Defense Update is reviewing the upcoming Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting & Exhibition with extensive coverage focusing on the wide scope of land warfare.
In particular, the areas we have traditionally covered, included armored vehicles, survivability and protection; this time we plan to expand this theme with a wider scope, addressing threats and defensive techniques against blast, mine protection, as well as fire, CBRN and hazardous materials – resulting from the potential risks of fighting insurgency in modern, urban warfare. New active protection and ‘soft kill’ solutions will also be covered. In addition to the discussion of personal protection, we’ll review dismounted applications, including C4ISR, load carrying, personal gear, weapons, robotics and accessories.
Non lethal weapons will be discussed, as well as the various aspects of kinetic effects. Our coverage will address new trends of precision guided weapons, particularly the downsizing of missiles and rockets and grenades, enabling the use of highly effective, specialized weapons by the lowest echelon tactical forces – mounted and dismounted.
Technologies combating IEDs will be discussed in various aspects, from road clearing devices and jammers mounted on vehicles to the latest capabilities employed against IED support networks.
Another field of interest is robotics and unmanned systems – both micro and mini platforms, EOD and aerial systems will be presented, as well as the upcoming cargo carriers, manned and unmanned.
Army aviation issues will be discussed with focus on helicopters, aerial ISR, aerostats and airships, manned-unmanned teaming and cargo UAVs. Air defense will also be included, with the aspects ranging from cruise and ballistic missile defense to C-RAM.
We also plan to focus on the new field of area persistence, which includes the means for gathering intelligence and manipulating data into actionable, targeting intelligence – remote sensors, radars, UGS, seismic, acoustic and IR and new, promising technologies pursued by DARPA.
If you are exhibiting at AUSA 2010 and would like to meet our team, please email to “editor” at defense-update.com or sms: +972-544-508028. We plan to review many of the exhibitors, some of which are listed below:
- ADS Inc.
- Aerojet – propulsion
- AeroVironment Inc. – UVS
- Agilent Technologies
- Agusta Westland – helicopters
- Airborne Systems – air delivery
- Aitech Defense Systems – electronics
- Alcoa Defense – metals
- Allison Transmission Inc. – vehicles
- AM General Corp. – vehicles
- AMTANK Armor – armor
- Amtech Corp
- Armorworks – armor
- Arotech – vehicle armor
- ATI Defense
- ATK – energetics, ammunition, composites
- Autoflug GmbH – blast protection
- AxleTech International – vehicles
- Aydin – Displays
- BAE Systems –
- Barco Federal Systems – displays
- Barrett – firearms
- Bates Uniform Footwear – gear
- Battelle
- Bell Helicopter – helicopters
- Beretta – weapons
- Blackhawk Products Group – gear
- Boeing
- Bose Corp. – hearing protection
- BrenTronics – power
- L-3 Com
- Navistar Defense – vehicles
- CamelBak – gear
- Carl Zeiss Optronics – EO
- Caterpillar Inc. – engineer
- Ceradyne Armor Systems – armor
- CeramTec (ETEC GmbH) – armor
- Chemring Group
- Cobham
- Colt Defense
- CoorsTek
- Cumminc Inc.
- Curtiss Wright Controls
- Cypress Int.
- Daimler Trucks
- Defenshield
- Deschamps Mat Systems
- Diehl Defence Holdings
- DRS Technologies
- DSM Dyneema
- DuPont Co.
- DynCorp
- Dytecna
- EADS
- Eagle Ind.
- Elbit Systems
- Energizer
- EnerSys
- Ensign Bickford A&D
- EOD Technology
- ESS
- Esterline Defense Technologies
- Eurenco
- Falck Schmidt Defence Systems
- Finmeccanica
- First Choice Armor & Equipment
- FLIR Systems
- FNH
- Force Protection
- Fraser Volpe
- GE Intelligent Platforms
- General Atomics
- GD OTS
- GD Combat Systems
- GD IS&T
- General Kinetics Engineering
- Gentex
- Global Seating Systems (GSS) – blast seats
- Harris Corp.
- HDT Engineered technology (BASE X)
- H&K
- Hesco Military Products
- HGH Infrared Systems
- High Impact Technology
- Honeywell
- IAI
- IbisTek
- ICx Technologies
- Intevac Photonics
- iRobot Corp
- IMI
- ITT
- Kracher Futuretech
- KBR
- Kearfott Corp.
- Kongsberg Protech
- KMW
- KVH
- L-3 Com
- Lacroix Defense & Securite
- Lasershot
- Leupold & Stevens
- Lockheed Martin
- McLane Advanced Tech
- Meggitt Defense Systems
- Microvision
- Mistral
- MPRI
- MTU Detroit Diesel
- NACRE
- Nammo Talley
- Navistar Defense
- Nexter Group
- Northrop Grumman
- NP Aerospace
- Oakley
- Olin Corp – Winchester Ammunition
- OSG Armor
- Oshkosh Defense
- Otis Products
- Panhard
- Parker Hannifin
- Pearson Eng.
- Pelican Products
- Phantom Products
- Physical Optics Corp.
- Plasan
- Point Blank Solutions
- PPG Ind.
- Protonex
- QinetiQ
- Rafael
- Raytheon BBN
- Raytheon
- Raytheon Elcan
- Revision Eyewear
- Rockwell Collins
- Runflat Int.
- Saab
- Sagem
- SAIC
- Sarnoff Corp.
- Secure Rugged Portable
- Sekai Electronics
- Selex Electronics
- Serco
- SFC Smart Fuel Cell
- Sierra Nevada Corp
- Sig Sauer
- Sikorski
- Sofradir
- SRC
- SRI
- Streamlight
- Surefire
- Tactical CommGear
- Tactronics
- Taser Int.
- Teijin Aramid
- Telephonics Corp.
- TenCate Advanced Composites
- Textron Systems
- Thales
- Trijicon
- Tyco
- Ultra Electronics
- Ultralife Corp.
- Under Armor
- US Ordnance
- Vectronics
- ViaSat
- VSE Corp
- VT Group
- VT Miltope
- Wiley X Eyewear
