Paolo Valpolini

21 hours ago | edrmagazine.eu | Paolo Valpolini

The VALERO is the name of the whole system, which is made of four subsystems, the VAM (Vehículo Aéreo Multipropósito or multipurpose air vehicle), the LSC (Lanzador de Superficie Configurable or configurable surface launcher), the EPC (Elemento de Planificación y Control or planning and control system) and finally the air platform, which can be either a Eurofighter Typhoon of F-18 at short term, a model of the system under an Typhoon being shown at the Indra booth, and in future the FCAS.

1 day ago | edrmagazine.eu | Paolo Valpolini

Answering a need of its customers, the Zaragoza-based Instalaza developed a new reusable rocket launcher in the 90 mm calibre, which allows to use the same ammunition of the C90 as well as some new extended range ammo purposely developed for the new HispanoMaintaining the same calibre and allowing customers who still have in their stock C90 ammunition to use them in the new weapon was certainly a winning move, considering savings as well as logistic considerations.

1 day ago | edrmagazine.eu | Paolo Valpolini

With a take-off mass of 12 kg, of which 4 kg are represented by the warhead, the Q-SLAM-100 has the typical architecture of canister-launched loitering munitions. The new weapon is carried in a rectangular container which serves also as launcher, the rear wings hinged on top folding forwards, the front wings hinged on the bottom of the square section fuselage folding rearwards, the vertical fin that opens downwards folding towards the front, the propeller blades folding rearwards.

2 days ago | edrmagazine.eu | Paolo Valpolini

In the last 10 years numerous rumours circulated on possible acquisitions of Italian defence activities operating in the land defence domain. Both what was in the past known as Oto Melara, now part of a division within the Leonardo group, then what was named Iveco Defence Vehicles, were the subject of several speculations, as both then Finmeccanica and the FIAT group were looking at divesting from the land defence domain.

2 days ago | edrmagazine.eu | Paolo Valpolini

Presenting the new artillery system Juan Antonio Escriña AldeanuevaCEO of Santa Barbara Systems (SBS) and vice president of General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) said: “This is the self-propelled artillery of today and tomorrow, the most technologically advanced, the most versatile, and the one that will put artillery back where it belongs.” He also underlined the importance of intra-European cooperation in order to safeguard the Old Continent technological sovereignty; “we are...