November 6, 2023 | International, Land
Europe on Monday challenged the private sector to develop services for small rockets that could guide future space reform, while stabilising finances for troubled medium and heavyweight launchers for the coming decade.
July 7, 2023 | International, Other Defence
Nordic defense companies could have a greater share of the world’s quantum computing pie, as Sweden and Finland each aim to advance their capabilities.
May 25, 2021 | International, Aerospace
Créée par le décret du 18 avril 2018 à l'occasion de la réforme du maintien en condition opérationnelle (MCO) aéronautique, la DMAé est responsable du soutien en service des matériels aéronautiques afin de garantir la disponibilité des matériels à coût maîtrisé. La stratégie de la DMAé vise à globaliser et verticaliser les contrats en responsabilisant les industriels, en leur assignant des objectifs et en les rémunérant en conséquence tout en leur donnant de la visibilité sur la durée des contrats. A ce stade, onze contrats « verticalisés » ont déjà été notifiés dont le Rafale, le Tigre et l'A400M. Une quinzaine de contrats supplémentaires est prévue en 2021 et 2022. Un plan d'actions vise aussi à améliorer la mise en œuvre de la navigabilité étatique. Par ailleurs, la DMAé met en œuvre la transformation numérique et digitale du domaine avec le projet Brasidas, futur système d'information du MCO aéronautique. Son premier incrément devrait être déployé mi-2022 sur les flottes Caracal et le Système de drones tactiques (SDT) Patroller. Aerobuzz, 24 mai
October 29, 2020 | International, Aerospace
Ed Adamczyk Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin Corp. announced the award of a $25 million contract on Wednesday supporting the use of U.S. Air Force cargo planes to deploy missiles. The contract was issued by the Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office, and is meant to support the fourth phase of the Palletized Munitions Experimentation Campaign, Lockheed said in a press release. The campaign is meant to investigate, and test, the idea of delivering large volumes of air-launched weapons via airlifters. The system uses C-17 and C-130 cargo planes, rolling the packaged missiles onto the planes for high-altitude airdrops to locations where they are needed. "Initial studies show that airlifters have the potential to deploy large quantities of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range missiles, providing a significant increase in long-range standoff scale and complementing traditional strike and bomber aircrafts," Lockheed said in a statement. The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range, or JASSM-ER, is a long-range, conventional, air-to-ground missile used by the United States and allied forces to destroy high-value and well-defended targets. "This innovative approach enables warfighters to launch offensive operations from a greater number of airfields and engage a larger number of near-peer adversarial targets," the company said. Tests with simulated weapons earlier this year demonstrated the feasibility of packing JASSM-ER missiles into modular containers atop standard shipping pallets, and then delivering them through airdrops. "A Palletized Munitions capability could enable various airlift aircraft to employ a range of weapons en masse via a self-contained, roll-on/roll-off palletized system, and may offer an alternative way for the Air Force to bring more mass to the fight," Dr. Dean Evans of the SDPE said after a test in September. "The successful demo represents a key step in SDPE's Palletized Munitions Experimentation Campaign, which will determine if the Palletized Munitions concept is feasible and provides a competitive advantage for the warfighter." The first-of-its-kind test was conducted at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The contract announced Wednesday includes a system-level demonstration in 2021 and continuing research of the program's viability. https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/10/28/Lockheed-to-research-air-dropped-packaged-missiles-in-25M-contract/8691603902444/?ur3=1