Future of Manned Recce

More than a year after General Dynamics UK won the contract to produce what was then the FRES Scout, the Scout SV (specialist vehicle) programme is on budget, ahead of schedule and all set to impress the British Army.

Based on the existing 1990s ASCOD - Austrian Spanish Cooperative Development - vehicle, the Scout SV effectively

A LAND SYSTEM A PRIME FOCUS

 

A new feature – the vehicle park – adds depth to an already strong land systems showing. In the park will be a Husky protected logistics vehicle fitted with Chemring’s ground penetrating radar (GPR) and its Resolve communications EW system, both of which play a significant role in reducing the IED threat. Route clearance is another important capability on display, with Pearson Engineering showing its mine clearance ploughs.

BAE Systems' Invisible Tank Technology

BAE Systems has carried out tests involving heat-based technology that allows armoured vehicles to blend into backgrounds to become undetectable.

The invisible tank technology is set to make its public debut at the Defence and Security Equipment International Event, which takes place in London between the 13th and 16th September 2011.

Called ‘Adaptiv', BAE Systems' technology involves layers of highly temperature-sensitive hexagon-shaped pixels. Each of these measures 14 centimetres in width, meaning approximately 1,000 are needed to cover all the surfaces of an average-sized 

ADVANCED ARJUN TANK

 

After receiving orders for 124 more Arjun main battle tanks, the DRDO has decided to supply an advanced version of the weapon system to meet the requirements of the Army.

“We will have the modifications (on Arjuns) that the Army is looking for,” Defence Research and Development Organisation chief V K Saraswat said here Thursday.

SRI LANKA WILL BUY AL-KHALID TANK FROM PAKISTAN

Enhanced defence cooperation between Pakistan and Sri Lanka is likely to be finalised during Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s three-day official visit to Sri Lanka, later this month.

Diplomatic and government sources said that there was a wide scope for enhanced military ties between the two nations and it would be explored during talks between Zardari and his Sri Lankan counterpart, President Mahinda Rajapaksa.