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Croatian MoD has awarded local  ZTC- Zrakoplovno-tehnički centar  a contract to overhaul and upgrade six Air-Force Mi-8 helicopters. Ukrainian  Sevastopol Aviation Company and Motor Sich will act as sub-contractors.
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Raytheon has announced that the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System has successfully test fired a PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile at White Sands Missile Range. Patriot provides protection against a full range of advanced threats, including aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. The PAC-3 MSE is being developed by Lockheed Martin to provide performance enhancements and counter evolving threat advancements.
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C'est au tour de MSN 8, le deuxième A400M de série, destiné à l'armée de l'Air, de faire son vol inaugural. L'appareil a volé pour la première fois vendredi dernier (7 juin 2013), à Séville. Cet exemplaire doit être livré à la France au troisième trimestre de cette année.
Tout comme MSN 7, le premier A400 de série, cet appareil est actuellement engagé dans une procédure d'acceptation impliquant Airbus Military, l'Occar et la DGA. MSN 7 doit normalement être réceptionné par l'armée de l'Air à la fin du mois de juin, au début du mois de Juillet.
Il est prévu que Airbus Military livre quatre A400M de série cette année : trois pour la France (MSN 7, 8, et 10) et un pour la Turquie (MSN 9).
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On ne l'apprend que ce matin, le deuxième A400M destiné l'armée de l'air française (MSN008) a fait
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Raytheon Co. (NYSE:RTN), a defense and aerospace technology giant, recently won an $80.5 million contract with the U.S. Navy for the procurement of its Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) missiles, which are a group of air-to-ground weapons that use an integrated GPS navigation system and terminal imaging infrared seeker, which guides the weapon to the target. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the Waltham, Mass.-based company’s order includes 200 units of full rate production of the missiles and all the equipment associated with the bombs. The JSOW is defined by the Navy as a precision strike weapon. The air–to-surface missile weighs approximately 1,000 pounds and it can carry several different lethal packages while traveling a 78-mile distance using GPS signals. Raytheon will perform 44 percent of the work at its Dallas facility; 24 percent will be completed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 22 percent in Tucson, Ariz. and 10 percent on McAllester, Okla. The order is scheduled to be completed by July 2015. In addition, the defense company will also deliver one test round to the Navy to be used in a performance test. According to Raytheon more than 400 JSOWs have been used in combat operations to this date, including more than 300 in Operation Iraqi Freedom. In January 2004 the Navy signed a $139.7 million contract to make more of this glide-bombs. Via Patrick H.
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In April 2013 Vice-Amiral d'Escadre (Squadron Vice-Admiral) Coriolis, commanding officer of the French Navy's FOST (for Force océanique stratégique or Strategic Oceanic Force), and his Royal Navy counterpart Rear Admiral Corder, Commander Operations (COMOPS), visited the Barracuda SSN combat system shore integration facility located at Toulon naval base, Southern France. During the briefing, which illustrates the willingness of DCNS and the French Navy to join their technical and maritime know-how for reaching a new level in terms of combat system ergonomics, many innovations were presented: Via Patrick H.
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Le très médiatique feuilleton des drones de renseignement devrait connaître dans quelques mois son épilogue : la France va acheter deux Reaper, fabriqués par l'américain General Atomics, dans le cadre de la procédure Foreign Military Sales, qui régit les ventes d'armements américains de gouvernement à gouvernement. Si tout se déroule comme prévu, les militaires disposeront d'ici à la fin de l'année de deux aéronefs sans pilote modernes pour aller traquer les djihadistes dans le Sahara. La relève des obsolètes Harfang d'EADS sera assurée. Dans une récente tribune, Jean-Yves Le Drian, le ministre de la Défense, a pu avec raison se féliciter d'une décision qui va permettre à l'armée française de combler un manque patent (« Les Echos » du 31 mai). « Les drones défraient la chronique depuis plusieurs années. Malgré des préconisations répétées depuis 1999, leur poids dans les investissements […] est resté limité. » Avant d'ajouter, toujours à juste titre, que « l'ensemble de la communauté de défense, le ministère autant que l'industrie, a manqué le virage de ce type d'équipement. Et ce qui est vrai en France l'est aussi en Europe ». « Nous ne pouvons plus attendre », résume-t-il. Pour dire les choses autrement : l'industrie européenne n'ayant rien à proposer et les drones - « pièces maîtresses du renseignement » - étant désormais incontournables en opération, la seule solution est de se fournir à l'étranger. Et ce qui se fait de mieux à l'étranger, c'est aux Etats-Unis qu'on le trouve, même si la France poursuit des négociations parallèles avec Israël, l'autre pays en pointe sur le sujet, pour un éventuel plan B. Naturellement, la première question qui vient à l'esprit de ceux qui ne sont pas familiers avec le dossier est de savoir comment on a pu en arriver à un tel désastre au pays du Rafale. Plusieurs explications peuvent être avancées : des pays - France et Allemagne - incapables d'accorder leurs violons ; des industriels - EADS et Dassault - qui se détestent même pas cordialement ; des politiques qui ont laissé pourrir le dossier depuis dix ans. Vient la deuxième interrogation, la plus importante car regarder dans le rétroviseur ne sert pas à grand-chose : acheter américain condamne-t-il l'émergence d'une filière de drone de renseignement européenne autonome ? Et là, n'en déplaise à tous ceux qui veulent encore y croire, la réponse est très probablement oui. Le Livre blanc de la défense a fixé à 12 le nombre de drones de renseignement de l'armée à terme. Urgence oblige, les deux premiers seront donc des Reaper identiques à ceux produits pour le Pentagone. Pour les dix suivants, la piste engagée - la plus logique parce qu'il n'y a rien de plus coûteux que de multiplier les fournisseurs - c'est de continuer à se fournir chez General Atomics. Mais en intégrant des équipements français, pour faire en sorte, notamment, que les drones puissent voler en Europe. La Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) doit vérifier avec les Etats-Unis la faisabilité technique et commerciale de tout cela. Ce qui va demander du temps. L'armée passera alors commande et les livraisons des Reaper « francisés » s'étaleront jusqu'en 2018 au moins. Comme ils resteront en service dix voire quinze ans, la conclusion est évidente : General Atomics a un très bel avenir en France. Dans sa tribune, Jean-Yves Le Drian n'entre pas dans ces détails, de peur sans doute de jeter de l'huile sur le feu dans le camp des opposants au « buy american ». Officiellement, l'achat de drones américains fait figure de solution « provisoire ». On connaît la chanson : étant donné l'échelle de temps des programmes d'armement, provisoire veut souvent dire définitif. Impossible pour le ministre de la Défense de le reconnaître, car ce n'est pas politiquement correct. Au contraire, l'intéressé ressasse la piste d'une coopération européenne pour, dit-il, « ne pas faire obstacle à l'avenir ». L'Europe peut rattraper son retard si elle s'unit pour concevoir le drone de la génération d'après. Qui peut y croire ? Pour cela, il faut que les armées de deux pays européens majeurs au moins définissent un besoin commun. Ca n'a pas marché jusque-là. Que s'opère ensuite un partage industriel intelligent pour éviter une catastrophe industrielle du type A400M. Pas gagné non plus vu les relations entre les impétrants. Petit détail qui compte : il n'y a absolument pas d'argent ni en France, ni en Allemagne, ni au Royaume-Uni, et encore moins en Italie, pour lancer un tel programme, forcément coûteux. Et puis, qui peut penser que General Atomics va rester les bras croisés ? Pendant que les Européens en sont encore à se demander comment ils pourraient éventuellement se mettre d'accord, les ingénieurs américains imaginent déjà la suite… Mais surtout, à quoi bon ? Quand bien même un programme serait lancé, on ne dépassera pas les 30 exemplaires produits. Tout le monde le sait, mais personne ne le dit : il n'y a pas de modèle économique valable pour un drone européen de renseignement concurrentiel à l'export. Contrairement aux missiles ou aux avions de combat, ce n'est pas structurant pour l'industrie européenne d'armement. Trop tard. Trop cher. Trop peu de débouchés. Dans cette affaire, Jean-Yves Le Drian agit de manière responsable, le besoin des militaires primant tout. Mais il agit aussi en politique. En agitant la piste d'une coopération, il montre qu'il se soucie du long terme. Tout en sachant très bien que ce futur drone européen n'est pas près de décoller… Alain Ruello
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The Italian Navy has received its first FREMM (fregata multi-missione) frigate, one of ten ultimately set to be pressed into service. Named the Carlo Bergamini, the Italian Navy's initial FREMM frigate is now at La Spezia shipyard. Ultimately, 10 FREMMs will join the Italian Navy, while 11 more will join the French Navy. The multipurpose FREMM is a joint French/Italian collaboration between DCNS and Fincantieri. Designed to work in the anti-submarine, anti-ship and anti-aircraft roles, it's being built in several versions optimised for particular nations' requirements but all FREMMs are equipped with an Otobreda 76mm Super Rapid gun, MU 90 torpedoes, a SLAT anti-torpedo system and a landing pad able to accommodate a single NHIndustries NH90 helicopter. Italian Navy FREMMThe Italian Navy is reequipping with two FREMM versions: a general-purpose frigate and a model that specialises in anti-submarine warfare. Work on the Carlo Bergamini began in February 2008 and the vessel was launched in July 2011. The Carlo Bergamini is the Italian Navy's lead FREMM frigate and will be followed into service by the Virginio Fasan, the Carlo Margottini, the Carabiniere, the Alpino, the Luigi Rizzo and four more as yet-unnamed frigates. 144 metres long and 19.7 metres wide, the Carlo Bergamini FREMM displaces 6,500 tons of water in its heaviest configuration, can travel at up to 27 knots and can accommodate a maximum of 145 naval personnel. Its armament includes the SAAM Aster 15 missile system and Teseo Mk2 anti-ship missiles, while on the systems side it boasts an EMPAR G-band multifunction phase array radar and Galileo Avionica SASS (silent acquisition surveillance system) technology. FREMM FrigateThe Italian Navy's FREMM frigates are the replacements for its now-ageing Maestrale and Lupo-class frigates, which are due to be phased out by 2021. The Italian Navy's other equipment includes a pair of aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships, destroyers and attack submarines. The naval arm is also one of the AV-8B Harrier II's operators, alongside the Spanish Navy and the US Marine Corps.
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Chile will buy surplus U.S. stock of a dozen AAV7 armored amphibious vehicles for its new sea-borne Amphibious Expeditionary Brigade, defense industry media reported.
Officials say the vehicles are being acquired from excess inventory of U.S. stockpiles but will be upgraded before they are put into service. The cost of the AAV7 acquisition was not mentioned.
The upgrade is likely to be carried out by BAE Systems' Global Combat Systems unit, Defense Market Intelligence and Chile's Defense and Military blog reported. Independent comment on the acquisition and upgrade was not immediately available.
The first of the AAV7s is set to be delivered in 2014 after the upgrade, likely to involve installation of more powerful engines. Chile's purchase includes 10 AAVP7 A1 troop transports, one AAVC7 command vehicle and one AAVR7 recovery vehicle, the reports said.
Manufactured by U.S. Combat Systems, the AAV-7A1 is the current amphibious troop transport of the U.S. Marine Corps.
The vehicles, once commissioned, will be part of a 1,400-strong brigade Chile operates aboard its Sargento Aldea multirole assault ship, acquired from France in a $80 million deal. The Sargento Aldea previously operated in the French navy as the Foudre and served allied forces in NATO Yugoslavia operations in 1992-93 and French military action in Ivory Coast.
Analysts said the tracked AAV7 could work well with the Sargento Aldea and other Chilean navy vessels but might not be suitable for peacekeeping missions requiring faster, wheeled vehicles.
It was not immediately clear if the BAE upgrade would extend to weaponry.
A standard AAV7 is usually equipped with a .50-caliber machine gun and a 40mm grenade launcher.
Chile is also looking into acquiring new helicopters, landing craft and other hardware for its armed forces.
The Chilean military, recently spotlighted for its alleged failure to spend enough of its allocations channeled through the copper export tax and other financial instruments, is aiming to catch up with military advances made by South American neighbors Brazil and Argentina.
However, the military is also hamstrung by low response to its recruitment drive. Chile's economic growth has opened new career opportunities and turned the military into an employer of last resort.
The armed forces enlistment numbers are set to be the lowest this year since 2007, the Santiago Times reported.
The number of Chileans volunteering to join the military is down 21 percent from 2012 and is the lowest since the rules on military service were reformed in 2007, the newspaper said on its website.
"The explanation for the decrease is similar to previous years, as we have been a country with full employment and a wide range of educational opportunities," Armed Forces Undersecretary Alfonso Vargas told La Tercera newspaper. "There has been a strong competition that has changed the landscape."
Chile's economy has continued to grow by more than 5 percent each year since 2009 and the average unemployment rate is 6.4 percent, the Santiago Times said, citing 2012 data.
The military announced new incentives including higher pay, bonuses and scholarships as part of the effort to reverse falling recruitment.
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The Indian Navy is set to receive the first four of its order of 17 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft in next month. The aircraft, manufactured under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will be delivered to INS Dega at Visakhapatnam and will eventually take over the role of the eight Kiran Mk II training aircraft operated by the Indian Navy at INS Hansa at Goa. These aircraft are part of a batch of 57 Hawks ordered jointly by the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force (IAF) for around 700 million pounds. The second of eight Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance (LRMR) aircraft will also be delivered to the Indian Navy’s base INS Rajali next month. The first aircraft was delivered last month. The IAF also plans to acquire an additional 20 aircraft for their Surya Kiran aerobatic team. The delivery of a 2004 IAF order of 66 Hawk aircraft to the IAF was completed last year, with 42 being license-produced by HAL. A Kiran Mk II of the Indian Navy’s Sagar Pawan aerobatic team crashed at Hyderabad during the Indian Aviation 2010 air show on in March, 2010, killing both crew members. The first ten of the IAF order for 75 Pilatus PC-7 Mk II aircraft in an order worth around USD 600 million, were delivered last month, which will replace the indigenous HAL HPT-32 basic trainer aircraft, grounded last year following a number of crashes. Via Patrick H.
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The U.S. Navy received delivery of two ships in the same day Thursday, gaining both a nuclear submarine and a new support ship. The submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) was delivered from Newport News Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). The Minnesota is the tenth SSN 774 Virginia-class submarine and the last Block II version to be built. The Virginias are built under a 50-50 teaming arrangement with General Dynamics Electric Boat, with each shipbuilder alternating in the final assembly of each sub. HII trumpeted the delivery, nearly 11 months ahead of contract schedule. “This is a success story of the teamwork between the crew and shipbuilder,” Cmdr. John Fancher, commanding officer of the Minnesota, said in a press release. “The team reached the finish line together with quality craftsmanship by the shipbuilder, coupled with a crew that was given the opportunity to train as necessary to operate the submarine to its fullest extent during the combined trials.” The Minnesota is sponsored by Ellen Roughead, wife of retired Adm. Gary Roughead, the former chief of naval operations. Construction of the submarine began in February 2008, and a christening ceremony was held Oct. 27, 2012. A commissioning ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 7 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., and the sub will be homeported at Naval Submarine Base Groton, Conn. Further south in Mobile, Ala., Austal USA delivered the second Joint High Speed Vessel, Choctaw County (JHSV 2), to the Navy for operation by the Military Sealift Command. The Pentagon is buying 10 all-aluminum JHSVs for high-speed logistics use, and the vessels could prove capable of a number of missions. The Choctaw County’s civilian mariners will sail away the ship later this summer. At the same shipyard, the Millinocket (JHSV 3) was rolled out June 4 from its building shed, transferred to a floating drydock, and launched June 5 into Mobile Bay. The ship will continue fitting out before running sea trials late this year. Late on June 6, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus also announced the names of five ships — two more Littoral Combat Ships and the last three JHSVs. The LCSs are USS BILLINGS (LCS 15), a Freedom-class ship, and TULSA (LCS 16), built to the Independence-class design. Contract awards for both ships were announced March 4, BILLINGS to Lockheed Martin for construction at Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisc., and TULSA to Austal USA. The ships are to be delivered in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Mabus also completed naming the 10 JHSVs with the selections of YUMA (JHSV 8), BISMARCK (JHSV 9) and BURLINGTON (JHSV 10). Construction contracts for the YUMA and BISMARCK were awarded to Austal USA on Feb. 24, 2012, and the BURLINGTON contract on Dec. 20, 2012. BISMARCK, first intended to be completed for the U.S. Army, originally was named SACRIFICE, but most of the JHSV Army names were cancelled when all the ships were transferred to the Navy. Via Patrick H.
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June 7, 2013 2:32 AM
Le SNA USS Minnesota avait terminé ses essais d'acceptation le mois dernier :
Sur le JHSV2, lire également : http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/livraison-du-second-jhsv-americain-et-mise-flot-du-troisieme
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The U.S. Navy is preparing for final integration and sea trial tests for the amphibious assault ship America (LHA-6), the first in a series of planned next-generation “America-class” big-deck, hybrid-electric amphibs slated to enter the fleet in coming years, service officials said. The USS America, the first of as many of 11 planned America-class amphibs, is now nearly 90-percent complete at a Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) facility in Pascagoula, Miss., said Capt. Chris Mercer, Amphibious Warfare program manager. Initial Operating Capability for the USS America is planned for September of 2016, once the ship finishes up its builder’s trails and acceptance trails, Mercer said. “Eleven ships is our stated requirement for large-deck Amphibious Assault Ships. About every four or five years we are procuring a large-deck amphib. Eventually all of the America-class ships will replace all of the Wasp-class ships and all of the Tarawa-class ships,” Mercer explained. The second America-class amphib, the USS Tripoli, is now also under construction at the same HII location in Mississippi. Overall, the America-class amphibs are designed with a larger deck space, compared to prior Wasp-class ships; they are built to accommodate new and emerging Naval and Marine Corps air assets such as the MV-22 Osprey tilt-router helicopter, the Corps’ Vertical Take-off-and-Landing Harrier Jet as well as the Marine Corps’ short take off and landing variant of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, Mercer explained. “The future USS America is all about aviation. Think about the power projection and sustained presence of joint or multi-national expeditionary warfare capability centered around ships loaded up with the capabilities that a JSF and MV-22 bring you,” Mercer said. The amphibs will be the lead vessel in what the Navy calls Amphibious Ready Groups, groups of air, sea and ground assets designed for expeditionary warfare including an Amphibious Transport Dock and a Dock Landing Ship. The Amphibious Ready Group is able to launch an air cushioned ship to shore transport vessel called the Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC). LCACs are engineered to transport cargo, personnel, weapons, equipment and even an M1 Abrams tank — from over the horizon onto shore, Mercer explained. Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels are also an integral part of an Amphibious Ready Group, Mercer said. In fact, the Navy is now working on an analysis of alternatives such that it can launch an acquisition program to acquire as many as 32 new LCUs. The America and the Tripoli will also carry CH-53 Sea Stallion, MH-60 Sea Hawk and AH-1Z Super Cobra helicopters.
Via Patrick H.
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Le second des deux patrouilleurs lance-missiles furtifs réalisés en Italie pour le compte des Emirats Arabes Unis est désormais en service. Livré fin avril par le chantier Fincantieri de Muggiano, le Salalah (ex-Qarnen) a, depuis, rejoint le golfe Persique, où il a retrouvé son aîné, le Ganthut, livré en janvier dernier.
Lire l'intégralité de l'article sur "Mer et Marine" : http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/le-second-patrouilleur-emirati-du-type-falaj-2-en-service
Via Patrick H.
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June 4, 2013 3:29 AM
La livraison avait eu lieu il y a un mois :
L'option pour 2 supplémentaires et le transfert de technologie sont en négociations : |
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Paramount Group has agreed to acquire ATE South Africa as part of a rescue package, it has been announced. ATE will now be incorporated into the Paramount Group, trading as Paramount Advanced Technologies, ensuring that vital aerospace expertise and world-class competency remains in South Africa, Paramount said in a 6 June statement. The company said ATE has been through a ‘tumultuous time’ over the past few years and was placed under business rescue just under two years ago. ‘Paramount Group’s acquisition will ensure the continuation of this strategic business, and in so doing, add significant new and sophisticated aeronautical capabilities into its existing product offering and expand the group’s ability to deliver to its many government customers around the world,’ the company statement said. Ivor Ichikowitz, Executive Chairman, Paramount Group, said the alternative to Paramount rescuing ATE would have been for the company to go into liquidation or for a foreign company to acquire the business. ‘This would have meant the loss of a highly specialised strategic capability to South Africa and the continent forever. The Paramount Group is firmly committed to growing Africa’s high-tech competence and this transaction further provides us the opportunity to do so,’ Ichikowitz said. ‘With South Africa becoming a fully-fledged member of BRICS it is imperative that we enter a new phase of industrialisation. The development of home-grown technology, skills and manufacturing capabilities are crucial if we are to capitalise on both the world’s appetite to do business in our region and the huge potential for intra-African and intra-BRICS trade.’
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Le bâtiment de projection et de commandement (BPC) toulonnais Tonnerre, en relâche opérationnelle à Goa (Inde) depuis le 31 mai 2013, a mis à disposition ses installations pour permettre à des industriels français d’exposer leurs matériels et savoir-faire aux décideurs indiens. Le groupe Jeanne d’Arc 2013 entame la troisième phase de son déploiement dans un objectif de soutien à la diplomatie navale et aux exportations de défense. Le BPC Tonnerre et la FASM Georges Leygues effectueront plusieurs escales, de l’océan Indien jusqu’à la mer de Chine dans cet objectif.
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A l'occasion d'une visite sur le site MBDA de Bourges, le ministre de la Défense Jean-Yves Le Drian a aujourd'hui confirmé avoir inscrit dans la prochaine loi de programmation militaire (LPM) le lancement des programmes d'armement MMP (missile moyenne portée) et ANL (antinavire léger), tous deux cruciaux pour le missilier européen.
"Le lancement du MMP est tellement évident que ça n'est même plus un sujet", a ainsi déclaré le ministre devant les employés de MBDA. Le missile antichar, censé remplacer le Milan dans l'armée de Terre, sera lancé à un horizon qui n'a pas été précisé par le ministre. Déjà, près de 70 millions d'euros ont été investis en fonds propres par l'industriel pour le développement de ce nouvel armement, et la société prévoit de pousser cet effort d'autofinancement jusqu'à 150 millions d'euros au cours des années à venir. Un lancement du programme d'ici à la fin de l'année reste envisageable, mais le contexte budgétaire contraint devrait toutefois amener une réduction de la cible globale qui avait précédemment été fixée à 3.000 missiles.
Du côté de l'antinavire léger, la situation est légèrement différente. "Il s'agissait d'une décision complexe, mais j'ai tranché en faveur du lancement de ce programme pour renforcer notre partenariat avec le Royaume-Uni et faire que le projet de "One MBDA" devienne réalité", a déclaré le ministre devant les employés du missilier. Sauvé de justesse des arbitrages budgétaires pré-LPM, l'ANL sera donc bien lancé "prochainement" même si là aussi, des mesures d'économies sont à prévoir, par exemple en décalant à l'horizon 2019-2020 les premières livraisons pour la France.
Le ministre a également profité de son déplacement dans le Cher pour visiter les installations de Nexter Munitions, situées à La Chapelle Saint-Ursin. A cette occasion, Jean-Yves Le Drian a confirmé l'affermissement d'une tranche conditionnelle pour un contrat portant sur la production de munitions de gros calibre. Au titre de cet accord d'une valeur de 175 millions d'euros, Nexter livrera essentiellement des obus de 155 mm, destinés à équiper les canons Caesar.
Chez les deux industriels, le ministre a également signé des conventions bilatérales au titre du "pacte défense PME", conventions par lesquelles le ministère et les sociétés s'engagent notamment à favoriser la croissance des PME qui agissent à leur profit en qualité de sous-traitantes.
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Afin de convaincre un peu plus les clients potentiels que son drone Patroller est un système totalement modulaire, Sagem étudie entre autres options l'intégration d'un armement air-sol de précision sous la voilure de son appareil. En l'occurrence, le missile antichar Brimstone, développé par MBDA, fait partie des solutions considérées, comme l'explique une présentation commerciale de l'industriel français à laquelle Air&Cosmos a pu avoir accès.
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La Norvège a testé avec succès son missile antinavire, a annoncé le service de presse de la Marine norvégienne.Le missile antinavire Naval Strike Missile (NSM) a atteint avec succès son but, la frégate Trondheim construite en 1964. Le tir du missile a été réalisé depuis la vedette Skjold.
The KNM Trondheim, a 300ft long decommissioned frigate, was transported out into the sea off the coast of Andoy to be used as target practice. An on-board camera captures the frightening moment of impact as the 880lb missile hits the centre of the ship with pinpoint accuracy. A huge fireball erupts and debris is sent spewing into the air. The vessel suffered major damage as a result of the 275lb warhead and was towed back into a harbour following the exercise Via Patrick H.
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June 7, 2013 3:21 PM
Ce nouveau missile avait été livré pour la la première fois à la Marine norvégienne en mai 2012 : http://www.corlobe.tk/article29456.html
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Le 3 juin 2013, dans la base navale de Toulon, le porte-avions Charles de Gaulle est sorti du grand bassin Vauban dans lequel il était entré en janvier dernier dans le cadre de l’arrêt technique intermédiaire du navire. Cette phase de modernisation programmée, appelée IEI (Indisponibilité pour Entretien Intermédiaire) a pour but la rénovation de certaines installations. Ce passage au bassin a porté notamment sur la modernisation de nombreuses installations du porte-avions : systèmes de navigation et de combat, stabilisation de la plateforme… Les travaux se poursuivent désormais à quai après cette étape, comme en témoigne le VAE Xavier Magne, commandant la force d’action navale, « Après sa sortie du bassin, la période à quai du Charles de Gaulle constitue une phase toujours très active pour les marins de l’équipage qui sont impliqués en permanence dans l’entretien de leur bâtiment aux côtés des acteurs industriels». Le porte-avions reprendra la mer au début de l’été pour une série d’essais de bon fonctionnement des installations, suivis d’une période de mise en condition opérationnelle.
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Eurocopter UK’s role in maintaining the United Kingdom’s military helicopter capabilities has been further expanded with the award of a three-year support contract for the fleet of 24 Royal Air Force Puma Mk2 helicopters being upgraded by the company to extend their life, enhance performance, mission capability and operational safety.
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C'est une arme redoutable, fruit du savoir faire français et allemand. L'armée de terre française vient de recevoir le premier exemplaire de cet appareil dont la version antérieure a fait ses preuves en Afghanistan, en Libye et plus récemment au Mali. Une équipe de TF1 a pu exceptionnellement y prendre place. Des images impressionnantes.
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C'est la hantise des pilotes de monoréacteurs : hier en fin d'après-midi, un Mirage 2000-5F rattaché à l'escadron EC-1/2 "Cigognes" et ayant décollé de Luxeuil s'est écrasé à une trentaine de kilomètres de sa base d'attache après une collision avec un volatile qui, "avalé" par l'entrée d'air de l'avion, a entraîné une surchauffe du réacteur M53. Le pilote, qui jouait le rôle de plastron à basse vitesse pendant une mission d'entraînement, s'est éjecté après avoir largué ses deux bidons de carburant qui sont apparemment tombés dans un jardin. Il est en bonne santé.
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The U.S. Coast Guard took delivery of its 15th HC-144A Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft from prime contractor EADS North America. The Ocean Sentry is based on the Airbus Military CN235 tactical airlifter, more than 230 of which are currently in operation by 29 countries. The latest aircraft delivered on-time and on-budget, will join a fleet of Ocean Sentries performing in a range of different roles from Coast Guard Air Stations in Cape Cod, Mass., Mobile, Ala., and Miami. With the ability to remain airborne for more than ten hours, the Ocean Sentry is performing a wide range of maritime patrol missions for the Coast Guard, including drug and migrant interdiction, disaster response, and search and rescue. Via Patrick H.
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Turkmenistan is buying eight new well armed naval vessels from Turkey, marking a substantial increase in capability for the country’s nascent navy. The ships will be built by Dearsan, the Turkish shipyard Which had already been contracted by Turkmenistan for two fast patrol boats. The eight new ships will be of the same size as the two previous ships, but better armed.Each will be equipped with four anti-ship missiles, two remote-controlled MANPADS-sized surface-to-air missile launchers, a 40 mm main gun, a six-barreled anti-submarine mortar, two remote-controlled 12.7 mm guns and two Remote-controlled 25 mm guns. Turkmenistan had already been reported to be acquiring five missile boats from Russia, in addition to the two Dearsan fast patrol boats. The model as appears to have the same 40 mm main gun and the ASW mortar used in Tuzla class. The ASW mortar has been moved to B position to create space for surface to surface anti ship missiles. I was not told the type of the missiles but the launcher boxes of the model resemble very much to Otomat/Teseo. There are two remotely controlled SAM launchers one in the forecastle one in the aft. The missiles and launchers look like adaptation of some MANPADS surface to air system. In addition to these weapons there are two STAMP 12,7 mm remote-controlled machine gun turrets a top of the bridge and two 25 mm STOP remote-controlled gun turrets. Via Patrick H.
Patrick H. 's curator insight,
June 6, 2013 1:23 PM
La livraison des deux exemplaires précédents en 2012 : http://www.defence.pk/forums/turkey-defence/206883-turkmenistan-received-turkish-patrol-boats.html
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ITT Exelis has completed its technology maturation phase of the next-generation jammer (NGJ), installed onboard the US Navy's EA-18G electronic attack aircraft. The NGJ will enable US Navy's EA-18G aircraft to defeat integrated air defence systems and disable an enemy's electronic communications, command and control capabilities. ITT also tested the electronically steerable array transmitter technology as well as multiple critical technology elements such as digital beam-forming, mid-band power amplifiers and high-band power amplifiers and validated its high levels of technical maturity and performance. Exelis Electronic Systems president Rich Sorelle said that the company has worked closely with the US Navy during the phase to ensure the technology is ready for the next stage of the programme. In addition, wind tunnel testing validated power generation and control capability of the concept demonstrator pod's ram air turbine (RAT), designed to generate electrical power for the electronic attack payload, at Nasa's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, US. Technology maturation phase has validated the NGJ's ability to transmit broadband, high-power RF energy directly at targets without unintended effects or disruptions even under dynamic environmental conditions. "The NGJ will provide US and allied fighting forces with the tool they need to dominate the electromagnetic spectrum on even the most advanced battlefield," Sorelle said. Work under the technology maturation phase was carried out at Exelis facilities in Clifton, New Jersey and at Amityville and Bohemia, New York, US. Via Patrick H.
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