29 avril 2020 | International, C4ISR
Rochester, N.Y. Apr 28, 2020 - L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has received a third low-rate initial production (LRIP) order valued at $95 million by the U.S. Army under the HMS (Handheld, Manpack & Small Form-Fit) IDIQ contract to bring AN/PRC-158 multi-channel radios to the battlefield.
This LRIP will be followed by an Operational Test that will inform a Full Rate Production decision for the AN/PRC-158 and other HMS products. The IDIQ contract includes a five-year base and an additional five-year option with a ceiling of $12.7 billion. The Army expects to purchase approximately 65,000 HMS Manpack radios under the IDIQ.
The L3Harris AN/PRC-158 radio features a two-channel, software-defined architecture with integrated cross-banding between waveforms, including Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS), Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), Demand Assigned Multiple Access/Integrated Waveform (DAMA/IW) and ready for the Warrior Robust Enhanced Network (WREN) waveform, providing advanced capabilities while maintaining backward interoperability with legacy systems.
The software-defined architecture enables flexibility to respond to new and emerging requirements and allows easy porting of new waveforms. The radio is capable of simultaneously handling classified and unclassified data.
“L3Harris is proud to deliver the most critical part of the U.S. Army's Integrated Tactical Network, enabling secure multi-mission capability in the most challenging and contested environments,” said Dana Mehnert, President, Communication Systems, L3Harris. “The AN/PRC-158 will equip soldiers with cutting-edge waveforms, providing resilient SATCOM and advanced wideband networking at the tactical edge.”
About L3Harris Technologies
L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers' mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in 130 countries. L3Harris.com.
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Communication Systems
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15 janvier 2020 | International, Aérospatial
By: Sebastian Sprenger COLOGNE, Germany — Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky and Boeing have submitted their proposals for the German military's envisioned heavy transport helicopter program, the companies announced. Sikorsky is offering a version of the CH-53K designed for the U.S. Marine Corps, while Boeing is pitching the H-47 Chinook. The offers, due on Jan. 13, come in response to a request for proposals published by the Bundeswehr last summer. Government officials will spend the greater part of 2020 analyzing the submissions, with a second and final request for offers pegged for the end the year. The multibillion-dollar STH program, short for Schwerer Transporthubschrauber, is meant to replace the German fleet of decades-old CH-53G copters. Deliveries from the winning bidder are slated to begin in 2024 and last through the early 2030s — that is if the program receives budgetary support from the government and lawmakers when the time comes for a contract next year. Both companies have assembled a group of German suppliers that would oversee areas such as maintenance, simulators and documentation in an effort to maximize domestic industry participation. The Bundeswehr initially wanted a no-frills, off-the-shelf cargo helicopter that would be easy on the defense budget. Notably, the Germans also want to use the STH choppers for combat search-and-rescue operations, with plans to raise that mission profile throughout the Air Force's ranks. But last year's solicitation came with an unexpected level of complexity, Frank Crisafulli, Sikorsky's director of international business development for heavy helicopters, told reporters during a company presentation in Bonn, Germany, on Monday. “Folks were caught by surprise,” he said. The added complications are due, for example, to the Bundeswehr's goal of having the helicopters certified in accordance with European civilian aviation regulations. In addition, German officials want a weather radar better than the one offered in the Marine Corps version of the CH-53K, plus a multilayered radio communications setup," Crisafulli said. As envisioned, the STH program would plunge the German military into a model of contractor-driven support popularized by the U.S. Defense Department under the moniker of performance-based logistics, or PBL. The idea is that the government can save money by dictating to contractors what level of readiness it wants for its hardware, and then letting vendors figure out how to meet those objectives within a given budget. Pentagon auditors previously affirmed the basic premise of performance-based logistics, with one key caveat: The government must have enough insight and clout in the programs to be able to set sensible performance benchmarks at rates favorable to taxpayers. According to Mike Schmidt, CEO of Rheinmetall Aviation Services, one of Sikorsky's key local partners, the concept is relatively new for Germany. At an STH industry day in 2018, “nobody knew what PBL was,” he said. At stake for the contractors is a 40-year relationship with Germany over the life cycle of the program. Boeing has portrayed its Chinook offering as a low-risk and low-cost option because more than 950 of the aircraft are already used by 20 countries. Sikorsky has played up the aerial-refueling capabilities of the CH-53K, especially in conjunction with the Lockheed Martin-made KC-130J tanker, to increase range. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/01/14/lockheed-boeing-enter-germanys-heavy-transport-helicopter-race/
16 janvier 2019 | International, Aérospatial
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/