3 avril 2020 | International, Aérospatial
Boeing is temporarily suspending production operations at its facilities in Ridley Township, Penn., in light of the company's continuous assessment of the spread of COVID-19 in the region. This action is intended to ensure the well-being of employees, their families and local communities, and will include an orderly shutdown consistent with requirements of U.S. and global defence customers.
Boeing will suspend operations beginning at the end of day on Friday, April 3. The site includes manufacturing and production facilities for military rotorcraft, including the H-47 Chinook, V-22 Osprey and MH-139A Grey Wolf. Defence and commercial services work and engineering design activities are also performed at the site.
The suspension of operations will last two weeks, with return to work on April 20. During the suspension, Boeing will continue to monitor government guidance and actions on COVID-19 and associated impacts on company operations. The company will conduct additional deep cleaning activities at buildings across the site and establish rigorous criteria for return to work.
“Suspending operations at our vital military rotorcraft facilities is a serious step, but a necessary one for the health and safety of our employees and their communities,” said Steve Parker, Vertical Lift vice-president and general manager, and Philadelphia site senior executive. “We're working closely with government and public health officials in the tri-state region. We're also in contact with our customers, suppliers and other stakeholders affected by this temporary suspension as we assist in the national effort to combat the spread of COVID-19.”
Philadelphia area employees who can work from home will continue to do so. Those who cannot work remotely will receive paid leave for the 10 working days – double the normal company policy.
When the suspension is lifted, Boeing Philadelphia will restart production in an orderly manner with a focus on safety, quality and meeting customer commitments. This is a key step to enabling the recovery of the defence and aerospace sectors.
https://www.skiesmag.com/press-releases/boeing-to-temporarily-suspend-philadelphia-area-operations
25 mai 2021 | International, Aérospatial
General Atomics drones are gaining the ability to launch unmanned aircraft in mid-air, new self-defense options, and other advanced capabilities.
28 mai 2020 | International, Aérospatial
L'Égypte souhaite moderniser ses hélicoptères d'attaque Apache. Modernisation. La DSCA, agence américaine chargée de la coopération en matière de défense et de sécurité, a annoncé le 7 mai dernier que le département d'État avait approuvé une FMS avec l'Égypte, visant à lui fournir les équipements nécessaires à la modernisation de 43 hélicoptères d'attaque Apache. Devant désormais être approuvé par le congrès américain, ce contrat est estimé à 2,3 Md$. Équipements. L'ambition pour Le Caire est ainsi de porter ses hélicoptères d'attaque au standard AH-64E. Pour cela, plusieurs composants des appareils devraient être modernisés, parmi lesquels se trouvent notamment les moteurs, les senseurs, les contre-mesures, les systèmes de communication ou encore l'armement. Mise en œuvre. La modernisation de ses hélicoptères permettra à l'Égypte de doter ses forces armées d'équipements modernes et ainsi de renforcer leur capacité, notamment dans le cadre de missions d'anti-terrorisme se déroulant dans le Sinaï, zone préoccupante pour l'Égypte. https://air-cosmos.com/article/egypte-vers-une-modernisation-dhlicoptres-apache-23132
20 janvier 2021 | International, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité
By: Burak Ege Bekdil ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's defense and aerospace exports stood at $2.3 billion in 2020, marking a 14.8 percent decline in comparison to 2019, official figures have revealed. The Turkish Exporters' Assembly, or TIM in its Turkish acronym, said disruption in production, supply and logistics processes due to restrictions imposed over the coronavirus pandemic caused the fall in exports. In 2020, the defense and aerospace industry accounted for 1.3 percent of Turkey's overall exports. TIM said the top market for Turkish manufacturers in 2020 was the United States, with $784.2 million in sales, or 4 percent less than in 2019. Turkey's staunch political ally in the Caucasus, Azerbaijan, was the second-largest export market, with sales reaching $260.8 million, marking a 194 percent rise from the previous year. Another major market was the United Arab Emirates, a Gulf rival to Turkey in foreign policy. Turkish exports to the UAE were at $200.2 million, up 51 percent from 2019. Locally produced systems meet 70 percent of Turkey's military's requirements, compared to 35 percent in 2002. In that same period, the number of defense procurement programs rose from 66 to more than 700, or from $5.5 billion to $70 billion in contract value. Similarly, defense and aerospace industry turnover went up from less than $1 billion to more than $9 billion, and exports from $248 million to $2.7 billion. In 2020, there were seven Turkish companies on Defense News' list of the top 100 defense companies around the world. The government has declared its defense and aerospace industry exports target as $10.2 billion by 2023. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/01/19/turkey-reports-nearly-15-drop-in-defense-exports/