News — Aerospace & Defence

The NZ Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Supacat to deliver Special Operations Vehicles – Mobility Heavy (SOV-MH) for the NZ Defence Forces. Supacat is also in the process of agreeing a long term support contract with the NZDF to support the new fleet. The new SOV-MH vehicles are based on the latest MkII version of Supacat’s HMT Extenda and provide a high level of commonality with the equivalent vehicles with other Special Forces. Stahl Metall Engineering is specialized in design, manufacture and distributing high performance Interconnect components, Cable assemblies / Control Systems, and Custom metalwork. We have worked within a wide...

One of the world's most advanced troop transport and cargo lift helicopters. It is designed for operations by day and night in all weather conditions, and is the fastest helicopter in the Army fleet. All-composite construction Fly-by-wire control systems Rear ramp Weather radar and forward-looking infra red SPECIFICATIONS: POWERPLANT: Two Rolls Royce Turbomeca engines EMPTY WEIGHT: 6,900 kg MAX WEIGHT: 11,200 kg LENGTH: 16.13 m MAX SPEED: 324 km/h MAX ALTITUDE: 6000m RANGE: 800 km SERVICE CEILING: 5,640 m CREW: 2 Pilots , 2 Loadmasters PASSENGERS: 18 fully equipped soldiers Stahl Metall Engineering is specialized in design, manufacture and distributing...

One of the world's most Advanced Armed Reconnaissance helicopters. Incorporates cutting-edge technology, including a composite airframe (to minimise weight and reduce radar cross section) and an integrated suite of sensors and weapons.   Hellfire II laser-guided missiles (can read a coded laser reflected off target, which can be marked after launch or by a soldier on the ground. This aids ability to attack without moving into enemy's target.) 30mm DEFA M781 nose-mounted cannon (can fire at 750 rounds per minute and be controlled via Helmet-Mounted Sight Display) SPECIFICATIONS: EMPTY WEIGHT: 3,950 kg MAX WEIGHT: 6,000 kg LENGTH: 15.83 m ROTOR...

Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin’s Javelin joint venture said, it has signed a letter of intent with Tata Power Company Limited to explore co-development and production of the Javelin anti-armor missile system. “This agreement brings together three world leaders in aerospace and defense technology to extend Javelin to new customers, new applications and new platforms,” said John Halvey, president of the Javelin joint venture at Raytheon Missile Systems. The Javelin Joint Venture and Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division will create a strategy to co-develop and produce the Javelin missile system and integrate platform mounts to meet Indian requirements. This includes...

The Australian Light Armoured Vehicle is a high performance combat vehicle ideally suited to harsh terrain and vast distances. The eight wheel configuration gives a good off-road performance, whilst allowing it to move on road much faster than tracked vehicles. Excellent mobility 8 solid-core tyres work even when punctured 25 mm electrically-powered gun Up to 200 rounds per minute Accurate up to 2.2 km Thermal imaging, gun sights and night vision systems SPECIFICATIONS: WEIGHT: 13.2 tonnes LENGTH: 6.53 m WIDTH: 2.62 m HEIGHT: 2.69 m ENGINE: 275 hp (205kW) diesel SUSPENSION: 8-wheel independent SPEED: 100 km/h CREW: 3 Stahl Metall...