Articles from Armada International (April 1, 2005)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Barco glass a PC-21 hit.			102
Big deals in short.			322
Current wheeled armoured vehicles: this survey concentrates on both wheeled and tracked armoured vehicles other than tanks and self-propelled artillery. The question of self-protection systems and armour technology will be examined in greater detail in future issues of Armada International.			6158
ERGMs fly at White Sands.			177
Harris brings new hand-held.			143
Hi-end, lo-end--the Forecast is split.			181
Idex, interesting but ... a shift in trends? This year's biennial defence exhibition held in Abu Dhabi in February was definitely characterised by the virtual absence of medium and heavy armoured vehicles. In spite of an attendance that was qualified as slow by most visited exhibitors, a few major contracts were nevertheless announced.			2749
Kaman makes Penguins fly.			82
Major radio programmes: technological advances are fostering a radical rethink about where the limits of Combat Net Radios (CNR) lie. The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and other similar activities around the world undeniably illustrate their increased versatility, enabled by the advent of the Software Defined Radio (SDR).	Baddeley, Adam		3017
Medium-sized ship's steam.	Hooton, E.R.		2851
Naval Shiphandler's Guide.			253
New tigers with longer fangs.			500
On track: while wheeled vehicles offer more practicality in terms of deployment and running costs, although their tracked counterparts appear to be no more expensive to build and, for any given overall width, tend to yield more internal space.			4301
Proteus, the shape changer: Northrop Grumman, through Burt Rutan's unconventional aircraft design approach, has recently explored the unmanned bomber path with a weapon drop test from Scaled Composites Proteus on 24 February, although in this instance the aircraft was crewed.	Biass, Eric H.		1202
Rafael displays new trophy.			108
Royal Army kits Canadian.			119
Sotm for the movers.			85
Spy on Aegis in Norway.			106
Spyder does double tag.			86
The drone's sting.	Braybrook, Roy		1264
The soldier's guiding hand.	Jameson, Hugh		3319
Unthought-of roles: there is no <>, said Brigadier General Jeffrey Sorenson, the Deputy for Acquisition Systems Management in the Office of the Secretary of the Army, on 13 December 2004.	Biass, Eric H.		515
X-Craft hits the waves.			131