29 septembre 2024 | International, C4ISR
This is the first AN/TPY-2 radar with a complete Gallium Nitride, or GaN, populated array in the system
21 avril 2024 | International, Aérospatial
Iranian contractors and government officials have picked up on market demand, frequenting arms expos and other events in Russia, Iraq, Qatar and more.
29 novembre 2021 | International, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité
Le Forum innovation défense (FID), qui ouvre ses portes ce jeudi 25 novembre à Paris, est l'occasion de montrer que la défense française « a repris la course en tête » de l'innovation, relèvent les Echos. Les moyens dédiés à l'innovation ont été portés de 730 M€ en 2019 à 1 Md€ dans la Loi de finances 2022, et les méthodes et processus d'aides aux innovations ont été en partie revus pour accélérer sur des sujets tels que l'intelligence artificielle, le quantique, la surveillance spatiale, les armes à énergie dirigée, ou encore l'hypervélocité. L'Agence de l'Innovation de Défense (AID), créée il y a trois ans, a joué un rôle important d'accélérateur. « Le mouvement enclenché pour s'ouvrir aux innovations civiles est désormais bien implanté dans le ministère des Armées », explique le directeur de l'agence, Emmanuel Chiva. Il indique que ses équipes ont référencé 760 startups, et en ont sélectionné 290 pouvant offrir des technologies intéressantes pour le secteur de la défense. Les Echos du 25 novembre
18 janvier 2021 | International, Aérospatial
China's new WJ-700 high-altitude, long-endurance and high-speed armed reconnaissance drone successfully completed its maiden flight earlier this week. The “rare type” drone is capable of executing both attack and reconnaissance missions in China, according to a statement the Third Academy of the state-owned arms firm China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC) sent to the Global Times. First unveiled at Airshow China in 2018, the WJ-700 is expected to have a maximum take-off weight of 3,500 kg, with a maximum endurance of 20 hours. It is capable of performing air-to-surface precision strikes in multiple situations such as stand-off ground attacks, anti-ship, and anti-radiation attacks, the statement said, noting that it will “create a new pattern for drone combat.” China wants to begin selling the drones to domestic and international market needs in the next five to 10 years. Compared to other popular drones, the distinguishing characteristic of the WJ-700 is its large size, meaning it has an outstanding payload capacity that allows it to carry larger munitions like anti-ship missiles and stand-off weapons that enable the drone to launch attacks from outside of an enemy anti-aircraft fire coverage zone, Wei Dongxu, a Beijing-based military expert, said. Key tactical and even strategic battlefield hubs, including radar installations, warships and command centers could be targets of the WJ-700, analysts said. The WJ-700 could deliver diverse combat missions in high-threat battlefield environments with its precision combat and wide-area reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities. After completing various system-level tests and verifications, it will be officially put into combat applications, the academy said. https://www.defenseworld.net/news/28768#.YAXP_-hKiUk