The new Swiss B&T Police Carbine Prabellum 9x19 calibre at MSPO 2012.

The B&T Police Carbine (APC) Parabellum in 9x19 calibre is a brand new construction; a small and handy carbine construction has been based upon effective and tested solutions. It has been designed for modern police troops and law reinforcement units.

Advanced Police Carbine (APC in short) is a most recent creation of the well-known Swiss company B&T AG (formerly known as Brugger & Thomet AG). It was first announced to general public in 2011.

Weapons used by police forces must comply with a whole series of functions and remain universal at the same time in order to be used in special missions. APC is the right choice.

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Hermes 900, Heron 1 to contest Swiss UAS deal

The Swiss defence ministry is expected to select a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system before the end of this year, with the final two contenders being the Elbit Systems Hermes 900 and the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1.

Both systems have already been demonstrated to Swiss officials in Israel, and more flights are planned to take place in different regions of Switzerland.

Detailed proposals for the requirement are expected to be submitted by August, with this to lead to at least six more months of evaluation.

Both of the Israeli-made UAS are capable of carrying multi-purpose payloads.

Source :http://www.flightglobal.com

Solar plane to make second Morocco flight bid Thursday

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  Pioneering Swiss aircraft Solar …

Solar Impulse, the solar-powered aircraft that last week was forced to abandon a bid to fly across the Moroccan desert, will make a second attempt, said a member of the project team Wednesday.

"The plane will take off again on Thursday morning from Rabat airport and will land at Ouarzazate airport around 2200 GMT," the team member told AFP.

The Solar Impulse team has launched the Swiss-made plane -- which flies without a drop of fuel -- on its first inter-continental trip ahead of a planned bid to fly round the world in 2014.

The planned desert flight from the Moroccan capital to the southern town of Ouarzazate on June 13 was abandoned due to strong winds and turbulence near the Atlas mountains.

Ouarzazate is the final goal in a flight that began in Payerne in Switzerland on May 24, when Solar Impulse set out for Madrid, the first stage of the planned trip to cross the Mediterranean and fly from Europe to Africa.

The giant high-tech aircraft, which has the wingspan of a jumbo jet but weighs no more than a medium-sized car, is fitted with 12,000 solar cells feeding four electric motors driving propellers.

Source :AFP