Air Force weighs options to make up for B-52 cost, schedule breaches

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  January 28, 2019 | International, Aerospace

  HeliDax fera le MCO des Airbus Fennec de l'ALAT

  Par Yann Cochennec Après s'être vu confier la fourniture et le MCO des 36 Airbus H120 pour la formation des pilotes militaires, HeliDax vient de remporter le contrat de maintenance des Airbus Fennec de l'ALAT. La nouvelle Direction de la maintenance aéronautique (DMAé) vient d'attribuer à la société HeliDax le MCO des 18 hélicoptères Airbus AS355N ou Fennec de l'ALAT au Cannet des Maures. Un contrat d'une durée de dix ans dont le montant n'est pas précisé et qui vont se traduire par la création de 26 emplois, souligne HeliDax. Huit seront affectés au siège de la société à Dax, trois dans un régiment de l'ALAT dans le nord-est de la France et quinze au Cannet des Maures, au sein de l'Ecole de l'ALAT et de la base Ecole Général Lejay. HeliDax s'est déjà vue confier la fourniture, le MCO et la gestion des 36 Airbus Helicopters H120 destinés à la formation des pilotes des forces françaises et de l'armée belge. http://www.air-cosmos.com/helidax-fera-le-mco-des-airbus-fennec-de-l-alat-119655

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  October 2, 2019 | International, Land

  Multimillion-euro order from Hungary

  September 30, 2019 - Rheinmetall to manufacture main armament and hulls for PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer and Leopard 2 main battle tank. Rheinmetall is taking on an important role in the modernization of the Hungarian Army. The Düsseldorf-based Group is producing the main armament and fire control technology for forty-four Leopard 2 main battle tanks as well as the main armament, fire control technology and chassis for twenty-four PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers. The package also encompasses thirteen HX and TGS logistic trucks. The contract, worth around €300 million, was recently signed. Delivery begins in 2021 and will be completed in 2025. Rheinmetall has partnered with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) to carry out the project. In December 2018 KMW won an order from the Hungarian armed forces for forty-four new Leopard 2A7+ tanks and 24 new PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers. This will make Hungary the 19th Leopard 2 user nation and the eighth nation to opt for the PzH2000. As well as having design authority, Rheinmetall is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the 120mm smoothbore technology used in all versions of the Leopard 2 tank. The same is true of the 155mm L52 main gun of the PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer. Tried and tested around the globe, the Group's 120mm smoothbore gun and ammunition have been continuously perfected right from the start. The higher-pressure 120mm L55A1 gun earmarked for the Leopard 2A7+ was successfully qualified at the end of 2017, and already supplied and installed for two Leopard 2 user nations in mid 2018. Moreover, the L55A1 tank gun is capable of firing the programmable DM11 multipurpose round. In addition, Rheinmetall possesses comprehensive expertise in the field of tracked armoured vehicles, including as an OEM. The Group developed the chassis of the PzH self-propelled howitzer. https://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/en/rheinmetall_defence/public_relations/news/latest_news/index_21504.php

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  September 18, 2024 | International, Aerospace

  RTXs Raytheon selected to streamline production of SPY-6 Transmit/Receive modules

  SPY-6 is the U.S. Navy's family of radars that performs air and missile defense on several classes of ships