February 3, 2023 | International, Aerospace
DÉCRYPTAGE - La filiale d’avions militaires du géant européen développe des engins peu coûteux.
Développer de petits drones basiques et efficaces, mais peu coûteux. C’est l’ambition d’Airbus Military Air Systems, qui tire un des enseignements de la guerre en Ukraine. Des escouades de Bayraktar, un drone tactique turc de moyenne altitude, emportant jusqu’à quatre missiles à guidage laser capables de détruire des blindés, ont démontré leur efficacité. Ils ont aidé Kiev à stopper l’avancée des Russes sur la capitale et à couler le navire amiral Moskva, l’an dernier. Et cela pour un coût raisonnable, soit autour de 5 millions de dollars l’exemplaire.
https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/airbus-accelere-dans-les-petits-drones-tactiques-20230202
April 18, 2024 | International, Aerospace
A little-known board has been working over the last year to identify resiliency measures and ensure the systems the Space Force buys meet those standards.
July 5, 2023 | International, Other Defence
Up to half of the 100 billion euro ($109 billion) special fund set up to modernize the German military will likely go to U.S. defence companies, a leading tank gear box maker said, accusing Berlin of lacking a strategy for its defence industry.
May 4, 2020 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
Pat Host, Washington, DC - Jane's Defence Industry 02 May 2020 For the first time since the coronavirus (Covid-19) reached the United States, more defence contractors re-opened than closed over the past week, according to the Pentagon's top weapons buyer. Ellen Lord, under-secretary of defence for acquisition and sustainment (A&S), told reporters on 30 April that out of the 10,509 companies tracked by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), 93 are closed, which is 13 fewer than last week. Of these, 141 had re-opened, 73 more than last week's tally of 68. Additionally, out of the 11,413 companies tracked by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), 438 are closed while 237 that were closed have re-opened. https://www.janes.com/article/95908/covid-19-more-us-defence-contractors-re-open-than-close-for-first-time-since-virus-struck