Air Warrior Col. John W. Thompson - KMI Media Group
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NFS Fights Fires Multiple Ways<br />
NFS LLC is providing multiple ways to fight fire. For<br />
example, Hartindo AF21 is a treatment for fabric that<br />
means the material won’t burn, even when exposed<br />
to fire. Flames from fully involved nontreated material<br />
aren’t able to ignite the Hartindo-treated material,<br />
according to the company. AF21 can be applied to all<br />
porous materials including uniforms, furniture and<br />
building materials<br />
Another way of combating flames is with fire<br />
suppression. The Hartindo AF11E can be a drop-in<br />
replacement for Halon 1301 (LPC UK LPR6. 2000), so<br />
that the Hartindo substance uses the existing Halon<br />
system to fight fires. AF11E can be used as both a total<br />
flooding gas as well as a streaming agent for use in<br />
portable fire extinguishers, according to the company.<br />
AF11E leaves no residue and is suitable for use in<br />
command centers, generator rooms, hospitals and labs.<br />
Protonex Technology Corp. will develop a<br />
soldier-worn portable power manager under a<br />
$3 million contract from the <strong>Air</strong> Force Research<br />
Laboratory. The company will improve its power<br />
manager systems to cut size and weight while<br />
bolstering reliability, usefulness and efficiency.<br />
Further work will strengthen ruggedization and<br />
lower overall costs.<br />
The company also offers AF31, a water-based solution<br />
that extinguishes fire while preventing re-ignition.<br />
AF 31s unique characteristics provide the effectiveness of<br />
a wetting agent and foam in a single product, according<br />
to the firm. AF31 is suitable for Class A, B, C, D and F/K<br />
applications.<br />
ATK Modular Turret Loads Under Armor<br />
ATK is offering a Modular Remote Turret that it would<br />
like to see on the future Army Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV),<br />
the company announced. The turret can be bolted on many<br />
types of vehicles, where it can be equipped with a variety of<br />
weapons and can be loaded under armor. ATK noted that the<br />
turret and its weaponry can be operated from inside the safe<br />
confines of the vehicle.<br />
“There are very few turrets out there on the market that<br />
will give you a remote weapons station with the capability<br />
to load under armor,” said Clay Bringhurst, senior business<br />
development manager for Ground Combat Systems at ATK.<br />
He spoke at the recent Association of the United States Army<br />
(AUSA) conference in Washington, D.C.<br />
ATK developed the turret with ADVS UK Ltd., to go on a<br />
combat vehicle for the Kuwaiti military, and unveiled the turret<br />
at AUSA. The new turret protects against 7.62 mm armor-<br />
piercing ammunition but can be upgraded, Bringhurst said.<br />
It features a main gun section that can house a number of<br />
weapon systems, such as the M2 .50 caliber machine gun or<br />
ATK’s Lightweight 30 mm, the cannon on the AH-64 Apache<br />
helicopter.<br />
The turret also features a coaxial weapon station<br />
alongside the main gun. It can be outfitted with a 7.62 mm<br />
machine gun. And the turret can be outfitted with the ATK<br />
Commander’s Independent Weapon Station, an asset that<br />
can handle weapons systems from 5.56 mm to .50 caliber.<br />
All weapons are controlled from ATK’s Advanced Fire Control<br />
System from inside the safety of the vehicle. Aside from<br />
offering the system as an option for the Army’s future GCV<br />
program, the turret also fits onto Stryker wheeled vehicles,<br />
M113 armored personnel carriers and versions of the mine<br />
resistant ambush protected vehicle.<br />
Protonex Devising Soldier Power Manager for AFRL<br />
Power managers slash weight that a soldier<br />
must carry by reducing the number and type<br />
of batteries powering gear. Managers ensure<br />
adequate power for equipment while facilitating<br />
battery recharging from different types of power<br />
sources. Power managers also provide solar<br />
power support and energy harvesting technology<br />
to charge batteries and simultaneously power<br />
FLIR Systems<br />
Offers<br />
3-D Thermal<br />
Binocular-<br />
Camera<br />
FLIR Systems Inc. is offering<br />
a thermal binocular system<br />
that gives users the ability to see<br />
with depth perception. While<br />
this involves incorporating two<br />
cameras in one binocular system,<br />
an expensive step, FLIR says this<br />
will permit users to judge the<br />
distance to an object under surveillance,<br />
or the distance between<br />
two objects.<br />
In the Recon BN6 and Recon<br />
BN10 versions, there is one thermal<br />
camera for each eye, a step forward<br />
from existing bi-ocular systems<br />
that have only one camera serving<br />
both eyes so that depth perception<br />
is limited. “Largely due to cost<br />
reasons, a true thermal binocular<br />
has not been available until now,”<br />
explained Bill Sundermeier, president<br />
of FLIR Government Systems.<br />
But now, “we are able to offer<br />
a true binocular for less than<br />
the price of a typical bi-ocular<br />
system.” The binocular systems<br />
offer long battery life, light weight<br />
and full immersion capability,<br />
according to FLIR.<br />
radios, computers and other portable military<br />
gear. “Our power managers are universal,<br />
plug-and-play power solutions for our military<br />
customers, addressing both on- and off-mission<br />
requirements,” Greg Cipriano, Protonex<br />
vice president for marketing and business<br />
development, said.<br />
greg.cipriano@protonex.com<br />
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