After opening its first Thermo-Man facility in Singapore on 18 May, DuPont Nomex is looking to expand its presence in Asia-Pacific militaries.
The first in Asia-Pacific, Thermo-Man is a life-size mannequin with 122 heat sensors to measure the fire protection performance of garments in flashfires at temperatures up to 1,000ºC.
The system provides detailed analysis on simulated burn injuries and also the chance of survival based on burn exposure.
According to Kelly Cook Reichert, global marketing leader for Thermal Apparel, DuPont Protection Solutions, the company is seeing increased adoption of Nomex protective uniforms in China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and
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The new artillery and howitzer factory pre-dates the emphasis on this capability from this month’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The first joint industry-government meeting outlined in the review took place this week.
Romania received its first Cobra MkII 4×4 light tactical armoured vehicles, ordered Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) and VAMTAC light vehicles, and is set to invest billions-of-dollars in infantry fighting vehicles.
The Italian Army operates Pumas in 6×6 and 4×4 configurations but the platforms are ageing and numbers have fallen with obsolescence also being an issue. Any replacement is likely to have a focus on the involvement of local industry.
The VAMTAC (Vehículo de Alta Movilidad Táctico or High Mobility Tactical Vehicle) 4×4 by Urovesa is in service with or has been ordered by eight countries, the most recent being Spain this month and Romania last month.
Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is a next-generation surface-to-surface missile with the solid rocket motor (SRM) provided by Northrop Grumman. The company is working to boost its SRM production capability.
The CV90 is in service with or ordered by ten countries. The agreement between six of these countries is designed to create commonality to provide economies of scale and a reduced training burden.
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