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Articles in February 2002 issue of Armada International

• CAE. (News).
• STN Atlas. (News).
• Survivors can be very small. (Digest).
• On the Armada bookshelf. (Digest).
• Far reaching propositions: sea-based, barrel-launched guided projectiles and conventionally armed cruise missiles are already demonstrating considerable effectiveness. The same is true of land-based weapons. Several countries are now working to exploit th
  by Gander, Terry
• Eads/Dornier. (News).
• Big deals in short.
• Can you say FSIQ? (Digest).
• Relays from CII. (Digest).
• Perhaps a new educational role for the defence industry? (Complete Guide).
  by Biass, Eric H.
• Patria. (News).
• Mowag. (News).
• JPO certs L-3 GPS. (Digest).
• AARGM tags target again. (Digest).
• Shoot the messenger--with electrons; as recent military campaigns in Afghanistan, Yugoslavia and Iraq have shown, the enemy's command and control facilities are an early target for attack. Front-line forces unable to receive orders and commanders unable t
  by Richardson, Doug
• AgustaWestland. (News).
• Rheinmetall Landsysteme. (News).
• LR-Trigat a success. (Digest).
• ERI and EMI don't mix. (Digest).
• Kelvin Hughes and Nucleus3. (Digest).
• Technology adapted for jungle warfare; jungle theatres provide some of the most challenging conditions for military operations anywhere on earth. Unlike the wide-open spaces of the hot deserts or the Arctic tundra, which offer their own challenges of extr
  by Morrison, Bob
• ADI. (News).
• Hagglunds Vehicle. (News).
• Keep Echelon from listening. (Digest).
• Invisible Visby puts out to sea. (Digest).
• Vesta ramjet ready to fly. (Digest).
• New doctrine puts pressure on air defence; to achieve its objective of fighting wars without incurring casualties, the United States has come to rely upon air power to cripple an enemy to the point where surrender becomes the preferred option. This new do
  by Walters, Brian
• Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. (News).
• Kia Motors. (News).
• Rugged 88 Met Qwerty. (Digest).
• Alvaro goes on trial. (Digest).
• Safe fuzing of submunitions is possible; to render a submunition as harmless as a piece of dead wood is feasible, as Instalaza has proved it with its new Mat 120 cargo bomb. In fact, Armada's Editor discovered that this Spanish company has several aces up
  by Biass, Eric H.
• Top cover -- air defence turrets: the low-flying strike aircraft and assault helicopter constitute the mechanised land forces' main enemies. Both present potentially lethal, fast-moving and fleeting targets that are difficult to engage other than by dedic
  by Gander, Terry J
• Thales Underwater Systems. (News).
• Vosper Thornycroft Aerospace. (News).
• Through the wall safely. (Digest).
• Sperwer LE takes to skies. (Digest).
• Developing the breed: the modern fighter represents a combination of complex systems, taking decades to develop.
  by Braybrook, Roy
• MBDA. (News).
• FMV. (News).
• Aircontrol Technologies. (News).
• The models keep coming. (Digest).
• Garofoli builds on experience. (Digest).
• Packing a punch -- cannon ammunition; cannon are often overlooked when armoured warfare is considered.
  by Gander, Terry J
• Kaiser Electronics. (News).
• Vision Systems International. (News).
• Saab. (News).
• Diver-safe radhaz Probes. (Digest).
• Nakhoda goes haze grey. (Digest).
• Guided bombs are getting better; coalition efforts in the 1991 Gulf War involved the first large-scale use of laser-guided bombs, and demonstrated their excellent cost-effectiveness in medium altitude releases against high-contrast fixed targets in clear
  by Braybrook, Roy
• Gripen International. (News).
• EH Industries. (News).
• Rockwell Collins. (News).
• Rockwell Collins UK. (News).
• Newcon Optik night vision. (Digest).
• Antrax? What anthrax? (Digest).
• Hit the ground running with Brugg Cables; the requirements on mobile communications for the military can be both demanding and heavy. The Swiss company Brugg Cables has developed a fibre optic cable to overcome many of the obstacles inherent in land-based
  by Keggler, Johnny
• Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. (News).