TOP 100 MILITARY SITES
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| 12/20/2007: Defense Secretary Sends Holiday Message Citing the many gains achieved by the military over the past year, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates thanked America's men and women in uniform for their service in a holiday message. defenselink.mil |
01/23/2008: Troops Battle Elements, Violence to Bring Hope to Afghan Valley Day and night, paratroopers of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), patrol the newly constructed Pech Road, in Kunar province to bring security to an area known for violence. defenselink.mil |
DRS Tactical Systems DRS Tactical Systems is a recognized world leader in high-performance rugged, portable military computers designed for the modern battlefield. Our mission-critical rugged, portable military computers, flat panel displays and other peripheral products support a variety of US and allied international armed forces. DRS's rugged, portable military computer solutions cover handheld and portable computers, vehicle systems, and flat panel displays.Located in Palm Bay, Florida, DRS Tactical Systems has over 20 years experience in the design, development, and production of rugged, portable military computers that are designed to meet and exceed certain military specifications for operation in harsh environments, and for insulation from electromagnetic interference. DRS has established an unrivalled position within the defense market for innovative and cost effective implementations of rugged COTS portable military computers across a multitude of platforms.SCORPION RUGGED PORTABLE MILITARY NOTEBOOK COMPUTERDRS Lightweight Scorpion rugged, portable military notebook computers are designed and built to survive the most rugged conditions worldwide, ready and able to perform in the most demanding operational challenge. Fully sealed, wider temperature range, stronger construction, military heritage, and warranted performance make the Scorpion the right choice for operations in any hostile environment. The Scorpion delivers the best of rugged, portable military notebook computer technology to the warfighter, whether it's in use on the digital battlefield or the flightline.The Scorpion rugged, portable military notebook computer's environmental qualifications meet critical EMI and MIL-SPEC 810 requirements. DRS's rugged, portable military Scorpion notebook computer brings exceptional rugged technology and performance to the field at an affordable price.Features of Scorpion rugged, portable military notebook computers include:Entirely Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) internal architecture700MHz Intel® Pentium® III ProcessorExceptional TFT daylight readable screenRemovable hard driveHot swappable lithium ion batteriesThe Scorpion rugged, portable military notebook computer was selected for the UK BOWMAN program, which is the modernization program of UK tactical communication and C4I systems. The program will replace current radios and provide rugged, portable military computers for use by the British Armed Forces. This Internet protocol-based, secure digital voice and data communication system will include a land-based command and control system and provide battlefield communications for Britain's three services in support of land and littoral operations.RVS-330 RUGGED VEHICLE SYSTEMDRS's RVS-330 Rugged Vehicle System, the Appliqué, is a fully rugged vehicle system designed to operate in and survive the harshest of environments. The RVS-330 rugged vehicle system offers the user maximum flexibility and versatility.Possessing only off-the-shelf components, the Appliqué fully rugged vehicle system is designed to progress with technology. Expansion capabilities allow for user customization to suit a variety of needs. In addition, the RVS-330 fully rugged vehicle system's sunlight readable display provides resolution conducive to intense operation in all temperature extremes.700 MHz Intel® Pentium® Processor, or faster512 MB SDRAMRemovable 10GB hard drive expandable to 28+GBHigh resolution, active matrix TFT color display with touch screen3U Compact PCI expansion slotThe RVS-330 (Appliqué) fully rugged vehicle system was selected for the U.S. Army's Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) program. The Appliqué rugged vehicle system provides improved combat support, real-time command and control capabilities, and enhanced interoperability and situational awareness throughout the force structure at soldier, weapon and platform levels.EXPANDABLE RUGGED MILITARY PORTABLE NOTEBOOK COMPUTER (XNB)DRS's versatile Scorpion XNB Laptop rugged, portable military notebook computer is designed and built for multi-function expandability. The XNB rugged, portable military notebook computer is fully sealed, with a wider temperature range, stronger construction, military heritage, and warranted performance. This makes the XNB rugged, portable military notebook computer the perfect choice for integrating additional capabilities.The XNB rugged, portable military notebook computer brings with it an extremely versatile configuration, which is entirely Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) internal architecture. This rugged, portable military laptop has been designed to accept one additional PCI format card, two PC-104 format cards, and two PCMCIA slots. Combined with a truly exceptional 12.1in TFT daylight readable screen and removable hard drive, the XNB rugged, portable military notebook computer provides constant operation in the most extreme environment.The XNB rugged, portable military notebook computer has been specifically designed for rugged military applications with environmental qualifications that meet critical EMI and MIL-SPEC 810 requirements. This DRS rugged, portable military notebook computer brings exceptional rugged technology and expandability to field operations at a most affordable price.Features:700MHz Intel® Pentium® ProcessorInternal PCMCIAHigh-resolution sunlight readable TFT displayUser removable 20GB hard drive army-technology.com |
03/28/2008: Policy Dialogue Allows U.S., African Officials to Address Security Issues U.S. and African officials addressed security concerns during a three-day Defense Policy Dialogue sponsored by the Defense Department in Warrenton, Va. defenselink.mil |
“Water to Go” for the British Armed Forces - Innovative Water Bottling Plant Success in Afghanistan At the end of February, Kärcher UK Ltd completed the installation of a water bottling plant for British armed forces in Afghanistan. The plant, which is located in Camp Bastion in the Helmand Province, has been provided to Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR), a company that conducts logistical support for the British Military.The plant purifies, bottles and labels the water from local boreholes and can produce 50,000 one-litre bottles a day. This is only the second plant of its kind and the first ever in its particular configuration of two water purification systems and four water bottling systems.KÄRCHER Futuretech has also provided millions of PET preforms to be used in the plant. To make the one litre bottles, these preforms are warmed in a heating carousel and then blown up in a mould using compressed air. The bottles are then placed on a conveyor track, which transports them through the filling, capping and labelling stations. Finally, the bottles are banded into six-packs and stacked onto pallets. The components included two WTC 1600 treatment systems, which can decontaminate and desalinate 1600 litres an hour; and four WBP 700s, which can produce up to 700 one litre bottles per hour. Each component was housed in a separate 20 ft ISO container, which allows either part or all of the system to be redeployed to new locations. The equipment will allow huge cost savings for the British forces. Previously, bottled water was trucked, at a huge cost, to the British military camp from Pakistan. This required over thirty times the number of trucks that will be now being required to transport preforms.MOBILE WATER PURIFICATION - AT A GLANCEPowerful. With its reliable and innovative water purification systems, developed by people for people, KÄRCHER Futuretech's equipment provides help where it is needed. Depending on the actual requirement, the systems of the Waterclean series produce 10,000 to 240,000 litres of tasty drinking water per day - enough to supply up to 60,000 persons.And well-portioned in bags by the innovative 'Water Packaging System' or filled in bottles by the 'Water Bottling Plant', clean drinking water is a decisive factor for the health of every person. This underlines the claim of the KÄRCHER Futuretech water purification concept: from source to consumption." army-technology.com |