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January 30, 2013 4:31 AM
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EADS Chief Nominates Thorette To Head New Unit To Guard Military Technology

Paris — EADS Chief Executive Tom Enders has proposed former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Bernard Thorette as a board director to head a special national defense company to be set up to protect sensitive military technology, a company executive said.
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January 30, 2013 4:23 AM
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Tunisie : Déploiement au sud du pays de forces spéciales pour protéger les installations pétrolières

Des forces spéciales ont été déployées dans le grand Sud tunisien, voisin de la Libye et de l'Algérie, près d'installations pétrolières et gazières...
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January 29, 2013 9:50 AM
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Interview : Alain Mercier, Nexter Munitions. 1ère partie.

Interview : Alain Mercier, Nexter Munitions. 1ère partie. | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Du VBCI au Tigre, en passant par le Mirage F1CR ou le Rafale, tous les matériels français déployés au Mali dans le cadre de l'opération Serval sont des consommateurs de munitions de moyen calibre estampillées Nexter Munitions.
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January 29, 2013 9:30 AM
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BPC russes : la polémique continue - selon le vice Premier Ministre Rogozin, ils ne fonctionneraient pas en zones froides

BPC russes :  la polémique continue - selon le vice Premier Ministre Rogozin, ils ne fonctionneraient pas en zones froides | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it

MOSCOW, January 26 (RIA Novosti) - Two amphibious assault ships bought for the Russian Navy from France in a 1.2 billion euro deal will not be able to operate in temperatures below seven degrees centigrade, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin admitted on Saturday, in critical comments about the contract.

"It's very odd that ships for offloading a landing force, floating in our latitudes won't work in temperatures below seven degrees," said Rogozin, who has special responsibilities for the defense industry, in a meeting of the Academy of Military Science on Saturday.

"Maybe they thought we’re going to undertake special operations in Africa but I doubt that’s going to happen," he added. He did not elaborate on why the ships would not work in cool temperatures. It was also unclear whether he meant plus seven degrees or minus seven, as Russian-speakers often leave out the word for minus when they assume it is clear which side of freezing they are talking about.

Russia signed the 1.2 billion euro deal in June 2011 for two of the Mistral ships, which will carry helicopters to support landings by marines. The first of the ships is due for delivery in 2014.

Rogozin was appointed to his current post only in December 2011.

The first Mistral is due to be deployed in Russia's Pacific Fleet, based in the port of Vladivostok, which is ice-free all year round but still experiences months of severe winter cold. The second is due to be deployed with the Northern Fleet, which also has ice-free bases, due to the Gulf Stream, but also experience very cold temperatures for several months a year.

It is the second time this week that the Mistral deal has come under fire from a senior defense official. On Thursday, Military-Industrial Commission Deputy Head Ivan Kharchenko described the deal to buy the ships as “absurd,” saying the deal had inflicted harm on the Russian shipbuilding industry.


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January 29, 2013 9:17 AM
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Le Ministère russe de la Défense passe commande pour 3 nouvelles corvettes lance-missile (et pose une option sur 2 supplémentaires)

Le Ministère russe de la Défense passe commande pour 3 nouvelles corvettes lance-missile  (et pose une option sur 2 supplémentaires) | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it

Le Minsitère russe de la Défense et OSK (consortium des constructions navales russes) se sont accordés sur la construction de 3 nouvelles corvettes lance-missiles du Projet 21631 Buyan-M. Le contrat devrait être signé prochainement, et le Ministère a laissé entendre qu'il pourrait passer commande pour 2 unités supplémentaires lorsque la construction des nouvelles unités aura débuté. Le chantier naval Gorki (Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan), qui a mis sur cale les cinq premières unités de ce type, est en charge de la construction des bâtiments dont l'affectation, mer Caspienne ou  mer Noire, n'a pas encore été décidée.Les corvettes du Projet 21631 mettent notamment en oeuvre les missiles de croisière de type "Kalibr" (3S14 missiles guidés).

Source :Izvestia


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Patrick H. 's curator insight, January 28, 2013 3:26 PM

Cette nouvelle commande intervient alors que la 5ème et dernière unité de la 1ère commande vient d'être mise en chantier :

 http://www.scoop.it/t/newsletter-navale/p/3995533839/le-chantier-russe-zelenodolsk-commence-la-construction-de-la-corvette-serpukhov-la-5eme-du-type-buyan

 

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La Marine taiwanaise veut remplacer un de ses sous-marins

La Marine taiwanaise veut remplacer un de ses sous-marins | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it

Recevant hier une délégation parlementaire américaine, le président de la République, Ma Ying-jeou [馬英九], a clairement indiqué la volonté de Taipei de procéder au remplacement du sous-marin Hai Shih, acheté aux Etats-Unis dans les années 70.

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January 29, 2013 7:09 AM
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Sortie du premier C-130J tunisien !

Sortie du premier C-130J tunisien ! | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
  Marietta, en Géorgie, Lockheed Martin se prépare à livré le premier des deux Super Hercules C-130J-30.  La Tunisie exploite...
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January 29, 2013 7:04 AM
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Utilis-Ennery : le monde entre guerre et paix

Utilis-Ennery : le monde entre guerre et paix | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
La PME de Philippe Prévost (80 salariés dans le monde, 20 M€ de chiffre d’affaires) équipe en tentes, structures modulables une vingtaine d’armées dans le monde mais également l’Otan et de l’Onu.
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January 29, 2013 6:27 AM
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PDL NG : la DGA au secours de Thales

PDL NG : la DGA au secours de Thales | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it

Voilà un contrat qui était attendu depuis des mois, sinon des années : la DGA confirme ce soir avoir attribué à Thales un premier contrat de "levée de risques" d'un montant de 55 millions d'euros pour lancer les travaux de développement de la nouvelle nacelle de désignation PDL NG (pod de désignation laser nouvelle génération).

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The French company Sagem will reveal next week new versions of it JIM (Jumelle infrarouge Multifonctions) family of multi-function infrared binocular.

The French company Sagem will reveal next week new versions of it JIM (Jumelle infrarouge Multifonctions) family of multi-function infrared binocular. | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
The French company Sagem will reveal next week new versions of it JIM (Jumelle infrarouge Multifonctions) family of multi-function infrared binocular. JIM range which comprises JIM LR, JIM LR 2, JI...
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Egyptian F-16 deliveries begin

Egyptian F-16 deliveries begin | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Egypt has received the first of 20 F-16 Fighting Falcons ordered from the United States in 2010. Deliveries are set to conclude this year in spite of opposition from US lawmakers. On January 22,..
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Cyprus; Navy considers OPV buy

The Naval Command of the Cyprus National Guard has finally gained approval from the Ministry of Finance to proceed with the acquisition of two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).

OPVs are a long-standing Cypriot requirement, which although formally recognised was never funded in previous defense budgets, with only a nominal sum of CYP10  assigned for it.

It is understood that EUR120 million has been allocated to the program.

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January 29, 2013 5:11 AM
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Contrat de levée de risques PDL-NG Rafale

Contrat de levée de risques PDL-NG Rafale | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
La direction générale de l'armement (DGA) a notifié à Thales un contrat de levée de risques pour le développement du pod de désignation laser ...
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January 30, 2013 4:30 AM
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SAS units threatened by new defence cuts

SAS units threatened by new defence cuts | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
The SAS and other special forces units are under threat from a new round of Coalition defence cuts, military chiefs have warned.
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January 30, 2013 4:22 AM
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Yves Debay inhumé lundi prochain à Boulogne-Billancourt

Yves Debay inhumé lundi prochain à Boulogne-Billancourt | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Les obsèques du journaliste Yves Debay, tué en Syrie le 17 janvier, se dérouleront lundi à 15h30 en l'église de l'Immaculée Conception de...
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VIDEO. Les pilotes de l'armée à l'épreuve du froid

VIDEO. Les pilotes de l'armée à l'épreuve du froid | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
REPORTAGE - Le personnel navigant apprend à survivre dans la neige en cas de crash en montagne...
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Defense Ministry mulls request to provide submarine technology for Australian Navy - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

Defense Ministry mulls request to provide submarine technology for Australian Navy - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Japan's Defense Ministry is weighing whether to share submarine technology developed by a contractor for the Maritime Self-Defense Force with the Royal Australian Navy, sources said.
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Contrat signé pour la livraison en 2014 de missiles chinois C-705 pour les patrouilleurs rapides KCR-40

Contrat signé pour la livraison en 2014 de missiles chinois C-705 pour les patrouilleurs rapides KCR-40 | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) will use C-705 missiles from China in its locally-made fast missile boats (KCR). According to plan, 16 KCR-40 warships manufactured in Batam by PT Palindo Marine will be equipped with the missiles.
"The contract had been signed, the missiles are expected to arrive in 2014," First Admiral Untung Suropati, Chief of Information Center for TNI AL, told Tempo on Monday, January 28.
In accordance with Law No.16/2012, the government will cooperate in technology transfer in the purchasing scheme. With the scheme, it is expected that three domestic factories: PT. Pindad, Lapan, and PT. Indonesian Aerospace, will be able to manufacture their own missiles.
Earlier, the Director General of Defense Potential at the Defense Ministry, Pos Batubara, said that he was negotiating a technology transfer contract with China's manufacturers. He ascertained that local producers will be involved in the process. "We hope to be able to produce the missile ourselves," he said.
Head of Defense Planning Division at the Ministry of Defense, Major General Ediwan Prabowo, said that a number of local manufacturers have started their involvement in arming KCR 40. "PT. Pindad had begun its involvement, but the percentage is still small," Ediwan stated.
Without mentioning China's missile procurement contract, Ediwan said that the cost to make the KCR 40 amounts to Rp 75 billion per unit. The entire fund was sourced using a domestic lending scheme.


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Wildcat Makes Maiden Flight

Wildcat Makes Maiden Flight | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it

The first Wildcat Attack Helicopter to be delivered to the Royal Navy has taken its first flight at Yeovil in Somerset.

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January 29, 2013 7:07 AM
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AIM-9X Block II performing better than expected

AIM-9X Block II performing better than expected | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
The Raytheon AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder is about halfway through its operational testing and, thus far, the weapon is performing better than expected...
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EADS : Lauvergeon bientôt nommée

EADS : Lauvergeon bientôt nommée | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it

La direction d’EADS commence à prendre forme. Deux mois après l’accord sur la nouvelle gouvernance, l’ancienne patronne du géant nucléaire français Areva, Anne Lauvergeon, va entrer au conseil d’administration du groupe européen.

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Thales présente une soixantaine de technologies amont dans le cadre de ses "Research Days"

Thales présente une soixantaine de technologies amont dans le cadre de ses "Research Days" | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
Après les "Techno Days" en 2012 qui présentaient des démonstrations des futures capacités technologiques dans un horizon proche de 2...
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SAAF CASA 212 a write-off

SAAF CASA 212 a write-off | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has to all intents and purposes lost a quarter of its medium transport capability following a hard landing by a CASA 212-300, which has been damaged beyond..
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Les négociations avec la Corée du Nord sont impossibles, déclare l’envoyé américain

Les négociations avec la Corée du Nord sont impossibles, déclare l’envoyé américain | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it

L’envoyé spécial américain pour la Corée du Nord Glyn Davis a déclaré le lundi 28 janvier à Tokyo qu’il ne voyait actuellement aucune chance pour la diplomatie avec la Corée du Nord qui, faisant fi des sanctions contre et de la mise en garde de son allié chinois, a décidé de procéder à un nouvel essai nucléaire.

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Spain selects Husky Mounted Detection System

Spain selects Husky Mounted Detection System | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it

Critical Solutions International (CSI) has delivered six Husky Mounted Detection Systems (HMDS) to the Spanish Army as part of a contract valued at more than $20 million. The contract was awarded to CSI and its supply chain partners DCD Protected Mobility, NIITEK, and Eleycon 21 of Spain.

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