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A Report - Day 3 at DSEi 2009
September 11, 2009
- OPERATION VISION - ANTI-PIRACY SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION AT DSEi -> Systematic and its team comprising of ITT Defence UK Ltd, Tactronics Group Europe and Ultra Electronics gave an excellent re-enactment of the anti-piracy operation conducted by HMDS ABSALON off the coast of Somalia earlier this year. The Thames set the scene for a simulation of that boarding operation made by Systematic and other selected companies. Systematic’s maritime security technology, SitaWare Maritime Boarding, has already been tested and assessed by the Royal Danish Navy. It has been used on the Danish battleship ABSALON which led Task Force 150 (a multinational coalition naval task force responsible for the maritime security operations in the Middle East and the North Indian Ocean) from September 2008 until April 2009. This area, which constitutes an important passageway for international shipping, is severely plagued by piracy attacks and the smuggling of arms, goods and people and therefore depends on efficient patrolling. Furthermore, the technology was in use on board the command ship THETIS when it was in action off the coast of Somalia
- BRITISH ARMY DEMONSTRATION AREA AT DSEI 2009 -> One of the highlights of this year's DSEi was the British Army Demonstration Team exhibiting a variety of equipment either in service or in development for the Armed Forces.
The demonstration theme was based on the 'Three Block War' concept expounded by General Charles Krulak, Commandant of the US Marine Corps from 1995 to 1999. The phrase describes the potential range of complex challenges encountered by soldiers within three contiguous urban blocks. The British Army Display Area comprised four scenarios (quadrants) covering:- High Intensity Operations
- Securing the Environment
- Peace Support Operations
- Humanitarian Operations
- STAGE ONE OF FIST AWARDED TO THALES UK -> Minister for Defence Equipment & Support (Min DE&S) Quentin Davies today announces the award of a £150m prime contract to Thales UK for the delivery and in-service support of a surveillance and target acquisition (STA) system, which will form the first increment of the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Future Integrated Soldier Technology (FIST) programme. The STA system comprises a suite of high-performance weapon sights, observation equipment and target location systems that will be deployed with dismounted units from the UK Armed Forces operating in all environments, from desert to jungle, to arctic, urban and rural, day and night.
- MARSHALL TRAKKAR UGV LAUNCHED AT DSEi TRAKKAR -> an autonomous, lightweight, high mobility unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) was unveiled during DSEi. The UGV is a multi-role autonomous platform with a 250kg payload. In its present configuration, TRAKKAR carries six fully laden military bergens (each weighing 40kg) and follows troops as they move across ground on foot and reduces the weight burden that an individual soldier needs to carry.
"TRAKKAR has been designed to reduce the burden on dismounted troops, giving them greater freedom of movement and reduce the stress on hip, knee and ankle joints from carrying 40kg or more loads," said Peter Callaghan, Chief Executive of Marshall Land Systems. "Our expertise in designing UGVs has enabled us to shorten the design process and to ensure that it is simple to operate and adds real benefit to the users," he added.
- AIS DELIVERS 1000TH IMU02 FOR EXCALIBUR -> Atlantic Inertial Systems (AIS) was selected to supply the Excalibur Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) following excellent performance on the Raytheon-led ERGM U.S. Navy course-corrected projectile project, since cancelled. AIS recently delivered the 1000th IMU02 and enters high rate production for Excalibur. This unit was part of the first high rate production batch of 200 per month for Raytheon Missile Systems(RMS) Excalibur precision guided missile system from a total requirement for 2000 a year. The AIS IMU02 replaces the Honeywell system originally chosen for the requirement, but dropped due to technical problems. The SiIMU02R is in service on a range of programmes including the A Darter,(Air-Air Missile), APKWS - 70mm (2.75 inch) Guided Rocket, and Roketsan,2.75 inch Guided Rocket. It is also currently under consideration for a number of international programmes.
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