Swiss-German solution for course-corrected MLRS upgrade

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Rheinmetall and Oerlikon-Contraves have successfully developed the MLRS rocket's new course-correction upgrade, which is based on the Global Positioning System. Rheinmetall and Oerlikon-Contraves completed the new course-correction upgrade under their 1995 contract with the BWB, the defense procurement agency of Germany, to perform a feasibility study on the program. Live-firing tests have shown that the course-correction upgrade can provide the MLRS rocket with precision-strike and in-flight correction capabilities.

Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing, Guidance & Auxiliary Rocket Eng, Rheinmetall Berlin AG, Rocket engines, Oerlikon-Contraves, Article, Dept/Ministry of Defense, MLRS, Global Positioning System

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KE mine protection for tracked vehicles

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IBD Deisenroth of Germany has designed a kinetic-energy and hollow-charge mines protection system. The mine protection system is designed for tracked infantry combat vehicles, armored vehicles and tanks with low ground clearance. The system works by energy management through a 10:1 load attenuation ratio. It reduces the impact of a mine blast on the vehicle and to the military personnel inside it. The bottom protection system weighs about a ton while the lining system weighs about 200kg.

Iron and Steel Mills, Steel Plate, IBD Deisenroth

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German-South African HF radio under development

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DASA Corp of Germany and Grintek Communications of South Africa are joining forces in the development of a high frequency radio system. The CHX400 Phoenix, also called the TR2400 in South Africa, will come in a 25W manpack transceiver, weigh 3.5kg and have a frequency range of 1.6- 29.999MHz. The system, expected to be in full production by 1999, will also feature frequency hopping, automatic tuning, data link protocol, automatic link establishment and automatic uprating.

South Africa, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Mid-High Frequency Transceivers, Transceivers, DASA Corp.

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