Articles from Armada International (December 1, 2006)

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Title	Author	Words
AAD 2006: relocating the latest Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition to Ysterplaat Air Force Base in Cape Town allowed the showing of full-scale ships, making it a genuine tri-service event. South Africa, a base for trading with all sub-Saharan Africa, is strengthening its defence equipment ties with Europe and is building new links with Brazil, China, India and Russia.	Braybrook, Roy	1148
AGS Industries.		51
Alenia Aeronautica.		56
At last, Atlas LT.		123
ATK.		47
BAE Systems.		49
BAE Systems.		65
Barco.		52
Big deals in short.		269
Big guns, small platforms: developments are underway to provide light vehicles, both wheeled and tracked, with firepower similar to existing main battle tanks.	Biass, Eric H.	2656
Boeing will build the fourth Wideband Gapfiller Satellite for the US Air Force under a $299.8 million contract.		79
Boeing.		61
Curtiss-Wright's command of motors: hitherto known in the defence world for its electromechanical drives developed with a view to eliminating hydraulics in armoured vehicle production and upgrades, Curtiss-Wright in Switzerland has embarked on a new activity with two aims.	Biass, Eric H.	779
Czech(ing) in with the Gripen.		94
Data Link Solutions.		53
Elop.		45
Foster-Miller.		63
General Dynamics C4 Systems.		53
General Dynamics.		45
Get a bone tone with Invisio.		147
Heavy-handed accuracy: the accurate delivery of aerial bombs has become a cornerstone of modern warfare, combining the desired terminal effects with minimal use of relatively low-cost weapons, and substantially reduced collateral damage and aircrew exposure.	Braybrook, Roy	2617
International Communications Group.		58
It's a cold, cold world.		77
Karcher Futuretech.		50
KC-767 boom Italian style.		68
L-3 Wescam.		51
Lockheed Martin.		45
Milan ER centres out to three K.		98
Navy and Marines pave the way.		160
Northrop Grumman.		65
On the Armada bookshelf: The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday: Making Navy Seals Richard D. Schoenberg Naval Institute Press.		248
Pilatus.		64
Place to be in the next decade: should all the acquisition programmes announced by the Greek Minister of Defence, Mr Enangelos Meimarakis, at the opening ceremony of the 14th Athens defence exhibition in October 2006 materialise over the forthcoming ten years, there is every reason to believe that Defendory will be a busy place over that period of time.	Biass, Eric H.	1919
RAAF C-17 takes to the skies.		102
Rafael.		42
Raytheon Technical Services.		39
Raytheon.		44
Raytheon.		53
Roughing it in comfort.		263
Seven Hook safely cutter.		67
Shorad on the go: self-propelled systems intended to provide short-range air defence on the battlefield are evolving to meet the challenges of high intensity and asymmetric operations.	Kemp, Ian	2643
Superman's vision.		152
The drone, that smart animal: it is comforting to see, in our brutal world of defence where often-confusing acronyms have become a plague, that several publications--including and American one--have reverted to the good old fashioned word << drone >>.	Biass, Eric H.	1181
The naked city: the Swiss Army's new Mount training facility in Walendstadt was inaugurated in the early morning hours of 20 September 2006 by the sound of gunfire and flash/bang pyrotechnics echoing off the sheer valley walls.	Keggler, Johnny	598
Themis Computer.		57
Urban view from drones.		157
USAF views ASV for roads.		138
Warhead technology: warheads are being fielded and developed to meet modern requirements in order to precisely engage targets from close range to longer ranges and reduce collateral damage.	Kemp, Ian	2427