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  17 mai 2021 | International, Aérospatial

  Saab fait voler une pièce de fuselage d’avion de combat imprimée en 3D

  Le constructeur suédois Saab est parvenu, pour la première fois, à faire voler un avion équipé d'une pièce extérieure imprimée en 3D. L'avionneur utilise la technologie de la fabrication additive depuis quatre ans, notamment pour imprimer des pièces internes, précise L'Usine Nouvelle. La pièce, une trappe située sur le flanc arrière du fuselage de l'appareil, un modèle Gripen, a été imprimée sur la base du scan de la pièce originelle. Parfaitement ajustée à l'avion, elle n'a montré « aucun changement structurel visible après le vol d'essai », assure Hakan Stake, responsable du projet, dans un communiqué. Cette démonstration devrait, à terme, « permettre au personnel sur le terrain d'avoir accès à des pièces de rechange ajustées individuellement, d'éviter les réparations d'urgence ou de cannibaliser un appareil déjà endommagé », souligne-t-il. Il estime par ailleurs que cette solution permettra de réduire le nombre de pièces transportées lors du déploiement d'un appareil et de réduire son temps de réparation. De nombreuses étapes de certification du matériau utilisé, un polyamide 2200, couramment utilisé dans la fabrication additive, sont encore nécessaires avant de déployer la technologie sur le terrain. L'Usine Nouvelle du 17 mai

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  20 novembre 2020 | International, Aérospatial

  Lockheed, U.S. government offer to sell 40 F-35As to Swiss air force

  By Christen McCurdy Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. government and Lockheed Martin submitted a proposal to the Swiss government offering up to 40 F-35A aircraft and a sustainment and training program. According to Lockheed Martin, the offering also includes an industrial package that would provide Swiss industry with work opportunities in all regions of the country. If the deal goes through, Lockheed said, Swiss industry would have the opportunity to compete for direct production of F-35 components as well as sustainment projects to support the Swiss air force and Swiss autonomy and cybersecurity projects related to the F-35. The offer also includes a six-month sustainment package that would allow the Swiss air force to conduct autonomous operations. The option would permit the assembly of four aircraft in Switzerland to help the Swiss air force and industry partners learn how to maintain the aircraft. "We are confident that our F-35 offer is the best and most affordable solution for the Swiss NFA competition," said Greg Ulmer, F-35 Program vice president and general manager. "We are offering the only 5th generation fighter at the cost of 4th generation aircraft while offering Switzerland an aircraft that will protect Swiss sovereignty for decades to come." Nine nations operate F-35s on their home soil, with more than 585 F-35s in service today, according to Lockheed. https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/11/19/Lockheed-US-government-offer-to-sell-40-F-35As-to-Swiss-air-force/3561605814292/

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  14 août 2018 | International, C4ISR

  Pentagon invites researchers to hack the Marine Corps

  By: Jessie Bur The Department of Defense kicked off its sixth bug bounty program Aug.12 with Hack the Marine Corps, a challenge focusing on the Corps' public-facing websites and services. “Hack the Marine Corps allows us to leverage the talents of the global ethical hacker community to take an honest, hard look at our current cybersecurity posture," said Maj.Gen. Matthew Glavy, the head of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command, in a news release. “Our Marines need to operate against the best. What we learn from this program will assist the Marine Corps in improving our war-fighting platform, the Marine Corps Enterprise Network. Working with the ethical hacker community provides us with a large return on investment to identify and mitigate current critical vulnerabilities, reduce attack surfaces and minimize future vulnerabilities. It will make us more combat ready.” The DoD launched its first bug bounty, Hack the Pentagon, in May 2016, which was considered one of the first major successes for the then-newly minted Defense Digital Service. Since then the DoD has held bug bounties for the Army, the Air Force, the Air Force again and the Defense Travel System. The combined programs resulted in over 600 resolved vulnerabilities with approximately $500,000 awarded to the ethical hackers participating in the program. “Information security is a challenge unlike any other for our military. Our adversaries are working to exploit networks and cripple our operations without ever firing a weapon," said Chris Lynch, the director of the Defense Digital Service. "Sometimes, the best line of defense is a skilled hacker working together with our men and women in uniform to better secure our systems. We're excited to see Hack the Pentagon continue to build momentum and bring together nerds who want to make a difference and help protect our nation.” Hack the Marine Corps was launched with HackerOne, which partners with the hacker community to help businesses and government conduct bug bounties, and kicked off with a live hacking event coinciding with the Black Hat USA, DefCon and BSides conferences in Las Vegas. The live hack resulted in 75 unique vulnerability reports and more than $80,000 in awards. “Success in cybersecurity is about harnessing human ingenuity,” said Marten Mickos, CEO at HackerOne. “There is no tool, scanner or software that detects critical security vulnerabilities faster or more completely than hackers. The Marine Corps, one of the most secure organizations in the world, is the latest government agency to benefit from diverse hacker perspectives to protect Americans on and off the battlefield.” The bug bounty program ends Aug. 26. https://www.fifthdomain.com/dod/marine-corps/2018/08/13/pentagon-invites-researchers-to-hack-the-marine-corps/