March 18, 2022 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
Après cinq ans de hausse des crédits budgétaires, l'armée française est mieux équipée et mieux entraînée en 2022 qu'en 2017. Dans sa 4ème année d'exécution, le budget des armées atteint 40,9 Md€ au lieu de 32,3 Md€ en 2017. Les augmentations promises ont été votées avec des marches successives d'1,7 Md€ par an ; la loi de programmation militaire (LPM) votée en 2018 pour la période 2019-2025 est ainsi respectée « à l'euro près » d'après la ministre des Armées, Florence Parly. En 2022, les soldats sont aussi mieux équipés. L'armée de l'Air a reçu de nouveaux ravitailleurs, qui permettent aux avions de chasse d'être projetés à l'autre bout du monde rapidement. L'industrie de défense a aussi profité des programmes de modernisation : entre 2017 et 2022, elle a créé 30 000 emplois, relancé l'innovation et atteint des records sans précédents dans les campagnes d'exportation. La LPM prévoit de réaliser un effort encore plus intense entre 2023 et 2025 pour atteindre quelque 50 Md€ de budget, afin de préparer l'avenir. Ni l'Europe ni la France n'ont encore de systèmes d'alerte avancés antimissiles, de moyens de détecter l'ensemble des débris et objets spatiaux, ni de cloud souverain solide pour protéger leurs données en cas de cyberattaque. « La LPM a permis une remontée en puissance mais nous ne sommes qu'à mi-chemin », confirme-t-on au ministère des Armées.
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November 30, 2024 | International, Aerospace
AERALIS is a Sovereign, British designed-and-built fast jet training system that combines an optimised aircraft design with a cutting-edge digital enterprise
February 2, 2021 | International, Naval, Land
MCLEAN, Virginia – The U.S. Navy selected BAE Systems for a five-year $65.7 million single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for air traffic control (ATC) platform sustainment and engineering services, the company said in a Feb. 1 release. BAE Systems will continue to use its engineering, technical, and operational expertise to develop, produce, equip, test, evaluate, sustain, and update key expeditionary ATC aviation systems for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's Webster Outlying Field. “With this win, BAE Systems will provide expeditionary forces with the capability to quickly establish an airfield with the radar and communications systems to safely recover and launch aircraft,” said Lisa Hand, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems' Integrated Defense Solutions business. “We serve as the automation expert and technical coordinator, responsible for development and improvement of real-time ATC computer systems. Our radar technicians deploy around the world to support the warfighter; their work is resulting in quicker turnover to the end user, improved hardware reliability, and more accurate installation and precision in the field.” This new contract continues BAE Systems' more than a decade of supporting critical work on key systems, including the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS); Air Traffic Navigation, Integration, and Coordination System (ATNAVICS); Airfield Mobile Tactical Air Navigation System (AMTAC); and ATNAVICS Data Link System (ADLS). Under the contract, the company will develop and maintain operational software and supporting test beds, field change programs, and supplies for ATC systems. These systems are integral ATC tools that enhance platform flight safety, especially when end users are operating in new or rough terrain airfields with no existing military base. https://seapowermagazine.org/bae-systems-to-sustain-air-traffic-control-systems-under-65-7m-navy-contract
May 19, 2020 | International, Aerospace, Land
By: Ashok Sharma, The Associated Press NEW DELHI — India announced Saturday that global companies can now invest up to 74 percent in the country's defense manufacturing units, up from 49 percent, without requiring any government approval. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expressed hope that the new policy will attract foreign companies with high-end technologies to set up their manufacturing bases in India in collaboration with Indian companies. Sitharaman's announcement came as part of reforms Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is implementing to revive India's economy, which has been shattered by the coronavirus pandemic. She also told reporters that India will stop importing weapons that can be made in the country. “We will notify a list of weapons and platforms for ban on their imports and fix deadlines to do it,” she said, adding that this will improve self-reliance on defense manufacturing. India introduced up to 49 percent foreign direct investment in defense production in 2016 to attract modern technology in the country. That attracted more than 18.34 billion rupees (U.S. $244 million) until December last year, according to a government statement. India issues defense-industrial licenses for making tanks, military aircraft, spacecraft and their parts, UAVs, missiles for military purposes, and warships. India, a major buyer of military equipment, depended largely on the former Soviet Union during the Cold War. But it has been diversifying its purchases by opting for U.S. equipment as well. During U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to India in February, the two countries signed a deal for India to buy from the U.S. more than $3 billion in advanced military equipment, including helicopters. https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2020/05/18/india-ups-foreign-investment-but-will-stop-importing-weapons-that-can-be-made-locally