Construction begins on new $131 million Air Force Expeditionary Capability facility at Canadian Forces Base Bagotville

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  December 16, 2019 | International, Aerospace, Naval

  L'US Navy souhaiterait racheter 22 avions de chasse à la Confédération

  Selon la SonntagsZeitung, le président américain Donald Trump veut acheter des anciens avions de combat Tiger de l'armée suisse. Un accord serait sur le point d'être conclu. Quelque 40 millions de dollars sont prévus pour ce rachat dans le budget 2020 de Donald Trump, explique le journal alémanique. La livraison des Tiger F5, des jets vieux de 35 ans, serait prévue dès janvier 2021. Selon Armasuisse, des discussions ont eu lieu cet été, mais il faut encore le feu vert du Congrès et du Sénat au budget de la Défense pour conclure l'accord. Même s'ils ne sont plus en service, les avions coûtent encore un demi-million de francs par an pour l'entretien et le stationnement. Des jets suisses pour les entraînements La Marine américaine a déjà acheté 44 F5 à la Suisse entre 2002 et 2009 à des fins de formation. Le prix par engin était alors d'un demi-million de dollars, contre 1,8 million pour les avions prévus dans l'accord en préparation, détaille encore la SonntagsZeitung. >> Lire aussi: Les anciens Tiger F5 suisses font le bonheur de l'armée américaine Le concept de défense aérienne Air2030 prévoit le renouvellement de la flotte suisse et du système de défense sol-air de longue portée entre 2025 et 2030. Les Tiger F5 encore en service ne sont opérationnels que de jour et par bonne visibilité, alors que les F/A-18 arrivent au terme de leur durée d'utilisation dans dix ans au plus tard. Pour les remplacer, quatre constructeurs sont en lice: le français Dassault (Rafale), l'européen Airbus (Eurofighter) et les américains Boeing (F/A-18 Super Hornet) et Lockheed-Martin (F-35A). https://www.rts.ch/info/economie/10945692-l-us-navy-souhaiterait-racheter-22-avions-de-chasse-a-la-confederation-.html

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  August 5, 2021 | International, Naval

  Navy Questions Future Viability of Super Hornets; Recommends Against New Buy - USNI News

  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — If Congress mandates the Navy keep buying the current F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, the airframes will be in the fleet into the 2050s. But by then, the fourth-generation fighters likely couldn’t stand up to future threats, a service official said Tuesday. Rear Adm. Andrew Loiselle, who leads the chief of naval operation’s …

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  September 23, 2020 | International, Naval, C4ISR

  Lockheed Martin Teams with Vigor for Navy’s LUSV Study

  Seapower Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lockheed Martin, tapped as one of six companies to provide a study for a proven, integrated and capable payload ship, able to patrol for extended durations, as part of the U.S. Navy's Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) competition, is partnering with Portland, Oregon-based Vigor Works LLC as the team's shipbuilder. As prime contractor, Lockheed Martin will manage the program, deliver platform integration, systems engineering, combat management, automation and cyber solutions, Lockheed Martin said in a Sept. 17 release. “The Lockheed Martin team brings together nearly 200 years of combined experience in shipbuilding, integration, automation and autonomy,” said Joe DePietro, Lockheed Martin vice president and general manager of Small Combatants and Ship Systems. “Our team is energized by and focused on delivering the Navy what they've asked for – a design for an affordable, low-risk ship capable of bringing the Navy's Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) vision to life.” The Lockheed Martin team's design uses a proven commercial ship that will be augmented with automation, autonomy and cybersecurity elements to house a payload. The design leverages Lockheed Martin's autonomy and automation experience, including its platform-agnostic Sikorsky MATRIX technology that's been used to fly a helicopter from a wireless tablet, and its AXIS control technology, used on more than half of U.S. Navy surface ships to manage engineering and machinery controls. Under the $7 million contract, Lockheed Martin will deliver the study within 12 months in advance of the next phase of the competition – the Navy's LUSV Detailed Design & Construction competition. “We are honored to be part of the Lockheed Martin team and to leverage our extensive fabrication expertise, including previously building 16 USVs of various designs and sizes,” said Richard McCreary, Vigor vice president, business development. “We are ready to deliver a concept design that will help the Navy deploy a safe, efficient and affordable LUSV fleet for the future.” The Navy's vision for USVs will enable the fleet to fight as a distributed, networked and more lethal force. USVs will provide extended presence across the globe with reduced risk to sailors and increased obstacles and complications for adversaries. https://seapowermagazine.org/lockheed-martin-teams-with-vigor-for-navys-lusv-study/