‘noisy’ ships navies with a credible ASW deter- transducer operating at a centre is claimed to be in the region of where there is no quietening or rent capability. frequency of about 1.5kHz) and a 20-30km, depending on the target noise hygiene. n

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Twin Otter complete Chun-Mu being delivered Canada’s Viking Air has officially handed over the ninth and final CHRISTOPHER F FOSS Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft to Global Aerospace Logistics (GAL) The Republic of Korea Army (ROK) is of Abu Dhabi, writes Jon Lake. now taking delivery of the Doosan GAL’s portfolio includes MRO DST (Stand 12-B11) Chun-Mu activities, aircraft sales and tacti- artillery rocket system (ARS) that cal pilot training. entered quantity production in Manufactured by Viking Air October 2014. Doosan DST is the under the original De Havil- prime contractor and system inte- land Canada Type Certificate, grator; Hanwa supplies the rockets. the Series 400 incorporates a Chun-Mu provides the ROK with a Honeywell Primus Apex glass step change in capability when com- Scale model of the cockpit and a host of other pared with older systems currently Chun-Mu ARS improvements. The nine aircraft deployed by the ROK Army. Mounted were delivered green to a com- on an 8x8 cross-country chassis, it pletions centre in Florida for has greater mobility and fires more modification before delivery to accurate rockets to a longer range. accuracy the rockets are fitted with system. The pods are transported by the UAE, where they are used by Mounted on the rear of the plat- a global positioning system/inertial a similar 8x8 vehicle to the Chun-Mu the UAE Government. form is the powered launcher with navigation system (GPS/INS) guid- ARS, which has a fully protected cab, Modifications for the UAE two pods each of six 239mm solid ance system. In addition, the system air-conditioning and NBC systems. include para-dropping provi- propellant rockets that are under- can fire unguided rockets to provide For better cross-country mobility, sions and intermediate flotation stood to have a range of at least a saturation effect on the target. the vehicle has independent sus- gear that allows operation on 80km. A computerised fire control New rocket pods are loaded pension and a central tyre-inflation loose sand. ■ system is fitted and for increased rapidly using an onboard loading system with run-flat inserts. ■

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CS338 Tactical Sniper Caracal chief executive Hamad Salim Al Ameri. “It will be interesting to gauge demand here at IDEX as we interact with a much greater inter- national audience.” The pistol is available in a 5in barrel and a compact version, designated Caracal 1911C, which has a shorter 4.25in barrel. Caracal’s assault are tactical weapons designed for law enforce- ment and military operations. They are available in semi-automatic and select-fire configurations, and with different barrel lengths. They have been designed in accordance with NATO standards. The CC-10 semi-auto 9x19mm Home-grown carbine is aimed at the sporting market and is offered in long-barrel SAM J BASCH ucts. Part of the Emirates Defence mature and in-demand designs in (LB) and short-barrel (SB) versions. Industries Company (EDIC), Caracal many parts of the world. Inspired by According to the company, all With the growing interest in pistols is showing its CAR816 and CAR814 more than 100 years of history, the its products have been designed and rifles for the civilian, military, law tactical rifles, the CS338 tactical Caracal 1911 is based on John Moses and manufactured in the UAE. All enforcement and sporting markets, sniper rifle and the CC10 semi- Browning’s quintessential 1911 pis- the models on show here have local firm Caracal International automatic carbine. tol. “The new Caracal 1911 attracted been built and tested at the Cara- (Stand 05-A10) is making a name for It has also unveiled its new Caracal a lot of interest in the US thanks to cal factory, located in the Tawazun itself with its range of latest prod- 1911 , one of the most the pistol’s design and finish,” said Industrial Park in Abu Dhabi. ■

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while a specialised amphibious ver- sion has been developed for the Freccia rolls into IDEX Italian Army and Marines. Through BAE Systems, this has been further developed to meet a US Marine CHRISTOPHER F FOSS an ATK 30mm Mk44 cannon and an specialised Freccia versions include Corps requirement. anti-tank guided weapon mounted reconnaissance, command post CIO (Stand 07-B10) has also CIO ( -Oto Melara Consor- either side of the turret. vehicle and 120mm self-propelled achieved considerable success with tium) has brought its latest Freccia In addition to its crew of three, the mortar. its Centauro 105mm Mobile Gun (8x8) to IDEX 2015, in the infantry vehicle also carries eight dismounts An armoured personnel carrier Systems (MGS), with a total of 400 fighting vehicle (IFV) configuration, in the IFV configuration. More version is also being marketed, delivered to the Italian Army. A fur- to offer it for the first time to meet ther 84 were sold to Spain, which potential requirements in the also took delivery of a batch of four region. Freccia is in full-scale pro- armoured recovery vehicles. duction for the Italian Army under In the Middle East, CIO is supply- two contracts, one for 249 vehicles ing 141 Centauro 105mm MGSs to and a second for 381. More than 220 Jordan. They are drawn from stock units have already been delivered. that has become surplus to the The Freccia IFV is fitted with a requirements of the Italian Army. two-person turret armed with an Oman has taken delivery of nine Oerlikon 25mm dual-feed cannon, Centauro systems armed with a 7.62mm co-axial machine gun and 120mm smooth-bore gun. a similar roof-mounted weapon. In the meantime, CIO is develop- Other armament options include ing a new-generation Centauro 2 to replace the current production sys- Standard production CIO Freccia infantry fighting tem. The first Centauro 2 has recently vehicle with a two-person turret, armed with 25mm been completed to undergo cannon and 7.62mm machine gun extensive user trials. ■

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Ever since chemical gas has been used in battle, the military has had output ramps up to find special ways to protect its own forces and even civilians. UK- Following a pause in production, the armoured monocoque hull with a company has resulted in a 6x6 based Scott Safety (Stand 05-C22) is Turkish company of BMC Otomotiv V-shaped lower half that provides version of the Kirpi, which shares renowned for innovative solutions Sanayi ve Ticaret (Turkish Pavilion, a high level of protection against many common automotive compo- for respiratory protection. Stand 10-D10) has ramped up out- mines and improvised explosive nents with the current production Its general service respirator put of its Kirpi (4x4) mine-resistant devices (IEDs), small arms fire and 4x4 vehicle, but has more volume (GSR), developed for the UK armed ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle, shell splinters. and payload and can undertake a forces, involved a thorough assess- which is being shown at IDEX 2015 In addition to its crew of three, wider range of battlefield missions. ment of every element of military fitted with a remote weapon station. the Kirpi MRAP carries a total of Development of the Kirpi (6x6) is respirator design. Not only does Following a competition, the 10 dismounts when used in the complete and production can com- it feature new technologies for Command armoured personnel carrier con- mence when firm orders are placed. improved levels of respiratory and (TLFC) selected the Kirpi to meet its figuration. Standard equipment BMC has delivered approximately ocular protection against CBRN requirement for its first MRAP vehi- includes an air-conditioning system 5,000 wheeled vehicles to the Turk- threats, but it also improves on the cle. An initial contract was placed for and suspended seats with five-point ish armed forces, including 2.5-ton psychological and physiological 468 vehicles, but production ceased safety belts for a higher level of crew and 5-ton (4x4), 10-ton (6x6) and burden of wearing a respirator for for a period after 278 vehicles. Pro- survivability. 20-ton (8x8) versions. extended periods. duction has now started again, and Further development by the In addition to the Kirpi (4x4) Likewise, Scott Safety’s first- the company told the IDEX Show MRAP, the company is exhibit- responder respirator (FRR), based on Daily that, “around 600 vehicles have ing its BMC 380-26-P (6x6) 10-ton the success of the GSR, has proven now been delivered and they are cross-country tactical truck fitted comfort characteristics for 24-hour now operating successfully”. with a cargo body – just one of the wear. The Kirpi MRAP has many versions currently Another of its products is the Scott been offered on available. ■ Patriot 5510 hybrid modular system, the export mar- which can be rapidly adapted to ket for several overcome any CBRN environment. years and Scott Safety’s new tactical ProPak, the first cus- BMC Kirpi incorporating its proven self- tomer was (4x4) contained breathing apparatus , MRAP (SCBA) technology, comes with the which has fitted with option of Scott’s 379-bar cylinder. taken deliv- a remote This provides 25 per cent higher ery of about 40 weapon pressure than the standard 300-bar vehicles. station SCBA, which allows for increased The Kirpi MRAP armed duration with minimal increases in features an all- with a .50 size and weight. ■ welded steel machine gun RADAR BASED SECURITY PERIMETERPERI &MOBILE SURVSURVEILLANCE RADAR „ SharpEye™ SxV Radar „ Mast Mounted Security System „ Integrated Electro-Optical Sensors „ CxEye™ Display and Interface

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Herc’, with a fleet of about 50 aircraft Workhorse goes from – making it the largest C-130 opera- Proper cleaning tor outside the USA. Having extensive experience The C-130J would also seem to be in CBRN (chemical, biological, strength to strength a good fit for the UAE Air Force and radioactive and nuclear) decon- Air Defence, though it faces compe- tamination, Italy-based Cristanini The Iraqi Air Force operates tition from the faster, jet-powered (Italian Pavilion, Stand C4-001) is six ‘stretched’ C-130J-30s Embraer KC-390, the thrifty Airbus well equipped to deal with crises Military C295 and the rugged Alenia such as the dreaded Ebola out- C-27J – all of which represent lower break, writes Sam J Basch. cost options than the Lockheed Although the disease is having offering, but none of which offer the its greatest impact in certain West range performance of the Hercules. African nations, isolated cases Hercules support in the region have been reported elsewhere. will be enhanced with the open- Cristanini recently assisted when JON LAKE Qatar is now operating all four ing of a new facility at Al Ain – the a suspect case was transported of the stretched C-130J-30s that it product of a partnership between from Guinea to Brazil. The com- Since its first flight in 1996, the ordered, while Tunisia has both of its Lockheed and AMMROC – which is pany’s rapid intervention CBRN C-130J has become a firm favourite C-130J-30s in service. Oman has two just one part of a truly global sup- trailer and other equipment were of Middle Eastern air arms. Steve standard C-130Js and one C-130J-30 port infrastructure for the C-130. employed in decontaminating Pigott, Lockheed Martin inter­ in service, Kuwait has three KC-130J Lockheed is now offering a dedi- the aircraft at Galeão Interna- national vice president for air tanker/transports, and Iraq has six cated commercial LM-100J, based tional Airport in Rio de Janeiro. mobility and maritime programmes, C-130J-30s. In Saudi Arabia, where on the C-130J-30. Although this is This autonomous and multi- is unsurprised by this. “The C-130J the sale of 25 C-130Js has been noti- a commercial aircraft, it is possible functional trailer system can be has great performance in hot and fied to US Congress, two C-130Js are that it will be purchased by military used to decontaminate person- desert environments, so we expect now on order. customers, like its predecessor the nel, vehicles, equipment, external more orders in the MENA region,” he Saudi Arabia is already an opera- L100-30, which is in service with the infrastructure and terrain. ■ told the IDEX Show Daily. tor of the ‘classic C-130’ or ‘Heritage UAE Air Force and Air Defence. ■

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Nexter Systems is showing its latest It is armed with a CTAI 40mm that feature day and thermal chan- ever ATGW is used by the customer”. export version of the VBCI (Véhi- Case Telescoped Armament System nels, and a laser rangefinder. In addition to being installed cule Blindé de Combat d’Infanterie) (CTAS) that was qualified together Bernard Berger, VBCI export prod- on the VBCI (8x8) platform, the (8x8) in the infantry fighting vehicle with its initial tranche of ammuni- ucts manager at Nexter Systems, T40 turret is being marketed for (IFV) configuration, fitted with the tion in mid-2014 by the French and told the IDEX Show Daily: “There is installation on other chassis, tracked company’s new two-person T40 UK governments. The 40mm CTAS considerable flexibility in the design and wheeled. ■ turret. This combination recently is now the largest medium-calibre of the T40 turret” underwent a series of firing trials in cannon programme in Europe, hav- and it is “adaptable a country in the Middle East. Nexter ing been specified by the French to the final customer Systems (Stands CP-240 and CP-260) Army for the Jaguar (6x6) recon- requirements, for declined to reveal the country, but naissance vehicle, and by the British example, for which- IDEX Show Daily sources indicated Army for the UK this was Qatar, which has a require- Specialist Vehicle – Scout and the ment for about 82 8x8 IFVs. Lockheed Martin Warrior Capa- In French Army service, the VBCI bility Sustainment Programme. is fitted with a one-person turret Mounted on the roof of the tur- armed with a M811 25mm dual-feed ret is a remote-controlled 7.62mm cannon, but export customers prefer machine gun, and provision is made Being shown a two-person turret armed with a on either side of the turret for an at IDEX 2015 large-calibre weapon. The T40 turret anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW). for the first time is of all-welded aluminium construc- Other features include all-electric is the VBCI fitted with the tion with a layer of appliqué armour gun control equipment, stabilised Nexter Systems T40 turret for a higher level of protection. sights for commander and gunner

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People’s Liberation Army Navy, RICHARD SCOTT terms of a government-to- Azmat is equipped with a powerful government contract signed in offensive anti-surface capability in One of the Navy’s latest late 2010. The ship was handed the shape of eight C-802A (CSS-N-8 small surface combatants is on over in April 2012, and commis- ‘Saccade’) surface-to-surface display at the NAVDEX marina. PNS sioned into the Pakistan Navy in missiles. Fitted in box launchers Azmat is a 63m fast missile craft June that year. mounted athwartships, the C-802A built by the China Shipbuilding Based on the Houjian class is capable of striking targets up to & Offshore Company’s Xingang (Type 037/2) missile craft design 180km away. Shipyard in Tianjin under the in service with the Chinese Other armament includes a twin 37mm gun mounting forward, a single Type 630 30mm close-in weapon system, two 12.7mm machine guns, and two six-barrel decoy launchers. The sensor fit on board includes a Type 360 surveil- lance radar and a Type 347G radar/ electro-optical director. A second ship of the class, PNS Dehshat, has been built locally in Pakistan by Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) under a technology transfer agreement. Dehshat was commissioned into the NAVDEX Pakistan Navy in June 2014. n

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Cobra II IDEX Show Daily editorial completes The IDEX Show Daily is produced by IHS Jane’s. The English Language Middle version is prepared by the Show Daily Team. Publisher: Lynne Raishbrook; Operations Manager: East trials Simon Kay; Editor: David Donald; Deputy Editor: Christopher F Foss; CHRISTOPHER F FOSS Production Editor: Lynn Wright; Deputy Production Editor: Nicola Turkey’s has confirmed to Keeler; Senior Reporters: Richard the IDEX Show Daily that its latest Scott, Sam Basch and Jon Lake; Cobra II (4x4) armoured amphibious On display is the latest cameras and vision blocks. Photographer: Patrick Allen; tactical vehicle (AATV) successfully amphibious version of A total of 10 prototype and pre- Online Editor: James Macinnes. completed 5,000km of exhaustive Otokar’s Cobra II production Cobras has been built Printed by MM Print Services trials in the Gulf late last year. by Otokar (Turkish Pavilion, Stand Ltd. Cobra II has a typical gross vehicle fully amphibious, being propelled 10-C05) and development is consid- Five editions of the Show weight of 12 tonnes. It is powered in the water by two propellers at a ered to be complete. Production can Daily are being written and by a Cummins six-cylinder turbo- maximum speed of 8km/h. begin when orders are placed. produced on site, where material charged common rail When used in the armoured per- Cobra II is being marketed along- for inclusion can be delivered developing 360hp, coupled to an sonnel carrier role, the Cobra II has side the popular original Cobra (4x4) by hand to the IDEX Show Daily Allison fully automatic six-speed a crew of two and can carry eight light armoured vehicle, of which office on the first floor of ADNEC transmission and a two-speed trans- dismounts. Standard equipment more than 2,500 have been built for opposite entrance H, next to the fer box. Maximum road speed is includes a central tyre-inflation sys- domestic and export markets, with Media Centre. quoted as 110km/h. The Cobra II is tem, air-conditioning, front and rear production still underway. ■

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Scanter 2001 radar Discreet Intelligent installation in Denmark armour protection Not everyone wishes to be seen SAM J BASCH wearing body armour, which is why UAE-based Hardshell (Stand With several subsidiaries in Europe, 11-B06) developed the Steller Singapore and India, Danish vest for children. Resembling a defence and security group Terma book-bag carried on the back (Stand 03-C14) has just opened an with a waistcoat-style vest, it is not office in Abu Dhabi. immediately apparent that the “For the past 10-15 years, Terma child is wearing protection. The has supplied radar systems and air- bulletproof vest and backpack borne solutions to the Middle East and automated terminal informa- in operation by means of live sce- is made of lightweight material region in close collaboration with tion systems. narios. Terma and Lockheed Martin with front and back padding, regional partners,” said Jørn Henrik Terma is showcasing its T.react have partnered to field the T.react and provides ballistic protection, Rasmussen, vice president, Terma Critical Infrastructure Protection CIP at Lockheed Martin Mission Sys- even for the sides. 3D mesh inside Global. “Opening a permanent pres- system here at IDEX, which provides tems and Training facility in Owego, improves airflow around the body. ence here was a natural next step.” a total metre-by-metre coverage of New York. Hardshell offers body As far back as 2003, Terma deliv- large areas. By analysing and fus- Besides the Scanter radars, Terma armour for various threat levels, ered the first surface movement ing overlapping data from multiple is also showing its naval C-Flex com- designed to absorb, deflect or radar and Scanter 2001 radar to Abu intelligent detection sensors and mand and control solution, and prevent slashing or penetration Dhabi International Airport. Since cameras, it can identify threats its 3D Audio, which provides air attacks. The Steller vest conforms then, the company has provided inside and outside a perimeter. crews with significant situational to Level IIIA. ■ Dubai, and Qatar with its A demonstration site was estab- awareness and speech intelligibility state-of-the-art solutions, radars lished in Bahrain to show the system enhancement. ■

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A T-129 of the Turkish armed IN BRIEF forces fires a CİRİT Discrimination is the key Defeating IEDs and mines JON LAKE USA-based NIITEK, part of Chem- ring North America (Stand 06-A24), US defence giant Raytheon and Critical Solutions International Integrated Defense Systems is (CSI) have announced an exclusive highlighting some of its capabilities partnership on their respective against ballistic missiles here at ground-penetrating radar sen- IDEX, a clever strategy in a region sor and Husky mine-clearance that is becoming increasingly vehicle systems. NIITEK’s and CSI’s concerned over the threat posed by combined technologies have cruise missiles and ballistic missiles saved countless lives by locating Laser rocket capable of hitting targets across the and marking improvised explosive Gulf region – and beyond. These devices (IEDs) and landmines. The missiles are likely only to grow in US Department of Defense consid- capability, increasing their reach ers these two technologies to be is on target and payload. “essential and inseparable”. Thomas A ballistic missile will typically Thebes, president of Chemring Turkey’s Roketsan (Stand 10-B05, on the UAE’s Air Tractor AT-802i, carry both real warheads and a Sensors and Electronic Systems Turkish Pavilion) is showing off an and is being integrated on Emirati plethora of decoys designed to con- and NIITEK, called it a “comprehen- impressive range of weapons at Blackhawk helicopters. Taşdeler said fuse a defender’s radar. Given that it sive and unmatched solution for IDEX. Most interesting to Emirati it would also be installed on the may not be possible to engage every landmine and IED detection”. visitors will be the Roketsan CİRİT UAE’s new Bell 407s and two further incoming object, distinguishing – a laser-guided 2.75in rocket that fixed-wing platforms. The weapon warheads from decoys and coun- Increased firepower has been combat-proven on the Bell is being acquired together with an termeasures is vitally important. To Russian holding company AH-1W helicopters of the Turkish auto­nomous trailer-mounted plat- achieve this, radar must be capable Techmash’s (Russian Pavilion) sub- Army (4,500 having been delivered form with its own EO-based sighting of accurate discrimination, picking sidiaries NPO Splav and Bazalt are since it entered service in 2011), and system, capable of being towed out the warheads from a cluster of showing new and more powerful which has been ordered for service behind land vehicles. multiple objects before passing munitions. The S-8 OFP is the lat- with the UAE Armed Forces. CİRİT has also been integrated accurate targeting information to est in the 80mm unguided rocket Though CİRİT has a theoretical on the Turkish Army’s T-129 ATAK the interceptor. family, with the ability to destroy maximum range of 8km, the UAE helicopter, and the T-129s ordered Raytheon (Stand 03-B07) has land targets from the air. Also requested a range of 10km, and by the type’s first, as yet undis- invested hundreds of millions of featured are the RPG-28 handheld this has now been demonstrated, closed, export customer. CİRİT will dollars with the sole aim of creating anti-tank weapon, and the dispos- including a terminal manoeuvre, also be supplied to Bahrain to arm radars that provide real cutting- able single-shot RMG, designed according to Cem Taşdeler, Roket- its upgraded Bell AH-1s, and Roket- edge discrimination capability. to defeat modern tanks and light san’s head of market development san has signed an agreement with Two of the systems resulting from armoured vehicles. for Europe and the Americas. MBDA to integrate the weapon on this investment are the X-band AN/ The weapon has been integrated German Eurocopter UH Tigers. ■ TPY-2, a land-based radar with a 9m2

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31 Discrimination is the key Floating hospitals SAM J BASCH ent needs. This capability includes laboratories, offices, large container The USA has Raytheon Having received a significant order complexes and rocket or mortar- TPY-2 radars in a number of from the German Navy to overhaul proof accommodation. The com- strategic locations, including a number of MERZ containers for pany can outfit the containers for Turkey, Japan and Guam shipboard hospitals, German com- extreme climatic conditions. pany FHF-GmbH is up to the task. Starting the work on the ship- Onboard ship hospitals for the board hospital only this year, navy usually incorporate the same the company has indicated that medical functions as field hospi- the 27 containers will be com- tals operated by armed forces the pleted, with ancillary equipment, by world over. However, the contain- April 2015. ■ ers are somewhat different, being a combination of 20ft and 30ft Correction: FHF-GmbH is containers designed for offshore incorrectly listed in the conditions. IDEX 2015 Show Guide as FHF-GmbH specialises in the pro- FFG. FHF-GmbH can be found vision of special-purpose containers, in the German Pavilion on either new-build or converting Stand 09-A02. existing containers in line with cli-

phased array antenna incorporating Defense System and the Terminal 72 transmit/receive modules (TRMs), High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and the company’s XBR X-band air weapon system. defence radar – a sea-based radar For the future, Raytheon is based on a converted offshore oil rig incorporating discrimination that is claimed to be the largest and capability into radars operating in most sophisticated phased-array, other wavelengths, most notably electro-mechanically steered X-band the new S-band AN/SPY-6 Air and radar in the world. It was specifically Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) for designed to carry out discrimination the US Navy’s DDG-51 Flight III of enemy warheads from decoys, Arleigh Burke-class of guided missile followed by the precision tracking of destroyers. This rada