7 octobre 2024 | International, Terrestre
10 juin 2022 | International, Terrestre
Les députés allemands adoptent le fonds spécial de 100 Md€ pour la Bundeswehr
Les députés allemands ont adopté, vendredi, à une très large majorité, la dotation de 100 Md€ proposée en février par le chancelier Olaf Scholz à destination de la modernisation de son armée. Cette dotation exceptionnelle a été votée non seulement par les partis de sa coalition (SPD, Grünen, et FDP), mais aussi par le groupe conservateur (CDU-CSU), principale force d'opposition au Bundestag, dont le chancelier avait besoin du soutien pour garantir que ce fonds spécial soit inscrit dans la Loi fondamentale allemande. C'est l'Armée de l'Air qui bénéficiera de la plus grosse part du fonds : 33,4 Md€ serviront notamment à payer les 35 avions de combat F-35 que le gouvernement allemand a décidé d'acheter au constructeur américain Lockheed Martin. Berlin entend également acquérir des avions de chasse Eurofighter ECR, fabriqués par le consortium européen Airbus, des hélicoptères de transport Chinook CH-47-F, produits par l'américain Boeing, ainsi que des drones Heron TP, de fabrication israélienne. « Le développement du Système aérien de combat du futur (SCAF) doit lui aussi être financé par le fonds spécial à partir de 2023 », a par ailleurs déclaré la ministre allemande de la Défense, Christine Lambrecht, en référence au projet germano-franco-espagnol censé aboutir en 2040. L'Armée de Terre et la Marine sont dotées de 16,6 et de 8,8 Md€ respectivement. L'argent débloqué doit également être mis au service d'un projet européen : le char de combat du futur (MGCS). Quant au reste de l'enveloppe, il ira à des programmes transversaux. Environ 20 Md€ seront par exemple affectés à la numérisation de la Bundeswehr, terme qui recouvre aussi bien l'acquisition de nouveaux matériels de communication que le financement de systèmes satellites.
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24 septembre 2018 | International, Terrestre, C4ISR
Army makes strides toward network modernization with much anticipated radio award
By: Mark Pomerleau The Army has awarded Harris Corp. and Thales Defense a much anticipated radio contract that leaders say is critical for mission command on contested battlefields in the future. The two-channel leader software-defined radio will allow commanders on the ground to switch frequencies if one is being jammed by adversaries. The Army said it plans to exercise a delivery order for 1,540 Leader Radio sets and 338 vehicular mounting kits. The value of the order was not immediately clear. “This is an important step in providing critical tactical communications capabilities that are interoperable and effective in a contested electronic warfare environment,” Col. Garth Winterle, project manager for tactical radios, said in a Sept. 21 Army release. Army leaders have described the radios as critical to the Army's overall network modernization strategy. The contract allows for annual orders and for the easy integration of new capabilities. “The award of the two-channel Leader radio contract is an important milestone in the modernization of the Army's tactical network and Harris is honored to be part of it,” Dana Mehnert, President, Harris Communication Systems, said. Maj. Gen. David Bassett, the program executive officer for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical, told reporters in March that these types of radios have shown themselves to be able to run a wide range of waveforms. This has proven to be a critical feature as the Army considers more advanced, harder-to-jam waveforms for the future. This could be especially important in electronic warfare as adversaries make strides in their jamming and sensing abilities within the electromagnetic spectrum. The two-channel Leader radio will also be a key component of what the Army is calling the integrated tactical network, which focuses on a simplified, independent, mobile network solution at the battalion level. That solution is intended to provide network availability down to the small unit dismounted leader for better mission command, situational awareness and air-to-ground integration. https://www.c4isrnet.com/c2-comms/2018/09/21/army-makes-strides-toward-network-modernization-with-much-anticipated-radio-award
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10 janvier 2019 | International, Terrestre
U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics Delivery Order to Upgrade 174 Abrams Main Battle Tanks
GD Land Systems now scheduled to modernize more than three brigades of tanks. January 8, 2019 STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – The U.S. Army has signed a $714 million delivery order for General Dynamics Land Systems to upgrade an additional 174 M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks to the state-of-the-art M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3) configuration. This brings the total of M1A2 SEPv3 tanks ordered by the Army in 2018 to 274 (more than three brigades of tanks). The M1A2 SEPv3 configuration features technological advancements in communications, reliability, sustainment and fuel efficiency, plus upgraded armor. The delivery order is part of an Army Requirements Contract signed in December 2017 through which the Army can upgrade up to 435 M1A1 Abrams tanks to the M1A2 SEPv3 configuration. “We're proud to help the Army provide world-class combat capability to Armored Brigade Combat Teams,” says Don Kotchman, Vice President and General Manager of General Dynamics Land Systems U.S. Market. “This delivery order, along with our previous orders, means our production line will be rolling at a steady rate through 2021.” Work on this delivery order will be performed at Land Systems locations in Scranton, Pa., and Tallahassee, Fla., and at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio, the only operational tank plant in the country. Land Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). General Dynamics Land Systems provides innovative design, engineering, technology, production and full life-cycle support for land combat vehicles around the globe. The company's extensive experience, customer-first focus and seasoned supply chain network provide unmatched capabilities to the U.S. military and its allies. https://www.gd.com/news/press-releases/2019/01/us-army-awards-general-dynamics-delivery-order-upgrade-174-abrams-main