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  January 14, 2022 | International, C4ISR

  Vidéo : Quand la science-fiction se met au service de la Défense nationale

  Au sein de l'Agence de l'Innovation de la Défense, « Red Team » et « Blue Team » imaginent et répondent aux scénarios catastrophes de demain. Les équipes de France Info se sont entretenues avec le directeur de l'agence, Emmanuel Chiva, directeur de l'agence qui pilote l'innovation en matière de défense, dont l'une des missions est d'anticiper les menaces, et de travailler sur les moyens de s'en prémunir. Imaginer les conflits d'un futur lointain au sein de l'Agence de l'innovation de Défense, c'est le rôle de la Red Team et de ses auteurs de science-fiction. « C'est une dizaine d'auteurs, (...) et nous avons aussi un opérateur, Paris Sciences & Lettres, qui nous apporte toute la méthodologie », indique Emmanuel Chiva. En face, la Blue Team, « composée d'officiers, d'ingénieurs, de la DGA, de spécialistes des relations internationales du ministère des Armées (...) des gens qui doivent imaginer le moyen de répondre aux menaces de la Red Team », détaille-t-il. L'agence possède un comité d'éthique de la Défense, « dans le but de se fixer des lignes rouges » rassure Emmanuel Chiva. Parmi les scénarios, on trouve un travail sur les pirates du futur avec « la création d'une nation flottante », D'autres scénarios, en revanche, ceux qui peuvent « exposer des vulnérabilités », restent confidentiels. Franceinfo du 13 janvier

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  November 13, 2020 | International, Aerospace

  South Korea’s KAI looks to enter military transport market

  By: Brian Kim SEOUL — Korea Aerospace Industries is considering adding military transport planes to its product line with the goal of partnering with foreign aircraft manufacturers, Defense News has learned. This would be an “unexplored business field” for the South Korean company, according to a source with KAI, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “For KAI, the transport aircraft market is an unexplored field, which has high potential for localization,” the source said. “The technology intensity of transport aircraft is lower than that of fighter jets, while the market of maintenance, repair and overhaul of transport planes remains profitable.” Founded in 1999, KAI has developed a successful portfolio of indigenous aerospace products including trainer jets, helicopters, fighter aircraft and satellites. The development of an indigenous fighter aircraft, codenamed KF-X, is underway with a goal of unveiling a prototype in the first half of 2021. KAI's internal analysis of the domestic transport aircraft market suggested about 100 transport aircraft would be in demand over the next three decades given the life span of aircraft flown by the military, the source told Defense News. In addition, the company believes there will be a chance to sell about 100 airlift planes overseas, the source explained. “To keep up with the demand for addressing increasing nonmilitary threats, such as national disaster, infectious disease and humanitarian aid, the needs for military transport airplanes are likely to grow,” the source added. The South Korean military operates about 60 transport aircraft built by foreign firms. The Air Force operates C-130s and CN-235s, mainly for airlift operations, while the Navy has P-3Cs and P-8As for maritime patrol missions. The oldest planes among the P-3C fleet were adopted 25 years ago. In line with efforts to take back wartime control of its forces from the U.S. military, South Korean military authorities want to acquire more aerial assets for independent intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance missions. KAI expects it will be able to build its own transport aircraft in seven years with an investment of about $2.7 billion, according to the source. Following the development of a military version, the company envisages it could modify it into a commercial plane with a seat capacity of 100. To that end, KAI is eyeing international partnerships, the source said, specifically European company Airbus Defence and Space, Ukraine's Antonov, and Brazil's Embraer. https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2020/11/12/south-koreas-kai-looks-to-enter-military-transport-market/

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  November 13, 2023 | International, Aerospace

  BAE on track as orders flow amid heightened geopolitical risk | Reuters

  BAE Systems maintained its guidance for annual earnings to rise as much as 12% as orders for military kit continued to flow at a time of heightened geopolitical risk, benefiting Britain's biggest defence company.