Army TechnologyNews and commentary for the Army Technology community.Red Box partnership with Flyer-Truck Ground Handling System- June 18, 2008 Red Box International, the Hampshire-based Ground Power Unit (GPU) manufacturer has entered into a formal partnership agreement to market the highly successful Flyer-Truck range of ground handling systems in the UK. The German-made Flyer-Truck range currently comprises 12 self-powered units capable of moving private and business aircraft from the smallest single seater up to a take-off weight of 20 tonnes. Suitable for both fixed and rotary winged aircraft, the units have landing gear...http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/surveillance/red_box/press3.html Sandisk Launches Solid-State Drives for Ultra Low-Cost PC's- June 18, 2008 SanDisk Corporation today introduced a line of flash memory-based solid-state drives (SSDs) that are designed for an emerging new category of portable consumer electronics - called Ultra Low-Cost PCs (ULCPC) or netbooks - that allow users to have an enhanced experience while easily surfing the Internet using wireless communication. The SanDisk pSSD (Parallel ATA solid state drive) eliminates the need for a hard disk drive and can store both the operating system and application data for these...http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/data_recording/reactive/press9.html SANDISK CRUZER Encrypted USB- June 18, 2008 SANDISK's "Cruzer" USB secure memory stick product with 256bit AES hardware encryption (literature and pricing on request) is now certified to the FIPS 140-2 standard. The "Cruzer" is ideal for storing sensitive data and protecting organisations against the security implications of device loss or theft. It has all the benefits of a primary hardware encryption solution, whilst providing central control of device allocation, access, and tracking with our optional server based CMC software. The...http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/data_recording/reactive/press8.html Piranha V- June 16, 2008 General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited has been selected by the UK Ministry of Defence as the provisionally preferred bidder for the Utility Vehicle Design (UVD) for the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES). The UK MoD announced the selection in May 2008. Subject to satisfactory completion of the package of work on risk reduction, General Dynamics UK will develop the Piranha V as the FRES utility vehicle for the British Army. The company will now enter negotiations with the MoD to determine the..http://www.army-technology.com/projects/piranhav/ |