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Global Military Land Vehicles Market Under Transition
The global military land vehicles market is undergoing a transition. Many countries have been forced to curtail their defence spending and as a result, vehicle programs in the West are being delayed or facing reduction in procurement numbers. Even though some notable land vehicle modernization programs are under development and even deployment, the market future [...]
Combat effectiveness focus of Energy Awareness Month
Improved energy efficiency ties directly to mission success, said Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment. Hammack said the focus of the Army’s energy policy is on the Soldier. “We want the Soldier to be able to fight longer and go farther on the same or less amount of energy, [...]
Capability Set 13 Vehicles Complete Prototype Assembly
The U.S. Army announced that production of the first five Mine Resistant Ambush Protected prototype vehicles equipped with Capability Set 13 is complete and the vehicles have shipped from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, located in Warren, Mich., to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., where they will undergo safety release testing. [...]
New Navigation System to Warn Transport Vehicles of Local Threats
A new system currently under development will enable IDF transport trucks to detect in advance whether an area is considered dangerous. The highly advanced system uses a computerized navigation system, technological means that present exact aerial images, and provides situation images in real time. An older model of the computerized navigation system was used by [...]
Cassidian Protects Vehicle Convoys Against Roadside Bombs
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has developed a new-generation Convoy Protection Jammer that significantly enhances the protection of vehicle convoys against attacks by radio-controlled improvised explosive devices (RCIEDs). The Vehicle Protection Jammer uses the ultra-fast SMART Responsive Jamming Technology developed by Cassidian to substantially enhance protection compared to conventional systems. It detects [...]
France Buys Acoustic Sniper Localization System for Afghanistan
Under an urgent operational requirement, at the end of November 2011, Renault Trucks Defense supplied 80 SLATE (Acoustic Sniper Localization System) kits to the French defense procurement agency (DGA) for integration with TOP 12.7 versions of the VAB armoured personnel carrier in Afghanistan. The SLATE system consists of a PILARw acoustic antenna for detecting gunshots, [...]
NATO supplies pile up at Pakistan port
Tonnes of supplies bound for NATO forces in Afghanistan are piling up at the Pakistani port of Karachi following the blockade imposed after a deadly air strike in November, officials said Monday. Thousands of trucks and military vehicles are stuck at the port, as relations between Washington and Islamabad flounder following the border incident that [...]
German Army Orders Additional MUNGO 2 Multi-Purpose Vehicles
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Europe´s market leader for highly protected wheeled and tracked vehicles, has received an order from the German Army for the assembly and delivery of 31 further MUNGO 2 Multi-purpose vehicles for the Special Operations Division (DSO). The first three pre-series prototypes were delivered and qualified technically and tactically in an operational test. [...]
Budget Cuts Push European Military Land Vehicles Market Decline
Legacy military equipments in most European armies are becoming irrelevant for present-day operations, as they demand special capabilities for operating in urban environments and asymmetric warfare. While there is an immediate need to acquire new equipment, affordability remains a concern with most European countries reeling under economic turmoil. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, European [...]
