13 juillet 2021 | International, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité
DoD budget faces multiple obstacles | Actionable Intelligence
Defense News' Joe Gould speaks to retired Major General Arnold Punaro about the defense budget.
9 juillet 2021 | International, Aérospatial
Les Armées face au défi des drones
Faisant suite aux deux rapports parlementaires à l'Assemblée nationale et au Sénat, Le Figaro consacre une double page aux drones militaires. Pour la ministre des Armées, la menace des drones « s'accroît et s'accélère », a-t-elle déclaré en assistant, à Biscarrosse, à un premier tir antidrone par laser. « C'est un véritable enjeu technologique, car il s'agit de faire face à une menace qui ne peut pas toujours être prise en compte par notre défense aérienne classique : elle est trop petite, trop lente, trop basse et avec une signature radar trop faible » poursuit la ministre. Pour y répondre, les systèmes Milad ou Bassalt conçus avec le groupe ADP ont déjà été utilisés à l'occasion de la fête nationale ou du sommet du G7 à Biarritz. En outre, le système Arlad est capable de détecter un objet volant entre 700 mètres et 1 kilomètre et d'orienter un tir de destruction automatique. Toutefois, la « chaîne détection-identification-neutralisation n'est pas encore consolidée » reconnaissent les armées. Les régiments vont donc aussi s'équiper de fusils brouilleurs Nerod. Dans le domaine offensif, la France cherche à rattraper son retard. « Nous allons multiplier le nombre d'aéronefs au sein de l'armée de terre par plus de 10 pour passer de 250 en 2017 à 3 000 en 2023 », explique le lieutenant-colonel Pierre-Yves. Par ailleurs, s'agissant des munitions rôdeuses, le général François Lecointre, chef d'état-major des armées, s'est montré clair : « l'emploi de munitions rôdeuses n'est pas acceptable d'un point de vue éthique. Les drones que nous utilisons permettent de contrôler la munition tirée sur la cible qui est identifiée précisément jusqu'au moment du déclenchement du tir ».
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23 avril 2019 | International, Terrestre
Army Expects Major Competition for Bradley Fighting Vehicle Replacement
The deputy commander of Army Futures Command told lawmakers recently that he expects the competition to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle to be highly competitive. The Army recently released the request for proposal (RFP) for the Next Generation Combat Vehicle-Optional Manned Vehicle (NGCV-OMFV), the second-highest priority in the service's new modernization strategy. The new vehicle will be designed to maneuver a squad of soldiers through dense urban terrain as well as wooded areas and deliver "decisive lethality" in close combat against a near-peer foe such as Russia, according to the RFP the Army released in late March https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/04/03/army-expects-major-competition-bradley-fighting-vehicle-replacement.html
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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