Norway's compact defense industry stays focused on high technology niches

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A debate regarding to what extent Norway's defense ministry must actively support its national defense industry is presented. Many companies such as Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA), Nammo and Thales Communications AS are making efforts to enter Lockheed Martin's F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) market with direct participation possibilities in the area of composite parts production, and the arresting gear for the F-35C carrier-based variant of the JSF.

Strategy & planning, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Norway, Planning, Evaluation, Forecasts and trends, Technology application, Market trend/market analysis, Defense industry, Company business planning, Joint Strike Fighter (Aircraft), Defence industry, Norway. Ministry of Defense

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Latest Thales thermal imagers will feature in Dutch CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles

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Thales would be supplying the latest types of third-generation, cooled, thermal-imaging cameras to the 184 BAE Systems Land Systems Hagglunds CV9035 Mk III infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA). The Claire mid-wave infrared (IR) thermal imaging camera from the Thales Land & Joint Optronics Systems, the Netherlands, provides a very long range for detection, recognition and identification purposes.

United Kingdom, Aircraft Manufacturing, Fighter Aircraft, Aerospace industry, Fighter planes, BAE SYSTEMS PLC

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EADS reacts to vehicle protection concerns

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EADS Defense Electronics has increased efforts to promote its TransProtec protected transport container concept. EADS has developed TransProtec in partnership with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and aims to fulfill the German requirement for up to 20 protected people movers for use in crisis response operations.

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V., Transport aircraft

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