April 27, 2021 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
The world spent almost $2 trillion on defense in 2020
The U.S. and China made up more than half of all military spending in 2020.
February 3, 2022 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
Taxonomie : l’industrie de la défense redoute d’être stigmatisée
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Taxonomie : l'industrie de la défense redoute d'être stigmatisée
Avec un chiffre d'affaires s'élevant à près de 27 Md€, la filière française de la défense s'inquiète de la possibilité de ne pas être intégrée dans la taxonomie verte. Et les travaux préparatoires à la mise en place d'une seconde taxonomie dite « sociale » n'intègrent pas non plus cette industrie. « Nous nous interrogeons sur la façon dont les acteurs financiers interpréteront ces taxonomies et à son impact, avec des risques d'assèchement des financements vers la filière et des difficultés pour recruter », s'inquiète Guillaume Muesser, Directeur des Affaires Economiques et de Défense du GIFAS. Un risque qui est déjà une réalité. « Depuis deux ans (...), nos adhérents, issus de 17 pays européens nous alertent sur un mouvement en cours au sein des établissements financiers, de plus en plus nombreux à exclure la défense de la liste de leurs investissements », précise Jan Pie, secrétaire général de l'Association des industries européennes aérospatiales et défense (ASD). Sous pression d'ONG et de l'opinion publique, la Deutsche Bank a ainsi décidé d'exclure l'industrie de défense de ses investissements. « Nous sommes inquiets d'une exclusion qui se ferait sur des critères philosophiques, culturels voire idéologiques », affirme Pascal Bouchiat, directeur général finance de Thales. L'inquiétude grandit car le risque d'affaiblissement d'une des industries où l'Europe est encore au meilleur niveau mondial est réel. La filière européenne emploie plus de 462 000 salariés très qualifiés et réalise quelque 120 Md€ de ventes. « Sans défense, il n'y a pas de sécurité ni de souveraineté et donc pas de durabilité », résume Éric Béranger, président du comité défense au sein du Conseil des Industries de Défense Françaises (CIDEF) et patron du missilier MBDA.
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February 24, 2021 | International, Naval
MDA Awarded First Production Contract for the Canadian Surface Combatant Project
/CNW/ - MDA today announced that it has been awarded an initial contract with an expected production value of more than CAD$60 million on the Canadian Surface...
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Army expects to spend up to $50 billion a year on Futures Command
By ROSE L. THAYER AUSTIN, Texas – It could cost between $30 and $50 billion annually for the Army's Futures Command to work towards modernizing the service, Gen. Mark Milley, the Army's chief of staff, said Friday. In Milley's formal remarks during an activation ceremony for the command at its new headquarters in downtown Austin, he said most of the Army is involved in today's military operations. Futures Command instead will think about tomorrow's fight. “The only thing that is more expensive than preventing war is fighting a war,” Milley said. “The only thing more expensive than fighting a war, is fighting and losing a war. This command is all about setting the United States Army up to not only win on the battlefield, but to be decisive and absolutely dominate on the battlefield so that we inflict punishment and destroy the enemy at the least cost to ourselves.” Futures Command hopes to help do that by working with technology companies, startups, academia and businesses of all sizes with ideas on how to modernize the Army and be prepared to fight forces of similar strength. The mission is to provide soldiers with the weapons and equipment they need, when they need them and ensure success on future battlefields – all at a much faster rate than the Defense Department's acquisitions process allows now. Milley said Futures Command would not have been formed if not for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who announced Friday that he is discontinuing treatment for his brain cancer. The general said he and McCain discussed the challenges of procurement about three years ago as Milley awaited confirmation as chief of staff. “[McCain] said, ‘I want you to think about how you're going to reform the Army',” Milley recalled. “He planted that seed that we had significant challenges.” They continued the dialogue for several months and slowly their talks developed into Futures Command. On Friday, Gen. John “Mike” Murray took the helm of the new command with the support of its highest ranking noncommissioned officer Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Crosby. Together, the men unveiled the command's flag on the 17th floor of an University of Texas System office building. It is the first time that the Army has established a command in the middle of an urban center. The space's still unfinished walls and ceilings showed the work ahead to get the Futures Command operational. With the expectation of employing about 100 soldiers and about 400 civilians, the cost of managing just the headquarters is expected to be about $80 to $100 million, or on par with the other four-star commands. The new command is included in the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. Milley said Murray has six months to get settled, and another six to start showing results. https://www.stripes.com/news/army-expects-to-spend-up-to-50-billion-a-year-on-futures-command-1.544234