Page 14 - Australian Defence Magazine March 2019

NEWS REVIEW
INDUSTRY UPDATE
Local suppressors on offer
OCEANIA Defence develops suppressors using advanced design and manufactur- ing techniques. Small, light and robust, these suppressors are available for most pistols, rifles and belt fed machine guns. They are available in either direct thread or Quick Detach (QD) to match opera- tional requirements. The QD system is both robust and reliable preventing car- bon lock as experienced on some systems. All carbon is sealed ahead of the thread system keeping it clean and able to be re- moved without difficulty.
There are many advantages to suppress- ing firearms, saving time and money. These
include a reduction in initial training costs by removing flinch response due to the loud blast and shockwave for new shoot- ers, better communication through less noise on the range, prevent long term hear- ing loss, and reduce sound, flash and dust signature in the field.
With older designs, many of the benefits of suppressors were overshadowed by draw- backs. Excessive weight affected the gun balance and the time to transition between targets. Oceania Designs have overcome this while creating robust suppressors that weigh much less than any other suppres- sor that is fit for purpose. Titanium allows
hearing safe QD 338LM suppressors that weigh under 390 grams for both muzzle brake and suppressor. 9mm pistol suppres- sors are available in titanium weighing from 111-160 grams. Inconel suppressors are available for 556 and 762 rifles and suitable for high sustained firing rates or titanium for lower fire schedules.
New surveillance standard compliance
GALLAGHER has released a Type 1A Central Supervisory System, endorsed by the Security Construction and Equipment Committee (SCEC), the standing inter-de- partmental committee responsible for the evaluation of security equipment for use by Australian Government departments and agencies. Compliance with this standard will become mandatory mid this year.
Gallagher’s Type 1A Central Supervisory System (CSS) allows sites to manage multi-
ple Intruder Alarm Panels (IAPs) and their associated devices under one single and se- cure ystem.
Officially SCEC approved and compli- ant for Zones 3-5, the Type 1A Central Supervisory System is the latest addition in Gallagher’s High Security portfolio. Communication between the CSS server, workstations and IAPs occurs with strong protection measures in place includ- ing hardware redundancy and informa-
tion security manual (ISM) compliance. Phil Marr, Gallagher’s National High Security Manager for Australia, explained that the company has invested significant resource in the development of solutions
compliant with the new standard.
“We’re really pleased to have released the first fully-endorsed Type 1A solution, en- abling sites to manage their upgrade well ahead of the current standard expiring,”
Marr said.
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