Artillery 2006

Article Abstract:

Significant changes are taking place in the field of artillery and the thrust is on mobility, air transportable, light weight, precision strike capability, ease of handling and a smaller crew to operate field guns and supporting systems. MILTECH circulated a questionnaire to the Directors of Artillery and/or Commandants of the Artillery Schools in a number of representative armies, and asked them to describe main field artillery assets, and information of future-oriented procurement programmes.

National Security, Defense Procurement, Armed Forces, Evaluation, Military procurement, Defence buying

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The future of UAVs: Policy, programs and perspectives

Article Abstract:

The latest developments in ongoing programs at EADS Military Air Systems such as the UAV Demonstrator, the NATO AGS and the EuroHawk give clear indications about the major opportunities offered by UAV programs to EADS. John Heitzmann, President & CEO, EADS Military Air Systems talks about EADS's ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) business program and the four developments that influence it.

Services information, Guided Missiles, Space Vehicles, Parts, Germany, Services, Defense industry, Defence industry, EADS N.V. EADS Defence and Civil Systems Div.

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Strategic UAVs

Article Abstract:

The status of the major worldwide programmes for strategic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is reported. The United States Frontier Systems A160 HUMMINGBIRD, General Atomics 1-GNAT, General Atomics RQ-1 PREDATOR-A, General Atomics MQ-9A PREDATOR-B, General Atomics PREDATOR-ER and Northrop Grumman RQ-4A GLOBAL HAWK are some of the UAV programmes.

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