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McMillan Presents Long Range Sniper Rifles at ISDEF 2011

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:33:12 +0000

McMillan presents long range tactical sniper rifles at ISDEF 2011.

U.S. Ordnance at ISDEF 2011

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:26:32 +0000

U.S. Ordnance presents machine gun systems M2HB, M2A2 (QCB), the Mk43/M60E4, the M60D Enhanced and the M16/M4/M203 at ISDEF 2011.

Wearable Tactical Computers, Computech International (CTI), ISDEF 2011

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:16:19 +0000

Computech International (CTI) presents wearable tactical computers at ISDEF 2011.

Israel Defence Exhibition (ISDEF) 2010: Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Visits CornerShot Booth

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:13:42 +0000

Matan Vilnai, Israeli Deputy Defense Minister, visits the CornerShot booth at the first day of exhibition. The CornerShot is a high-tech weapon system enabling military, law enforcement and security operators to effectively observe and engage targets from “around the corner” without exposing any part of the operator’s body.

URS Awarded $95 Mln Unmanned Aircraft System Contract by U.S. Air Force

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:56:27 +0000

URS Corporation has been awarded a contract to provide Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) communications and maintenance support to the Air Force’s 432nd Wing at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada and the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. The five-year contract is valued at just over $95 million to URS.

The U.S. military UAV market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10% between 2010 and 2015, says U.S. Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Market Forecast 2010-2015, a new research report from Market Research Media. The report finds that the annual U.S. military UAV market will surpass $12.7 Billion by 2015.

Under the terms of the contract, URS will provide communications, operations and maintenance support, and design, development and sustainment services for Unmanned Aircraft System Operations Center Support (UASOCS) mission systems. This program provides critical data, voice interconnectivity and video relays to enable pilots and sensor operators to fly and control UASs from centers worldwide.

URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) is a leading provider of engineering, construction and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world. The Company offers a full range of program management; planning, design and engineering; systems engineering and technical assistance; construction and construction management; operations and maintenance; and decommissioning and closure services. URS provides services for power, infrastructure, industrial and commercial, and federal projects and programs. URS Corporation has approximately 42,000 employees in a network of offices in more than 30 countries.

All-Weather Day/Night Target Location System

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:14:51 +0000

BAE Systems will provide U.S. Army soldiers with handheld laser target locators that will enable them to identify target locations while on foot, in daylight or at night, and in obscured-visibility conditions such as fog and smoke. The company has partnered with Vectronix Inc. to produce, maintain, and provide logistical support for up to 200 laser target locator modules (LTLM) per month under a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $347 million.

Weighing less than 5.5 pounds, the LTLM consists of a direct-view optic system, a night-vision camera derived from the thermal cameras used in BAE Systems’ advanced thermal weapon sights, a laser range finder, a digital compass, and a GPS receiver. The system will allow users to recognize targets more than 4.2 kilometers away in daylight and 900 meters in total darkness. Deliveries are scheduled to begin this year.

Ground Vehicle Vision System

admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:24:28 +0000

The BAE Systems Check-6(TM) ground vehicle vision system provides day, night and all-weather vision to ground vehicle crews, offering enhanced vision capability from within the protective armor of their vehicles. It offers a direct replacement to the lamp housings providing a field-upgrade capability to existing and new vehicles. (Photo: BAE Systems)

BAE Systems will deliver the thermal cameras for the U.S. Army Stryker combat vehicles and M-1 Abrams tanks to enable combat crews to see outside the vehicles without going out. BAE Systems signed a $45 million contract with General Dynamics to manufacture the camera systems.

The BAE Systems Check-6™ system is day, night, and all-weather visibility camera that increases vehicle safety and increases crew survivability. BAE Systems will supply more than 12,000 Check-6™ systems over the next 10 years.

Israeli Coast Guard Cutter

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:20:06 +0000

Israeli coast guard cutter