February 4, 2021 | International, Aerospace
Pascal Samama
Le 03/02/2021 à 14:40
La veille de l'ouverture du salon aéronautique Aero India, Boeing a obtenu la licence lui permettant de vendre à l'Inde son avion de combat F-15EX
Coup de thé'tre pour l'ouverture d'Aero India 2021, un évènement aéronautique civil et militaire qui se tient à Bangalore cette semaine. Quelques jours avant l'ouverture du salon, les autorités américaines ont donné à Boeing l'agrément pour vendre des avions de chasse à l'Inde.
Le F-15EX n'est pas en concurrence avec les contrats de Dassault Aviation. La France a d'ailleurs déjà signé un contrat portant sur 36 Rafale avec New Dehli. En plus de transporter une vingtaine de missiles air-air, cet avion est un concentré de technologies créé pour participer à des opérations cyber.
Le 2 février, l'US Air Force a annoncé que le premier exemplaire d'une commande de huit appareils passée en juillet dernier venait de réaliser son tout premier vol à Saint Louis (Missouri). L'armée américaine souhaiterait en acheter 144. L'Inde pourrait être le premier client étranger pour cet appareil.
Le pays veut créer 42 escadrons de chasse et acheter quelque 450 avions de combat, signale le site Opex360. L'armée de l'air indienne devrait accueillir à terme en plus des Rafale, 200 avions de chasse indiens de 4ᵉ génération LCA Tejas, de 114 chasseurs-bombardiers issus du programme Multi-role fighter aircraft (MRFA) et de 100 exemplaires du futur Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), un projet d'appareil de 5e génération confié à Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Par ailleurs, la marine indienne compte aussi équiper ses porte-avions de 57 appareils. Des discussions sont en cours avec le russe RSK MiG sur le MiG-29K, Dassault Aviation, avec la version marine du Rafale Marine et Boeing avec le F/A-18 Super Hornet.
February 20, 2024 | International, Land
The contract will be performed over a period of six years and includes custom design, production, lifecycle maintenance and complete in-country support.
February 16, 2022 | International, Aerospace
A helicopter retirement effort in Singapore suggests the Air Force will operate both "SD" and "F" variants of the CH-47 helicopter.
September 23, 2020 | International, Naval, C4ISR
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/