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MTL Group Derives Benefits from Exhibiting at Farnborough International Airshow 2008
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/ballistic_protection/mtlgroup/press6.html
MTL Group, a global contract manufacturer to the defence and aerospace sectors, exhibited for the first time this year at the prestigious Farnborough International Airshow. The exhibition was very successful for MTL, creating significant interest from some of the major OEMs in this sector.
Of particular interest was MTL’s new capability to waterjet cut materials up to 12m long by 200mm thick and its proven track record of managing multimillion pound contracts.
MTL process in excess of 20,000t of material per annum, including aluminium, titanium, stainless steels and carbon steels. In ad...
Thu, 30 Oct 08
MTL Exhibit at Eurosatory 2008
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/ballistic_protection/mtlgroup/press5.html
To further enhance its foothold in the international defence market MTL Group exhibited at Eurosatory 2008, the international land, airland and homeland defence exhibition held at Paris, France in June 2008. This exhibition has proved successful, stimulating interest and enquiries from major European vehicle manufacturers. These companies recognise MTL as a major contract manufacturer and of particular interest was MTL's capacity, capability and experience of working with and stocking armour plate materials.
Following this exhibition, MTL has secured several high profile contracts from Europ...
Thu, 30 Oct 08
New from General Electric (GE) - StreetLab Mobile
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/nbc/ge-security/press5.html
Built to quickly and accurately identify threats in diverse field environments, the new StreetLab Mobile can reliably identify liquids, powders, and solids in a single step without sample consumption or subjective interpretation. Versatile and easy to use, StreetLab Mobile’s “point-and-shoot” controls and extended wireless range enables single-handed or hands-free operation, in order to safely interrogate threats from a distance.
Potential applications:
First responders
Military facilities
Customs / border interdiction
High-security events
Petrochemical facilities
Law enforceme...
Thu, 30 Oct 08
DDC Announces Linux Support for Symmetric Multi-Processing Systems
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/electronic/data_device/press26.html
Data Device Corporation (DDC) introduces updated software development kits (SDK) for MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 data bus applications that support symmetric multi-processing (SMP) under the latest Linux operating system versions. SMP support can increase the performance of a Linux system.
DDC’s SDK's allow users to develop C-source codes to simulate, monitor, or troubleshoot 1553 and / or ARINC 429 data buses simultaneously or independently, with support for Linux 2.6 with symmetric multi-processing and hyper-threading. This SDK allows you to quickly integrate DDC’s cards into your C-code a...
Thu, 30 Oct 08
MTL Invests in UK’s Largest Bevel Laser Cutting System
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/ballistic_protection/mtlgroup/press3.html
MTL Group has invested in the largest bevel laser cutting system in the UK with the aim of attracting major contracts from leading global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the defence, rail, recycling, shipbuilding and related industries. This system has a cutting area of 20m by 3.2m and is capable of cutting materials up to 25mm thick.
Henry Shirman, managing director of MTL, said this investment was one of several new purchases designed to "set the company out as a market leader in the industry. Our wide range of industry leading laser machines means MTL is capable of handling a...
Wed, 29 Oct 08
Smiths Detection Wins $26.7 Million TSA Order for Additional Advanced Checkpoint X-Ray Systems
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/nbc/graseby/press17.html
Smiths Detection today announced a $26.7 million follow-on order from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for additional advanced threat identification X-ray (aTiX) systems, which will be deployed at airports across the US.
This third TSA order follows an initial contract for $21 million in October 2007 and a $25.2 million order in June this year.
Unlike conventional X-ray technology, aTiX systems capture multiple views of carry-on bags in a single sweep in the same throughput time as existing systems. Using advanced software algorithms, they are able to alert the operator ...
Wed, 29 Oct 08
Smiths Detection Wins $6 Million TSA Order for Advanced Explosives Trace Detectors
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/nbc/graseby/press16.html
Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business, Smiths Group, today announced a $6 million order from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for IONSCAN 500DT trace explosives detectors, for use at airport checkpoints.
In August 2008, the IONSCAN 500DT was the first dual explosives detector to be placed by the TSA on the qualified products List. It can detect trace amounts of explosives from a single sample in seconds using proven Ion Mobility Spectrometry technology.
Mark Laustra, vice president of homeland security for Smiths Detection, said: “The added sensitivity ...
Wed, 29 Oct 08
Global Technology Competition Sponsored by Smiths Detection Selects Participants for November Final
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/nbc/graseby/press18.html
A new solution for securing data remotely and a software for real-time exploration of Arabic-language documents have won the European semi-final of the Global Security Challenge 2008. Five startups, chosen out of hundreds who entered this international competition, pitched their inventions at an event hosted by the University of Kent in Brussels. The jury selected the two most promising security startups in Europe, who now go on to London to compete in the grand final for a chance to win $500,000.
Beyond Encryption from Ireland has built and deployed an enforcement tool for remote informati...
Sat, 25 Oct 08
Kappa CMOS Cameras’ First Series, “Kalypso”, Promises Strong Performance and Rugged Design
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/surveillance/kappa/press3.html
Kalypso 023-USB is the first CMOS camera series by Kappa. The round Kalypso camera, complete with an Aptina sensor, provides strong performance and a rugged design. Its strong points are the special Kappa features, which include the rugged construction and high signal quality. The operating temperature is between -20°C and +80°C.
The 1/3in cameras with a global shutter come equipped with an USB 2.0 interface and offer a ten-bit digitization depth at a resolution of 752 x 480 pixel (WVGA). With linear sensor characteristics, the cameras achieve more than 55dB, as well as achieving more than ...
Sat, 25 Oct 08
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Announces Broad Support for Freescale MPC8640 and MPC8640D Processors
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/electronic/ge-fanuc/press1.html
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, today announced that it would make Freescale Semiconductor’s recently-announced MPC8640 and MPC8640D processors, built on Power Architecture™ technology, optionally available on a broad range of its single board computer, digital signal processing and multiprocessor products. The MPC8640 and MPC8640D will be designed into future products and will also be an option for existing products.
Electing to use the MPC8640 will allow customers to achieve the same levels of processing performance as those achievable with the MPC...
Sat, 18 Oct 08
At Home in the Hotzone
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/nbc/ge-security/press1.html
General Electric is making a new entry into the emergency responder handheld detection market later this year with a lightweight combination biological threat and chemical explosives detector. The device is designed to work specifically in contaminated 'hot zones'. The main goal during the development of GE’s StreetLab mobile was to allow emergency crews to carry one less gadget into the field.
“They carry one machine to do chemical identification and one machine to do bio-identification,” said Frank Leibowitz, project manager for chemical and biological sensing at GE homeland protection. “...
Sat, 18 Oct 08
Theon Sensors Reveals its Multi-Purpose Night Vision Monocular
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/surveillance/theon/press5.html
A new multi-purpose night vision monocular (MPNVM) was revealed by Theon Sensors during Defendory International 2008 in Athens, Greece. The monocular is the latest addition to Theon Sensors product portfolio and its development was performed in house by company’s own resources.
“Since late 2007, we have undertaken an intensive R&D programme in order to design and manufacture the MPNVM, and we are delighted to be able to introduce a full MIL SPEC (military specification) device to the international market,” said Dr. Thomas Dakos, Theon Sensors' vice president and head of technology.
H...
Sat, 18 Oct 08
Medical Coaches and Xoft Display the World's First Axxent Xpress Mobile Electronic Brachytherapy Vehicle
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/field_hospitals/medical_coaches/press15.html
Xoft, developer of the Axxent® electronic brachytherapy system (eBx), which delivers non-radioactive, X-ray-based radiation treatment directly to cancer sites with minimal exposure to surrounding healthy tissue, announced that it will launch the Axxent Xpress™ mobile electronic brachytherapy vehicles to expand and improve access to critical radiation therapy. The announcement was made in advance of the 49th American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) meeting on 21-24 September 2008.
Xoft also announced that it has collaborated with Medical Coaches, a leading m...
Wed, 8 Oct 08
New Infrared Laser Pointer for Operation in Urban Environments.
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/machine_guns/ilee/press17.html
The tactical TwinBeam is an additional development in the TwinBeam product family. It is designated for use with night vision equipment in urban or similar areas with limited fields of view, and indoor use in buildings or tunnel structures. For such tasks, the classical TwinBeam is often used and fitted with two infrared lasers.
One of the lasers was adjusted with an open beam to illuminate the immediate surrounding of the target. As two lasers are used, they are usually required to be adjusted to eye safe power settings. In some conditions, the narrow beam's shape somewhat limits the area ...
Fri, 3 Oct 08
ISD’s VAMP Gun Sight Cameras Qualified to Def Stan
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/surveillance/innovative-sensor/press1.html
The VAMP 004 NV (Video Aiming Module Package Night Vision) boresighted gun sight camera from Innovative Sensor Developments (ISD), part of AD Group, has qualified to DEF STAN 00-35 shock, temperature and vibration and DEF STAN59-41 Class A land based limits EMC. Obtaining these qualifications proves the VAMP meets the environmental performance levels demanded for MoD applications.
"We are extremely proud that the VAMP gunsight cameras have reached this certification," said Simon Hill, General Manage, Innovative Sensor Developments. "Our customers are already aware that the VAMPs have high ...
Fri, 3 Oct 08
Mine Site Technologies and Rajant Corportation Deploy Wireless Mesh Systems in Two Mines
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/navigation/rajant/press12.html
Rajant Corporation, a leading provider of portable mobile wireless networking solutions, announced today that its global partner Mine Site Technologies (MST) has secured two new mining deployments in Australia using the Rajant BreadCrumb® wireless mesh solution.
Recently announced as Rajant's global partner for mining, MST is the leading mining solutions provider, specializing in the development and supply of communications technology and services to the global mining industry.
Beaconsfield Gold is an underground gold mine owned by Beaconsfield Gold, N.L., and is Australia’s richest...
Fri, 3 Oct 08
Parvus Supplies Common Mission Computer for Aurora Flight Sciences’ Unmanned Aircraft Systems
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/computers/parvus-corp/press4.html
Parvus Corporation today announced a sub-contracting agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences to supply common mission computers for Aurora’s unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) under several prime contracts. No financial terms were disclosed.
Parvus has delivered Aurora Common Mission Computer (ACMC) units for use with the GoldenEye 80 unmanned aircraft system (UAS), an advanced vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft designed to carry advanced sensor payloads for homeland security and battlefield operations.
“As the US military continues to expand the role of unmanned vehicles, key supp...
Fri, 3 Oct 08
Tried and True - Soldier Approval Wins Revision Eyewear Swiss Armed Forces Goggle Tender
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/personal/revision/press25.html
Revision Eyewear, the leading supplier of ballistic eyewear to the US military, expands its international business into the Swiss military market. The key to their success: extensive soldier trials that place Revision as the eyewear of choice – resulting in an initial purchase of 10,000 Desert Locust® goggles.
Increasingly, militaries around the world are recognizing the importance of ballistic eye protection. And as more countries add eyewear requirements to their personal protective equipment lists, more countries opt for Revision Eyewear.
In April 2008, Armasuisse released a tend...
Fri, 3 Oct 08
Revision Eyewear Unveils New Manufacturing Facility
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/personal/revision/press24.html
Revision Eyewear, the leading ballistic eyewear provider for military, law enforcement and tactical customers worldwide, hosted an open house on Thursday, August 28, 2008, to unveil its new multimillion dollar manufacturing facilities.
The new plant and equipment provide Revision with state-of-the-art injection molding and coating capabilities for lens manufacturing. Revision’s $6 million investment will allow the company to design, produce, and bring to market the highest quality ballistic eyewear. It will also enable them to deliver products faster, with improved technology and provide cu...