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Eurosatory: Rifle shortening kit from LMT
A new Personal Defence Weapon (PDW) upgrade kit was being offered by Lewis Machine & Tools at Eurosatory that provides a way of shortening existing …
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Eurosatory: FFG displays new G5 command post
Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) has launched a prototype of its tracked Protected Mission Module Carrier G5 (PMMC G5) configured as a command and control vehicle. …
Defence Notes
Eurosatory: Dropping SF boats from the sky
European Special Forces are set to benefit from enhanced airborne insertion of maritime vessels with several test programmes now underway across the Continent, Shephard Media …
Digital Battlespace
Eurosatory: New SIGINT for UK SF
UK Special Forces are understood to have become the first customer for L-3 Linkabit’s latest tactical signals intelligence (SIGINT) system, the PRD-13(V)3 which provides an …
Land Warfare
Eurosatory: CAESAR 8x8 howitzer to qualify
Nexter Systems is ready to begin qualification trials of its new CAESAR (CAmion équipé d'un système d'artillerie) 8x8 155mm/52cal self-propelled howitzer (SPH) immediately after Eurosatory. …
Uncrewed Vehicles
Eurosatory: UGVs add to infantry unit capabilities
Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) will become as much a vital component of an infantry unit as the team medic or other specialist roles, according to …
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Land Warfare
Ukrainian BTR-4 production speeds up
31st May 2016
Ukrainian state manufacturer Ukroboronprom has sped up production of the BTR-4 armoured personnel carrier, which was developed in the country, it announced on 25 May. …
Eurosatory 2016 Show News
Shephard Media reports from Eurosatory, which is claimed as being 'the largest exhibition of land and air-land defence and security in the world'. In 2014, more than 1500 exhibitors attended Eurosatory from 58 countries.
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Tony Skinner: tony.s@shephardmedia.com and @MaxRotor
Beth Maundrill: beth.m@shephardmedia.com and @GunshipGirl
Tim Fish: tim.f@shephardmedia.com and @sweeneygov
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