Jane's International Defense Review 2003 - Abstracts

Jane's International Defense Review 2003
TitleSubjectAuthors
A counter to PGMs proposed.(new countermeasures for defense against precision guided munitions (PGMs))Military and naval science 
ADF to trial new surface-wave radar.(Australian Defense Force (ADF))Military and naval science 
Affordable weapon demonstrates potential to revolutionize stand-off operations.Military and naval science 
...and agrees memorandum of understanding with Eurocopter.(joint venture between Eurocopter Group and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited)Military and naval science 
Anglo-US missile-defense collaboration.(U.S. and U.K. agree to work together on ballistic missile defense system)Military and naval science 
Attack of the killer Herc.(U.S. Navy's AC-130 Hercules aircraft)Military and naval science 
Australia pursues manned/unmanned surveillance mix.(Australia's Department of Defense surveillance architecture)Military and naval science 
Australia seeks all-weather precision-guided bombs.Military and naval science 
Balkans mission-forces must be ready for NATO.(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)Military and naval scienceTammy Arbuckle
Boeing aims to build on Wedgetail success.(Wedgetail is Boeing's airborne command and control early warning aircraft)Military and naval science 
British Army now coming to grips with digitization culture.(Bowman battlefield digitization system )Military and naval science 
Canada's Aurora challenge.(Canadian Air Force patrol aircraft shortage and plans to purchase new ones)Military and naval scienceSharon Hobson
Colombian navy fights drugs.Military and naval science 
ComBat RWR trialed on RAAF Hornet.(new radar warning system radar warning receiver (RWR) from BAE Systems is tested by Royal Australian Air Force)Military and naval science 
Complementary land-attack payloads proposed for SSGN multirole platforms.Military and naval science 
Detection and obscuration counter anti-armor weapons.Military and naval scienceRM Ogorkiewicz
Dogs of war come in from the cold.(the use of mercenaries)Military and naval scienceAl J. Ventre
Dutch electro-optical developments selected for Joint Strike Fighter.(infrared sensor targeting system from TNO Physics and Electronics Laboratory)Military and naval science 
EADS promotes A330 tanker/transport in Australia.(EADS CASA contract with Australian Royal Australian Air Force for transport aircraft)Military and naval science 
Elisra/Elta co-operation deal.(Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd. Elta Electronics Industries Ltd.)Military and naval science 
Embraer and EADS bid for OGMA; Embraer's defense sales up.Military and naval science 
Fennek seeks to widen market horizon.(Fennek KMW market development strategy)Military and naval science 
Fire control development benefits Flycatcher.(Thales Netherland B.V. new weapons control system)Military and naval science 
FITS on four platforms: MPA family grows.(maritime patrol aircraft)Military and naval scienceMark Daly
Flight of the hummingbird: Long endurance UAVs with a difference.Military and naval science 
Greece acquires new and upgraded equipment.(Greek army acquires self-propelled howitzers and armored vehicles)Military and naval science 
Greece announces major modernization.Military and naval scienceTheodore L. Valmas
Gripen tightens sales pitch for new markets.(Gripen International marketing plans for its fighter aircraft)Military and naval science 
Guns and missiles combine in rapidly deployable air-defense concept.Military and naval scienceJons Jansson Lok
HALO holds out for further orders.(Hostile Artillery Location (HALO) acoustic detection systems)Military and naval science 
HDW unveils modular submarine concept.(Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft)Military and naval science 
Hind recaptured for makeover to NATO standards for Visefrad 4 requirements.(Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter)Military and naval scienceDamian Kemp
HMMWV reconnaissance platforms: Not optimized but opportune for role.(High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle)Military and naval science 
Hypersonic missile developments.Military and naval science 
Inwxpensive missile detection for aircraft.(U.S. Air Force testing of new missile detection and warning systems)Military and naval science 
Israel Defense Force demonstrates Mountain Rose.(Mountain Rose is a militarized cellular phone communications system)Military and naval scienceJohn Williamson
Israeli air-to-ground weapons reduce collateral damage risk.(new laser guided missile from Israel Military Industries)Military and naval science 
Latest SMART multibeam naval radar targets littoral environment.Military and naval scienceJons Jansson Lok
LCS go ahead.(U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command request for proposals for design of Littoral Combat Ship (LCS))Military and naval science 
Littoral Combat ship designs continue to evolve.Military and naval science 
Lockheed Martin aims to build on LRLAP success.(Long-Range Land Attack Projectile)Military and naval science 
M-60 Phoenix reaches operational status.(upgrades to the Jordan Armed Forces M-60 tanks completed)Military and naval science 
MetroGuard provides networked multisensor CBRN warning.(chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN))Military and naval science 
Miniture SAR for UAV landmine detection.Military and naval science 
Naval helicopter sensors and weapons systems.Military and naval scienceMark Hewish, Joris Hanssen Lok
Netherlands-Norwegian swap boosts Dutch army air defense.Military and naval science 
New French air power .Military and naval scienceJoris Janssen Lok, J A C Lewis
Northrop Grumman collaborates on new airborne sensors.Military and naval science 
Norway builds on precision attack capabilities.(plans by Norway air force to acquire U.S.-supplied precision guided munitions)Military and naval science 
Norwegian company develops hull stress monitoring system for combat vessels.Military and naval science 
Norwegian Navy to build specialized expeditionary coastal force.Military and naval science 
Novel Swedish armored vehicles.Military and naval scienceR. M. Ogorkiewicz
Observation from orbit.(satellite remote sensing)Military and naval scienceMark Hewish, Lee Kass
Operational SeaKeeper test yields high-accuracy minehunting results.Military and naval science 
Panoramic periscopes for U.S. Navy submarines.(new panoramic imaging system developed by RemoteReality)Military and naval science 
RAF's last update Tornado is delivered.(United Kingdom updates on-board computer systems of Tornado attack aircraft)Military and naval science 
RAF to get Hawk 128 as advanced jet trainer.(United Kingdom's Royal Air Force (RAF))Military and naval scienceCraig Hoyle
Real-time web access to UAV imagery and data.(MITRE Corp. development of intelligence and surveillance information services)Military and naval science 
Rivals wrestle for United Arab Emirates BMP-3 upgrade market.Military and naval science 
RNLAF plans F-16 weapons upgrade.(Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) upgrades F-16 attack aircraft with new weapon systems)Military and naval science 
RWS afforded capability to fire Javelins.(remote weapon station)Military and naval science 
Sea change for the U.S. Navy.(U.S. Navy plans new global military operations strategy)Military and naval scienceScott C. Truver
Silent sentinels patrol the depths.(use of unmanned underwater vehicles for surveillance and intelligence gathering)Military and naval scienceMark Hewish, Joris Janssan Lok
Smarter moves in prospect for mortars on wheels and tracks.Military and naval scienceChristopher F. Foss
South Africa orders upgrade for Olifants.(Mk 1B main battle tanks )Military and naval science 
Spain: A broad capability.Military and naval scienceMark Daly
Stork unveils first Netherlands Boxer.(Armored military vehicles)Military and naval science 
Submarine missile development launched.Military and naval science 
Swiss plan multiple applications for MEP.(Modular Explosive Penetrator (MEP))Military and naval science 
Switzerland orders PSTAR.(Portable Search and Target Acquisition Radar (PSTAR))Military and naval science 
Tanker PFI is a pathfinder for procurement.(UK aerial tanker aircraft program)Military and naval scienceNick Cook
Teams join forces to offer naval C2 solutions.Military and naval science 
Thales awarded element of NATO ACCS contract.(Thales Air Operations)Military and naval science 
Thales to upgrade Greek S-class frigates.Military and naval science 
Thunderbolt light tank unveiled.Military and naval science 
UAE procurement progress.(report on the progess of military procurement of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces)Military and naval science 
UK forces' Iraq lessons learned reviewed.(United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense analysis of performance of equipment used in Iraq by British forces)Military and naval science 
UK goes in search of heavy effect with medium weight.(United Kingdom armed forces deployment and operational strategy)Military and naval scienceGiles Ebbutt
U.K. hedges its bets on carrier contractor decision.(U.K. Royal Navy contract for aircraft carrier construction goes to BAE Systems North America)Military and naval science 
UK proceeds with integrated low-level air defense.Military and naval science 
Ukrainian-Russian An-70 propfan aims to rewrite the airlifter rules.(new version of transport aircraft is expands traditional capabilities)Military and naval science 
UK selects Paveway IV as PGE.(United Kingdom awards Raytheon Co. contract for precision guided bombs (PGEs))Military and naval science 
UK setting up transformation experimentation network.Military and naval science 
Unconventional tank turret from Jordan.(development of low frontal area tank turrets)Military and naval scienceR. M. Ogorkievicz
Uprated UH-60M makes first flight.(military helicopters)Military and naval science 
U.S. Army Chinook upgrades begins.(Chinook military helicopters)Military and naval scienceScott R. Goruley
US Army foresees 6,000-plus UAVs for Future Combat Systems.(unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs))Military and naval science 
U.S. Army orders futher Israeli M93 velocity radars.(Israel's RSL Electronics three-year contract to provide radar systems)Military and naval science 
US Army tests UAV-based sensors for combat identification.(unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV))Military and naval science 
US Coast Guard endorses VUAV selection for Deepwater.(Vertical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)Military and naval science 
US considering long-term use retention of 105mm howitzers.Military and naval science 
Use of field artillery demonstrates flexible fires in Iraq.Military and naval science 
US forces expand BFT rollout.(Blue Force Tracking Aviation system)Military and naval science 
U.S. looks for rapid-response bio-detectors.(U.S. Department of Advanced Research Projects Agency research into biological weapons sensor devices)Military and naval science 
USMC to test solutions in SV 04.(United states marine corps)(Sea Viking 2004)Military and naval scienceGiles Ebbutt
US moves out on remote mines and sensors.(US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center )(defense contracts)Military and naval science 
U.S. Navy enhances surface electronic warfare.(instillation of improved command and control consoles for electronic warfare systems)Military and naval science 
U.S. Navy pursues aggressive schedule for Littoral Combat Ship.Military and naval science 
US Navy SEALs receive stealthy new platforms.Military and naval science 
USN re-orients P-3 replacement program.(U.S. Navy moves focus of antisubmarine aircraft towards support of unmanned aerial vehicle program)Military and naval science 
USN to fit vertical-launch ESSM on large-deck ships.(Evolved SeaSparrow Missile System (ESSM))Military and naval science 
U.S. to develop chemical/biological agent-defeat bomb.(development of air-launched missiles that can penetrate production and storage facilities)Military and naval science 
Vingtaqs system selected for Norwegian Army requirement.(Vinghog AS contract with Norwegian Army for new target acquisition systems)Military and naval science 
X-craft supports advanced catamaran hullform research.(U.S. Office of Naval Research contract award to Titan Corp. for hull design.)Military and naval science 
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