20 mai 2021 | International, Aérospatial
Teledyne, FLIR merger brings deep space to deep-sea sensing tech under one roof
Teledyne's $8.2 billion purchase of FLIR Systems could create a battlefield sensing and unmanned powerhouse.
15 juillet 2022 | International, Aérospatial
Canada moves forward with acquisition of first 2 Airbus A330-200s for RCAF future tanker - Skies Mag
In a surprise move on July 14, Canada announced that it has finalized a contract to acquire the first two aircraft for the RCAF that will provide a strategic transport and air-to-air refuelling capability, replacing the CC-150 Polaris.
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24 septembre 2018 | International, Aérospatial
France wants to buy Airbus tankers sooner
By: Pierre Tran PARIS — France renewed a pledge to speed up by two years delivery of 12 Airbus A330 multirole transport tanker jets for the French Air Force by 2023. “At the ministerial investment committee, the Direction Générale de l'Armement received the mission to accelerate the delivery of the A330 MRTT Phénix,” the armed forces ministry said in a Sept. 20 statement. A 12-strong fleet of the A330 MRTT by 2023 brings forward delivery of the air tankers by two years, the ministry said. A further three units will be ordered to bring the total fleet to 15 in the following years, the ministry added. No dates were given for a contract for the A330 MRTT or the value of the planned order. No date was set for a further batch of three more units. That boost for inflight refuelling was among the equipment modernization measures included in the 2019-2025 military budget law, formally signed by French president Emmanuel Macron just before an official garden party on July 13. The French Air Force has long lobbied for renewing the aerial capability, as the present aging tanker fleet is a key element in the airborne nuclear deterrent. French air operations in allied operations in the sub-Saharan Sahel region and the Middle East rely heavily on U.S. air tankers. The A330 MRTT will replace a mixed fleet of C-135FR and KC-135R tankers — some of which are close to 60 years old — and A310 and A340 strategic troop and transport aircraft. The A330 MRTT is a military conversion of the Airbus A330 airliner. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2018/09/21/france-wants-to-buy-airbus-tankers-sooner
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25 août 2022 | International, Aérospatial, Autre défense
AI to the Rescue as the Military Continues to Struggle With Pilot Shortage
The U.S. Air Force and Merlin Labs are developing software so that the C-130J Hercules flies with a single pilot, using AI as the co-pilot.