Articles from Armada International (April 1, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A-Darter starts darting.			128
Aasm has brothers.			246
BAE Systems received a $ 21 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop an advanced Electromagnetic Railgun for the US Navy.			34
BAE Systems US Combat Systems has delivered two nine-tonne Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) prototypes to the US Government in February for testing and evaluation.			59
Ballistic Recovery Systems was awarded a $4.1 million contract from the US Army to deliver 1200 G-12 cargo parachutes through August 2010.			63
Bell Aerospace Services has begun organisational-level maintenance work on a multi-year, $173 million US Marine Corps Reset Project contract for Lot 3 and 4 of the corps' rotary-wing aircraft.			47
Big deals in short.			376
Boeing and Insitu have completed sea trials of the Scaneagle long-endurance drone from a Republic of Singapore Navy frigate and a Landing Ship, Tank.			72
Boeing and SAIC have reported that the US Army's FCS has completed preliminary design reviews for all unmanned vehicle systems.			53
Boeing Defence Australia has reported its Modernised High Frequency Communications System (MHFCS) has successfully completed 44 tests of two mobile high-frequency systems covering more than 200 requirements.			44
Boeing has launched a joint research and development effort with the US Army's Space and Missile Defense Command/ Army Forces Strategic Command to meld multiple types of sensor data for missile defence and space situational awareness concept exploration.			57
Boeing has reported fitting the outer skin to the forward fuselage of the first F/A-18F Super Hornet being built for the Royal Australian Air Force.			60
Boeing has transferred the third KC-767J tanker to Itochu, Boeing's Japanese partner, for delivery to the Japan Ministry of Defense and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.			48
Bon (con)voyage: since the first post-Cold War operations, escorting convoys has become a routine for the military. However, because units are now spread over much wider areas compared to conventional operations, along with the lack of well-defined battle lines, means that all logistics convoys move in unsafe surroundings. This would be bad enough if one did not have to include refugee and humanitarian convoys.	Alpo, Paul V.		3395
Codan modem.			64
Command on light wheels: historically, successful commanders have always chosen a powerful mount to carry them onto the battlefield, and insisted that their staff officers also be well provided. This remains true today.	Kemp, Ian		2672
Do you have a computer?	Biass, Eric H.		486
Dsit Solutions has received a $1.7 million contract order to provide its Aquashield underwater security system to an undisclosed location in Asia.			44
EPLRS breaks ground.			92
Eurocopter's Japanese distributor, Euroheli, has signed a contract with the Japanese Ministry of Defense for two EC135 training helicopters with a further three on order for 2010.			52
European combat drone shaping up.	Biass, Eric H.		1363
Future is now.	Alpo, Paul V.; Keggler, Johnny	Company overview	10386
GD rugged laptop 8000.			116
Infrared info from space.			109
Italian Army gets Freccias.			172
ITT has received a $ 317 million order to produce an additional 4501 Crew 2.1 Vehicle Receiver Jammers--vehicle-mounted systems that prevent detonation of improvised explosive devices for the US Marine Corps.			63
ITT received a $ 99 million award from the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center to provide its Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Systems and countermeasures dispensing systems for the Turkish Air Force's 30 new F-16 Block 50M aircraft.			43
Lockheed Martin and Australian Aerospace have signed a $292 million, through-life maintenance contract with the Royal Australian Air Force for its fleet of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.			41
Lockheed Martin has received a ten-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the US Special Operations Command to provide full-scope logistics to special operations troops and teams scattered across the globe.			59
Naval comms quantum leap.			84
Nexter has received an order from the French DGA for 800 Sit V1 battle management systems to equip 400 infantry combat vehicles, raising to more than 1200 the number of French Army vehicles equipped with the Sit V1 information system.			48
Northrop Grumman delivered the payload module for the third Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communication satellite to Lockheed Martin on 27 February.			52
Of special note.			71
Preparing for Cybergeddon.	Keggler, Johnny; Mahon, Tim		1796
Qinetiq has received a 3.5 million [pounds sterling] contract designed to research how, through using 610 Volt technologies, the generation and distribution of electrical power on defence vehicles can be improved.			113
Safe troop travelling.	Kemp, Ian		3066
Selex Galileo has been selected to integrate its Airborne Tactical Observation and Surveillance (Alas) mission system with the Seaspray 7300 Aesa radar on four ATR72 Italian maritime patrol aircraft.			41
Silent guard on duty.	Alpo, Paul V.		2693
Steyr v. powerful v. sturdy soon v. shaped!	Biass, Eric H.		1223
Thales Communications has completed multiple deliveries of its new 50-watt dual vehicular adapter/power amplifier to the US Air Force's Tactical Air Control Party Modernization Office, which has received more than 700 AN/VRC-111 systems.			48
Thales Land and Joint Systems will deliver a new satellite communication system for installation on the five Norwegian Nansen class frigates.			44
The Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Leguan armoured bridge layer has been upgraded to provide two 14-metre sections of bridge, this in place of its standard one 26-metre bridge.			86
Tognum has received an order for four large, 9100-kW engines for the first Joint High Speed Vessel building for the US Navy and Army.			52
Top it up, please! Air-to-air refuelling extends the endurance of patrolling aircraft, increases the radius of strike aircraft and makes passible safer, longer-range deployments. Today more than ever, the latter consideration is taking all its significance.	Braybrook, Roy		2055
Use a Lasso for protection.			107
Willie pete over green.			156