January 18, 2024 | International, Land
July 24, 2020 | International, Aerospace
Défense européenne : entretien avec Dirk Hoke, CEO d’Airbus Defence and Space
Dirk Hoke, CEO d'Airbus Defence and Space, accorde une interview à Aviation Week. Il souligne la volonté de «maintenir l'élan» des initiatives européennes en matière de défense, en dépit des conséquences liées à la crise de la Covid-19. «L'utilisation étendue des A440M et des MRTT durant la crise de la Covid-19 est un exemple parfait de l'importance des ressources militaires dans les missions humanitaires», souligne-t-il notamment. Concernant le programme SCAF, «il y a un énorme élan dans le projet. Tous les partis, tant du côté politique que du côté industriel, font pression pour progresser et peuvent être fiers de ce qui a été réalisé en moins de trois ans après avoir été mentionné pour la première fois dans la déclaration franco-allemande du 13 juillet 2017», déclare-t-il. Au sujet de l'Eurofighter, il indique : «il y a de bonnes opportunités à venir», «récemment, nous avons signé le contrat pour l'équipement de 115 Eurofighters avec le nouveau Captor E-Radar», rappelle-t-il entre autres.
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December 7, 2023 | International, Aerospace
Defense bill would let Air Force retire A-10s, F-15s — but not F-22s
Lawmakers want to see more detailed plans for collaborative combat aircraft and the Next Generation Air Dominance platform.
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May 31, 2019 | International, Naval
Lockheed drops bid to design FFG(X)
By: Aaron Mehta WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin has decided not to submit a version of its Freedom-class littoral combat ship for the Navy's next-gen frigate design competition. The contractor's move to abandon its bid to become the prime contractors on the FFG(X) deal leaves four rivals in the running — Huntington Ingalls Industries, Austal USA, Fincantieri and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. But the world's largest defense firm still intends to bid on capabilities involved in the FFG(X). “After careful review, we have decided to focus our attention on the FFG(X) combat system, delivering Lockheed Martin technologies such as the Aegis-derived weapon system, MK 41 Vertical Launching System, anti-submarine warfare processing, and advanced electronic warfare,” the company said in a statement released late Tuesday. “We will continue to serve as a shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy, and we're exploring opportunities including unmanned surface vessels and the large surface combatant.” The news was first reported by USNI on Tuesday. The FFG(X) grew out of a 2014 requirement for an up-gunned frigate that could survive brutal combat at sea, a problem critics raise about the LCS, a vessel that was developed for sneaky missions near shorelines. The goal of the new frigate design is to both integrate with, and complement, the carrier strike group and operate as a distributed node in a sensor network, officials say. Planned capabilities include anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, electromagnetic maneuver warfare and air warfare. The Navy asked for $1.3 billion for the first FFG(X) hull in 2020 but estimates each subsequent frigate will run closer to $800 million. David B. Larter in Scotland contributed to this story https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2019/05/29/lockheed-declines-to-bid-for-ffgx-design