US military airfields in Indo-Pacific too easily taken out of action, report says

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  October 7, 2021 | International, Aerospace

  Le drone Patroller maritime de Safran prouve sa maturité lors de la démonstration finale du projet OCEAN2020

  Safran Electronics & Defense annonce que son drone Patroller a « montré sa capacité à répondre à des besoins de surveillance maritime au profit de Marines nationales ou d'agences européennes de surveillance maritime », dans le cadre du projet européen OCEAN2020 financé par la Commission Européenne au titre de l'Action Préparatoire de Recherche de Défense. Des exercices navals ont été organisés en mer Baltique, à la fin du mois d'août, rassemblant 18 partenaires dont 5 Marines nationales pour la démonstration finale OCEAN2020, ayant pour objectif de « montrer que l'emploi combiné de drones de tous milieux (aériens, de surface et sous-marins) fournit une meilleure perception de la situation tactique maritime au commandement », précise Safran. Zone Bourse.com du 7 octobre

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  January 22, 2024 | International, Naval

  Coast Guard ship programs facing delays amid national worker shortage

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  January 14, 2021 | International, Aerospace

  Boeing Wins $1.6 Billion U.S. Air Force KC-46 Order

  Lee Hudson January 13, 2021 The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $1.6 billion contract modification for 12 KC-46A tanker aircraft and anticipates the work will wrap up in April 2023. The order for 12 aircraft is the sixth production lot, which means Boeing is now on contract for 79 KC-46As. The first KC-46 was delivered to the Air Force in January 2019. The funding for the Lot 6 deal is from the fiscal 2020 budget. The company is still awaiting a contract modification for 15 aircraft that are funded in fiscal 2021. “The investments Boeing is making in the KC-46 today will benefit generations of service members,” Jamie Burgess, Boeing KC-46 tanker vice president and program manager, said in a Jan. 12 statement. “I believe the partnership between Boeing and the Air Force will also produce additional KC-46 innovations that will carry the warfighter well into the future.” This year will mark a major decision point for the program because the Air Force expects to decide on a new projection method for the remote vision system (RVS), a technology akin to virtual or augmented reality. To correct a “rubber-sheeting” effect that distorts the image on a visual display used by the boom operator during refueling operations, the Air Force is considering a liquid-crystal display screen or a “collimated mirror design” for the RVS projection method. Once a projection design is selected, a laboratory will build a system to test each new component. Doing ground testing will give the team confidence before installing the new equipment on the actual aircraft. https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/boeing-wins-16-billion-us-air-force-kc-46-order?elq2=57a289d9235b4bbf82af3324d06072f1