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  4 janvier 2019 | International, Aérospatial

  UK: Defence Minister signs £250M aircraft deal, sustaining 450 jobs

  Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced the MOD has signed a £250 million deal to support the RAF's intelligence-gathering Shadow aircraft fleet. Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a £250 million deal to support the RAF's intelligence-gathering Shadow aircraft fleet, supporting 450 jobs. Shadow is a highly capable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft which performs crucial intelligence-gathering on operations all over the world. Shadow, flown by 14 Squadron RAF, has been on operations above battlefields including Iraq and Afghanistan. The newly-signed contract with Raytheon will sustain 200 jobs at the company's facilities in Broughton, North Wales and hundreds more across the UK supply chain. Services will also be established at RAF Waddington, the home of the RAF's ISTAR fleet, to ensure aircraft availability under the new contract. Defence Minister Stuart Andrew said: This £250 million investment will ensure the UK retains its position as a global leader in battlefield intelligence gathering for UK troops and our NATO allies. It is also great news for the economy through the safeguarding of 450 skilled jobs across the country, including 200 in North Wales, confirming the region as a UK centre of excellence for air support. The support contract will provide maintenance, airworthiness, design and supplier management services as well as modification and integration work which will allow Shadow to be upgraded in the future. DE&S Chief Executive Officer Sir Simon Bollom said: DE&S is proud to continue to work with our partners across industry to deliver world-class support to the RAF's Shadow fleet. The continuing investment in support safeguards jobs and expertise which will provide safe and available aircraft in support of UK troops. Under commitments laid out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the UK is bringing a total of eight Shadow aircraft into RAF service. Air ISTAR Programme Director, Group Captain Shaun Gee: This contract award marks a key milestone in cementing the excellent partnership between the MOD with RSL(UK). It delivers vital ongoing support to operations and, crucially, enables future, rapid development of the SHADOW Platform which will ensure the capability remains at the cutting edge of technology providing a world-class tactical ISR capability for the UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-minister-signs-250m-aircraft-deal-sustaining-450-jobs

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  18 février 2019 | International, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR

  L'Europe de la Défense décolle

  La ministre des Armées Florence Parly et son homologue allemande Ursula von der Leyen ont donné le coup d'envoi industriel au système de combat aérien du futur (Scaf), mercredi 6 février. Ce projet doit remplacer le Rafale français et l'Eurofighter allemand à horizon 2035. Un petit pas pour les industriels de l'armement, un grand pas pour l'Europe de la Défense. Le 6 février, dans l'usine du motoriste Safran de Gennevilliers (Hauts-de-Seine), la ministre des Armées Florence Parly et son homologue allemande Ursula von der Leyen ont signé les premiers contrats d'études auprès des industriels pour lancer le système de combat aérien du futur (Scaf). Cet appareil doit remplacer à l'horizon 2035, les Rafale de l'armée française et les Eurofigther allemands. Dassault Aviation et Airbus vont bénéficier d'un financement de 65 millions d'euros pour mener les premières études de définition. Ils devront définir l'architecture de l'appareil et de son environnement immédiat comme les drones qui l'accompagneront dans sa mission ainsi que ses capacités à déjouer les défenses aériennes adverses. Article complet: https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/l-europe-de-la-defense-decolle.N804990

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  22 juillet 2019 | International, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité, Autre défense

  US Army commissions ‘world’s largest 3D printer’

  3D Systems and the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) have been awarded a US$15 million contract by the Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to create what they say will be the ‘world's largest, fastest, and most precise metal 3D printer'. The machine will be used for long-range munitions, combat vehicles, helicopters, and air and missile defense applications, the company said. According to the US Army, it already uses additive manufacturing (AM) to refurbish worn parts and create custom tools. Plans are to develop large-scale systems for installation in its depots and labs. Subsequently, 3D Systems and its partners also aim to make the new 3D printer technology available to aerospace and defense suppliers. The printer's build envelope is planned to be 1000 mm x 1000 mm x 600 mm, with ability to build minimum wall thickness of 100 µm and layer thickness of 30 µm. This is a significant increase over current large-scale metal 3D printers with a build envelope of 500 mm x 500 mm x 500 mm, 3D Systems said. 'Up until now, powder bed laser 3D printers have been too small, too slow, and too imprecise to produce major ground combat subsystems at scale,' said Dr Joseph South, ARL program manager. 3D Systems also plans to integrate the new technologies and processes into its existing range of 3D printers. https://www.materialstoday.com/additive-manufacturing/news/us-army-commissions-worlds-largest-3d-printer/