EUROSATORY 2018
By Paolo Valpolini
A few hours before the official opening of Eurosatory 2018 work is quite hectic in the three halls and in the outdoor exhibition area. It seems impossible that everything will be in place by tomorrow morning, before the inauguration by Mrs. Florence Parly, the French Minister of the Armed Forces. As usual the organisers opened the doors to the press to attend the final rehearsal of the dynamic demonstrations. We thus start our report on what is considered the benchmark for land defence and security exhibitions one day earlier compared to the official calendar, leaving the word to the responsible for the organization of Eurosatory, and reporting on Sunday activities, before concentrating on new systems unveiled by exhibitors in the coming days.
Eurenco looks at new future energetic materiel
Otokar looks at the export market
Plasan Yagu: light and protected
Rafael Trophy gets lighter
Nammo ramjet artillery round: a game changer?
New loitering munitions from IAI
A new pistol red dot sight from Aimpoint
Aeraccess NanoHawk wins French Special Forces bid
Rheinmetall unveils its production UGV
Thales: the Sophie family grows up
New lightweight sight for RCWS from Controp
Thermal Beacon: avoiding blue-on-blue
Rada increases its radars capabilities
Second generation of light turrets by CMI Defence
Rafael: accurate rockets with EPIK
IBD: defeating tandem warhead with SMART-PROTech
The “Leo-clerc” shows French-German cooperation within KNDS
Gilboa Snake: two barrels better than one
Austria will soon receive its first BvS10
Aiming High
Rafael: a new member for the Spike family
C-UAV: SkyLock 3 from Israel
Licorne adds C-UAS
A positive show, says Eurosatory General Manager
Black Hornet 3 on the rise
The growth of the Lynx (2)
Airbus H160M, the one replacement for seven types
Scarabée: the VBL of the future?
RUAG Second Generation Fire Support Weapon
An amtrack from München: KMWs APVT
BraHmos Cruise Missile Developments
Patria goes back to basics
The growth of the Lynx (1)
NYCO Greases Performance
IAI presents an air-ground integrated surveillance system
Another feline for the French Army
ST Engineering and Hirtenberger’s new Mortar System
FNSS unveils PARS 4×4 ATK
Dynamic Demonstrations
A few hours to inauguration: the word from the boss