May 14, 2012, post by Artur Nowak
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has paved the way for the overall integration of the German Armed Forces’ new software-defined radio communications system (“KommSysBw”) by delivering the system’s first electronic components in due time. The project, called “SVFuA” (“Streitkräftegemeinsame Verbundfähige Funkgeräte-Ausstattung” – Interconnectable Joint-Services Radio Equipment), is intended to optimise the Bundeswehr’s jam-resistant mobile voice and data communications in the coming decade, particularly in missions abroad.
Source: www.4-traders.com
Jan 24, 2012, post by Artur Nowak
A multibillion-dollar contract award to Lockheed Martin for a new generation of optical spy satellites tops the list of U.S. military space and missile defense procurements on tap for 2012. Loretta DeSio, a spokeswoman for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which builds and operates the nation’s classified spy satellites, said the contract award for the Next Generation Optical system is still on track for this year. She declined to provide additional details about the program.
Source: www.spacenews.com
Jan 02, 2012, post by Artur Nowak
As suppliers of antiballistic composites know too well, this market has experienced declining demand in the past year. The near-term does not look any better. Composite materials required to meet the 2011 needs of the U.S. Army’s military ground vehicle armor procurement program amounted to only 6 million lb (nearly 2,722 metric tonnes). This is a significant decline from peak composite-material requirements of nearly 25 million lb (11,340 metric tonnes) in prerecession 2008.
Source: www.compositesworld.com
