Saturday, November 02, 2013

DTN News - CHINA DEFENSE NEWS: J-20 Not Yet Ready For Export: Jane's Defense Weekly

DTN News - CHINA DEFENSE NEWS: J-20 Not Yet Ready For Export: Jane's Defense Weekly
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by K. V. Seth from reliable sources Want China Times
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 2, 2013: A model of the J-20, China's first stealth fighter, was on show at the World Radar Exhibition held in Beijing between Oct. 16-18. The aircraft is still at the developmental stage and not yet ready for the overseas market, reports the London-based Jane's Defense Weekly, citing company sources.

The fighter, designed by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, was on public display for the first time at the exhibition, though the company has yet to comment on whether the aircraft is ready for export or not. An executive of Poly Technologies — a defense manufacturing company and subsidiary of China Poly Group Corporation — said however that the J-20 model was only put on display to show China's military capability in designing stealth fighters, adding that it is not ready for export.

The state-run Poly Technologies is currently looking to become a "whole system" supplier of military equipment and weapons systems to foreign customers, the report said. Meanwhile, the company source said that an increasing number of nations are looking to buy Chinese aircraft to help modernize their air defense systems.

The source said that China scored an important win after Turkey chose the FD-2000, the export version of China's HQ-9 surface-to-air missile, over rival bids including the US Patriot and Russian S-300 missile systems. He added that nations are now more confident in Chinese-designed weapons systems and Poly Technologies is currently the only company in China that is able to provide full air defense systems to foreign clients.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To Navistar Defense For Support Management of MRAP With MSU

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To Navistar Defense For Support Management of MRAP With MSU
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by K. V. Seth U.S. DoD issued No. 763-13 October 31, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - November 1, 2013:  Navistar Defense, Lisle, Ill., was awarded a maximum $7,260,077 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for program and logistics support management for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) MaxxPro M1235A3 Dash with MaxxPro Survivability Upgrade (MSU). 

The contractor shall include MSU content as well as variation in vehicle content for both the objective gunner protection kit and Common Remotely Operated Weapon System. 

Work will be performed in Lisle, Ill. One bid was solicited and one received. 

Army Contracting Command (Tank and Automotive) Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-10-C-0011).

The MaxxPro Dash DXM is a lighter, smaller and more mobile variant of the MaxxPro MRAP family. With its Hendrickson independent suspension, the Dash DXM is the perfect solution for extreme theaters like Afghanistan because of its greater maneuverability, tight 54-foot turn radius and increased payload. The suspension is also easily installed, allowing deployed units to be retrofit quickly.

- VEHICLE HIGHLIGHTS
- V-shaped hull to deflect IED blasts away from the vehicle
- Hendrickson independent suspension
- Tight 54-foot turn radius
- Vehicle is powered by an International MaxxForce D9.3I6 diesel engine

The MaxxPro Dash DXM MRAP is built to withstand ballistic arms fire, mine blasts, IEDs, and other emerging threats. Its V-shaped hull helps deflect blasts out and away from the crew and its armoring can be customized to meet any mission requirement.

DTN News - Navistar Defense MRAP MaxxPro Dash (DTN Library Images)






*Link for This article compiled by K. V. Seth U.S. DoD issued No. 763-13 October 31, 2013
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