Asia Pacific

Mahindra, the large Indian vehicle manufacturer unveiled its Striker lightweight high mobility combat vehicle, designed for armed reconnaissance and mounted patrols. The vehicle was displayed mounting four Milan missiles and a 7.62 mm machine gun. Mahindra also exhibited the Rakshak Plus, a protected vehicle designed for rapid  reaction teams, mounted patrols and transportation of commanders and VIP. Rakshak Plus...

Many Russian companies participated as part of the Rosboronexport pavilion. Among the participants was Electro Machina, state company, which demonstrated advanced systems for tank upgrading, including the Shtora-1 system, believed to be part of the Indian T-90 program. KBP presented an active armor protection solutions, including the Drozd. Other modernization programs are offered for the Russian BMP-3 by Kurganmashzavod. Further upgrading options were discussed...

One of the most impressive weapons at the show was the Indo-Russian  Brahmos anti ship missile, designed in a ship launched, submarine launched, coastal launched and air launched versions. A different (subsonic) cruise missile was the Club-S family including the 3M-14E and 3M-54E missiles, displayed by the Russian Novator experimental machine design bureau. MBDA ALSO presented models of its leading products, including the...

299 Bushmasters were procured, starting 2005 to equip the Australian Army’s 7th Brigade and the Royal Australian Air Force’s Airfield Defence Guards, under a A$316 million project. 26 vehicles were sent to Iraq, Operation Catalyst operating in support the coalition forces. The Bushmaster can maintain speeds in excess of 90 km/h on Australian roads, with a range of up to...

GAZ-3937 is a highly mobile multi-purpose amphibious 4x4 platform offers a modular, armor protected cabin protecting personnel and cargo. The welded body consists of two detachable modules. The front module includes a GAZ-5424 turbocharged air-cooled multi-fuel diesel engine. Optional Cummins or Steyr engines are under development. This section also accommodates a tandem seating arrangement for the driver and passenger....

The Russian BUK-M1 (NATO code name SA-11 GADFLY ) surface-to-air medium-range missile system is designed to engage aerial targets, including aircraft, cruise missiles, helicopters as well as short range ballistic missiles (Lance missiles can be intercepted at a range of 20 km and altitude of 16 km). It can also "home on jam", in response to enemy jammers, as well...

RAVEN R-400 is type classified by the U.S. Army as the M101 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS). Over 560 such systems were ordered by the US Army through a series of urgent material requirements (UMR), contracted to Recon Optical in less than 18 months. To meet this demand, Recon Optical's new lean manufacturing facility is capable of producing...

The upgraded BMP-3 retains the 100mm and 30mm automatic guns and ATGMs, and introduces an improved BZS-1 gunner's sight, which also feeds images to the commander's position. The new sight is integrating a SAGEM thermal imager, automatic target tracker and laser rangefinder. Such sight will enable both commander and gunner to search and engage targets. Protection is improved with...

Soltam Defense Systems  is currently modernizing the Indian 130mm M46 artillery systems, converting them to the M46S version, the conversion utilize the existing carriage and recoil system of the Russian original 130mm gun, fitted with the 155/45 cal tubes, which use standard 155mm artillery ammunition including ERFB/BB projectiles with charge 11 which extend the firing range up from 27.2 up...

Biological Warfare Changes in the Strategic Environment Three primary factors have influenced Iran's post 9/11 strategic posture: - Increased US military involvement on two of Iran's immediate border regions: Afghanistan and Iraq. - growing international pressure over Iran's nuclear weapons efforts after Operation Iraqi Freedom. - increasing domestic unrest over internal economic and political dissatisfaction. The very fact, that all three of these phenomens have occured almost...

The Combat missile is an advanced, extended range missile which can be fired through the 125mm gun of the T-80UD, T-84, T-72AG, B and C models. The missile is composed of separate head and tail sections which are stored separately but loaded and combined as a unified cartridge, designed for the automatic loaders of the individual tanks (T-72 or...

The first and probably the world's only operationally deployed APS developed by the Russian KBP company was the 1030M Drozd (Thrush), which was first installed on a T- 55AD MBT in 1983s. The automatic system is capable of defeating anti-tank guided missiles and grenades, approaching at speeds between 70 to 700 meters per second. The system employed eight 107mm anti-missile rockets, triggered by...

The Chinese opted to equip their new Type 98 with a different countermeasure suite, based mainly on defeating ATGM, by the use of directed high power laser. A typical is the JD-3 "Dazzler" system comprises of laser warning devices, a dome shaped sensor installed on the turret's roof-top, and a box shaped Laser Self Defense Weapon (LSDW) which "fires"...

A more complete hemispheric protection is the Russian Arena E – developed by the Russian company KBM. The system is designed to protect the tank from attacks of anti-tank guided missiles launched from the ground and by attack helicopter and lightweight anti-tank grenades (such as RPG). The system weighs between 1 – 1.3 tons (depending on the coverage and...