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086896
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2009.
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China's mature emergence on to the world defence market has long been coming and the exhibits at Airshow China, held in Zhuhai at the end of 2008, provided an insight into the direction being taken with new technology and weapon systems
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ID:
086894
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2009.
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Beijing-based Poly Technologies is offering a new cargo bomb concept for sale, capable of 'soft attacks' knocking out power grids in a similar manner to the US CBU-94/B. Every 250 kg Carbon Filament Cluster Bomb (CFCB) carries 147 submunitions, each of which contains 32 bundles of 30 m-long carbon filaments that are scattered into a cloud when the bomb detonates, covering an area of 6,000 m 2 , shorting out power lines and disrupting grids operating in the 100-330 kV range.
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ID:
086901
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2009.
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Industries from various countries are involved in the technology associated with land-based airborne early warning and control, as well as battlespace management. Martin Streetly assesses the market
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ID:
086897
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2009.
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Series production of the Kamov Ka-52 'Hokum-B' two-seat reconnaissance-combat helicopter has officially begun following handover of the ?rst production-standard machine (aircraft No 3), manufactured in Arsenyev, to the Russian army aviation branch (now part of the Russian Air Force) in October 2008. Four months earlier, aircraft No 2 (the pre-production machine '062') completed its maiden ?ight in Arsenyev.
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ID:
086895
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2009.
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Much of the recent development of active protection systems (APSs) has been focused on the defeat of short-range, shaped-charge anti-tank weapons, and in particular of the ubiquitous RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade. One of the APSs that addresses this threat is the Iron Fist being developed by Israel Military Industries.
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ID:
086900
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2009.
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The development and implementation of new in stride mine countermeasure concepts for the US Navy's Littoral Combat ship will take the man out of the minefield.
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ID:
086898
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2009.
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NATO's goal of moving away from its geographically oriented Cold War command structure to one that is lighter, more flexible and more responsive to international crises has been, at best, limited and slow-going and, at worst, fiercely resisted by national militaries fearful of losing jobs and relevance.
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ID:
086899
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2009.
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The focus of efforts to counter improvised explosive devices is shifting towards destruction of the entire production and deployment chain. As NATO and the EU seek to co-ordinate their activities, studies are exploring the use of airborne C2 and ISTAR assets, as Brooks Tigner and Nathan Hodge report
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