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Eurosatory 2012 – a Compass for the  Global AFV Market

Defense Update provides an insight into the armored fighting vehicle market trends expected to highlight the upcoming Eurosatory 2012 defense expo. Is there a future for main battle tanks? what are the growth areas? Can platforms become lighter?

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Poland Embarks on Helicopter Acquisition Program Worth up to US$1 Billion
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Russia Testing Italian Centauro Wheeled Tanks
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UK Makes It Official – Back To The F-35B STOVL
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May 11, 2012 India to purchase US M777 Howitzers from BAE Systems
May 11, 2012 Improved AEGIS Conducts Successful Intercept
May 07, 2012 Washington Allocates a Billion US$ to Support Israel’s Active Rocket & Missile Defenses
May 07, 2012 Raptor Pilots Talk in Public about Hypoxia Effects
May 07, 2012 India is Shopping for Nine Bizjets for Special-Missions
May 07, 2012 Distrust, the Main Theme at the Moscow Missile Defense Conference
May 07, 2012 Kazakhstan to Jointly Produce Ukrainian BTR-4 APCs
May 07, 2012 China is Interested in the Russian S400 Triumf

Poland Embarks on Helicopter Acquisition Program Worth up to US$1 Billion

The Polish Ministry of National Defense is embarking on the acquisition of a new transport helicopter for the Polish military, at an estimated budget of US$1 billion. The first phase will cover 26 aircraft: 16 new medium transport helicopters for the Army; four ASW and three for Search and Rescue SAR for the Navy and three Combat SAR for the air force.

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UK Makes It Official – Back To The F-35B STOVL
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Raptor Pilots Talk in Public about Hypoxia Effects
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India is Shopping for Nine Bizjets for Special-Missions
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May 07, 2012 DigitalGlobe Rejects GeoEye Proposed Acquisition
May 05, 2012 US Congress Formally Notified of Japan’s F-35 Purchase
May 04, 2012 Australia Delays in F-35 Procurement
May 02, 2012 With the Last F-22A Delivered, the Raptor’s Modernization is Only Beginning
May 02, 2012 Research: Global UAS Market to Grow by 4 Percent Annually until 2021
May 02, 2012 Beyond Visual Range – Stealth Fighters in Asia
Apr 27, 2012 India Launches a SAR Satellite Risat-1
Apr 27, 2012 Following the Trophy Success, RAFAEL Develops Hard Kill Countermeasures for Helicopters

Eurosatory 2012 – a Compass for the  Global AFV Market

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Russia Testing Italian Centauro Wheeled Tanks
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India to purchase US M777 Howitzers from BAE Systems
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Washington Allocates a Billion US$ to Support Israel’s Active Rocket & Missile Defenses
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May 07, 2012 Kazakhstan to Jointly Produce Ukrainian BTR-4 APCs
May 02, 2012 Research: Armored Vehicles Market to Shrink by one Billion US$ over the next Decade
May 01, 2012 US Army Allocates Half a Billion to Support Mobile Countermine Radar
Apr 27, 2012 Remington Defense to Supply M4A1 Carbines to the US Army
Apr 27, 2012 Following the Trophy Success, RAFAEL Develops Hard Kill Countermeasures for Helicopters
Apr 26, 2012 Army Orders a Second Upgrade for 3,500 ‘Ma Deuce’ M2 .50 Caliber Machine Guns
Apr 26, 2012 US Wants a Stake in Israel’s Iron Dome Technology
Apr 24, 2012 GMLRS to Get a New Warhead

UK Makes It Official – Back To The F-35B STOVL

In a much awaited announcement, the United Kingdom has decided to reverse its previous selection and will now focus its efforts on acquiring the Lockheed Martin F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft instead of the conventional F-35C naval model of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).

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Improved AEGIS Conducts Successful Intercept
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Brits Testing 2012 London Olympic Security on a Week-Long Exercise
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9th Virginia Class Nuclear Sub Delivered to the US Navy One Year Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget
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May 03, 2012 HDW Delivers the Fourth Dolphin Class Submarine to the Israel Navy
May 02, 2012 Research: With 150 New Submarines to be Built until 2021, the Submarine Market Seems to be on Solid Ground
Apr 25, 2012 The U.S. Navy Orders Longer Endurance Fire Scouts
Apr 24, 2012 British Study Determines F-35C Would be More Economical Option Despite Costly Carrier Upgrade
Apr 23, 2012 Cracks Could Jeopardize Navy Plans to deploy LCS to Singapore
Mar 30, 2012 Telephonics to Establish Radar & Electronics JV with Mahindra
Mar 27, 2012 The Indian Navy is Pressing for Foreign Construction of Next Generation Submarines
Mar 07, 2012 U.K. to Set Standards for Maritime Private Security Companies by the 2012 Year’s End

Australia’s New Shadow 200 Enhance ISR Support in Afghanistan

The RQ-7B Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) has officially commenced operations with Australian forces in Afghanistan, providing an enhanced capability to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

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Aeronautics to Supply Finland with 55 Orbiter Mini-UAV Systems
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Switzerland to Pick an Israeli Successor for the Ranger
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Research: Global UAS Market to Grow by 4 Percent Annually until 2021
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May 01, 2012 HardwareWall to Secure Predator and Reaper Ground Control Systems
May 01, 2012 Lockheed Martin Develops a Lightweight Precision Weapon for Tactical UAVs
Apr 25, 2012 The U.S. Navy Orders Longer Endurance Fire Scouts
Apr 02, 2012 Digital Raven Enhanced with New Gimbaled Payload, Image Processing
Mar 20, 2012 Visionmap Unveils a Wide-Area Surveillance & Mapping Payload at AUVSI-Israel
Mar 20, 2012 AUVSI 2012 Photo Report
Mar 18, 2012 The F-35 – the UK’s Last Manned Combat Aircraft Procurement?
Feb 22, 2012 Sky Sapience Introduces HoverMast – a Lightweight Autonomous Hovering Platform

DigitalGlobe Rejects GeoEye Proposed Acquisition

Satellite imagery company GeoEye Inc offered to buy rival DigitalGlobe Inc today for $792 million in cash and stock as it tries to make up for a possible revenue loss from U.S. defense spending cuts.

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Gamma Laser Demonstrates Burning Through an Anti-Ship Missile Skin
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US Army Allocates Half a Billion to Support Mobile Countermine Radar
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HardwareWall to Secure Predator and Reaper Ground Control Systems
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Apr 27, 2012 India Launches a SAR Satellite Risat-1
Apr 25, 2012 Does the US Need Two Military Clandestine Services?
Apr 24, 2012 Northrop Grumman Teams with Indonesian Companies to Offer AN/TPS-78 Air Surveillance Radars
Apr 18, 2012 Sentinent Develops MTI, Change Detection Capability for Land Combat Vehicles
Apr 11, 2012 Ultra Fast Laser-Based Explosive Scanner Accelerates Airport Security Checks
Apr 03, 2012 SOCOM Hires Arma Global to Deliver Deployed C2 Networks
Apr 03, 2012 Cassidian’s ‘Smart Jammer’ Equips Commercial Vehicles with IED Countermeasure
Apr 02, 2012 Digital Raven Enhanced with New Gimbaled Payload, Image Processing

Improved AEGIS Conducts Successful Intercept

The U.S. Missile defense Agency (MDA) conducted a successful missile intercept test on Thursday May 10, 2012 using an advanced Standard Missile – 3 (SM-3) Block 1B missile and second generation battle management system (AEGIS BMD 4.0.1).

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Washington Allocates a Billion US$ to Support Israel’s Active Rocket & Missile Defenses
May 07, 2012 1
Distrust, the Main Theme at the Moscow Missile Defense Conference
May 07, 2012 1
China is Interested in the Russian S400 Triumf
May 07, 2012 1

May 05, 2012 Brits Testing 2012 London Olympic Security on a Week-Long Exercise
May 01, 2012 Lockheed Martin Develops a Lightweight Precision Weapon for Tactical UAVs
Apr 27, 2012 Following the Trophy Success, RAFAEL Develops Hard Kill Countermeasures for Helicopters
Apr 26, 2012 Patriot PAC-3 Assisted by JLENS, Successfully Intercept a Cruise Missile Target
Apr 26, 2012 US Wants a Stake in Israel’s Iron Dome Technology
Apr 24, 2012 F-35s Progress Towards Weapons Delivery Flight Testing Later in 2012
Apr 24, 2012 GMLRS to Get a New Warhead
Apr 24, 2012 Northrop Grumman Teams with Indonesian Companies to Offer AN/TPS-78 Air Surveillance Radars

Brits Testing 2012 London Olympic Security on a Week-Long Exercise

Preparation for the Olympic Games is at full swing in the UK. On the security side, preparations for the event are underway as the Royal Navy, Marines, Army and Air Force are embarking on a full-scale exercise testing their pals, readiness and integration in an eight-day military exercise called Olympic Guardian.

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Jihadists Arrive in Syria
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Japan Orders Advanced CBRN Monitoring Systems from the USA
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Ultra Fast Laser-Based Explosive Scanner Accelerates Airport Security Checks
Apr 11, 2012 1

Apr 03, 2012 Cassidian’s ‘Smart Jammer’ Equips Commercial Vehicles with IED Countermeasure
Mar 30, 2012 ‘Micro Protected Vehicle’ Supporting Indoor Assault Operations
Mar 30, 2012 Telephonics to Establish Radar & Electronics JV with Mahindra
Mar 29, 2012 The Maini Group Launches the Israeli TOMCAR Off-Road Vehicle in India
Mar 28, 2012 Organized Crime in the Digital Age
Mar 27, 2012 FORT – An Armored Vehicle Tailored for Urban Missions
Mar 27, 2012 RAM MkIII Armored Vehicle: Rough and Tough
Mar 07, 2012 U.K. to Set Standards for Maritime Private Security Companies by the 2012 Year’s End

Eurosatory 2012 Highlights:

Eurosatory 2012 – a Compass for the  Global AFV Market

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Eurosatory Show Live
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Distrust, the Main Theme at the Moscow Missile Defense Conference
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Eurosatory 2012 Preview
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Ultra Fast Laser-Based Explosive Scanner Accelerates Airport Security Checks
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Asia-Pacific Defense Update

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Defense Update US & Canada
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Terrorist Threat Outlook in 2012
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Israels’ Intelligence Chief: ‘Iran Can Obtain Nuclear Weapons Within a Year’
Feb 02, 2012 3
U.S. & Canada Defense Update
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International Debut for the Russian T-90MS Tank Upgrade at DefExpo 2012

Asian Defense Update: Recent Market Reports
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