May 4, 2023 | International, Other Defence
Denmark's government on Thursday proposed allocating an extra 38 billion Danish crowns ($5.65 billion) over the coming 10 years to upgrade its armed forces and to cope with a backlog in investments.
November 30, 2023 | International, Aerospace
Saab will carry out the work with its local support team in South Korea, in cooperation with a team in Gothenburg, Sweden for spare parts supply and back-office support. http://presscentre@saabgroup.com
March 18, 2020 | International, Aerospace
Both of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter assembly plants outside the United States are expected to be up and running by Wednesday after brief coronavirus-related shutdowns. Leonardo's final-assembly-and-checkout plant in Cameri, Italy, closed Monday and Tuesday for “deep cleaning and sanitization,” a person familiar with the F-35 program said Tuesday. That assembly plant is expected to reopen on Wednesday. And Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' F-35 plant in Japan reopened this week after being closed last week, the person said. Meanwhile the Lockheed Martin factory in Fort Worth, Texas, which builds F-35s for the U.S. military and most overseas customers, has not been affected by COVID-19, which has shuttered businesses and prompted firms across the United States to allow some employees to work from home. “There's been no significant impact to production or supply chain at this time,” the person familiar with the program said on the condition of anonymity. In an emailed statement, Lockheed Martin, the lead F-35 contractor said: “As we monitor global developments we continue to use best practices to mitigate risks related to Coronavirus (COVID-19), while supporting the critical missions of our customers.” Lockheed Martin has been urging employees potentially exposed to COVID-19 to work remotely and self-quarantine. https://www.defenseone.com/business/2020/03/italys-f-35-line-shuts-down-japans-reopens/163862
April 15, 2021 | International, Aerospace
DÉFENSE Florence Parly visite le site d'Airbus Helicopters à Marignane et doit annoncer des commandes d'équipement La ministre des Armées, Florence Parly, se rend, ce jeudi 15 avril, sur le site d'Airbus Helicopters de Marignane, dans les Bouches-du-Rhône. Elle visitera la chaîne d'assemblage des H225 Caracal et rencontrera les salariés et apprentis œuvrant sur ces sites. « A cette occasion, la ministre annoncera des commandes d'équipements dans le cadre du plan de soutien gouvernemental à l'aéronautique, présenté en juin 2020 », indique le ministère des Armées. La ministre devrait annoncer, selon le journal La Provence, que la commande par l'État de huit hélicoptères Caracal, dans le cadre du plan de relance aéronautique, est finalisée. La Provence du 15 avril