Opening shots fired in CNGF gun battle

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British Aerospace Royal Ordnance reveals information regarding its new planned medium-caliber gun system, or MCGS, which is targeted for use in the Common New Generation Frigate, or CNGF, of Italy, France and the United Kingdom. British Aerospace Royal Ordnance, which is competing with OTOBreda of Italy in creating a medium-caliber gun for the CNGF, in effect made the first move in its direct competition with OTOBreda for the business. The CNGF requires a five-inch, 127-millimeter weapon equipped with a computer system, munitions, magazine, gun mount, hoist structure and handling system.

Italy, France, Contracts & orders received, OTOBreda, Article, British Aerospace Royal Ordnance, Common New Generation Frigate

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Otobreda's lightweight 127 mm gun shown at 'IDEX 2001'

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Otobreda's prototype of its new 127 mm/54-caliber lightweight (127/54 LW) naval gun with a 'stealth'-optimized turret was exhibited in March at IDEX 2001 in Port Zayed, Abu Dhabi. The 127/54 LW, which is mounted on the Italian Navy's Artigliere-class frigate, Bersagliere, is intended for surface warfare and naval gunfire support, with a secondary air-defense function. Massimo Gualco of Otobreda's naval systems division claims that the weapon has 'the highest rate-of-fire of any 127-mm gun on the market.

United Arab Emirates, Otobreda

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RN Lynx rotor head safety concern

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The UK Royal Navy (RN) has started replacing the rotor head on most of its Lynx HAS.3/HMA.8 helicopters. The helicopters were grounded by the UK Ministry of Defense due to findings that point to the rotor head as the cause of the crash of a Royal Netherlands Navy Lynx in 1998. The rotor head on the helicopters are a bolted titanium type made by Derlan of Canada. The RN expects its helicopters with new rotor heads to be operational by the end of Jun 2000.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, Helicopter Rotors

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