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DSA 2010 - The 12th Defence Services Asia Exhibition And Conference will be held from 19 - 22 April 2010 at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

DSA has now become one of the world's top 5 defence and security exhibitions and firmly remains the Asia Pacific region's most vital procurement hub for Defence and Security.

Fully supported by the Malaysian Ministry of Defence, Malaysian Armed Forces and Royal Malaysia Police, DSA 2010 is all set to become the most comprehensive, the biggest , the most attended making it the most successful edition in its series of 11 shows over the last two decades.

American Apparel in Selma, AL received a maximum $8.1 million firm-fixed-price with indefinite-quantity contract to supply items for the US Navy Task Force Uniform (TFU).

The original Navy TFU contract was awarded to Wellstone Apparel in 2007; American Apparel purchased Wellstone in 2009.

The Navy TFU was redesigned in 2006 to provide a single working uniform for all ranks. working uniform, designed to replace 7 different styles of working uniforms, is made of a permanent press 50/50 nylon and cotton blend. The working TFU includes several cold weather accessories, such as a unisex pullover sweater, a fleece jacket, and a parka. It is made in 3 variants, all in a multi-color digital print pattern: predominately blue, with some gray, for the majority of sailors and shipboard use; a woodland digital pattern; and a desert digital pattern.

The service TFU is comprised of a short-sleeve khaki shirt for men ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department has contracted Saab to deliver its camouflage nets to support efforts to hide military objects and other strategic assets.

The new Marine Corps combat utility uniform grew out of a Marine Corps Systems Command-led effort to revise the services camouflage utility uniforms, which hadn’t been updated in a quarter century. The result was a new camouflage pattern unique to the Marines Corps, the so-called MARPAT (Marine Pattern), which features a “pixel” camouflage pattern. Viewed up close, the pattern appears to have small digital blocks that look like large pixels from a video monitor, as opposed to the smooth-lined abstract shapes on current uniforms.

While the “pixel” look of the new uniform may be the most noticeable feature, there are other features that came out of the design and testing work. The new uniforms have shoulder pockets and Velcro fasteners on the chest pockets. The sleeve cuffs fasten with inboard buttons instead of outboard buttons to prevent snagging. The new uniforms are made with a half-and-half blend of nylon and ...

RED HOOK — Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez announced late last week that the U.S. House of Representatives approved $1.5 million in funding for a Red Hook small business to develop a safer and more effective way to drop cargo needed for military operations.

The funds would allow high-tech company Atair Aerospace, which works with state-of-the-art parachute designs and tracking systems, to expand and hire more workers. The company’s headquarters and manufacturing facilities on Van Brunt Street employ a staff of 24, including seven U.S. veterans.

The funding approved by the House will help the company complete development and field-test its “Onyx Precision Guided Airdropped Equipment.” These GPS-guided parachute systems will be used by the U.S. Army for airdrops of medical supplies and other cargo. The product will be able to drop cargo at altitudes up to 35,000 feet, at speeds up to 165 MPH, and with a precision ...