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  17 juin 2020 | International, Aérospatial

  Canadian CF-18 upgrade package OK’d by US

  By: Aaron Mehta WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has cleared Canada to purchase a package of upgrades for its fleet of CF-18 Hornets, including upgraded radars and weapons, intended to serve as a bridge between the legacy fleet and Canada's future fighter. The package, which comes with an estimated price tag of $862.3 million, would fulfill the requirements for Canada's “Hornet Extension Project Phase 2,” which was announced last year. The program seeks to upgrade the “sensors, weapons, survivability, security and mission support to maintain parity with evolving threats” for 36 of Canada's Hornets, with initial delivery in 2023, according to a statement on the Canadian military's website. Canada has 80 CF-18s in inventory and is in the midst of a long attempt to replace the aging fighters with 88 newer designs — one of which has been marred with restarts and political challenges. The Phase 2 extension is designed to help bridge the capability gap until new jets come online. Among the upgrades included in this potential package: 50 Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II tactical missiles; 38 APG-79(V)4 active electronically scanned array radars; 38 APG-79(V)4 AESA radar A1 kits; 46 F/A-18A wide-band RADOMEs; upgrades to the Advanced Distributed Combat Training System; and technical assistance to support the upgraded jets. “This sale will provide Canada a 2-squadron bridge of enhanced F/A-18A aircraft to continue meeting NORAD and NATO commitments while it gradually introduces new advanced aircraft via the Future Fighter Capability Program between 2025 and 2035,” said a statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, using an acronym for the U.S.-Canadian North American Aerospace Defense Command. “The proposed sale of the capabilities, as listed, will improve Canada's capability to meet current and future warfare threats and provide greater security for its critical infrastructure,” it added. Work would be performed by Raytheon in its El Segundo, California, location; General Dynamics Mission Systems in Marion, Virginia; Boeing's St. Louis, Missouri, facility; and Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Any industrial offset agreements will be sorted out in the future. Announcements of potential Foreign Military Sales deals are not final, and dollar amounts or quantities of items may change during final negotiation. https://www.defensenews.com/global/the-americas/2020/06/16/canadian-cf-18-upgrade-package-okd-by-us

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  13 janvier 2021 | International, Terrestre

  Hanwha-led team launches Redback vehicle for Australian Army competition

  By: Mike Yeo MELBOURNE, Australia — Hanwha-led Team Redback officially launched its Redback infantry fighting vehicle on Tuesday ahead of delivering three for evaluation trials as part of a risk mitigation effort for the Australian Army. The infantry fighting vehicles are undergoing trials as part of Project Land 400 Phase 3, which is tasked to acquire about 450 tracked IFVs that will replace Australia's fleet of M113AS4 armored personnel carriers. The Redback, which is named after a venomous spider found in Australia, is up against Rheinmetall's Lynx KF41 for the program, which is due to announce a winner in 2022. The risk mitigation effort involves detailed test and evaluation of the vehicles throughout 2021 with the aim of providing objective quality evidence to support a government decision on the preferred platform. Team Redback is the group of companies led by Hanwha Defense Australia, and includes Electro Optic Systems, Elbit Systems and several other Australian companies. Protection for the Redback meets STANAG Level 6 requirements (a NATO standard), and is fitted with a range of active and passive protection systems in addition to survivable seats in the troop compartment, a floating floor to mitigate the effects of mines or improvised explosive devices, and Plasan-made add-on armor. The passive protection system includes Elbit laser warning devices providing all-around coverage, while active protection comes in the form of the Israeli company's Iron Fist active protection system. The Redback is based on South Korea's AS21 infantry fighting vehicle and is fitted with an EOS T2000 turret mounting a Mk44S Bushmaster II 30mm cannon and a 7.62mm coaxially mounted machine gun. An EOS R400 four-axis remote weapons station is also mounted on the turret roof and can be fitted with a range of weapons including machine guns or an automatic grenade launcher. Grant Sanderson, CEO of the Defense Systems division at Electro Optic Systems, told Defense News that the coronavirus pandemic has slowed efforts to integrate the turret, pointing out that having to fly engineers between Australia, Israel and South Korea has been a challenge. However, the lethality testing of the integrated turret is continuing and is expected to culminate in a live-fire demonstration of the turret with Australian optics and systems in August. The Redback is also designed with ride comfort in mind, with rubber tracks and independent suspension in lieu of more common metal running gear and torsion bar suspension. Hanwha added that noise reduction measures has also meant it is possible to conduct conversations in the troop compartment, even when the vehicle is moving. https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2021/01/12/hanwha-led-team-launches-redback-vehicle-for-australian-army-competition/

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  16 janvier 2019 | International, Aérospatial

  France: Dassault Aviation renouvelle sa convention avec le ministère des Armées pour le soutien aux PME

  M. Eric Trappier, PDG de Dassault Aviation, et Mme Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, ont signé le renouvellement de la convention entre Dassault Aviation et le ministère des Armées pour le soutien aux PME de la Défense. Mérignac, le 14 janvier 2019 – M. Eric Trappier, PDG de Dassault Aviation, et Mme Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, ont signé le renouvellement de la convention entre Dassault Aviation et le ministère des Armées pour le soutien aux PME de la Défense. Cet événement a eu lieu dans le cadre de la visite que Mme Parly a effectuée ce jour à l'usine Dassault Aviation de Mérignac. L'adhésion initiale de Dassault Aviation à cette convention était intervenue en janvier 2014. En renouvelant cette convention, Dassault Aviation confirme la démarche qui a toujours été la sienne de soutenir les centaines de PME qui sont ses partenaires dans les programmes militaires. Le tissu industriel français auquel appartient Dassault Aviation s'est patiemment constitué depuis des décennies, accumulant et partageant des connaissances, des méthodes de travail, des règles de métiers, des outils de conception et production qui sont précieux et doivent être absolument préservés. Ces compétences, résultat de la réalisation de toutes les générations d'avions depuis 1945, sont synonymes de souveraineté technologique : très peu de pays les possèdent. Elles sont également synonymes de croissance : par exemple, plus de 150 PME françaises se sont vu proposées des opportunités de développement liées au contrat Rafale en Inde. « En tant qu'architecte industriel et intégrateur de systèmes complexes, Dassault Aviation se sait investi d'une responsabilité particulière, a déclaré Eric Trappier. Nous sommes fiers de contribuer au développement du formidable écosystème des PME de la Défense. Les dispositions de la convention que nous venons de signer prolongent très utilement les efforts des grands donneurs d'ordres, dans un contexte économique plus exigeant que jamais ». https://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/groupe/presse/press-kits/dassault-aviation-renouvelle-convention-ministere-armees-soutien-aux-pme/