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Articles in December 2001 issue of Armada International

• CMC infrared thermal imager. (Digest).
• It's Lockheed Martin! (Digest).
• Now thrive the armourers -- armament developments: many argue that the true power of the armoured fighting vehicle rests with its main armament, be it gun or missile. Guided missiles are increasingly becoming `wooden rounds' that fall with the `fire-and-f
• Lockheed Martin.
• SaabTech Systems.
• Bulova Technologies.
• ITD secures training. (Digest).
• Corrigendum. (Digest).
• Keeping harm at bay: while being a member of a tank crew has never been a safe job, the potential for danger exists much more now than ever before.
• Eurocopter.
• Thomson Marconi Sonar.
• Brashear LP.
• The mission gets upgraded. (Digest).
• Hawkeye 2000 takes to skies. (Digest).
• Improving the breed: any survey of the current armoured fighting vehicle scene will reveal there are many new light armoured vehicles, such as IFVs and APCs, either in production or about to be.
• Smiths Aerospace.
• Northrop Grumman was awarded a $ 66 million contract from the US Air Force to develop and produce a laser-based infrared countermeasures system to protect large military aircraft from sophisticated heat-seeking missiles.
• Eads. (News).
• Ultraviolet rays against anthrax. (Digest).
• Creator studio unleashed. (Digest).
• Cubs into Lions: the tendency for AFVs to become lighter is best regarded as not so much a process of condensing tanks but to raising the lesser combat vehicles to a state where they can punch well above their weight.
• Eads Casa.
• Link Simulation and Training.
• Rockwell Collins. (News).
• Amraam flies from Raptor. (Digest).
• Dismounted or not-- cordless. (Digest).
• Changes all round - the future of the AFV: following the dreadful events of September 11th 2001, media declarations that `the world has changed' soon became over-used journalistic cliches.
  by Gander, Terry J.
• Northrop Grumman, under a $ 4 million contract from the US Naval Sea Systems Command, is to develop and integrate lithium-ion battery technology for the US Special Operations Force's new Advanced Seal Delivery System (ASDS).
• NH Industries.
• BAE Systems.
• Comm PMCs from Radstone. (Digest).
• Flush to the wall -- but not small. (Digest).
• How thick is a string? (Complete Guide).
  by Biass, Eric H.
• Alenia Marconi Systems.
• Big deals in short. (News).
• The Iris-T group.
• Hunter heats, any weather. (Digest).
• New Trimaran design unveiled. (Digest).
• Katadyn cleans the key to life: the importance of portable water treatment in the field cannot be understated. Hydration systems where the soldier carries his own supply solve the short-term drinking requirements, but when a soldier or unit gets separated
  by Keggler, Johnny
• Data on display: the cathode-ray tube, which dominated display technology for half a century, has given way to flat-panel displays. All current flat-panel display technologies involve a degree of compromise, but new concepts leaving the laboratory promise
  by Richardson, Doug
• A-Carb.
• Eads.
• C-27J tests over desert. (Digest).
• To Discuss the Fist. (Digest).
• Seen and heard at DSEi, London. (Shows & Exhibitions).
  by Biass, Eric H.
• Views of Maks, near Moscow. (Shows & Exhibitions).
  by Biass, Eric H.
• BAE Systems.
• Rockwell Collins.
• BAE Tadircm tests positive. (Digest).
• Pentagon solicits inputs for new anti-terrorism technologies. (Digest).
• Warship design trends: warships are changing. For some years now, emphasis has been put on reducing a ship's signature.
  by Friedman, Norman
• The new cavalry -- training attack helo crews: just as horse-mounted cavalry gave way to the main battle tank, so has, some would assert, the time come for the attack helicopter to provide the main spearhead into enemy lines. The helicopter's chain gun ha
  by Walters, Brian
• AgustaWestland.
• DRS Technologies.
• Stretching over to Belgium. (Digest).
• Extended range is in the air. (Digest).
• Earth-moving add-ons for choppers: scout, utility and transport helicopters can be transformed into effective ground attack systems by the addition of guns, bombs, grenade-launchers, mine-dispensers, rocket projectiles, guided missiles and appropriate sig
  by Braybrook, Roy
• A wolf in sheep's clothing: although lacking the speed, manoeuvrability and small target area of a dedicated attack helicopter, a utility or light/medium transport helicopter can carry a useful load of weapons and sensors. Its operational flexibility make
  by Biass, Eric H.
• Northrop Grumman.
• Lockheed Martin. (News).