Defense Business

African defense companies are challenging the dominant Western suppliers of mine protected armored vehicles, competing for MRAP type vehicle contracts. According to Ivor Ichikowitz, Executive Chairman of the South African Paramount Group, South Africa's largest independent defense and aerospace contractor, African companies have emerged as technological equals to some of the world's top manufacturers of Mine and IED Protected...

Elbit Systems, introducing the 'See Through Armor' (STA) is an assembly of panoramic observation systems embedded in or applied onto the vehicle's armor, providing the vehicle crews with an omni-directional combat scene seen from within the armored vehicle, when the crew is 'buttoned in' with hatches closed. An equally realistic view can be obtained from an unmanned platform. The...

Meltronics Group is an aerospace defense electronics company with expertise in design, development, manufacture and support of defense electronic systems. Meltronics' Products include warning systems, EW products, jammers, digital receivers, DSP products, communication equipment, interfaces, data acquisition and retrieval, ATE etc.

The marine and shipbuiling group DCNS reported its half-year The French marine and shipbuiling group DCNS reported strong performance in its half-year financials today. Revenues increased to €1.4 billion, and Operating profit of €98 million, but orders intake dropped from €1.2 billion to €813 million, yet, maintaining the company order book at €14.2 billion, same as 12 months ago.

TiaLinx was established in 2003 as a California corporation, TiaLinx, Inc. has been involved with the development of mm-Wave ultra wideband (UWB) RF imaging devices that can be used for civilian and defense applications. The Company has received 37 patents and owns in excess of 40 additional filed patent applications. TiaLinx offers several models of the eagle UWB radar, for...

Sagem, a high-tech company in the Safran group, is a leading provider of electronic and optronic systems, including avionics, electronics and safety-critical software for both civil and military markets. Sagem is the European leading supplier of inertial navigation systems (INS) used in air, land and naval applications. It is also a leading supplier of helicopter flight controls, optronics and...

The first Low Intensity Conflict exhibition and conference held in Tel Aviv during 22-25 of March, 2004 was an excellent opportunity to learn about the intensive advances in LIC related developments in doctrinal, training technological fields. Facing a prolonged conflict for over three years, the IDF had to transform in combat, from an heavy army based on armored formations,...

Soldier Vision is also developing advanced information systems that could be integrated into Future Force warrior programs. The systems are designed specifically for the mounted, dismounted infantry as well as and tank crews. The software packages provide enhanced situational awareness, combat identification and discrimination between friend and foe, assists routing and navigation around combat obstacles and improves coordination and...

The Warrior Compact Targeter (WACT) wireless network links commanders, sensors, target acquisition equipment including weapon's sights and binoculars. The system tracks every member via personal location reporting unit generating a detailed situational awareness (SA) picture in real time. The common situational picture is distributed to each of the members and displayed to the warrior on an individual control and...

Export control systems should be modernized to improve performance and competitiveness in the world defense markets by implementing a modern system that will be more efficient, predictable and transparent. In an open letter to President George W. Bush, the newly formed Coalition for Security and Competitiveness outlined several proposals to modernize the export regulation process. The coalition recommended the implementation...

Nivisys Industries provides high quality components and accessories for multi-spectral electro-optical systems – thermal, night vision, laser, and tactical illumination products for the dismounted operator.

Tactical Satellite Communications System On September 24, 2004 the U.S. Navy selected a team led by Lockheed Martin, with team members General Dynamics C4 Systems, and Boeing Satellite Systems, to develop and build the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system that will provide significantly improved and assured communications for the mobile warfighter. MUOS will replace...

This year’s DSEi will host 35 national pavilions, up from 27 national pavilions in 2009. Among the nations joining the show are Poland, Brazil and India, and the UAE. Other national pavilions include countries such as Israel, Germany, Italy, Spain.   Naval display has always been one of the strengths’ of DSEi. Vessels expected to participate in this year’s event include...

On June 7th, the Boeing successfully launched the first element of four SkyMed radar satellites comprising the Constellation of Mediterranean basin Observation (COSMO). The entire constellation will be deployed in space by 2009. The SkyMed satellite was launched to a low-Earth orbit by a on a Boeing Delta II rocket. These dual-use (civil and military) satellites were developed by...