13 février 2023 | International, C4ISR
US Navy teams with Qualcomm to research 5G, artificial intelligence
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10 octobre 2018 | International, Aérospatial
By: Jen Judson
WASHINGTON — The Army is calling for ready-to-fly future tactical unmanned aircraft systems that it can demonstrate with a select group of brigade combat teams in an effort to ultimately replace its Shadow UAS with something that better meets the needs of units in the field, according to Brig. Gen. Thomas Todd, the program executive officer for Army Aviation.
The service dropped a solicitation to industry on Sept. 28 stating its desire to procure up to two non-developmental UAS that would fit either into the category of 21- to 55-pound drones or weigh under 1,320 pounds (UAS group 2 or 3), according to the document posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website.
The Army has been looking for UAS that could operate independently from a runway and perform better in austere conditions than its current system at the tactical level.
Earlier this year, the outgoing director of Army aviation in the Army's Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for operations, planning and training, told Defense News that the Army sees a potential “quick win” when it comes to replacing Shadow.
And the Army's Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team — part of Army Futures Command — has already begun examining the possibility of new capabilities for both manned and unmanned future flight.
The Army has acknowledged there are likely quite a few ready-to-go options when it comes to a new tactical UAS.
So, it will take the approach of “buy, try, decide” to get after the possible replacement of Shadow, Todd told Defense News in an interview shortly after the solicitation was released.
The plan is to assess what is offered and choose three vendors to supply 12 UAS to six BCTs that will evaluate them for a period of time in realistic environments. Each BCT will be given two UAS from each of the three chosen vendors, Todd said.
13 février 2023 | International, C4ISR
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27 avril 2021 | International, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité
DÉFENSE Les dépenses militaires ont dépassé le seuil des 2% du PIB en France en 2020 Le SIPRI (Institut international de recherche sur la paix de Stockholm) a publié sa dernière étude le 26 avril. L'institut révèle que les dépenses militaires dans le monde ont crû de 2,6% en 2020 par rapport à 2019, pour s'établir à 1981 milliards de dollars (1637 milliards d'euros). Une progression d'autant plus impressionnante que le PIB mondial a reculé de 4,4% durant la même période en raison de la pandémie mondiale, souligne le SIPRI. Les dépenses militaires représentent 2,4% du PIB mondial en 2020. A eux seuls, cinq pays concentrent 62% des dépenses : les Etats-Unis ont consacré 778 milliards de dollars à leur armée, soit 39% des dépenses mondiales, un budget en hausse de 4,4% ; viennent ensuite la Chine (13% des dépenses mondiales), l'Inde (3,7%), la Russie (3,1%) et le Royaume-Uni (3%), qui a le plus investi parmi les pays européens pour ses armées. L'Allemagne et la France arrivent respectivement à la 7ème et 8ème position avec un niveau de dépenses quasiment identique, à 52,7 milliards de dollars, soit 2,7% des dépenses mondiales. La France franchit pour la première fois le seuil des 2% de son PIB pour son effort de défense depuis 2009. Ces 2% du PIB correspondent au seuil d'investissement conseillé par l'OTAN (Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord). L'Usine Nouvelle du 27 avril
23 septembre 2021 | International, Aérospatial
Local joint venture pulls in $9 million contract to support nation's nuclear weapons arsenal