The post-war era The post-war era, and the advent of the Cold War, saw the submarine periscopes increasingly optimised for surveillance and intelligence gathering. However, the opto-mechanical technology used in these systems was not so very different from that used in the preceding 50 years, although basic night vision andRead More →
100 years of submarine periscopes 2017 sees Thales celebrating 100 years of supplying submarine periscopes and above-water visual systems to the Royal Navy (RN). In December 1915, the Admiralty approached Glasgow- based Barr & Stroud, now part of Thales, to investigate the feasibility of integrating an optical rangefinder into aRead More →
GRSE has completed more than 90 ships Since delivering INS Ajay in 1961, GRSE has completed more than 90 ships for the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. These include frigates, anti- submarine warfare corvettes, missile corvettes, tankers, landing ships, fast attack craft, survey vessels and offshore patrol vessels. GRSE’sRead More →
Indian Shipyards Building on its long record of warship construction for the Indian Navy, Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) is now looking to grow its international business after capturing a first export order from the Mauritius Coast Guard. The company sees the main potential in Asia-Pacific, Africa andRead More →
Seaspray 5000E The Seaspray 5000E radar uses a mechanically rotating active electronically scanned array (AESA) antenna populated by multiple gallium arsenide transmit/receive modules arranged in a series of ‘planks’. An AESA radar can electronically steer the beam in azimuth and elevation, and interleave different functional modes (including a unique smallRead More →
Seaspray radars for Bangladesh Leonardo’s Airborne and Space Systems division has signed a contract with RUAG Aviation to provide Seaspray 5000E surveillance radars for the two new-production model Dornier 228 multirole aircraft recently ordered by the Bangladesh Navy. SA ArtilleryRead More →
RUAG Ammotec Internationally, the company is promoting RUAG Ammotec, the division responsible for small-calibre ammunition and pyrotechnics, as well as RUAG Aranea, the tactical communication system, and RUAG’s mission-proven ballistic protection. SA ArtilleryRead More →
Cyber training ranges RUAG boasts one of the largest cyber training ranges in Europe and also has extensive experience in training and simulation. It operates a number of ranges in Switzerland, allowing the Swiss Army to maintain its capability operating Leopard 2 tanks, CV9030CH infantry fighting vehicles and dismounted infantryRead More →
MRZR Osprey options MRZR vehicles can be transported in a V-22 Osprey helicopter and can be configured a number of ways, including for two, four and six persons. The turbocharged diesel engine in the new MRZR-D has been engineered to meet the performance and physical specs of the original MRZRRead More →
High-performance diesel engine Polaris Defense, a division of Polaris Industries , will introduce a high- performance MRZR turbodiesel (MRZR-D) to its MRZR off-road vehicle line-up for the first time outside the US here in Canada. MRZRs have redefined ultralight, off-road mobility for military vehicles and are mission critical for expeditionaryRead More →
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