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  22 janvier 2019 | International, Naval

  Lockheed Martin And Fincantieri Marinette Marine Awarded Contract To Build Littoral Combat Ship 31

  WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 21, 2019 – The U.S. Navy awarded the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) team a fixed-price-incentive-fee contract to build an additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). LCS 31 will be built in Marinette, Wisconsin, at FMM, the Midwest's only naval shipyard, and is the 16th Freedom-variant LCS ordered by the Navy to date. The team will leverage capital investment and improvement in the shipyard and efficiencies created with serial production to maintain high quality at an affordable cost. "We are excited to continue our partnership with the Navy and FMM to build and deliver capable ships to the fleet,” said Joe DePietro, vice president and general manager, Lockheed Martin Small Combatants and Ship Systems. "With the Freedom-variant in serial production, we continue to enhance efficiency and incorporate capability while maintaining ship and program affordability." Since the LCS program's inception, Freedom-variant LCS production has injected hundreds of millions of dollars into local economies throughout the Midwest. The program supports thousands of direct and indirect jobs throughout the United States, including more than 7,500 in Michigan and Wisconsin. The Lockheed Martin and FMM team is in full-rate production of the Freedom-variant and has delivered seven ships to the U.S. Navy to date. There are seven ships in various stages of construction at FMM. Lockheed Martin's Freedom-variant LCS is highly maneuverable, lethal and adaptable. Originally designed to support focused missions such as mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare, the team continues to evolve capabilities based on rigorous Navy operational testing, sailor feedback and multiple successful fleet deployments. The Freedom-variant LCS integrates new technology and capability to affordably support current and future mission capability from deep water to the littorals. For additional information, visit: www.lockheedmartin.com/lcs. https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2019-01-21-Lockheed-Martin-and-Fincantieri-Marinette-Marine-Awarded-Contract-to-Build-Littoral-Combat-Ship-31

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  23 mars 2022 | International, Aérospatial

  Signature du nouveau contrat d’objectifs et de performance 2022-2026 entre le ministère des Armées et l’Onera

  DÉFENSE Signature du nouveau contrat d'objectifs et de performance 2022-2026 entre le ministère des Armées et l'Onera Florence Parly, ministre des Armées, et Bruno Sainjon, PDG de l'Onera, ont signé, le 3 mars dernier, le contrat d'objectifs et de performance (COP) de l'Onera, pour la période 2022-2026. Ce document, qui « reconnaît le succès de la transformation de l'Onera et la consolidation de son statut de partenaire clé du ministère des Armées et de l'industrie aéronautique et spatiale », est l'aboutissement d'un travail entamé dès 2020 entre l'Onera, l'Agence de l'innovation de défense (AID) et l'ensemble de ses partenaires institutionnels, académiques ou privés. Il en résulte neuf objectifs opérationnels, dont, notamment, « l'exploitation de la complémentarité de l'Onera et du CNES au bénéfice du secteur spatial ». Bruno Sainjon souligne que « le ministère des Armées confirme une nouvelle fois son soutien au développement de l'Onera, par le renouvellement de sa subvention précédemment réévaluée, complétée par le financement d'investissements tels que la modernisation des moyens de télédétection aéroportée ou de calcul intensif, ou encore la croissance de l'activité contractuelle du secteur Défense de l'Office ». Florence Parly a déclaré : « Ce contrat d'objectifs et de performance pour la période 2022-2026 illustre pleinement le soutien de l'État à l'Onera, en prévoyant une augmentation des moyens financiers qui lui seront alloués. Il conforte le rôle central de l'Office dans la recherche et le développement de la filière aérospatiale française, en pleine synergie avec l'industrie dont il contribue à l'excellence au niveau mondial. L'Onera contribue directement à notre souveraineté sur le long terme, non seulement pour la France mais également pour l'Europe. Avec ce contrat d'objectifs et de performance, l'Office se voit confirmé dans sa mission d'être au cœur des grands projets aérospatiaux ». Le Journal de l'Aviation du 21 mars

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  3 juillet 2019 | International, Aérospatial

  Northrop to upgrade aircraft mission computers for US and Bahrain

  Northrop Grumman has secured a contract to perform the technical upgrade of UH-1Y, AH-1Z and UH-60V mission computers for the US and Bahrain. The $104m indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) award will see Northrop Grumman deliver production, retrofit and spare units. Under the Foreign Military Sales Act, these units will be supplied for the US Marine Corps, the Defense Logistics Agency, and Bahrain's military. The company noted that by bringing together several mission computer customers, the contract will help deliver greater cost-efficiency while lowering the logistics footprint. The contract has the potential for placing task or delivery order awards up to the ceiling amount. Northrop Grumman is expected to complete the contract work in December 2023. Northrop Grumman land and avionics C4ISR vice-president James Conroy said: “Northrop Grumman's mission computer delivers mission-critical capability to the warfighter. The system provides improved situational understanding in the rapidly changing threat environment.” The mission computer manufactured by the firm can integrate advanced mission, weapons and video processing capabilities into a high-performance airborne computer. The computer's open architecture enables the centralised display and control of all integrated avionics system functions. These include aircraft performance and flight instruments, on-board sensor and survivability displays, in addition to improved situational awareness and health monitoring information. Furthermore, the mission computer is capable of providing improved capability, commonality, reliability and maintainability to the warfighter. Northrop Grumman will supply up to 503 technical refresh mission computers for the three helicopter models. In 2017, The US Marine Corps fielded the Northrop Grumman's Tech Refresh Mission Computer (TRMC) for the first time on the UH‑1Y and AH-1Z helicopters. Equipment was deployed under the H-1 Upgrade programme that involved replacing the UH-1N and AH-1W helicopters with revamped aircraft. https://www.naval-technology.com/news/northrop-to-upgrade-aircraft-mission-computers-for-us-and-bahrain/