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Denel Focuses Its Top Products On Europe In keeping with Denel's new strategic direction, announced by CEO Shaun Liebenberg last month, the Group is showcasing some of its niche defence and aerospace systems at Europe's premier defence exhibition (DSEI 2005). The show starts in London, England, this week (13 to 16 September). With an eye on global partnerships, Denel is displaying its advanced LCT-30 combat turret in the Finnish pavilion on a Patria vehicle. This vehicle with Denel's turret forms part of the joint Denel-EADS tender for the South African Army's new generation infantry combat vehicle. "Denel meets the prerequisites to act as a specialised contractor that could slot into the value chain of the global players, because it has a technology edge or low cost production capabilities in several niche areas," Liebenberg explained. "The shift to mobile weapons and electronic technologies resulted in a long term move from heavy vehicles and large calibre weapons to small calibre and high-end reconnaissance systems," he said last month. In London this week Denel also hopes to interest more customers in its sophisticated sub-systems, like its 'Eagle Eye' target location binocular and the unique pilot helmet sighting and tracking system for which Denel already has international contracts. Denel's LH-40C eyesafe laser rangefinder is also NATO certified and in use with some European armies. Several other Denel optronics products are shown, including the 'Kenis' infrared thermal imaging camera, as well as Goshawk and LEO surveillance equipment, operated in some 20 countries around the world. Belgium's Federal Police is the latest customer to have selected Denel's LEO electro-optic stabilized airborne observation system. Denel is also supporting Zeiss Optronik of Germany with periscope equipment for a number of foreign navies. With Denel's proven expertise in missile technology and precision-guided weapon development, its Umkhonto IR surface-to-air missile, selected by the South African and the Finnish navies, will also be on show. Denel has recently concluded performance flight trials and live firings of the Umkhonto. "Our 'Arachnida' weapon management system on display here, is already in service on the UK's light artillery guns and was exported in quantity to a Middle East customer," said Zwelakhe Ntshepe, Denel's Group Marketing Director. "Denel's artillery ammunition, recognised as superior to any other on the market, is currently being evaluated in the NATO environment as well as in the United States." Earlier this year, Denel announced a strategic alliance with Germany's Nitrochemie to develop a new generation of modular propellant charges for 105mm and 155mm artillery. Shaun Liebenberg said the company's capabilities were attractive to global prime contractors for partnering. "I'm confident that we have set in motion a process to evaluate alliance opportunities, and DSEi 2005 gives us a further opportunity to explore these, whilst showing those niche products that could take Denel further into the international defence market, " Liebenberg concluded. Source: Denel priyap@denel.co.za UK Ministry Of Defence Awards MBDA Networked Weapons Research Contract An industrial consortium led by MBDA has been awarded a ??4M contract by the UK MoD Research Acquisition Organisation (RAO) for the NEC for Integrated Weapons research programme. The two-year programme will concentrate on the development of new integrated technology concepts for future strike weapons operating in an NEC (Networked Enabled Capability) environment. The programme represents a key element in delivering the MoD's policy for NEC to deliver timely and precise military effects. "This programme represents an important step in the development of new technology and concepts for knowledge creation within the UK defence industry and underpins the UK NEC policy to integrate sensors, decision makers and weapons systems for the digitised battlespace. MBDA is committed to achieving technology exploitation and pull-through from the MoD's research programme," said Steve Wadey, MBDA UK MD. To deliver this programme MBDA has pulled together industry leaders to form a team comprising: Insys, Thales Missile Electronics, BAE SYSTEMS Land Systems, Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems, Cranfield University, Imperial College, Northrup Grumman, Ordnance Technologies and Rockwell Collins. This team approach builds on the discussions within the Guided Weapon Tower of Excellence by bringing together much of the UK guided weapons community. The Guided Weapon Tower of Excellence was set up in 2002 as part of the MoD's initiative for science and technology to establish a collective grouping of MoD and industry which would co-ordinate science and technology research plans in certain high priority areas. Professor Andrew Baird, Head of RAO and MoD Director Technology Development (DTD) stated: ???We are pleased to award this NEC for Integrated Weapons contract to the MBDA-led team. It is vital work that will assist the UK Armed Forces with their future capability to act rapidly, flexibly and to deliver precise and timely military effect. It is also an important demonstration of the MoD's commitment to work with UK Industry to research and sustain world class capabilities in key defence technologies???. The team will work closely with several MoD departments to monitor objectives and shape the programme in accordance with MoD needs. The two-year programme will focus on advancing technology within the UK supplier base with the rapid advancement of technology readiness. Central to this approach is the use of the MoD Architectural Framework (MoDAF) to provide an architectural framework to the programme and the development of its integrated technology concepts. The MoDAF aims to provide a rigorous way of specifying systems of systems, and is a key enabler to NEC. The research programme will focus on four integrated technology concepts in which future strike weapons will both receive and provide important engagement information across the MoD's communications networks to provide enhanced military capability. These four concepts are aimed at addressing: the integration issues of an Adaptable Fuze and Warhead to support the re-targetting of weapons in flight; the introduction of Guidance Integrated Fuzing to improve system effectiveness and to contribute to the battle damage assessment; the investigation of Networked Targeting to reduce targeting times and flexible retargeting of munitions in flight and a Networked Homing Sensor programme to explore improvement of targeting accuracy and cost reduction by fuzing off-board sensor information with the weapon sensor. Martin Hodgkinson, MBDA Business Director Systems Architecture, stated: "Technology Concepts developed within this research programme will be integrated and tested using MBDA's NEC Weapons Testbed to integrate models, simulations and hardware across a high bandwidth real-time network now in operation between MBDA's sites. This will allow us to explore the capability benefits associated with these new technologies in an NEC context". Source: MBDA United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Awards FATS, Inc. $4 Million Contract for Dismounted Close Combat Training Systems ATLANTA - Sept 12, 2005 - FATS, Inc. announced today that the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded FATS a contract valued at approximately $4 million for additional Dismounted Close Combat Trainers (DCCT). FATS plans to complete delivery of 20 systems by the end of March 2006. DCCT allows the training of five to 10 soldiers simultaneously with single and dual-screen systems. FATS simulated training systems use a variety of technology such as digital video and computer generated imagery that support the training of soldiers in basic to advanced marksmanship, use of force judgment, shoot/don't shoot decision-making and small unit tactical training. These systems are used to train British military personnel who are deployed in Iraq and throughout the world. This contract is one of several involving virtual training solutions provided by FATS to the UK MOD. FATS has delivered simulated training systems, continuous service support as well as system upgrades and improvements to the UK since 1992. FATS first supplied DCCT simulators to British military forces in 2001. "This contract reflects the British military forces continued confidence in our technology, engineering and products," said FATS chief executive officer Ron Mohling. "It exemplifies their commitment to effective soldier training and leader development through FATS cutting-edge virtual training solutions." Source: FATS United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Signs $1.5 Million Contract with FATS, Inc. ATLANTA - Sept 15, 2005 - The Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded FATS a contract valued at approximately $1.5 million. This contract includes more than 90 weapon simulators that FATS will begin delivering in April 2006. FATS will convert live-fire General Purpose Machine Guns into simulated firearms that will interface with Dismounted Close Combat Trainers (DCCT) already deployed throughout the United Kingdom. The new contract also includes FATS marksmanship courseware. FATS DCCT trains multiple soldiers at the same time using computer generated imaging and digital video technology. DCCT supports basic to advance marksmanship, use of force judgment, shoot/don't shoot decision-making and small unit tactical training. "FATS long-standing relationship with the UK MOD illustrates our ability to meet the demands of our military customers," said Ron Mohling, FATS chief executive officer. "Since 1992, we have manufactured and delivered more than 300 virtual training systems to the UK MOD." This order follows a recent award by the UK MOD earlier this month for 20 new DCCT systems. To date, FATS has deployed more than 5,200 virtual training systems to more than 50 countries worldwide. Source: FATS FATS Receives Multiple Contracts ATLANTA -- FATS, Inc. announced today the receipt of multiple contract awards from United States Department of Defense, and law enforcement agencies with a cumulative value of $1.9 million. These awards are for weapons, courseware, training systems and service support and have been received during the month of September. The majority of the orders were placed from FATS GSA catalog. Deliveries begin immediately. "These orders reflect the consistent success we enjoy with our existing customer base. Return sales are a clear indication of customer satisfaction and confidence in our products and services," stated Ron Mohling, FATS Inc. chairman and chief executive officer. Products included in these orders are basic military and law enforcement training systems, simulated small arms and crew served weapons, indirect fire training and close air support training solutions and extended service plans. Source: FATS iRobot Secures NAVSEA Contract Increase for Man Transportable Robotic System BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 16, 2005 iRobot Corp. has been awarded a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) contract modification to deliver the iRobot PackBot Man Transportable Robotic System, or MTRS, robots. An initial order has been placed for 103 PackBot MTRS robots at a value of $12.1 million. iRobot could deliver up to 1,200 robots through 2012 under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. There is an urgent need for technology that can address improvised explosive devices and other deadly ordnance on the battlefield, said CDR Scott Stuart of Program Office Explosive Ordnance Disposal, PEO-LMW. The Man Transportable Robotic System has proven its life-saving value on the battlefield, and we are increasing production to counter the threats that our EOD forces face. The PackBot MTRS is custom-built to NAVSE's specifications using the combat-proven PackBot Explosive Ordnance Device (EOD) robot as a platform. Already deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, PackBot EOD is a rugged, lightweight robot designed to conduct explosive ordnance disposal and handle hazardous materials, search-and-surveillance and other vital tasks for military units and bomb squads. U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are faced with increasingly sophisticated improvised explosive devices, said Vice Admiral Joe Dyer (U.S. Navy, Ret.), executive vice president and general manager of iRobot Government & Industrial Robots. The PackBot MTRS robot is designed to enable EOD forces to confront and render harmless these deadly explosives from a safe distance, whether on the battlefield or, potentially, in homeland security situations. The PackBot MTRS is specially equipped with a variety of tools and sensors to allow EOD technicians to perform reconnaissance and disrupt unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices from a safe distance. In addition to the PackBot MTRS robots, the contract includes associated repair parts, logistics, training and support. Source: iRobot CACI Awarded $14 Million Contract to Provide Information Assurance Support for Military Health System Arlington, VA, -- CACI International Inc announced today that it has been awarded a four-year, $14 million task order contract to support the Military Health System (MHS) Information Assurance Program. Under the terms of the award, CACI will supply information assurance solutions to the Technology Management, Integration and Standards (TMI&S) Directorate. The award, which has a duration of one base year and three option years, was made under the Defense Systems Integration, Design, Development, Operations and Maintenance Services (D/SIDDOMS) contract vehicle that CACI announced in December 2003. The contract increases CACI's work in military healthcare services and expands its core systems integration business area. One of the main objectives of the TMI&S Directorate is to certify MHS information systems as meeting Department of Defense (DoD) standards for information technology security. CACI's role includes helping to provide security management, technical services, and support for DoD certification and accreditation of MHS information systems. The company offers proven solutions for information assurance, ranging from risk assessment and threat projection and analysis, through infrastructure protection, training, disaster recovery, and the creation of computer incident response teams. According to Paul Cofoni, CACI President of U.S. Operations, "CACI's demonstrated information assurance solutions will help the Military Health System Information Assurance Program protect its technologies and provide integrated cyber defenses. We will also provide access to our Information Assurance Technology Center, making available to our client CACI offices, laboratories, and research facilities for increased effectiveness in developing and testing information assurance solutions." CACI Chairman, President, and CEO Dr. J.P. (Jack) London said, "The safe and secure processing of medical information for our military personnel is critical. CACI's services will help protect the data of millions of America's servicemen and women. We are proud to provide these services to the Department of Defense and look forward to additional opportunities to support the Military Health System under the D/SIDDOMS contract." Source: CACI U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $31 Million in Combat Vehicle-Related Contracts STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, two contracts valued at $31.4 million for work related to the Abrams tank system and the Stryker combat vehicle. The first award was a $25 million modification to an existing contract for Abrams tank systems technical support (STS). STS funds engineering studies and investigations on Abrams tanks with the purpose of identifying improvements and changing obsolete parts, while keeping Abrams tanks current to their base configuration. The STS program's objective is to maintain Abrams tanks at high operational readiness rates. Work will be performed here by existing General Dynamics employees and is expected to be complete by July 30, 2006. This modification is part of a contract initially awarded in November 2001 and brings the cumulative value to $710 million. General Dynamics Land Systems was also awarded a $6.4 million contract modification for field service repair support to Stryker Brigade Combat Teams. Work will be performed by existing General Dynamics employees. Activities include parts procurement, labor and physical repair and should be complete by Sept. 30, 2006. Source: GDLS General Dynamics Awarded $7 Million Stryker Repair Contract STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a $7 million contract modification for Stryker combat vehicle repair work. This award is for initial funding to quickly reset heavily used Stryker infantry combat vehicles to like-new condition following their return from operational deployment in Iraq. Work will be performed in Fort Lewis, Wash., Sterling Heights, Mich., and Anniston, Ala., by existing General Dynamics employees. Activities include parts procurement, labor and physical repair and should be complete by Sept. 30, 2006. The contract being modified was initially awarded in May 2002 and has total cumulative value of approx. $550 million. Source: GDLS |
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