August 7, 2024 | International, Aerospace, C4ISR
Counter-drone missile competition possible in 2025, Army officials say
The Army is also planning on holding a competition for a new handheld device to take out drones.
July 3, 2024 | International, Land
Norway buys NASAMS, Netherlands to procure Patriots, and Estonia donates Mistrals to Ukraine, as attention turns to air defences.
August 7, 2024 | International, Aerospace, C4ISR
The Army is also planning on holding a competition for a new handheld device to take out drones.
December 22, 2020 | International, Naval
by Marc Selinger Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has promoted chief financial officer (CFO) Christopher Kastner to the new position of chief operating officer (COO), giving him oversight of the company's three operating divisions, the US shipbuilder announced on 18 December. HII said that Kastner will work closely with the presidents of the three divisions – Newport News Shipbuilding, Ingalls Shipbuilding, and Technical Solutions – to “drive execution” on HII's backlog, which recently set a record high. “We are establishing this position to signal our continued and strong commitment to performance and execution, to better reflect the business dynamics associated with our historic USD45 billion backlog, and in recognition of the importance of the [US] Navy's new long-range shipbuilding plan,” HII spokeswoman Beci Brenton said. The shipbuilding plan calls for a larger fleet. Thomas Stiehle, CFO of Ingalls, will replace Kastner as HII's CFO. Kastner and Stiehle will begin their new jobs on 12 February and will report to Mike Petters, HII's president and CEO. Asked whether Kastner's appointment means he is being groomed to succeed Petters someday, Brenton said, “there is no change to Mike's role, and he will continue to be the president and chief executive officer of HII for the foreseeable future”. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/huntington-ingalls-names-new-coo-cfo
January 25, 2021 | International, C4ISR, Security
Selon une étude publiée jeudi 21 janvier par l'INSEE Bretagne, les effectifs des Armées en cyberdéfense seront en forte augmentation sur le territoire de Rennes Métropole jusqu'en 2025. Le développement des activités de cyberdéfense du ministère des Armées dans l'agglomération rennaise devrait se traduire par la création de 1 800 postes entre 2018 et 2025, et par des recrutements, précise La Tribune. Le quartier de La Courrouze abrite la Cyberdéfense Factory, un incubateur civil et militaire, ainsi que plusieurs groupes industriels de plus de 100 salariés et impliqués dans cet écosystème. Airbus Cybersecurity (protection des gouvernements et des activités vitales), Thales Services, Altran et la CyberSoC d'Orange Cyberdéfense concentrent à eux seuls 70% de l'emploi privé. « La présence du pôle d'excellence cyber permet le développement de synergies entre la recherche, la formation et les acteurs économiques », précise l'INSEE. La Tribune du 25 janvier