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It is understood that development work continues, which will lead to the submission of bids for the demonstration and manufacture phase in the first quarter of 2020.

The British Army took delivery of 386 Challenger 2 MBTs from Vickers Defence Systems but the fleet has already been reduced to 227 units, which is sufficient for three regiments plus vehicles for training in Canada and the UK. In future, the Royal Armoured Corps will only have two Challenger 2 MBT regiments, each of 58 tanks, so the number to be upgraded is expected to fall to around 150 units − a fleet that is much smaller than those of France and Germany.

RBSL was formed on 1 July 2019 and is a joint venture between Rheinmetall of Germany (55 per cent) and BAE Systems Land UK (45 per cent).

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DAVID DONALD ‘‘There is one thing I hope each and every one of you will take back home at the end of this week, and that’s confidence in the strength of great British industry.’’ Those were the words of the Minister for Defence Procurement, AnneMarie Trevelyan, speaking in the opening keynote address of DSEI 2019. The minister further highlighted the confidence that is engendered by the nation’s highly skilled service personnel and innovative industry teams.

The address ended with a call to encourage more women into the defence industry, while reiterating the vision for improved and more accessible education in the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) field.

In terms of equipment, the minister made note of the UK’s resurgent maritime capability, represented by the progress being made by the two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, and the City-class and Type 31 frigates. In the air domain, the Tempest sixth-generation fighter programme was singled out as an example of UK

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The key capability enhancement is the replacement of the BAE Systems (originally Royal Ordnance) 120mm L30A1 rifled gun, for which there has been no significant ammunition development in recent years.

When compared with the 120mm L44 smoothbore gun installed in the original Leopard 2 through to the A5 version, the L55A1 provides an increase in target engagement capability of up to 1,500m when firing armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot − tracer (APFSDS-T) ammunition.

In addition to firing the latest Rheinmetall DM63A1 APFSDS-T ammunition, and future developments with enhanced penetration characteristics, the 120mm L55A1 gun can fire the latest 120mm DM11 programmable air burst ammunition, which is already in production and service with a number of users, including Germany and the US Marine Corps.

The first successful firings of the new Challenger 2 LEP turret took place at the Rheinmetall

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During the address the minister also announced a number of contracts, including £177 million for five companies (BAE Systems, Babcock, Griffon Hoverwork, Holyhead Marine and Marine Specialised Technology) to provide Boats In-Service Support (BISS) running through to 2026.

QinetiQ landed a £67 million contract from the MoD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) to develop anti-spoof, anti-jam multi-constellation satellite receivers as part of the UK’s Robust Global Navigation System (R-GNS) programme.

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However, the company says it is keen to maximise UK industry involvement, and has set a target to place more than £400 million of work with the UK supply chain.

According to Navantia, its teaming with BMT − which is taking the role of technical partner for the FSS bid − is designed to capitalise on both

companies’ capabilities and experience so as to assure low technical risk and on-schedule delivery. For example, Navantia has previously delivered the auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) vessel Cantabria to the Spanish Navy, and is currently completing the build of two similar AORs − the future HMAS Supply and the future HMAS Stalwart − for the Royal Australian Navy.

For its part, BMT has an established pedigree in the design of afloat support ships through its AEGIR family.

Variants of AEGIR are in service with the UK (Tideclass tanker) and Norway (the logistic support vessel HNoMS Maud).

Navantia’s stand is hosting an interactive zone dedicated to the FSS bid. In addition, a supplier engagement event will run on 13 September in South Q Gallery suite SG3.

more extreme sea states.

Adding to an overall increase in efficiency, this latest version has six times the computing power as a result of a new NVIDIA Tegra chip, which will benefit processing-intensive payloads and missions. It also features higher-power

solar panels, which provide more power generation while simultaneously consuming less.

The operation of the Wave Glider has been simplified and a new rapid stand and crate have been introduced that streamline storage, transport Q and mobilisation.

RICHARD SCOTT Spanish shipbuilder Navantia (Stand S9-270) and UK-based ship design and systems engineering house BMT (Stand S3-140) have unveiled their ship design proposal for the UK’s £1.5 billion Future Solid Support (FSS) competition.

Up to three FSS ships are planned to replace the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s (RFA’s) ageing solid support ships RFA Fort Austin, RFA Fort Rosalie and RFA Fort Victoria. The new capability is primarily required to deliver ammunition and stores at the necessary tempo and volume to support future carrier-based Maritime Task Groups.

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were returned to the UK Ministry of Defence in July, with final commercial proposals submitted last week. A contract award is planned for mid-2020, with the first vessel due into service in 2026.

Navantia’s plan is to build and assemble the FSS ships at its Puerto Real shipyard near Cádiz in southwest Spain.

Wave glider Liquid Robotics (Stand S8-232) has unveiled the newest version of its Wave Glider unmanned surface vehicle that boasts better power management and a more rugged design that allows it to operate in

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Mobility mastered French company Texelis (Stand N7-300) is now marketing complete mobility systems for wheeled armoured fighting vehicles (AFV), as well as a wide range of suspension and axle solutions for AFVs and cross-country trucks. To be seen on its stand are scale models of the Serval (4x4) AFV, TXP (4x4) series running chassis, and examples of its T700 and T900 axle systems.

The company’s largest contract is to provide the diesel powerpack, driveline, suspension and electrical system for the French Army’s latest Nexter Systems 4x4 Véhicule Blindé Multi-Rôles-Light (VBMR-L)

AFV, now named Serval. The first prototypes are undergoing trials and it is expected that up to 2,022 units will be delivered to the French Army.

The Texelis facility in Limoges supplies Serval kits to the Nexter Systems Roanne facility, which then fits the welded monocoque hull and integrates all the subsystems, including government furnished equipment, ready for delivery to the French Army.

To meet potential export customer requirements, Texelis has developed the TXP 14 and TXP 18 (4x4) running chassis, with the latter indicating the gross vehicle weight in tonnes.

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The TXP comprises a proven chassis complete with a Texelis independent suspension system to provide a high level of cross-country mobility, frontmounted powerpack consisting of a diesel engine coupled to an automatic transmission, and complete driver’s station.

At least two undisclosed export customers have selected the TXP running chassis, which has now been fitted with a locally designed armour protected body to increase local content. In addition to supplying the complete running chassis, Texelis can also supply this as a complete knock down for local assembly.

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Boxer punch CHRISTOPHER F FOSS Being shown for the first time at DSEI is the German Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) (Stand S7-125) Boxer Armoured Recovery Module (ARM). Developed as a private venture by FFG, assembly of the prototype started in March 2019, followed by initial testing at the FFG Flensburg facility in July 2019. Additional trials will be carried out later this year.

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ches harder Netherlands. It has also been ordered by Australia, and has been selected by the UK to meet its mechanised infantry vehicle requirement.

The ARM, which has seating for the commander and gunner and weighs about 13 tonnes, is a direct replacement for the existing mission module and adds substantial new capabilities to the Boxer.

It can be fitted with a roofmounted remote weapon station, which is normally provided as government furnished equipment, as are the communication system and radio installation. Its all-welded steel armour construction with

an appliquĂŠ passive armour package provides the same level of ballistic protection as the standard Boxer mission module.

Mounted on the roof to the rear and on the left side is a hydraulically operated crane with a boom length of 5.3m and a lifting capacity of 20 tonnes. Prior to being used, two hydraulically operated stabilisers on outriggers are extended and lowered to the ground on either side. There is also a hydraulically operated stabiliser blade at the rear.

To enable other vehicles to be recovered, a hydraulically operated winch with a capacity of 20 tonnes and 60m of Kevlar rope is fitted leading out to the rear. Space is also provided in the ARM for specialised equipment for its battlefield mission, including cutting and welding equipment and pneumatically operated tools.

Like the standard Boxer mission module, the FFG Boxer ARM is fitted with a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protection system, and a heating, ventilation and airQ conditioning system.

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Hammer of Thor BAE Systems Hägglunds (Stand S4-200/S4-240) has delivered the first batch of four production-standard CV90 twin 120mm MjÜlner self-propelled mortar (SPM) systems to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) on time and on budget.

Designated GRKPBV90 by the Swedish Army, 40 units are to be delivered by late 2020, with production and system integration being undertaken at the BAE Systems Hägglunds’ facility, where the alreadybuilt CV90 series platforms are overhauled. Each of the five CV90 battalions of the Swedish Army will be issued with eight CV90 twin 120mm MjÜlner SPM systems, which will fire the currently deployed 120mm high-explosive, smoke and illuminating projectiles.

The fully enclosed turret is built with twin 120mm smoothbore barrels from Slovakia and carries a total of 60 x 120mm mortar bombs.

It will be supported by BV206 tracked articulated all-terrain load carriers, which will carry additional 120mm mortar ammunition. While the first application is for the CV90

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platform, the turret could be fitted to other platforms, as well as to naval surface craft.

General manager Tommy Gustafsson-Rask said: ‘‘Having the latest variant of the combat-proven CV90 on display at DSEI, with the support of our FMV customer, is proof of BAE Systems’ ability to deliver new technology milestones to a demanding programme schedule.’’ An FMV spokesperson added: ‘‘This new variant is a powerful addition to our fleet of CV90s and helps us to future-proof our brigades by increasing the vehicles’ life span in support of Army capabilities.’’ The fielding of the CV90 twin 120mm SPM is the 16th variant of the CV90 to be deployed and demonstrates the flexibility of Q the platform.

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USV gears up for ASW role RICHARD SCOTT Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) (Stand S10345) has completed acceptance testing of its latest ARCIMS unmanned surface vehicle (USV) ahead of integration with a new antisubmarine warfare (ASW) payload known as SeaSense.

ARCIMS (Atlas Remote Capability Integrated Mission Suite) is a modular 11m USV designed to integrate a number of different payloads.

Originally developed for mine countermeasures applications, the system has been evolved to embrace the ASW mission, following the receipt of a contract in early 2017 under which AEUK will deliver two optionally manned ARCIMS vehicles configured with an ASW surveillance mission module. Delivery is set for 2020.

Usually supplied as a fully autonomous USV, the ARCIMS SeaSense variant is additionally required to support a mission crew of two. This has required the provision of an enclosed wheelhouse with climate control, mission module

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operator station, galley and toilet facilities.

The SeaSense ASW mission package features a compact active/passive variable-depth sonar − combining a high-power omnidirectional transmitter and a triplet receive array on a single tow − optimised for operation in challenging littoral environments characterised by warm, shallow water conditions.

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free-flooded ring transducers; the associated receive array − using a triplet configuration to resolve left/right bearing ambiguity − provides for the passive surveillance and active reception.

According to AEUK, the ASW surveillance mission module will be used to patrol ‘‘littoral waters and conduct persistent monitoring of underwater activity for early detection

of potential threats’’ such as submarines, mini-submarines, and diver delivery vehicles.

Mission planning and management are performed from a dedicated portable command centre (PCC) on shore or on a supporting mother ship.

The PCC also supports manned missions with the transmission of real-time sonar data from ARCIMS SeaSense to the PCCQ based mission command.

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Alternatively, individual components can be integrated into systems that use a highgain parabolic antenna or a direction-finding (DF) antenna.

All Rohde & Schwarz ELINT and radar DF systems feature automatic online de-interleaving and identification software, advanced technical pulse analysis software suite for ELINT signal analysis and an integrated radar data management and ELINT/EW Q database system.

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SIGINT solution RICHARD SCOTT DSEI 2019 sees Rohde & Schwarz (Stand S1-350) showcasing its new WPU2000 wideband processing unit, which sits at the core of a next-generation electronic intelligence (ELINT) solution designed to collect, process and analyse complex radar emissions.

Specifically developed to intercept both complex wideband and low-power radar signals, the WPU2000 is a

multichannel ELINT processor with a 2GHz instantaneous real-time bandwidth. Fast scan speed (offering a high probability of intercept) and the receiver’s high sensitivity (approximately -100dBm at a 2GHz bandwidth) allow for the capture of high-priority and low-probability-of-intercept threats that remain invisible to legacy ELINT and electronic warfare (EW) systems.

The system can be used as a standalone ELINT intercept and analysis payload system.

Delivered to the Royal Navy in March this year, the River Class Batch 2 offshore patrol vessel HMS Medway is making its Docklands debut at DSEI. Among the systems on board is a flexible and highly modular communications solution developed

by Rohde & Schwarz that enables secure voice and data communications in the HF and VHF/UHF frequency bands.

The R&S M3SR Series 4100 HF radios are innovative, versatile software defined radios that belong to the popular Soveron family, designed for use in permanently connected deployment in beyond-line-of-sight communications. They are installed in racks within a ship’s radio room or at a shore station, where they cover long-haul ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communications. They support frequency hopping and provide interoperability with tactical radios in HF operating modes.

The M3SR Series 4400 VHF/UHF radios offer military customers line-of-sight communications with a flexible range of applications, NATO and proprietary electronic protection measures waveforms. Military data transmission methods such as Link 11 and Link 22 are supported.

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BETH STEVENSON BAE Systems (Stands S4-200/240) has signed an agreement to acquire Prismatic, a company it has been working with to develop two unmanned highaltitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) prototypes.

The initial teaming was announced in May

2018, since when the two companies have worked to produce two 35m wingspan solar-powered Persistent High Altitude Solar Aircraft-35 (PHASA-35) prototypes that are being readied at BAE’s Warton, Lancashire site, ahead of flight testing that is expected to take

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The acquisition is part of BAE’s strategy to invest in disruptive technologies, acquiring companies that develop complementary capabilities that can help to accelerate key technology developments.

The investment in Prismatic will

facilitate transitioning the technology to production, with a possibility that it could enter initial operations with customers within 12 months of flight trials, according to BAE. HAPS aircraft are lightweight,

ultra-long endurance aircraft that can fly at high altitudes, carrying out roles that are traditionally taken on by satellites, including persistent surveillance and communications relay.

PHASA-35, for example, has the potential to fly at altitudes of 65,000ft for more than a year, according to BAE, and weighs 150kg carrying a 15kg payload.

It is powered by the sun during the day, storing energy to power it at night,

and has the potential to be used for the delivery of 5G networks, disaster relief and border protection without the associated costs of launching and operating a satellite.

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A new product range from Arralis (Stand N2-461) includes radars and a satellite transceiver, aimed at broadening the RF technology provider’s antenna-based systems.

The Corvus E-band beam scanning radar, meanwhile, is said to exceed current market offerings for detection range, elevation resolution and scan area, enabling detection of smaller obstacles such as electricity pylon cables when mounted on platforms including UAVs, armoured vehicles and helicopters.

Arralis is dubbing its new Leonis Ka-band uplink/downlink transceiver as the ‘‘future of satellite communications’’ − it is a key component in the delivery of low earth orbit mega constellations and the realisation of worldwide highspeed data communications. Its small sat downlink transceivers

and ground station uplink transceivers deliver gigabit data rates, the company said.

The Tucana continuouswaveband altimeter is a collision avoidance frequencymodulated continuous wave radar that can be used on fixed- and rotary-wing manned and unmanned platforms and missiles to provide long- or short-range detection. The Tucana W-band high-resolution imaging radar, on the other hand, is particularly suited to low-visibility navigation.

Arralis offers E-band, W-band and Ka-band frequencies integrated into high-resolution radar, altimeters and comms systems. Its technology can be used for enhanced muzzle velocity measurement, safer aircraft landing in poor visibility, 3D target detection of rotorcraft, and enabling Q autonomous vehicles.

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Reduced recoil from Venom CHRISTOPHER F FOSS AEI Systems (Stand S4-160) is showing its latest Venom Low Recoil (LR) 30mm cannon, which is targeted at installation in turrets and remote weapon stations (RWSs) and here at DSEI, is integrated into the Slovenian Midgard 300 Lite RWS. As Venom LR has been designed and manufactured in the UK, it is ITAR free.

Venom LR is a gas-operated, electrically primed, self-loading revolver cannon and features a 1.4m long barrel with improved parabolic profile, barrel bearing support, three-stage muzzle brake for reduced recoil and barrel aligned recoil buffers that

interface directly with the RWS gimbal elevation driveshaft and yoke arms through an integrated buffer cradle. The complete 30mm weapon recoils within the buffer cradle and stabilises between shots when fired in the

automatic mode, which provides improved accuracy.

The 30mm cannon for turret installations has a recoil load of 22kN, which has been reduced to a maximum of 7kN for the latest Venom LR, which means it can

be installed in RWSs that are normally armed with a .50 M2 HB machine gun, so increasing the firepower of the RWS. According to AEI Systems, it has an effective range of 2,000m and the operator can select single shot or 230rds/min.

Types of 30x113mm ammunition that can be fired include high-explosive incendiary (HEI), high-explosive incendiary − tracer (HEI-T), armour-piercing (AP), armour piercing − tracer (AP-T), highexplosive dual purpose (HE-DP), target practice (TP) and target practice − tracer (TP-T), with a muzzle velocity of between 780 and 800m/s. Ammunition feed can be from the left or right, depending on the application, and the cocking system is mechanical and electrical.

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Lighter small arms ammunition BAE Systems Land UK (Stand S4-200/S4-240) has been funded by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop new and lighter types of 5.56mm and 7.62mm small arms ammunition, with this work being carried out at its Radway Green facility.

The key part of this new small arms development is to replace the current conventional brass cartridge case with a new Lightweight Case (LC) that can be steel or titanium, which could reduce overall weight of the complete round by up to 26 per cent, according to BAE Systems Land UK. At present, priority is being given to the new steel cartridge

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case in 5.56mm and 7.62mm calibres. More than 4,000 rounds have already been fired by assault rifles and machine guns and the company said these have shown them to be reliable and stable and to have the same ballistics, velocity, accuracy and penetration levels as traditional heavier small arms rounds with a brass cartridge case.

In addition, these lightweight case materials will require a significantly lower intensity manufacturing process, so reducing their environmental impact.

Lee Smurthwaite, BAE Systems Land UK munitions delivery director, said: ’’Everything we do is designed

to help soldiers complete their missions. Lighter ammunition could make a difference, helping them to go further and faster, or carry more ammunition if needed. This would also help to reduce transportation costs, particularly by air.’’

The first of these to be qualified will be the 5.56mm LC steel round, which is expected to be in about 12 months’ time. This will be offered to potential customers alongside the current family of 5.56mm ammunition with a brass cartridge case. The current 5.56mm product range incudes ball (L15), ball M193, tracer (L16), Enhanced Performance (L31) and blank (L18).

The UK’s dedicated small arms production facility Radway Green has now completed a £83 million major upgrade programme, which included installation of new machinery to enable small arms ammunition to be manufactured at a lower cost but at a higher volume − while retaining the high quality required.

In addition to supplying small arms ammunition to the UK MoD under the 15-year agreement called the Munitions Acquisition Support Solution (MASS), the facility has won Q major export contracts.

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RICHARD SCOTT Defence and technology company MASS (Stand S6-220) is celebrating its decade-long involvement in the operational effectiveness of the EU multinational counterpiracy mission Operation ‘Atalanta’, established in response to the escalating piracy problem in the Indian Ocean.

The task grew to support 150 clients in the UK-based operational headquarters, plus up to three forward headquarters (covering 35 clients each) and nine shipborne solutions (up to five clients and 15 liaison officers), together with individuals deployed throughout Europe and the Middle East.

Atalanta milestone MASS provided a secure and fully accredited EU Confidential solution utilising the latest technology to facilitate work from insecure locations. This commercial

off-the-shelf solution used the internet as the bearer to reduce cost while increasing flexibility. Alongside the secure operational system, MASS also developed a network-enabled

business IT system to allow reports from and guidance to the international shipping industry.

Providing ongoing support and keeping pace with everdeveloping technical and regulatory requirements, the MASS command and control solution, known as the Atalanta Classified Mission Network (ACMN), has underpinned the mission’s enduring success. ‘‘The ACMN delivered a reliable continuous service [and was] progressively developed over the mission’s 10-year duration to meet new performance requirements as well as increasingly demanding accreditation and security standards,’’ said Stuart Gray, MASS business development manager (defence).

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Volume replenis RICHARD SCOTT Ship design and systems engineering house BMT (Stand S3-140) has raised the curtain on a new multirole support and logistics vessel design at DSEI. Known as ELLIDA, this latest concept complements the existing AEGIR and SALVAS families to complete the triumvirate of afloat support and logistics vessels designs developed by BMT. Variants of the generic AEGIR design are already in service in the UK and Norway, while the SALVAS concept is intended to meet requirements for a specialist utility auxiliary ship able to undertake tasks such as salvage and towing, diving support, submarine rescue, maintenance and repair, and humanitarian aid/disaster relief.

The ELLIDA concept is

underpinned by the experience gained by BMT in the design of the five AEGIR vessels now in service (four Tide-class tankers with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and HNoMS Maud with the Royal Norwegian Navy).

However, the new multirole support ship design has been developed to meet a different set of requirements, according

Fast boat SAM J BASCH Visitors to DSEI this week have an opportunity to see at first hand the power of the latest diesel outboard engine from UK-based Cox Powertrain (Stand S10-248). Twice a day the company is demonstrating its CXO300 diesel engine’s high speed and performance, which will be of particular interest to fast craft operators in the defence, security and government agency fields.

According to Cox Powertrain, recent tests by the US Navy

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to BMT’s chief naval architect Andy Kimber. ‘‘With AEGIR, the design is driven by bulk lift for replenishment operations,’’ he explained. ‘‘ELLIDA is a volume carrier − primarily focused on logistics and Ro-Ro transport – and so adopts a new twin-shaft hullform.’’ The first member of the ELLIDA family being shown by

at power showed the CXO300 achieving a cruise speed of 43 knots at 3,600rpm. The engine boasts 100 per cent higher peak torque at the crankshaft than the leading gasoline (petrol) 300hp outboards. ’’It enables the craft to move more weight more efficiently, and to reach peak torque and top power more quickly,’’ the company said.

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BMT is a 195m multirole and logistics vessel. This ‘highend’ variant is designed to provide the capabilities needed in future global operations, offering the flexibility of a large hull with internal vehicle and stowage decks, weather deck stowage/cargo handling, and accommodation for a 250-strong embarked military force. The design also includes 2-tonne replenishment at sea (RAS) stations for solid stores (fitted port and starboard), a stern well dock with space for two landing craft, a two-spot flight deck and a single-spot hangar.

ELLIDA has also taken careful consideration of the need to optimise the flow of people and stores. ‘‘The design features wide passageways and stairwells to allow fully equipped troops to move and muster without congestion,’’ Kimber noted. ‘‘We have also looked at the logistics routeways to ensure that these could also support RAS Q operations.’’

meeting the demands of NATO’s single-fuel policy. It is a safer alternative to gasoline, while offering exceptional performance and range.

Cox Powertrain is headed

by Tim Routsis, former chief executive of Cosworth, whose team of engineers has decades of experience in premium automotive design and Formula 1 racing. Their mission is to revolutionise the marine market with a new concept in diesel engines, as exemplified by the ground-breaking CXO300, the highest power density diesel outboard engine ever developed. It is due to go into full production in the fourth Q quarter of 2019.

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Hot shots Multi-faceted Turkish company Aselsan (Stand N6-200) is debuting its recently revealed NEFER-L remote-controlled stabilised weapon station and its new 81mm ALKAR-81 mortar system.

NEFER-L, which incorporates a 25mm or 30mm automatic cannon as the main gun, a 7.62mm machine gun as a coaxial weapon, as well as an independent electro-optic suite, was developed primarily against armoured land targets.

Its low weight and silhouette make it ideal for integration onto 6x6 and 8x8 wheeled and tracked armoured vehicles and fixed surveillance points. Its

design also enables the integration of Western and Eastern-origin weapons.

NEFER-L enhances the situational awareness of the gunner, while the vulnerability to attack is decreased drastically.

The system also provides underarmour ammunition

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reloading capability, where the user can load the ammunition without the need to exit the vehicle. NEFER-L features gyro stabilisation, automatic target tracking and automatic ballistic calculation, which provide firstround hit capability during shoot-on-themove operations.

Aselsan’s 81mm ALKAR81 mortar system, which was originally designed entirely by the company, including subsystems, is a modern weapon system integrated on

a turntable with an automatic barrel-laying system, recoil mechanism and fire control systems. It enables a high firing performance with a minimum amount of ammunition, while the recoil mechanism reduces the force transferred to the platform during shooting.

The system can be integrated onto tracked and tactical wheeled platforms as well as stationary platforms due to its modular system architecture, which also enables integration of all kinds of rifled and smoothbore mortar barrel.

Also on display are the company’s communication solutions, electro-optic systems, guidance kits, unmanned systems, anti-torpedo systems and tank modernisation Q solutions.

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CHRISTOPHER F FOSS For the first time, Finnish company Patria (Stand N6-160) is showing its latest Armoured Wheeled Vehicle (AWV) fitted with the 120mm Nemo turret mortar system. The AWV (6x6) has been developed by the company as a private venture and pulls through from its Armoured Modular Vehicle (8x8), which has been built in large numbers for domestic customers and an increasing number of export customers.

The AWV has a drive with powered steering on the front four wheels; steering can also be added as an option for the last road wheel station either side. A further option is an amphibious capability.

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Finding Nemo

The first customer for the Nemo turret mortar system is the Saudi Arabian National Guard, which has fitted it to a batch of its General Dynamics Land Systems Canada Light Armoured Vehicles (8x8), while

the United Arab Emirates has fitted it to some coastal craft.

The 120mm Nemo features a high rate of fire and can perform a multiple-round simultaneousimpact fire mission, in which five 120mm mortar bombs impact

the target at the same time for maximum effect.

Patria is also expanding into other areas. Here at DSEI it is showing CANDL, a compact datalink for air-to-air and air-to-ground applications, and the ARIS remote electronic intelligence system used to intercept, identify, record and analyse radar systems. A further development of this is ARIS-E, which provides automatic identification, real-time geolocation and tracking of radars on the battlefield.

Other systems being highlighted by Patria are the MUSCL passive radar system, and TADS, a tactical debriefing system that provides instant debriefing of military missions and training exercises.

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disaster-relief missions.

YEC claims the Silent Arrow can deliver such a payload at under half the cost of employing the parafoil-based Joint Precision Airdrop System.

It offers more than double the glide ratio (8.4:1), greater range of about 65km (40 miles), lower signature, improved landing accuracy and no vertical impact force.

The concept has been undergoing flight tests since

2017 in support of various government development contracts. Trials have been performed with air launches from a variety of helicopters and fixed-wing types, including the C-130, at altitudes from 1,500-25,000ft.

YEC notes that the GD-2000 is the flagship of an expanding product line of single-use and reusable delivery systems, some featuring electric propulsion. The company has established distribution agreements in 34 territories, including here in the UK. The MEL Group (Stand S1-260) holds exclusive manufacturing and distribution rights in the UK, with sales and services available throughout the EU. The company is due to begin Q production next month.

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RICHARD SCOTT UK-based MSI-Defence Systems (Stand S3-160) has made its first foray into the land-based weapon systems market with the launch of its MSI-DS Terrahawk remote weapon station (RWS). The company has also disclosed the receipt of first production orders for the Terrahawk, which is being displayed at DSEI on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle test platform with a M2HB 12.7mm heavy machine gun and an anti-tank missile.

Capitalising on MSI-Defence Systems’ long pedigree in the design, manufacture and support of its Seahawk family of small/mediumcalibre naval gun mountings and naval gunfire control systems, the Terrahawk

RWS is the land-based counterpart of the Seahawk Multi Weapon Station (MWS) recently demonstrated on BAE Systems’ P950 autonomous surface vessel testbed. Both the Terrahawk RWS and Seahawk MWS platforms were designed specifically as fully modular weapon stations, and adopt a unique mechanical structure that allows for additional customisation with minimal adaptation to accommodate other payloads

modularity, and is suitable for integration into legacy and new-build vehicles. The system is also designed for ease of integration into unmanned platforms for remote operation.

In-year qualification programmes include 40mm automatic grenade launcher, and the DShK 12.7mm and KPV 14.5mm heavy machine guns. Q

(such as missiles).

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Detecting underwater threats GĂœNTER ENDRES Deep Trekker (Stand N3-505) is presenting its remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), developed to aid the discovery and disposal of threats often hidden in underwater locations, such as discarded evidence, contraband, or mines and explosives placed to cause destruction. Its systems offer safe alternatives to the use of divers.

Most recently, the company launched the DTG3 and the REVOLUTION ROVs, designed to detect and locate objects hidden beneath the water, assist divers and safely conduct inspections in harsh underwater environments.

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Utilising the latest in technology and in response to a growing market demand, Deep Trekker’s underwater robots are now powered by BRIDGE technology, allowing for new

and advanced features and third-party integrations. ‘‘With the launch of BRIDGE and our newest REVOLUTION ROV, we are ushering in a new era of advanced functions and underwater technology,’’ said

Sam Macdonald, the company’s president.

Other products are the DTG2 and DTX2 combined with advanced sonar that allows for threat detection in water with little to no visibility, both from shore or by divers in the water.

This enables real-time inspection of ships, ports and harbours, as well as having open-water applications in explosive ordnance identification. The DTPod surveillance camera can be used to offer constant monitoring of ports and harbours below the waterline.

Security of ships is ensured by the DT640 Mag Crawler, using its magnetic wheels to crawl along the hull of the vessel and detect hidden contraband below the waterline using both camera and Q sonar technology.

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Reversible camouflage Saab is launching the latest in its Barracuda range of military camouflage systems. The ARCASe (Advanced Reversible Camouflage Screen emissive) provides the same high levels of multispectral protection − shielding and disrupting the thermal signature

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of the protected asset as well as hiding it visually. Where ARCASe differs is that it is a reversible net with different colour patterns on either side, making it extremely versatile. It is intended primarily for use in broken terrain, and commanders can make the decision in the field as to which pattern offers the most disguise.

SAM J BASCH Electromechanical and hydraulic mobile antenna masts allow for communication, data transmission, border control, jamming and surveillance and reconnaissance of points of interest. Germany-based SMAG Mobile Antenna Masts (Stands S7-110) is offering a new compact mast unit that fits into a 20ft container as a complementary system to the company’s existing product portfolio.

SMAG has been manufacturing mobile masts since 1974 and has delivered more than 1,900 mast systems to customers across the world. The masts are designed to be raised to a height of 40m without requiring any kind of guy wires.

A core competency of SMAG is the company’s ability to weld steel and aluminium at its facility in Salzgitter, Germany, according to stringent military standards and technology requirements. The company is also able to modernise and undertake refit solutions on legacy systems.

The mast systems are mounted on trucks, trailers, armoured vehicles and other platforms, including mobile containers, for deployment on a range of missions. They comply with international military standards Q for safety, even in rough terrain.

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‘Unparalleled’ protection CHRISTOPHER F FOSS SVOS (Stand N9-310) is showing its latest Perun (4x4), which is being described by the company as a multipurpose vehicle that would typically be used by special forces and has ‘‘an unparalleled protection level and powerful drivetrain’’.

According to the company, Perun has been developed to address the global market and to provide the occupants with a high level of protection from blast and ballistic attack. This is stated to have been proven in sample hits, full scope blast tests and simulation and is currently being marketed in an open-top version with rollover protection. A fully enclosed version expected in the very near future.

Armament would depend on the end user, but would typically consist of a ring-mounted 12.7mm machine gun (MG) or

a 40mm automatic grenade launcher, and up to four 7.62mm MGs would provide suppressive fire through 360°.

The vehicle is also provided with banks of Rheinmetall Rosy smoke grenade launchers and a front-mounted winch.

The vehicle on show at DSEI is also fitted with the Dutch Microflown AVISA gunshot detector, which can rapidly alert the crew to an incoming threat and enable the crew to engage the target or take evasive action.

In addition, the Perun is fitted with non-lethal flash blinding lights manufactured by BE1 Defence Technologies of Israel.

According to Jaroslav Cerny, general director at SVOS, ‘‘these lights can be used for multiple tasks, from crowd or suspicious by-passers control to attacker approach elimination during urban combat operations up to protection against snipers in Q any terrain’’.

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DAVID DONALD Canadian airframer Bombardier produces a wide range of business/corporate jets with its Learjet, Challenger and Global families. Many have been used as the basis for special-mission aircraft, and the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Specialized Aircraft division is promoting this capability at DSEI (Stand N2-463), along

with its ability to offer turnkey solutions and engineering support/technical oversight.

The flagship of the fleet is the Global family, which offers exceptional range/endurance performance, high-speed cruise capability, a comfortable cabin environment and significant size, weight and power capacity to support large mission systems. The most notable

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The second of two Global 6000based GlobalEye aircraft for the UAE Air Force made its first flight in January this year

special-mission adaptation is the GlobalEye, an airborne early warning/multisensor ISR platform produced by Saab.

Three have been bought by the UAE, which also has two more Globals undergoing modification to an electronic intelligencegathering configuration by Marshall ADG at Cambridge.

Globals have also been acquired by a number of nations for VVIP and head-of-state transportation, while Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s IAI has devised a maritime patrol aircraft based on the Global.

Saabâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Global-based armed maritime patrol offering is marketed as the Swordfish.

Sitting below the Global in terms of size is the Challenger family, which has been adapted to a number of special missions, including medevac. Boeing has marketed a Challenger 605based Maritime Surveillance Aircraft, and two similar aircraft, also based on the Challenger 650, are being produced for the UAE by Aquila Aerospace with Bombardier assistance.

At the lighter end of the bizjet spectrum is the Learjet family. These have been widely adapted for air ambulance, survey and other special missions. The type has become popular as a platform for target-towing and threat Q simulations.

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Cutting edge BETH STEVENSON Systematic is offering a preview of the new features that it will introduce to its SitaWare Edge dismounted command and control software, which are expected to roll out in mid-2020.

The 2.0 version of Edge will feature a common interface with the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HQ commandlevel version of the software, as well as more flexibility, a new 3D mapping engine, and higher fidelity imagery.

Commanders can send information from SitaWare HQ to soldiers on the move that have devices installed with the Edge software, which can be

any device that can support the Android-based system. It can be tailored to a particular forceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs, including the selection of applications available, and features an uncluttered design that allows an operator to focus on the task in hand and not be preoccupied with operating the situational awareness tool.

It provides users with information on where friendly and enemy forces are located, while they can also report targets of interest that other soldiers should be aware of.

The system determines the best route by which data should be transmitted in the event of a disruption, unburdening

operators of this task.

A chat/message facility is also available and pictures can be sent, while the software has been designed with upgrades in mind, so that features can be added on at later points as required, such as a planned waypoint-following capability that leads personnel to points of interest.

If an existing user has acquired Edge with an upgrade option, they will receive the 2.0 update when it becomes available.

Disclosed operating nations include Finland, Denmark, Ireland, Slovenia and New Zealand, while it is also understood that Austria has Q acquired the software.

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Improving decision-making VITEC, a leader in advanced video encoding and streaming solutions (Stand N7-340), is showing its intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) line-up, which includes fieldproven products that tackle video ingest, streaming, dissemination and archiving in the field and inside military and government facilities. VITEC is also exhibiting innovations in ultra-low-latency video distribution.

On display are its militarygrade, ultra-compact MGW TOUGH series of portable, power-efficient HEVC and H.264 streaming encoders that deliver the capabilities to fulfil the most

demanding full motion video (FMV) applications. Specifically designed for harsh environments, MGW TOUGH encoders provide multichannel, high-quality, lowlatency video encoding, as well as frame-accurate KLV metadata processing including cursor-ontarget, MISB KLV and STANAG

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FITIS is an all-in-one solution for dissemination and content management of FMV streams and files that can be rapidly deployed in the field or in a secure, hosted site to serve as the central interface for managing live and recorded

IPTV content, user access rights, and video distribution workflows. It enables decisionmakers and analysts to view, archive, retrieve and manipulate ISR footage and tactical military video streams quickly. FITIS also offers editing and collaboration capabilities for analysing and sharing video assets with KLV/ STANAG metadata.

Director of business development Mark Rushton said: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ISTAR market, the need for rapid, high-quality video delivery is paramount for the OODA [observe-orientdecide-act] loop. We look forward to demonstrating our fully integrated tactical FMV and point-to-point, stream-protected HEVC distribution solutions, all of which offer best-in-class video Q quality, latency and SWaP.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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Tactical support CHRISTOPHER F FOSS Being launched at DSEI by Jankel (Stand N6-350) is the Light Tactical Transport Vehicle (LTTV) based on the MercedesBenz UNIMOG (4x4) chassis.

The company is to deliver 199 of these to the Belgian Ministry of Defence, which will provide the end user with a modular and configurable tactical support vehicle that benefits from unique and removable mission modules that enable the vehicle to be rapidly

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With a payload of more than 3 tonnes, which is dependent on final vehicle specification, the LTTV has three core variants for special operations support,

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including an ambulance version.

Subsystems include a removable ballistic protection kit, a roll-over protection system (ROPS), weapon mounts and a communication fit.

The vehicle being shown at DSEI is fitted with a ROPS, front-mounted winch, banks of electrically operated smoke grenade launchers and a 12.7mm machine gun on top.

Other displays include its Fox (4x4) Rapid Reaction Vehicle, which is based on a modified Toyota chassis system, with more than 100 units already delivered to the Belgian Ministry of Defence, and its wide range of BLASTech specialist seating solutions, which have already been supplied to a number of home and export customers.

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Banshee NG flies faster and lower

evolution that is faster, higherand lower-flying, stealthier and more manoeuvrable than its predecessors.

Banshee NG can fly at speeds of more than 250m/s (486 knots), while operating

at altitudes of up to 12,000m (39,370ft). It also has lower sea-skimming capability â&#x2C6;&#x2019; down to 3m (10ft) â&#x2C6;&#x2019; than was possible with earlier models for replicating anti-ship missiles, while manoeuvrability is

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increased from around 3g to 9g. The target also has a lower radar cross-section.

This increase in performance permits the Banshee NG to replicate a wider range of aircraft and missiles than was hitherto possible, while using the same infrastructure and accessories as previous Banshee variants. It employs the same ground-based pneumatic air-launcher and can be fitted with a similar range of payloads, including radar augmentation devices and miss-distance indicators.

Command and control is effected by a proprietary QinetiQ guidance system that is also applicable to earlier Banshee models. The system includes a range-certified flight termination system. The target

is recovered at the end of its mission by parachute.

The original Banshee target was developed by UK company Target Technology in the 1980s, and was subsequently produced and further developed

by Meggitt. QinetiQ acquired Meggitt Target Systems in late 2016, along with its production and development facilities in Ashford, Kent, and Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.

The Banshee NG adds to a family that comprises the Banshee Whirlwind, Jet 40, Jet 80 and Jet 80+. A notable payload that has been developed for launch from the Banshee Jet 80 is the Rattler supersonic target, designed to represent anti-radiation and supersonic/high-diving missile Q threats.

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Spirent Communications (Stand N7-171), a provider of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) testing solutions, has launched the new GSS9000 Series GNSS Constellation Simulator.

Providing enhanced capabilities, flexibility and performance, the GSS9000 series has been updated to meet the evermore demanding test needs of high-performance satellite navigation systems. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing the number of GNSS signals growing all the time and the receivers and systems we rely on every day will increasingly use all of these sources from different constellations to ensure ever-greater accuracy,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; said Spirentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s managing director of positioning, Martin Foulger.

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Testing all at once â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why it is important that GNSS simulation testing today, and in the future, reflects the reality of real-world situations, where simultaneous generation and testing of all signals at once is vital.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The GSS9000 series addresses this requirement, with the increased capacity

to produce a comprehensive range of emulated multi-GNSS, multi-frequency RF signals under all conditions. Boasting an increased channel count, it now supports 320 discrete channels in a single chassis.

This improved capability allows support for simultaneous generation of signals from more

than one constellation in a common frequency band.

Its open API and flexible system architecture also ensure highly sophisticated arbitrary waveform generator capabilities, and provide coverage and support for all current signalin-signal interface control documents, with even greater flexibility for both system and signal evolutions.

Sophisticated spoofing test capability is also a feature, with full parametric control of multi-copy constellations, and trajectory/meaconing spoofing.

Precise phase-aligned multiGNSS/multi-frequency signal wavefront and multi-antenna/ output capability adds to this, to provide the most capable anti-jam antenna testing on Q any simulator.

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Clarity at all distances GÜNTER ENDRES Fresh from successful trials of its advanced vehicle display at the British Army’s Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) at Bovington, American Panel Corporation (APC) (Stand N5-263) is displaying its range of technologically advanced displays, including a 21.in LAD, and 10.0in, 10.6in and 12.1in display head assembly components.

Since its formation in 1998, the company has delivered some 120,000 displays worldwide to OEM prime and tiered vetronics and avionics integrators for armoured vehicles, main battle tanks and civil and military aircraft and helicopters.

To fully meet the demanding environmental and optical requirements without sacrificing critical trade-offs in performance,

APC designs, develops and manufactures these specialised displays in multiple sizes and configurations, controlling all active-matrix liquid-crystal display optical panel, mechanical and electrical design aspects.

The month-long trial at ATDU, supported by Kent Modular Electronics (KME), Tecnobit and Foxbury Solutions, provided an evaluation of a nextgeneration sensor-to-display capability, which included the latest thermal imaging Castor HD sensor from Tecnobit that provided 10-bit video with a specific gamma rate correction setting to a native 10-bit (30-bit RGB) APC and KME display. This

AI for battlefield awareness Pleora Technologies (Stand N3-504) and Mission Control Space Services have entered into a strategic partnership to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to robotic control and automation for driver assistance. It will result in AI being integrated into systems to aid driver assistance in local situational awareness and C4ISR military imaging systems. ‘‘Vehicle crew consistently highlight how uncharted, quickly changing terrain poses safety concerns and hinders mission planning,’’ said Harry Page, president of Pleora. ‘‘With our modular and scalable RuggedCONNECT smart video

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switcher platform and plug-in Vehicle/Terrain AI Safety System from Mission Control, designers can more easily integrate advanced capabilities that help reduce accidents and heighten battlefield intelligence.’’

The RuggedCONNECT platform converts sensor data from multiple sources into a standardised feed that is transmitted over a low-latency, multicast gigabit ethernet network to endpoints. The Vehicle/Terrain AI Safety System uses images captured by existing cameras on a vehicle to provide real-time terrain data that visually alerts the driver on changing soil conditions,

capability not only transforms the user experience by furnishing the commander with video that is easier to interpret, but crucially also enables the commander to detect, recognise and identify (DRI) targets and objects at far greater ranges than with legacy, 6- or 8-bit sensor and display capability on an in-service remote weapon station (RWS). APC believes the trial was successful in proving that in comparison with the legacy in-service RWS, the trialled system of matched HD sensor 10-bit video and 10-bit display exceeded existing crew DRI capability and provides a much clearer picture at all distances.

It was recently announced that APC will be acquired

by Mercury Systems Inc, but it contends that it will be ‘‘business as usual’’ at APC for all existing partners, customers and suppliers. Q

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Pleora has also partnered with Lemay to simplify the introduction of machine learning capabilities into realtime imaging. ‘‘Our team has perfected AI techniques that surpass traditional quality control and classification to identify previously unrecognisable defects on factory floors and deliver more detailed decision support capabilities,’’ said Daniel Shapiro, CTO at Lemay.

At DSEI, the companies are demonstrating the integration of Pleora’s RuggedCONNECT platform and Lemay’s main battle tank detection AI for advanced battlefield awareness Q and decision support.

Turn night into day BETH STEVENSON Building on the success of its ClipIR small clip-on thermal imager, Thermoteknix (Stand S2-315) is launching the ClipIR XD model at DSEI. ClipIR (pictured) provides a fusion upgrade by injecting a thermal image into conventional night-vision devices, and the new product features a 40° field of view but has an extended range performance, and can be supplied without an internal battery. This allows ClipIR XD to take power from integrated helmet systems, reducing the overall weight and improving its balance, the company said.

ClipIR XD also has a video input option, allowing users to view video overlays directly through the night-vision devices.

Thermoteknix is also debuting the CoVid video injection unit, which enables the use of a head-up display (HUD) for combat operations taking place in complete darkness. This is powered by its host system and weighs less than 50g when attached to the night-vision device. By incorporating an optical injection technology, CoVid enables users to view HUD data covertly at night.

At the show, Thermoteknix is demonstrating the CoVid in co-operation with Applied Research Associates, a company that employs the CoVid with its ARC4 augmented reality RECON product, a system that increases the situational awareness of a dismounted soldier by inserting video data and symbols into Q their night-vision system.

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Troposcatter team DAVID DONALD Gigasat, a subsidiary of Ultra Electronics (Stand S5-160), has been selected by Raytheon as part of a team to deliver

an advanced troposcatter communications system to the US Army under a 10-year IDIQ (indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity) contract. Gigasat will supply its antenna for the

Reaching space from the sea Black Arrow Space Technologies (Stand SH09 in the Space Hub) is introducing its novel space launch concept to the market for the first time at DSEI, where it is seeking to engage the industry on the potential for the UK to carry out rocket launches from a seaborne platform, writes Beth Stevenson.

The new British company is designing spaceflight technologies to launch satellites into polar low earth orbit or sun synchronous orbit, although

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unlike regular approaches to deploying commercial rockets, its Black Arrow system will launch at sea. This, the company says, will enable the UK to offer a service unavailable elsewhere in the world, bypassing many of the regular issues faced by land-based launches.

Initially, the company will launch payloads of up to 500kg into polar low earth orbit or 300kg into sun synchronous orbit, serving a ‘‘growing niche’’ in the space market.

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overall system, which is being procured to provide a reliable source of secure data and voice communications in contested environments, including where trusted satellite links are not available.

Troposcatter − a contraction of tropospheric scatter − communications use particles in the earth’s atmosphere as a reflector for radio signals, which are aimed in the direction of the receiver station just above the horizon. As the signal passes through the troposphere, a portion of the energy is reflected down to the earth, where it can be received.

The Troposcatter antenna has

been designed to be deployable to any field of operation, and is optimised for size, weight and transportability − maximising the number of platforms that can deploy the terminal. Once installed and aligned, the antenna is designed to operate in severe environments and under harsh conditions.

Although the system is primarily aimed at battlefield use, it could also be deployed in crisis response scenarios, such as those following natural disasters. It enables emergency agencies to establish a communications network without the need for a power supply or satellite coverage. Q

The rocket being developed will be fuelled by liquid oxygen and liquified natural gas, which will allow for a low-cost launch system with minimal environmental impact. Engineering techniques including 3D printing of engines, secondary structures and associated components will be used, and Black Arrow Space Technologies’ sister company Astrotanks will support by designing and manufacturing bespoke pressure vessels for use as fuel tanks and storage of Q gases and liquids.

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Warmed up performance Israel’s Physical Logic (Stand S5-220) is introducing its next-generation inertial grade closed loop MicroElectro-Mechanical System (MEMS) accelerometers, the MAXL-CL-3000 family, which deliver exceptional performance that is comparable with that of navigation grade electromechanical quartz accelerometers.

Physical Logic claims to be the first company to market a closed loop MEMS accelerometer.

These provide highly accurate measurements at lower cost, as well as reduced weight and size.

North finding and inertial navigation applications are enabled by a major improvement in warm-up performance that achieves time-to-full-performance in less than 2 seconds, with typical bias drifts of <30μg during the first five hours of operation. In addition, a wide range of aerial missions can be integrated due to a reduction in noise specification limits to 30μg/3Hz. CEO Katja Beyer said: ‘‘We met and surpassed our major technological targets: upgrading all MAXL-CL-3030 bias-related parameters (30g sensing range closed loop MEMS accelerometer) as well as developing two new products − 15g (MAXL-CL-3015) and 50g (MAXL-CL-3050) sensing range accelerometers’’.

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High tech at low SAM J BASCH With a plethora of manufacturers around the world offering remote overhead weapon systems − most with a hefty price tag − South African firm Rippel Effect Systems (South African Pavilion, Stand N3-100) has an affordable but high-tech solution.

Its new in-house developed VK-ROWS (remote overhead weapon system) is based on the proven IGS system, manufactured under licence from Vision 24 Technologies,

and operational in several countries. In essence, the fully stabilised VK-ROWS relies on a sophisticated sighting and targeting system interfacing with the 12.7mm HMG to enable an effective underarmour engagement capability. ‘‘Our objective was to ensure personnel protection by means of full underarmour operation, including cocking the weapon, trigger activation and ammunition reloading,’’ explained Rippel’s Dawid Fourie.

Seeing is believing RP Optical Lab (Stand S5-220), a leader in the field of thermal and short-wave infrared (SWIR) electro-optical solutions, is launching its latest microCORE 250HD cooled camera at DSEI. This has a high resolution and has been developed for use in various defence and homeland security applications. The lightweight camera has a x16 continuous optical zoom, a 1280x720 resolution with a small 10μ pixel size that allows long viewing ranges, and provides the ideal solution for systems and applications that require low weight and compact size, together with long ranges and high-resolution imagery.

The microCORE 250HD features auto focus and delivers high-quality image processing.

Ruggedised for use in harsh environments, it also offers open-frame and IP-sealed configurations.

The company is also debuting the ZENITH, a modular lens for HD 10μ sensors, which features wide-/long-range capabilities, with the widest field of view being 40° at ZENITH400 and the narrowest 0.7° at ZENITH100.

The new lens features a very high optical zoom ratio of

x22, with focus maintained throughout the entire zoom range, providing fast zoom and focus response. It is also actively athermalised to maintain a focused image through temperature changes. ‘‘At RP, we specialise in the development and manufacture of highperformance LWIR, MWIR and SWIR lens assemblies, thermal cameras and modules,’’ said CEO Ran Carmeli. ‘‘Our cameras and lenses are installed in defence systems around the world, where they actively contribute to mission success. While we have an extensive off-the-shelf product range, many projects are tailored to customers’ needs.’’

Other solutions featured include the company’s cooled and uncooled IR-based thermal imagers for surveillance and tracking at various ranges up to Q and beyond 4km.

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‘‘A warning is displayed on the gunner MMI and the firing sequence gets interrupted when 100 rounds remain, to enable the crew to reload from safety inside the vehicle.’’

The approach was to optimise the system to the weapon, which still provides for stabilisation below 3mrad. It can traverse through 360° in eight seconds, with elevation from +45° to -15° over the full traverse range. ’’In other words, we opted for practical speed by not over-optimising,’’ Fourie explained.

Having developed the system over the past two years, Rippel Effect is now refining its pre-production models. The VK-ROWS was trialled and demonstrated on the MAX 9 armoured personnel carrier built

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by SVI Engineering in Pretoria, a company focused on armour protection and vehicle systems. ‘‘There is a growing market segment in the refurbishing of military vehicles, for which the VK-ROWS system is perfectly suited,’’ Fourie stated.

At DSEI, Rippel Effect is showcasing its multi-shot handheld 40mm grenade launchers, the XRGL40 extended range, operational in 15 countries including two NATO nations, and the less-lethal RL37/38/40 Q multi-shot launcher.

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Zooming in BETH STEVENSON

Aitech Defense Systems (Stand N3-572) has introduced a variety of new rugged embedded computing products.

These include a new derivative of the A176 rugged generalpurpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU) system incorporating the NVIDIA Jetson TX2 system-onmodule, which builds on the company’s A176 Cyclone GPGPU supercomputer (pictured) that was launched in 2016. The Jetson TX2 provides twice the performance of its predecessor, or runs at more than twice the power efficiency, while drawing less than 7.5W of power. Aitech has also released the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier-based evaluation system, which comes preinstalled with Linux.

The new C877, meanwhile, combines powerful data processing and cybersecurity into a 3U VPX single-board computer, using the latest-generation 12-core Intel Xeon processor and up to 1TB of onboard security-protected SATA solidstate drives, with an optional large onboard Xilinx UltraScale+ field-programmable gate array.

The low-power EV178 gives engineers a reliable platform to quickly develop artificial intelligence applications and port them to the A178 Thunder, Aitech’s soon-to-be-released NVIDIA Jetson Xavier-based rugged, fanless AI GPGPU supercomputer. This new evaluation system processes at up to 11 teraflops and 22 terra Q operations per second.

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MKS Instruments (Stand S7-326) has brought to DSEI two new medium-wave infrared (MWIR) continuous zoom lenses that it launched earlier in the year. The Ophir SupIR 45-900mm f/4 and SupIR 50-1,350mm f/5.5 long-range, motorised continuous zoom lenses are part of a family of thermal imaging lenses suited for 15μm and 20μm video graphics array (VGA) and 10μm HD formats, which MKS says enables simple integration over a detection range of up to 26km.

The 45-900mm f/4 zoom lens, based on the legacy SupIR 15-300mm MWIR f/4, thousands of units of which are in operation as part of long-range observation systems, is designed for ground applications, including longrange surveillance systems,

Bladerunner With a new generation of the CP hub, Schottel (Stand S7-262) has further optimised the concept of the fivebladed controllable-pitch propeller. The new hub shape serves to reduce formation and risk of cavitation. As a result, the propellers are ideally

border control and multiple non-defence applications such as forest fire control, critical infrastructure and security.

Its narrow field-of-view focal length ranges from 300900mm, and horizontal field of view up to 0.6°.

The 50-1,350mm f/5.5 zoom lens, meanwhile, is based on a folded optics design that fits into a 20in airborne gimble suitable for compact unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as other applications in which weight and size are critical. It provides a 27x zoom ratio, and is suited for VGA and HD formats.

MKS is demonstrating its high-resolution thermalimaging video capabilities at DSEI, and will also be showing infrared components for the first time, including large mirrors and lenses, domes and Q prisms.

suited for higher speeds and thus for use, for example, in

military ships, which require high-power density, lowpressure pulses and minimised noise generation.

The new hub is also available with full-feathering mode.

Tough case SAM J BASCH For 65 years, PeliHardigg (Stand S2-201) has been supplying customised engineered cases for the world’s leading aerospace and defence organisations to safely transport a diverse range of equipment. The company operates in 140 countries with six manufacturing plants across the globe.

Peli-Hardigg’s injection and rotomoulded cases can be customised according to each customer’s needs, to provide the best possible protection and transportation of any type of equipment, from aircraft components and engines, diving scooters, drones, weapons and missiles, electronics and robots.

Among its varied products, Peli-Hardigg offers fully configurable Min Mac rack cases for military use. With a short leadtime of only four weeks, the company manufactures the Peli Min Mac rack range in five different frame heights, each available with two rack lengths. They have successfully completed military test certifications for drops, water immersion and dust ingress. The Min Mac rack’s angled precisionengineered elastomeric shock mounts are designed to match the weight and fragility of the equipment to ensure maximum shock and vibration isolation. Q

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IN BRIEF Automatic tracking Dspnor (Stand S9-276) features the ScanServer Dynamic, an automatic radar tracker intended for use in situational awareness systems, and the ScanServer Coastal Surveillance tracker, which is capable of handling more than 20,000 targets. In the ScanServer product line, traditional radar processing techniques such as fast time constant, sensitivity time control and constant false alarm rate have been replaced with AI-supported image processing.

Components compilation Dimac red (SP Pod 02) is showcasing electronic and subsystems components from its manufacturing partners. Highlights include Sensitron’s motor smart drivers and power controllers, Datel’s DC/DC converters and data acquisition systems for use in harsh environments, Isobaud’s octocouplers and isolators, FMI’s mil-spec oscillators and Anaren’s MSK Products line of linear and switching regulators.

Multimission radars BETH STEVENSON Rada Electronic Industries (Stand S6-120) is unveiling two 4D active electronically scanned array software defined radars, meeting requirements from operators, which include high accuracy, multimission capability, an ability to operate in cluttered environments, a low probability of detection, and ballistic protection.

The advanced Compact Hemispheric Radar (aCHR) and the extended Multimission Hemispheric Radar (xMHR) are both multimission pulse-

Gearing up SAM J BASCH Finland-based Authorities Gear/Total Sec (Stand N10-191) is showcasing some of its novel products at DSEI this week.

The buckle replacement case keeps a pair of handcuffs in a pouch on the centreline of the waist, while acting as a belt buckle. Occupying the ‘wasted space’ of a traditional buckle,

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Doppler radars, the former of which is for use within active protection systems (APS), vehicle protection systems and for hostile fire detection, and the latter a mobile short-range air defence radar.

The aCHR is used in the Iron Fist APS. According to the company, it is the most advanced radar in its family of compact hemispheric radars and evolves from the CHR and eCHR systems that are in production. Delivery of the new radar is expected to commence

in the fourth quarter of 2019.

The xMHR provides fire control and air surveillance capabilities against threats such as short-range indirect fires and unmanned aerial vehicles, providing counter-rocket, artillery and mortar use, as well as sense and warn and ranging of friendly fire capabilities. xMHR extends the company’s family of on-the-move, multimission hemispheric radars, which includes the MHR and ieMHR. Rada said the new radar offers extended ranges, fire-control accuracies, multipath and clutter handling, and use against low signature targets.

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The company’s rotating holder system is similarly a most useful innovation.

Rotating through 360° without removing the holder or requiring

separate tools, it can be placed in 11 different positions according to the user’s needs.

The adjustment mechanism is extremely thin, lightweight and integrated in the fastening to keep the holder as close to the body as possible. The holder can be attached to equipment belts and to PALS/ Q MOLLE fasteners.

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Effective block Bulgarian company Samel-90 (Stand N9-210) is showing its SVJ-2600 mobile jammer, claimed to be the world’s biggest, which is displayed on a pick-up truck and operates in the 20-6,000MHz frequency

band. Sub-bands of 42-44 frequency are operated by a remote-control unit installed inside the vehicle.

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improvised explosive devices (IEDs) aimed at individual or a group of moving objects, people or other small targets.

Samel-90’s numerous other products for the civil and defence markets include field telephones, VHF radios, command and staff vehicles, mobile communication shelters, integrated digital field communications systems, HF/VHF radio counteraction equipment delivered into the area to be jammed by means of 122mm, 130mm, 152mm and 155mm artillery, anti-terrorist mobile, manpack, portable and stationary jammers for protection against remote controlled IEDs, surveillance and guarding, surveillance and target acquisition ground Q radars, and more.

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SAM J BASCH Weatherhaven RCS (Stand N3-100) is offering a new, cost-effective tent solution.

The company’s T-Series was designed as a lightweight and easy to erect option for deployment in rugged

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environments and conditions and can be set up by four persons in 30 minutes.

Marketing manager Martin Bester said it is an affordable solution that fits between the company’s Warrior and the standard, old-style Hip Tents. The new T-Series is

already being used in several African countries, notably Angola and Mozambique, with good potential for imminent deployment in Congo Brazzaville, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The capacities of the T-Series differ according to the numbers that can be accommodated, e.g.

T-40 is meant for 40 persons in bunk bed configurations.

The series currently runs from T-10 to T-50. The tents can be employed in a range of roles, including offices, medical services where structures for biological disaster support are needed, and even kitchens.

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Canvas & Tent facility, and is produced from the same durable PVC material used in the Warrior and Centurion tents.

It is also flame-retardant. It can be provided in different colours, from NATO white and beige to Kalahari Sand and green. This makes the T-Series ideal for deployment in environments from deserts to the tropics.

Weatherhaven RCS designed the T-Series with a front and rear door of the zipper-door type, along with large fulllength windows for improved ventilation. Its design allows for ducted air-conditioning. The windows and doors have zipped mosquito netting, specifically for malaria environments. The tent comes with an integral floor, while an electrical kit is currently being developed.

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Space Hub SMEs and first-time exhibitors join DSEI’s newly created Space Hub The debut of the DSEI Space Hub at DSEI 2019 represents a unique opportunity for industry specialists, delegates and the Ministry of Defence to look to the future and discuss the capabilities and challenges offered through the rapidly growing space sector. The sector’s UK income currently stands at £14.8 billion, and it looks set to increase its presence in the defence industry as next-generation technology and threats continue to emerge.

The Aerospace Theatre and Space Hub are sponsored by Thales Alenia. The Theatre kicked off Day 1 with a series of space-focused talks, including from premier global intelligence platform BlackSky. One new exhibitor appearing in the hub is GovSat, a joint venture between the Luxembourg government and world-leading satellite operator SES, whose mission is to provide secure and accessible satellite communication systems to governmental users.

Discussing the decision to exhibit in DSEI’s latest venture, GovSat vice president and CCO, Paul Wells, said: ‘‘We saw [DSEI] as an ideal opportunity to meet with all the key global users of military satcom to discuss how we may help them. By

providing one of the largest hardened and secure satcom capabilities over Europe, we see this exhibition as a means to brief our customers and potential partners on the high throughput and secure services we are already providing.’’

Teledyne e2v, the UK branch of Teledyne Technologies, which is focused strongly on the space sector, has expressed its hopes that the new hub will allow it to branch out from its traditional defence reputation and show that it is a UK leader in the space industry, including boosting the profile of its image sensors, which are designed and built in Chelmsford, Essex, and currently flying on the majority of Earth observation programmes in space.

Mark Bown, marketing manager at Teledyne e2v, said: ‘‘The Space Hub at DSEI now enables the event to attract a wider group of delegates with a space focus. This new hub provides an exciting opportunity for those with a space interest to come along and meet, network with and learn more about those leading in this technology of the sector.’’

Also representing UK industry is Oxford Space Systems, which recently won a £1 million Government Technology Grant from the MoD’s Defence and Security Accelerator

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for wrapped-rib antenna development. Delighted to see the UK government defence departments supporting SMEs, Oxford Space Systems’ senior commercial strategist Shefali Sharma said: ‘‘As a small but growing company, we were especially thrilled to be the first ever, first-time supplier to be awarded a £1 million contract.’’

Business development manager Michael Loweth said of Oxford Space Systems’ decision to exhibit in the new hub: ‘‘The space industry impacts all aspects of our everyday lives, not least security and defence.

With previous experience in the military environment, and having attended DSEI conferences before, Oxford Space Systems is well aware of the quality, worldwide audience that attends. As such, the newly formed Space Hub gives OSS a fantastic opportunity to showcase our unique deployable antenna and structure technologies, as well as acting as a focal point to attract potential customers and collaborators. ‘‘We’ll be profiling how our technologies can help solve the security challenges for governments and industry around the globe in the areas of all-weather remote sensing from orbit, secure satcoms and stealth

technologies for space assets.’’

Among first-time exhibitors is Avanti Communications, a British-based company building pioneering satellite technology to provide connectivity in remote and demanding locations and counting the MoD and DoD among its largest customers.

Donald Walker, director of government, defence and security, said: ‘‘Avanti enables digitalisation. At DSEI we will demonstrate the unique capabilities Ka-band satellite connectivity can bring to government and military users, and show the applications and terminal types that Avanti’s high-throughput technology can deliver to our customers.’’ Q

The OSS wrapped-rib antenna on display at the Space Hub brings a disruptive approach to Earth observation from space

The Space Hub is located within the Aerospace Zone of DSEI 2019

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Warships and Waterborne Demonstrations 2019 DSEI can announce the line-up of international visiting warships as the exhibition celebrates its 20th anniversary.

The following eight vessels are on display at DSEI 2019: Q HMS ARGYLL: Type 23 Frigate, UK (pictured) Q HMS MEDWAY: Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel, UK Q HMS GRIMSBY: Sandown Class Minehunter, UK

Q HMS DASHER: Archer Class P2000 Patrol Vessel, UK Q HMS TRUMPETER: Archer Class P2000 Patrol Vessel, UK Q BNS POLLUX: Coastal Patrol Vessel, Belgium Q HNLMS ZEELAND: Oceangoing Patrol Vessel, Netherlands Q FS GARONNE: Loire Class Offshore Support and Assistance Vehicle, France

To schedule media visits to the ships and demonstrations, please contact dsei@cmsstrategic.com.

Alongside the visiting warships, DSEI’s dynamic waterborne demonstrations are a visitor favourite and a visual highlight of the event. The demonstrations take place daily on the Victoria Dock, and best viewed from the grandstand on the dock edge next to the East Terrace at the eastern end of ExCeL. A programme of autonomous demonstrations will also take place throughout DSEI. Spectators will see an integrated and co-ordinated display between BAE Systems, Dstl and L3Harris.

In support of NavyX, the Royal Navy’s new Autonomy and Lethality Accelerator, and the Maritime Mission Systems Enterprise Board, the demonstration will highlight the integrated and coordinated use of unmanned surface vessels to enhance Royal Navy operations. The BAE Systems Pacific 24 RIB, in service with the UK Royal Navy, has been retrofitted for optional unmanned operation, integrated with L3Harris’ ASView control system and BAE Systems’ combat system as a UK first. Dstl’s MAST 13 will be operated autonomously from an L3Harris control station using the ASView. Using the autonomous vessels working alongside the command team and manned assets, a threat will be identified, contained and then neutralised.

Q Barras demonstrates the Neander-Shark Survitec 8m RIB, a highly specialist rescue and medical boat with a specialist diesel engine.

Waterborne demonstrations from exhibitors at DSEI 2019 will include:

Q CPH Group showcases its high-performance Nunya interceptor with its specialist targeting and weaponry.

Q Survitec performs a recovery mission showcasing its 530GPM military inflatable boat and recently launched Maritime Infantry Ensemble featuring the Atacama military drysuit, low-profile XTP290 life preserver and the world’s only floatable load carriage system, the Ascent.

Q Marine Inflatables demonstrates how its inflatable seagoing platform can carry and deliver large and heavy loads close to the shoreline.

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Q Ophardt-Maritim is showcasing its fast and highly manoeuvrable OPH/1280/R interceptor patrol RIB. Q Cox Powertrain’s Tornado 9.5m RIB runs on a smokeless diesel engine with low noise levels, and offers a variety of engine speeds with solid handling even at the highest speed.

Q Streit Group is demonstrating its high-performance interceptor, the Triton 850 RIB and its all-terrain patrol boat, the Sand Tiger.

Q Volvo is demonstrating the versatility of its Marell RIB and its high-performance Penta engines.

Q Berthon showcases the ease of mooring and launching from its Floating Dock, along with the manoeuvrability of its Gemini Waverider 780 RIB and the effectiveness of its specialist shockabsorbing Shoxs seating.

Q Versadock provided the moorings for the boats, which were constructed by TPA Pontoons.

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