A lightweight ground surveillance radar that can be carried by one man but has the performance to detect people at ranges of six kilometers has been launched by the German arm of Thales. Company officials at the show said the new Lynx radar is aimed at meeting the requirements of the military as well as civil security organizations for a lightweight, mobile, high performance system.
PARIS — A long-awaited contract for Javelin anti-tank missiles is expected to be signed in June or July, which would allow dispatch to the French Army in Afghanistan by the end of the year, U.S. officials said at the Eurosatory exhibition.
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PIERRE TRAN — Paris — Roxel, the Anglo-French missile propulsion company, expects to receive orders from Lockheed Martin in the next couple of months to build motors for guided unitary rocket launchers, Francis Rodriguez, vice president for sales and business development, said at the Eurosatory trade show.