How interoperability benefits military, civil and commercial domains

Sur le même sujet

• 

  5 juillet 2019 | International, Aérospatial

  The Department of Defense wants ideas for a tiny autonomous space station

  By Andrew Liptak The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a solicitation for a tiny, “self-contained and free flying orbital outpost” that can host experiments and equipment in orbit and could eventually be scaled up for human habitation. The Orbital Outpost that's being solicited would be small: it needs to have at least a cubic meter of space inside, be able to carry 80 kilograms, have continuous power, and should have a pressurization of anywhere from 0 to 1 atmospheres. It should be able to move around in orbit on its own, and it has to be built quickly; the military wants it ready to go within two years after it awards a contractor a contract. The military also says that it eventually wants the station to be modular (able to attach other components or other outposts), have a robotic arm, be able to carry people, and be hardened against radiation for “beyond [low Earth orbit] applications.” Full article: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/3/20680849/department-of-defense-autonomous-space-station-ideas-experiment-human-habitation

• 

  12 février 2020 | International, Aérospatial

  Finland launches HX evaluations for F-35A

  Lockheed Martin has officially launched the flight evaluation phase of its F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for Finland's HX programme, with a pair of aircraft arriving at Tampere-Pirkkala Airbase north of Helsinki on 9 February. The two aircraft were part of a flight of four that departed Luke Air Force Base (AFB) in Arizona on 5 February but problems with the aerial refuelling tankers assigned to support the aircraft on their trans-Atlantic crossing meant that only two F-35As were able to make the journey. Lockheed Martin's arrival in Finland for its HX Challenge evaluation followed earlier stints from the Eurofighter Typhoon from 9 to 17 January, the Dassault Rafale from 20 to 28 January, and the Saab Gripen E and GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from 30 January to 6 February. With the F-35A evaluation set to run through to 17 February, Boeing will conclude proceedings with its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft from 18 to 26 February. For the HX evaluations, Finland is assessing a potential replacement for the air force's 55 Boeing F/A-18C and seven F/A-18D Hornet fighters. The government's request for quotations (RFQs) calls for a "capability" to be delivered for EUR10 billion (USD13 billion), which includes the cost of acquiring the aircraft, infrastructure, training, and support from the arrival of the first aircraft in 2025, through the declaration of initial operating capability (IOC) in 2027 and full-operating capability (FOC) in 2030. After this time, support and sustainment funding will move from the acquisition to the operations budget. The evaluations are being held in three phases against the Finnish Air Force's concept of operations (CONOPS). https://www.janes.com/article/94239/finland-launches-hx-evaluations-for-f-35a?from_rss=1

• 

  21 juin 2021 | International, Aérospatial

  Thales développe un casque optimisé pour les hélicoptères militaires

  Thales va fournir à l'armée française une version optimisée du casque TopOwl, fabriqué à Mérignac (Gironde), afin d'aider les hélicoptères des forces spéciales à évoluer dans des conditions extrêmes (basse altitude, obscurité totale, atterrissage dans le brouillard...). Destiné aux hélicoptères NH90 de NHIndustries, le nouveau dispositif de réalité augmentée permettra aux pilotes d'avoir accès à la vision de nuit directement dans le viseur du casque, gr'ce à des amplificateurs de lumière, ce qui évitera l'emploi de jumelles de vision nocturne. L'Usine Nouvelle du 21 juin