LONDON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense company, is working on a camouflage system that could put an army of "invisible" tanks on the battlefield in the next five years.
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Publié le 19 Janvier 2011 par Beate Preuschoff, Dow Jones Newswires
Policy Brief - n°6, December 2010
by Jean Pascal Zanders
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain
By - Jan 16, 2011 11:29 AM GMT+0100 www.bloomberg.com
30-round Magpul EMAG magazine
[Picture: via MOD]
19 Jan 11
Norway has taken delivery of its fifth and final Spanish-built F310 frigate,
the second of which, HMNS Roland Amundsen, is seen here.
(photo by romarintyp)
(Source: Norwegian Ministry of Defence; issued Jan. 19, 2011)
photo Michael Dalder / Reuters
HAMBOURG, 19 janvier (Reuters)
18 January 2011
By Jales Rogers, European Geostrategy
The Egmont Institute (Royal Institute for International Relations) in Brussels has just published my latest booklet on European geostrategy in the twenty-first century, where I introduce the concept of the European Union’s ‘Grand Area’:
I project that this region – the ‘Grand Area’ – will become the biggest concern and geostrategic interest for the European Union over the coming decades. Not only is this region the most important zone for the future of European industrial expansion and the durability of the European economy more generally, but it is also the most likely space to experience geopolitical struggle as emerging and surrounding great powers seek to control its plentiful resources.
I argue that the time has come for a new geography of European power, which should be based around a sophisticated ‘forward presence’ that emphasises the preventative dimension of military power. As I point out, this would allow the European Union and its Member States to overcome the sporadic and reactive approach they have taken to security since the foundation of the European Security and Defence Policy in the late 1990s. It will also provision them with the means to uphold their interests and values in an uncertain world over the coming decades.
• Please click here to download the entire booklet.
January 18, 2011
Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEi) 2011, will demonstrate how the global defence and security industry is responding to the diverse portfolio of threats facing virtually all nations today, showcasing new and established products and technologies for land, sea and air applications. While maintaining its focus on platforms and equipment, DSEi will also provide a highly influential forum for advances in critical technology areas such as intelligence gathering and communications. The exhibition will be staged at ExCeL in London from 13 – 16 September 2011.
To learn more, please visit www.dsei.co.uk.
Major fatigue testing of the Airbus Military A400M has begun on schedule in Dresden in January (see attached photos). The test airframe, known as MSN5001, will be subjected to a punishing regime of loads, 24 hours per day, for an initial four weeks, eventually simulating 160 flights per day. The first 1,665 simulated flights are required for European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification of the A400M, but over the next 18 months a total of 25,000 simulated flights will be performed – equating to 2.5 times the A400M´s design-life. Static testing of another A400M test airframe, MSN5000 was completed in Madrid in September 2010. That airframe continues to be used for further fatigue tests of composite structures which will last until early 2012.
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