4 juin 2020 | International, Aérospatial
Does Western aerospace and defense need to be better protected against Chinese investment? Should Washington directly invest in the U.S. defense industrial base? Does anyone know how a nationally...
28 novembre 2023 | International, Naval
Canada's understaffed and resource-stretched navy is in "a critical state" and might not be able to carry out its basic duties next year, the top admiral said in a YouTube video released this week.
17 décembre 2020 | International, Terrestre
BERLIN (Reuters) - Le gouvernement allemand a acté, mercredi lors de sa réunion hebdomadaire, l'acquisition par l'Etat d'une participation de 25,1% dans l'équipementier de défense Hensoldt, a déclaré à Reuters une source informée du dossier. Reuters, citant plusieurs sources, avait rapporté samedi que Berlin avait l'intention de racheter cette participation au fonds de capital investissement KKR pour 464 millions d'euros. Cette acquisition vise à empêcher un acheteur étranger de prendre le contrôle de cet équipementier, dont les capteurs haute définition équipent notamment les avions de chasse Tornado, ont dit ces sources. Hensoldt, ancienne filiale d'Airbus, s'est introduit en Bourse en septembre. Il fournit aussi des systèmes de radar pour les chasseurs Eurofighter et des périscopes pour les chars Leopard et Puma. KKR, qui a acheté l'équipementier allemand en 2016, contrôle toujours plus de 60% du capital après l'IPO. (Sabine Siebold; version française Bertrand Boucey, Claude Chendjou, édité par Jean-Stéphane Brosse) https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/l-allemagne-a-decide-de-prendre-25-de-l-equipementier-de-defense-hensoldt.N1040944
20 avril 2020 | International, Aérospatial
By: Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON — After a two-week closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, Boeing on April 20 is set to reopen the Philadelphia-area facility where the H-47 Chinook and several other military helicopters are built, the company announced on Friday. Boeing manufactures the H-47 Chinnook cargo helicopter, the V-22 Osprey and the MH-138 Grey Wolf helicopter at its production line in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. Operations at that installation have been suspended since April 3. During that time, the company cleaned the entire facility, Boeing said in a statement. Employees who can work from home will still have the option to telework, but Boeing has added hand-sanitizing stations and will make face masks available for workers at the facility. The company is also requiring employees coming into work to go through a temperature screening before starting a shift, and workstations will be spaced farther apart to reduce the risk of transmission. “The number one priority is and will continue to be protecting the health and safety of our employees, their families and all of our stakeholders,” the company said in a statement. The decision to open the plant in the Philadelphia area follows a similar one made by Boeing earlier this week to restart operations at its facilities in the region near Puget Sound, Washington. The company restarted production of the P-8 maritime surveillance plane and KC-46 tanker this past Monday and will resume production of commercial airliners made at those facilities on April 20. https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2020/04/17/boeing-set-to-reopen-major-military-helicopter-production-hub-for-h-47-and-mh-139/