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    T-72 – Battle-Tank Fit For Urban Combat

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    The T-72B with added 'urban kit' displayed at KADEX 2016. Photo: UVZ

    The T-72 is the most popular tank currently in service. With over 22,000 produced, the T-72 is involved in almost every theater of war, and, with the transformation of warfare from symmetric to asymmetric combat, waged in urban areas, the T-72 must also adapt, to maintain its effectiveness in complex terrain.

    Part of this modernization is to equip the T-72 to be more effective and less vulnerable to close-in threats, such as obstacles, mines, IEDs and RPGs, all characteristic of urban warfare, The Russian company has designed this urban warfare kit based on the experience of the war in Syria.

    The tank displayed at KADEX 2016 shows additional reactive armor tiles expanding the protected areas on the turret and hull sides, and rear areas protected by slat armor. The tank also carries Counter-IED jammer to defeat radio-controlled threats. A distinctive feature is the protected shield built around the commander’s hatch, that enables the tank commander to observe to all sides and upwards, through the transparent shield and operate the heavy machine gun. For optronics and fire control the modernized tank employs the Sosna-U, multi-channel TV/thermal sight and missile guidance system. The gun is replaced with the improved 2A46M cannon and an auto loader modified to fire missiles. A dozen blade adds to the tank’s potential in obstacle clearing or counter-mobility operations.

    Considering large-scale modernization of its fleet of T-72 tanks, Kazakhstan has approached several providers from Russia, Turkey, and Israel. All are providing systems and components for the upgrading program to be done in the country. Among the systems displayed at KADEX was a T-72A fitted with a modern Optronics, thermal imaging and fire control provided by Elbit Systems. Another variant was the T-72B3 configured with a new urban warfare kit developed by the original manufacturer Uralvagonzavod.

    A Russian-Kazakh JV established by Uralvagonzavod and Kazakhstan Engineering in 2013 aims to modernize T-72 tanks and other variants based on this chassis. The JV is also set to convert decommissioned T-72 tanks into evacuation, obstacle-removing vehicles, and other heavy, special purpose machines. The Kazakh company has established another JV with the Turkish defense conglomerate Aselsan; this JV is also eying the T-72 upgrade as a major business opportunity.

    Part of this modernization is to equip the T-72 to be more effective and less vulnerable to close-in threats, such as obstacles, mines, IEDs and RPGs, all characteristic of urban warfare, The Russian company has designed this urban warfare kit based on the experience of the war in Syria. Photo: Dan Zeevi.
    Part of this modernization is to equip the T-72 to be more effective and less vulnerable to close-in threats, such as obstacles, mines, IEDs and RPGs, all characteristic of urban warfare, The Russian company has designed this urban warfare kit based on the experience of the war in Syria. Photo: Dan Zeevi.

    KADEX: Barys – The New 8×8 APC from Kazakhstan and South Africa

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    Tamir Eshel
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    The Barys - based on the South African Paramount Mbombe 8. Photo: UVZ

    The Kazakh-South-African joint venture, “Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering” (KPE) introduced the new Barys 8X8 armored fighting vehicle at the KADEX – Kazakhstan’s defense expo. The JV will start producing the vehicles at the new 15,000 square meters assembly plant opened in 2015 in the Kazakh capital Astana.

    KPE designed the facility to support a production rate of up to 200 vehicles per year, including 120 Barys. Therefore, they are seeking export ores to reach the full capacity. Kazakh sources said KPE is also designing the 6×6 variant that has recently begun assembly be in Jordan.

    The prototype displayed at KADEX is a wheeled 8×8 armored vehicle uses Paramount’s new Mbombe 8×8 platform as a baseline. At a gross vehicle weight of 28 tons and curb weight of 19 tons, the vehicle can carry up to nine tons of payload, including weapon system, ammunition, crew, and supplies.

    The AU220M remotely controlled turret loaded with the powerful 57mm automatic cannon. Photo: UVZ
    The AU220M remotely controlled turret loaded with the powerful 57mm automatic cannon. Photo: UVZ
    Apart from the new 8×8 platform the Barys unveiled at KADEX is fitted with the Russian AU-220M stabilized, remotely controlled turret mounting the new 57mm automatic cannon. The AU-220M developed by Burevestnik, a subsidiary of the Russian Uralvagonzavod group. The turret mounts the dual-feed 57mm cannon and 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun. The maximum range of the 57mm cannon is 12 km. Its rate of fire is 120 rounds per minute. The turret can rotate 360 degrees in azimuth and from -5 to +75 degrees in elevation. The hull protection uses ballistic armor conforming with Level 3+ STANAG 4569 and level 4a/b for mine protection.

    The KPE joint venture formed last year will produce three types of vehicles: One of them is the Barys; anther type already in production is the mine-resistant armor protected Arlan – a ‘winterized’ local variant of Paramount’s Marauder, which has entered production. The ‘winterized’ edition has heating and cooling systems and driveline that have been tested and cleared for operation in winter conditions of -55 °C and desert conditions of 55°C. A crew of three is operating the vehicle, which can carry eight fully equipped soldiers. KPE will also produce the Nomad, an armored police vehicle based on the Maverick. The Arlan was developed in collaboration with the Kazakhstan military and undergone trials with the country’s armed forces.

    A six cylinder 550hp turbocharged diesel engine powers the vehicle. Coupled to an automatic transmission with six gear gears it develops a maximum speed of 110km/h and 800 km operating range.

    The Barys - based on the South African Paramount Mbombe 8. Photo: Dan Zeevi
    The Barys – based on the South African Paramount Mbombe 8. Photo: Dan Zeevi

    According to Ben Jansen, CEO of Paramount’s armoured vehicle business, the new vehicle is part of a family of platforms comprising of 4 x 4, 6 x 6 and 8 x 8 AFVs which share over 80% of common components to reduce through life costs and make for easier training and logistics. “This commonality relates to both the driveline aggregates, as well as the fact that all three vehicles utilize a ‘conventional’ or ‘in-line’ automotive driveline configuration, positioning the power pack​ at the front of the vehicle and along its centre line. This configuration results in far greater efficiency in terms of the transfer of power from the power pack​ to the wheels, as the loss of power associated with a second transfer gearbox necessary for ‘unconventional’ drivelines, such as with side-engined vehicles, is eliminated.” Jansen noted.

    KADEX 2016 – Photo Report

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    Part of this modernization is to equip the T-72 to be more effective and less vulnerable to close-in threats, such as obstacles, mines, IEDs and RPGs, all characteristic of urban warfare, The Russian company has designed this urban warfare kit based on the experience of the war in Syria. Photo: Dan Zeevi.
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    The 8×8 Barys is a wheeled AFV displayed at KADEX 2016 for the first time by Kazakh-South African Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE). The vehicle is based on Paramount’s MBOMBE platform and was displayed here with the new UA220M remotely controlled turret mounting the 57mm cannon. Uralvagonzavod
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    Kazakhstan has ordered an undisclosed number of Wing Loong 1 ‘Pterodactyl’ drones from China. This armed UAV was displayed in Kazakh military colors for the first time at KADEX 2016. Photo: Dan Zeevi.
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    An improvement of the BM21 multiple rocket launcher was unveiled by KAZTEC. The system uses the original MRL, mounted on a KAMAZ truck, fitted with a ballistic protected cabin. The vehicle is equipped with GPS navigation system and various improvements in setup and teardown, that enable the crew of three to ‘shoot and scoot’. Photo: Dan Zeevi.

    Super Puma Grounded

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    Anthony Tucker-Jones
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    H225 is operated by several countries in search and rescue missions. The civilian version is also used for SAR as well as offshore transportation. Photo: Airbus Helicopters

    Soon after the disastrous crash of an H225 helicopter near Turøy, Norway, which killed all 13 on board the aircraft manufacturer Airbus Helicopters lifted a temporary recommendation to ground the H225/EC225LP aircraft. A month later, following the preliminary findings of Norway’s Accident Investigation Board (AIBN), investigators are urgently requesting the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to suspend the operations of the Super Puma H225 fleet. Anthony Tucker-Jones reports.

    Can it be that stalwart of military airlift the Super Puma is finally losing its lustre amid mounting safety concerns? Only last year, as part of Eurocopter’s rebranding as Airbus, the Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma was renamed the H225.

    The warning signs came earlier this year when Airbus announced it was cutting back production of its H225 by 50 per cent due to falling military sales.

    Although military and civilian operators of the H225 are about 50:50, military sales are inevitably more important because of the unit numbers involved.

    Airbus as with all other helicopter manufacturers is feeling the pinch because civilian demand has been cut by the depressed oil price. This inevitably was going to spill over into military procurement as well.

    The rotor of the H225 that crashed near separated from the helicopter at an altitude of 9000 ft.
    The rotor of the H225 that crashed near Bergen separated from the helicopter at an altitude of 9000 ft.

    Sales of the H225M military variant are now grappling with a public relations disaster. Airbus acknowledges public confidence in the H225 has been seriously shaken after a series of unwelcome civilian accidents – the most recent in April this year off Norway.

    The cause of the Norway crash, following the catastrophic loss of the rotor assembly has been put down to fatigue causing a main rotor gearbox failure Read more.

    An H225 was lost due to pilot error in 2009; three years later two came down in the North Sea due to gearbox problems. The gearbox design was modified and that seemed to be the end of the matter.

    As a result of the latest accident civil flight bans in the UK and Norway on the H225 and the AS332 variant of Super Puma could not have come at a worse time for Airbus. Public confidence has been so badly shaken there has even been a call for a permanent ban in the UK.

    In the view of the UK Civil Aviation Authority the H225 and AS332 are the same thing. They took a similar approach in 2013.

    H225 is supporting offshore oil and gas rigs. The helicopter that crashed in April, killing 13 on board, was on such mission. Photo: Airbus Helicopters
    H225 is supporting offshore oil and gas rigs. The helicopter that crashed in April, killing 13 on board, was on such mission. Photo: Airbus Helicopters

    The AS332 Super Puma is a proven military workhorse but the original design is almost 40 years old now, its much-upgraded predecessor the SA330 Puma even older. The AS332 has an extensive crash record with both military and civilian operators dating back to the late 1980s.

    In recent years the Spanish Air Force lost two and an AS532 Cougar, military variant, crashed in France in 2012.

    In light of this and ongoing safety concerns it is easy to see why potential military customers are very hesitant to commit with Airbus.

    Brazil, with 50 H225M on order after receiving less than 50 per cent has put the brakes on further deliveries due to the state of its economy. For Airbus this is an unwelcome blow at a time when it is struggling to secure firm sales for 90 H225M to India, Kuwait and Poland – the latter accounts for 50 of them and Kuwait 24.

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    The AS332 Super Puma is a proven military workhorse but the original design is almost 40 years old now, its much-upgraded predecessor the SA330 Puma even older. Photo: Airbus Helicopters

    Last year after criticism of the selection process the Polish Government was threatening to pull out of the H225M deal. Singapore is also seeking a dozen new helicopters to replace its fleet of aging of AS332/532 – but may be now having second thoughts about going back to Airbus.

    Reportedly the H225 is to stay in production until 2030 and it is planned there will be an overlap with its successor the proposed X6 – which has yet to leave the drawing board. In the meantime Airbus will need to work hard if military sales are ever to recover the growing scandal over the Norwegian crash. This poses the question has Super Puma had its day?

    Drone Anti-Collision System Completes Operational Test

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    CBP operates nine Predator B and Guardian aircraft and is the first customer to employ GA-ASI’s DAA/DRR system in an operational environment. Photo: GA-ASI

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) completed the first operational testing of a Detect and Avoid (DAA) system on board the company’s Predator B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The DAA system being tested included a Due Regard Radar (DRR) developed by the company, Honeywell’s Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and Sensor Tracker, specifically designed for DAA. The system was flown on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Guardian, a maritime variant of GA-ASI’s Predator B RPA.

    “The successful completion of our anti-collision radar system operational testing by CBP is a huge milestone for our DAA system as it represents the first integration and evaluation of DRR on an operational UAS,” said David R. Alexander, president, Aircraft Systems, GA-ASI. “CBP’s follow-on operational use of the DAA system in domestic and international airspace will further validate the work being done by the FAA and NASA to introduce RPA into the National Airspace System.”

    Conducted in cooperation with CBP the tests demonstrated DRR’s functionality in the national and international airspace operational environment. DAA scenarios included ‘intruder’ aircraft such as a Cessna C-210 and UH-60 Black Hawk equipped with a mix of Mode A/C Transponders, TCAS, and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transponder capabilities flying close to Guardian.

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    The mounted system DAA being tested included a Due Regard Radar (DRR) developed by the company, Honeywell’s Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and Sensor Tracker, specifically designed for DAA. Photo: GA-ASI

    During each encounter, onboard sensor data was combined and downlinked to the pilot’s traffic display with DAA-specific alerts and guidance, ensuring safe separation between Guardian and the intruder aircraft. The initial overland testing began at GA-ASI’s Gray Butte Flight Operations facility near Palmdale, Calif., on March 10 and concluded April 25 over the eastern Pacific Ocean. The tests confirmed that the DAA system provided the RPA pilot with a clear picture of surrounding air traffic, at least as good as ‘eyes in the cockpit’ of a manned aircraft. They also proved the DAA system’s ability to be operated in concert with other radar payloads on the same aircraft, such as Guardian’s SeaVue maritime surface search radar.

    CBP operates nine Predator B and Guardian aircraft and is the first customer to employ GA-ASI’s DAA/DRR system in an operational environment. The successful operational testing of DRR aboard Guardian coincides with continued Predator B flight demonstrations conducted in partnership with the FAA, NASA, and industry partners. This work is helping to define airspace regulations that will allow further integration of RPA/UAS into civilian airspace.

    The Guardian was modified from a standard Predator B with structural, avionics, and communications enhancements, as well as the addition of a Raytheon SeaVue Marine Search Radar and an Electro -optical/ infrared sensor that is optimized for maritime operations. OAM pilots use the Guardian to conduct long -range surveillance in support of joint counter – narcotics operations in the southeast coastal and Gulf of Mexico border regions and drug source and transit zones, where maritime radar is necessary to detect a variety of threats. Video recorders document suspect activities for evidentiary use.

    According to CBP Office of Air and Marine (OAM) operations, six Guardians are assigned to the Southwest Border Region, two are assigned to the Northern Border and two s UAS are assigned to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

    Dogo – a Weaponized Robot Designed for Close Combat

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    Tamir Eshel
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    Man portable, miniature robots have been used in military missions for several years, but due to their size, limited payload capacity and complex controls, their uses were restricted primarily to counter-improvised explosive devices (C-IED) and reconnaissance. A new robot developed by Israel’s General Robotics is introducing a new breed of ‘combat robots’ at Eurosatory 2016, designed to assist combat teams in urban assaults and counter-terror operations.

    At a mission gross weight of only 12 kg (26.5 lbs) the tactical tracked robot dubbed ‘DOGO’ packs enough battery power to last for a 2-5 hour mission, eight cameras covering 360 degrees, a fully loaded Glock 26 pistol and accessories mounted on Picatinny rails. The equipment carried on the rails provides various non-lethal effects, such as pepper spray module or a dazzler that temporarily blinds an aggressor from a distance of 5-10 meters.

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    At a mission gross weight of only 12 kg (26.5 lbs) the tactical tracked robot dubbed ‘DOGO’ packs enough battery power to last for a 2-5 hour mission. A fully loaded Glock 26 pistol included. Photo: General Robotics

    According to Shachar Gal, VP Business Development at General Robotics, DOGO was designed for Special Forces, SWAT teams, and infantry missions. The small, lightweight robot can climb stairs and move across difficult terrain. “The robot have certain advantages over the human warfighter.

    Since the stable platform is more accurate than a human, and, when operated from a safe distance, enables more time for situational assessment rather than the warfighters’ instinctive response. While the robot is limited in pursuit, using two DOGO in mutual cover would keep the target covered even in pursuit, trying to escape or engaging one of the robots. The small, stealthy robot is designed to be effective against targets much higher than itself – DOGO can aim its weapon very low – at targets lying on the floor or hiding under a bed, or aim up to hit a standing person at close range.

    The robot has an integral, locked case designed for the 9mm Glock 26. The fully loaded weapon has 14 cartridges is quickly attached to the DOGO, with remotely controlled safe/arm mechanism. The DOGO Robot is controlled by the ‘Ranger’ Remote Control Unit (RCU) developed by General Robotics. The RCU uses a commercial, off the shelf (COTS) Ruggedized FZ-G1 Panasonic Toughpad, encased with jacket providing the robotic controls.

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    Operators that have mastered the system after short training have demonstrated the ability to bring the weapon and fire five rounds in two seconds. Photo: General Robotics

    The RCU provides joystick controls to navigate the robot with ‘Point & Shoot’ interface that allows the operate to designate the weapon towards a target by touching the target as it appears on the screen. Operators that mastered the system after short training have demonstrated the ability to bring the weapon and fire five rounds in two seconds.

    The robot generates persistent 360° view around the vehicle, provided by six cameras; two additional cameras provide boresight views for the weapon and payloads. The robot also has two-way audio and encrypted communications to control the payload and weapon, listen and intervene in hostage situations.

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    The RCU uses a commercial, off the shelf (COTS) Ruggedized FZ-G1 Panasonic Toughpad, encased with jacket providing the robotic controls. Photo: General Robotics

    Predator B ER Spreads Bigger Wings

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    Tamir Eshel
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    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted recently the longest flight of Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range (ER) Long Wing, retrofitted with improved long-endurance wings with greater internal fuel capacity and additional hard points for carrying external stores. The recent endurance flight is a continuation of a test program that began on February 18th at GA-ASI’s Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif.

    The most recent flight proved Predator B Big Wing’s ability to boost flight time by over ten hours while replicating an operational mission in altitude and maneuver profile. During the flight, Predator B Big Wing demonstrated its ability to launch, climb to an operational altitude, loiter and conduct reconnaissance maneuvers, and land after 37.5 hours without incident. Follow-on tests will be conducted to expand its flight envelope further and push its endurance profile to the limit. Developed on Internal Research and Development (IRAD) funds, the new wingspan is 13-feet longer, increasing the aircraft’s endurance from 27 hours to 42 hours.

    According to Linden Blue, GA-ASI CEO, the new 79-foot wing span not only boosts the Predator B ER’s endurance and range, but also serves as proof-of-concept for the next-generation Predator B aircraft that will be designed for Type-Certification and airspace integration, “The wing was designed to conform to STANAG 4671 [NATO Airworthiness Standard for RPA systems], and includes lightning and bird strike protection, non-destructive testing, and advanced composite and adhesive materials for extreme environments.” Blue added.

    Additional improvements include short-field takeoff and landing performance and spoilers on the wings which enable precision automatic landings. The wings also have provisions for leading-edge de-ice and integrated low- and high-band RF antennas. An earlier version of Predator B ER featuring two wing-mounted fuel tanks is currently operational with the U.S. Air Force as MQ-9 Reaper ER.

    The long wings are the first components to be produced as part of GA-ASI’s Certifiable Predator B (CPB) development project, which will lead to a certifiable production aircraft in early 2018. Further hardware and software upgrades planned for CPB will include improved structural fatigue and damage tolerance, more robust flight control software, and enhancements allowing operations in adverse weather.

    Italian Drone Lost in the Mediterranean Sea

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    The Piaggio Aerospace P.1HH HammerHead drone crashed yesterday off the Sicilian coast while on a test flight. According to …. the drone lost contact with the ground station during the flight and crashed into the sea, about 20 minutes after takeoff. The 14.4 m’ long Hammerhead drone is based on a Piaggio P.180 Avanti II commercial aircraft. Its maximum take-off weight of 6,146 kg. and the wingspan is 15.6 meters.

    The drone operated from Vincenzo Florio Airport, Trapani-Birgi Air Base in Sicily under a test flight series. “There has been no damage to people or things,” announced Piaggio Aerospace, which has commenced an internal investigation to understand the causes of the accident. The company plans to recover the drone to assess the cause of the mishap.

    Unveiled in 2013, the new drone was acquired by the UAE, as part of a $350 million acquisition. The Italian Air Force is also interested in operating three systems (6 drones in total). The Hammerhead drone can be fitted with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) equipment for use in maritime surveillance, monitoring of illegal immigration, border surveillance and security of critical infrastructure.

    New Mobile VSHORAD Positioned to Replace German Stinger-Based leFlaSys

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    Using the MBDA Mistral effectors and Rheinmetall MPCS turret, the new weapon station provides a solution for networked or autonomous short range mobile air defense systems.

    Rheinmetall and MBDA launched today a mobile air defense system designed to defeat aerial targets at close- and very close-range, including small and very unmanned aerial systems (UAS, LSS). Providing escort for mobile and mechanized forces, the system employs MBDA’s Mistral guided missiles mounted on Rheinmetall’s MPCS turret.

    The system employs the unified system architecture developed by the companies to connect sensors and effectors on different platforms. Using fully developed and operational systems reduce the development risk of the entire system. The modular design enables integration on differents platforms, from light vehicles to heavy Armored personnel Carriers.

    The new system is designed to seamlessly integrate into the German Tactical Air Defence System (taktisches Luftverteidigungssystem/TLVS) architecture. As an element of the future integrated air defence, the new modular system is positioned to become a possible successor to the lightweight air defence system leFlaSys/Stinger currently in use with the Bundeswehr.

    The Ocelot LeFlaSys protects lighter and airmobile troops. It uses the Weisel vehicle as a platform and carries four Stinger missiles as surface-to-air weapons.
    The Ocelot LeFlaSys protects lighter and airmobile troops. It uses the Weisel vehicle as a platform and carries four Stinger missiles as surface-to-air weapons.

    Defense Exhibitions: Q3 2017

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    Intelligence & Special Forces – 5 July 2017 – Tel Aviv, Israel

    MAKS 2017 (AviaSalon) – 18-23 July 2017 – Zhukovsky, Russia

    Army 2017 – 22-27 August 2017 – Partiot Park near Kubinka (Moscow Region), Russia

    Homeland Security Expo – 29-30 August 2017 – ICE, Hanoi, Vietnam

    MSPO – 4-7 September 2017 – Kielce, Polans

    Interdrone – September 2017 – Las vegas, NV, USA

    AFA – Air Force Association – 16-20 September, 2017 – Gaylord National Harbour, MD

    AUS&R – September 2017 – Rishon Le’Zion, Israel

    Expomil – Bucarest, Romania

    Modern day Marine, 19-21 September 2017, Quantico, VA

    DSEI 12-15 September, 2017 – ExCel, London UK

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    Defense Exhibitions: Q4 2017

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    Arms & Security 2017 – 10-13 October 2017 – Kiev, Ukraine

    ADEX – 17-22 October 2017 – Seoul Airport, South Korea

    AUSA 9-11 October 2017 – Ronald Reagan Convention Center, Washington DC

    SEECAT – Special Equipment Exhibition & Conference for Anti Terrorism, 11-13 October, 2017 – Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan

    Interpolitex, 17-20 October, 2017 – VDNH, Moscow, Russia

    Aerial Firefighting Europe
    17-18 October 2017 – Nimes, France

    Homeland Security Week Training & Simulation – 24-27 October 2017 – Washington DC, USA.

    Future Mortar Systems – 25-26 October 2017 – London, UK

    Surface Warships Summit – 1-2 November 2017 – Washington Plaza, Washington DC, USA.

    Defense & Security – 6-9 November 2017 – IMPACT Expo Center, Bangkok, Thailand

    Smarter Borders – 7-9 November 2017 – Radisson Blu Edwardian, Heathrow, UK.

    International Fighter – 7-9 November 2017 – Mercure Hotel Moa Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

    Dubai Air Show – 12-16 November, 2017 – DWC, Dubai

    Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability – 14-16 November 2017 – London, UK

    Milipol – 21-24 November 2017 – Paris Nord, Villepinte.

    I/ITSEC Training & Simulation – 27/11-1/12 2017 – Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL

    Military Airlift & Air-to-Air Refuelling
    – 28-29/11-1/12 2017 – Melia Avenida America, Madrid, Spain

    Future Ground Combat Vehicles 29/11-1/12 2017 – Detroit, MI.

    Military Flight Training – Eastern Europe – 12-14 December 2017 – Stefania Palace, Budapest, Hungary

    Countering Drones – 12-14 December 2017 – Chelsea Football Club, London, UK

    Intelligence & Special Forces
    13-December, 2017 – Tel Aviv, Israel
    This year’s main conference subject will be Intelligence in a Dynamic Reality and Cope with Terrorism. Features include discussion on global terrorism, leadership, cyber intelligence, and big-data solutions.


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    Defense Exhibitions: Q2 2017

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    Sea-Air-Space (Navy League)
    3-5 April 2017 Gaylord National Convention Center, National Harbor, MD. USA

    Milipol Asia Pacific – 4-6 April 2017 – Singapore

    LAAD – 4-7 April 2017 – Riocentro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil


    Air Mission Planning and Support     – 5-6 April, 2017 – London UK

    SPIE – 9-13 April 2017 – Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA USA

    Border Security Expo
    11-13, April 2017 – Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

    MAST Asia – 12-14 April 2017 – Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan


    Military Space Situational Awareness     – 26-27 April 2017 – London UK

    AAAA (Quad-A) – 26-28 April 2017 – Nashville TN, USA

    LIMA – April 2017 – Langkawi, Malaysia

    Counter Terror Expo – 3-4 May 2017 – Olympia, London UK

    Forensics Europe – 3-4 May 2017 – Olympia, London UK

     

    Air & Missile Defense Conference – 4 May 2017 – Tel Aviv, Israel

    Exponential
    8-11 May 2017 – Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center, Dallas, TX

    IDEF – 9-12 May 2017 – Tuyap Fair, Istanbul, Turkey

    MILSATCOM Asia-Pacific – 15-16 May 2017 – Singapore

    International Ground Warfare & Logistics – 16-17 May 2017 – Latrun, Israel.

    C4I Conference – 18 May 2017 – Latrun, Israel.

    IMDEX Asia – 16-18 May 2017 – Changi Exhibition Center, Singapore

    ITEC – 16-18 May 2017 – Ahoy, Rotterdam, NL

    SOFIC – 16-18 May 2017 – Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL

    Future Helicopter Technology – 18-19 May 2017 – Rome, Italy

    Counter-UAS – 23-25 May 2017 – London UK

    Heli Russia – 25-27 May 2017 – IEC Corcus Expo, Moscow

    SITDEF – 28-31 May 2017 – Lima, Peru

    CANSEC 2016 Canada’s Global Defence & Security Trade Show
    31 May – 1 June 2017, El Centre, Ottawa, Canada

    UDT – 31 May – 1 June 2017 – Bremen, Germany

    NCT CBRNE USA
    31 May – 2 June 2017 – Sheraton Pentagon City, Washington DC, USA

    IDET – 31 May – 2 June 2017 – Brno, Czech republic

    Air & Missile Defense Conference – 5 June 2017 – Israel.

    ISDEF – 6-8 June 2017 – Tel Aviv, Israel
    The 8th edition of ISDEF will take place from June 6-8, 2017 at the Tel Aviv Convention Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. ISDEF brings the International and Israeli Defense and Homeland Security communities together in a unique configuration. The exhibition provides the ideal platform for international companies to exhibit their innovations to an audience that includes key figures from the security and defense industry, government and military officials from the international community, and the opportunity to network with the relevant players on a global level. With an expected 250 exhibiting companies and 15,000 visitors from across the globe, ISDEF 2017 will maintain its position as the largest defense and security exhibition in Israel and the only international trade show for the defense and security industry.

    Fast Jet Pilot Training Central and Eastern Europe – 6-7 June 2017 – Prague, Czech Republic

    Close Air Support – 7-8 June 2017 – London, UK

    Paris Air Show – 19-25 June 2017 – Le Bourget, France

    IFSEC – 20-22 June 2017 – Excel, London UK

    2nd annual MilSatCom USA – 28-29 June 2017 – Sheraton Pentagon City, Arlington, VA

    IMDS – 28 June -2 July 2017 – Saint Petersburg, Russia

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    Controp’s new SPEED-ER Observation System Spots Targets 40 km Away

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    SPEED-ER addresses requirement for exceptionally long-range surveillance, of dozens of kilometers, under all weather conditions and at all hours of the day. Photo: Controp

    Controp Precision Technology is unveiling a land-based observation system designed for operation at very long range. The gyro-stabilized SPEED-ER employs multiple sensors in parallel, operating in three channels – Visible, Thermal and SWIR (Short-Wave Infrared). The combination of images ensure sharp, clear and stabilized pictures under all visibility conditions. A new addition to night/day vision of standard IR/VIS imaging systems, SWIR provides outstanding images, even in conditions of haze, dust, rain or high humidity.

    “We developed SPEED-ER as an answer to the acute problem of unclear pictures under limited visibility conditions such as during daytime with high humidity or dust and smoke, and during twilight hours, when year-round and round-the-clock surveillance is the utmost priority,” explain Johnny Carni, CONTROP’s VP Marketing & Sales.

    Carni added that SPEED-ER is the ultimate solution for programs that require exceptionally long-range surveillance of dozens of kilometers, under all weather conditions and at all hours of the day. “Due to this particularly long range capability, fewer posts are required to protect a very large area, making this system even more cost-effective.”

    Speed ER was originally designed for border surveillance, coastline protection and other land-based applications. The gimballed system can also be used in other applications, such as Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and Air Defense – where it can be mounted on high masts, poles and fixed/mobile towers. Photo: Controp
    Speed ER was originally designed for border surveillance, coastline protection and other land-based applications. The gimballed system can also be used in other applications, such as Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and Air Defense – where it can be mounted on high masts, poles and fixed/mobile towers. Photo: Controp

    The system comprises a cooled InfraRed Thermal Imaging camera operating in the medium infrared band (MWIR), fitted with a continuous zoom lens.The SWIR Camera also uses a continuous optical zoom lens. The system also uses two color day cameras, for wide to medium Field-of-View (WFOV) and for Narrow to super narrow Field-of-View (NFOV). Additional ancillary systems include a laser rangefinder and laser pointer and command and control unit.

    The Thermal camera has a narrow FOV of 0.4°while the SWIR camera has an NFOV of 0.22°, enabling the system to detect a NATO target from a distance of more than 40 km.

    Though initially designed for diversified land-based applications such as border surveillance and coastline protection, SPEED-ER is also ideal for Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and Air Defense – and the advanced gyro-stabilization allows installation on high masts, poles and fixed/mobile towers.

    According to Carni, the system is currently in production, fulfilling initial orders from customers, following extensive test and evaluation phase.

    Reccelite Pods to Fly on Italian Predator Bs

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    Tamir Eshel
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    Italy is integrating the Israeli Reccelite tactical reconnaissance pod on its US-made General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) Predator B/ MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems. Integration tests are already underway and fielding of the new configuration is expected next year. The Reccelite, made by Rafael, is already flying on Italian Air Force fighter jets such as the Tornado and AMX. Reccelite is a versatile imagery reconnaissance pod .

    designed to provide wide-area coverage using a gimballed, advanced, high-resolution multi-mega-pixel recce camera. The Reccelite pod will complement the Full-motion Video (FMV) provided by the Predator’s existing nose-mounted, Multi-spectral Targeting System-B (MTS-B). RecceLite provides geo-referenced, wide field-of-regard, high-resolution digital still imagery in the infrared and visible bands. To provide wide area coverage this imagery is post-processed into a mosaic image in the Ground Exploitation Station.

    “Integrating this imagery enhancement capability onto Predator B is a significant milestone and could lead to similar efforts with other NATO customers that operate MQ-9,” said Linden Blue, CEO, GA-ASI. “Predator B’s open payload architecture enables users to integrate their own payloads easily, with minimal to no software changes required.”

    A combined Italian Air Force, GA-ASI, and Rafael team is currently testing the integration hardware that will make this enhanced capability available to Italian operational forces. The team will execute developmental and operational flight tests under ItAF leadership in early 2017 at Amendola Air Base, Italy, with system fielding to occur shortly thereafter.

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