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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:30

IAI offers Skimmer maritime helicopter conversion kit
Jan. 30, 2013 by Arie Egozi- FG Tel Aviv - Israel Aerospace Industries is offering what it describes as a "very cost-effective" way of converting a basic helicopter to one fully capable of performing maritime missions. The Israeli company is exploring...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:25

Sikorsky Aerospace Services Provides In-Country Depot Level Repairs to Colombian Army BLACK HAWK Fleet
January 30, 2013 sikorsky.com SHELTON, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced plans to structurally repair sevendamaged UH-60L BLACK HAWK helicopters for the Colombian Army (COLAR) at its base depot in Tolemaida, Colombia. To...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:20

Reduced F-35 performance specifications may have significant operational impact
Jan. 31, 2013 by Dave Majumdar - FG Washington DC - The Pentagon's decision to reduce the performance specifications for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will have a significant operational impact, a number of highly experienced fighter pilots...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:20

Navy Under Secretary not worried about F-35B grounding
January 30, 2013 by Mike Hoffman - defensetech.org Navy Under Secretary Bob Work didn’t seem concerned Tuesday about the recent grounding of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter when he discussed its future. The Marine version of the F-35 was grounded after...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:20

Back to the Future with Cargo Airship
January 30th, 2013 by Ward Carroll - defensetech.org It looks like a blimp but technically it isn’t one because it has a rigid structure made out of ultra-light carbon fiber and aluminum underneath its high-tech Mylar skin. Inside, balloons hold the helium...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:20

Canada Budget Cuts Cleave Deepest in Army
Jan. 30, 2013 - By DAVID PUGLIESE - Defense News VICTORIA, British Columbia — Canada’s Army is bearing the bulk of government-ordered defense spending cuts and has been forced to reduce training and delay some key equipment programs, the service’s commander...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:20

Smartphone to hold integrated warrior gear
photo qinetiq-na.com WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI Soldiers on the battlefront will soon be able to run complex computerized warrior systems as integrated units on hand-held devices, including smartphones and tablets. Command-and-control systems for military...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:20

For Defense Sector, Americans’ Support for Military Cuts Is an Inconvenient Truth
Jan. 30, 2013 - By JOHN T. BENNETT - Defense News For Pentagon officials, defense-sector CEOs and congressional hawks, it is perhaps the most inconvenient of all truths: Most Americans want Washington to spend less on the military. More Americans pointed...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:20

Battelle supports Army crypto efforts
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 30 (UPI) Battelle, a U.S. research and development firm, has received a $22.4 million award to support U.S. Army's Identity Management and Cryptographic initiatives. Work for the Army Chief Information Officer/G6 Identity Management...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:20

iGov modernizing Marines' COC
RESTON, Va., Jan. 30 (UPI) A multimillion-dollar contract for modernizing the U.S. Marines Corps AN/TSQ-239 combat operations center has been received by iGov. The company is a provider of tactical IT network systems and system lifecycle support programs....
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:20

Bechtel builds chemical destruction plant
PUEBLO, Colo., Jan. 30 (UPI) A pilot facility to destroy U.S. Army chemical munitions has been built in Colorado by an operating unit of Bechtel. The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, constructed by the Bechtel Pueblo Team, will eventually...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:20

US Army soldiers complete Raven SUAS training certification
30 January 2013 army-technology.com The US Army soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division have completed a training certification course of the RQ-11 Raven small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) at Fort Carson in Colorado, US. The two...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 08:20

Canadian Forces Shying Away From Using the Term Next Generation Fighter?
January 30, 2013. David Pugliese - Defence Watch There has been some suggestion that the senior leadership of the RCAF isn’t happy with the use of the term “Next Generation Fighter.” The argument against the term is that it denotes a high degree of sophistication,...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 07:50

Watchdog: U.K. MoD Equipment Plan Low-Balls Costs
Jan. 30, 2013 By ANDREW CHUTER – Defense News Last year, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond put the 159 billion pound price tag on equipment spending up until 2022 and has since made political capital at the expense of the Labour opposition with his claim...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 07:50

The SAS: a very special force
30 Jan 2013 By Con Coughlin - telegraph.co.uk David Cameron has promised to increase rather than cut defence spending after 2015. That’s just as well, because he needs his special forces more than ever In times of crisis, the most reassuring call a prime...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 07:50

Des observateurs internationaux au Mali, veulent les 27
jan 30, 2013 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde (BRUXELLES2) Les 27 ministres des Affaires étrangères devraient ce jeudi (31 janvier) recommander la « présence d’observateurs au Mali » pour veiller aux violations des Droits de l’homme ou d’éventuelles exactions, selon...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 07:50

EU Foreign Affairs Council on Southern neighbourhood, Mali, Somalia, and more
30/1/2013 EU source: Council - Ref: CL13-007EN Summary: 30 January 2013, Brussels - The Council will meet from 9.30 onwards on 31 January, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton. The Council will...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 07:45

L'Onu va discuter du déploiement de casques bleus au Mali
31 janvier 2013 Guysen International News Le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies débattra sous peu du déploiement d'une force de maintien de la paix au Mali, apprend-on mercredi auprès de diplomates. Fin décembre, le Conseil de sécurité avait approuvé...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 07:45

French troops in Mali take Kidal, last Islamist holdout
31 January 2013 01:01 GMT - BBCAfrica French forces have secured the northern Malian town of Kidal, the last main stronghold of Islamist rebels in the region, military officials say. Militant Islamist fighters had already left the town, near the Algerian...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 07:45

Force Serval - contrôle de l’aéroport et des accès de la ville de Tombouctou 28 Janvier 2013
Crédits ECPAD EMA Dans la nuit du 27 au 28 2013, la force Serval et les unités maliennes ont pris le contrôle de l’aéroport et des accès de la ville de Tombouctou. -
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 07:45

Mali : le dernier bastion rebelle du Nord presque libéré
31/01/2013 07:00 Par Alain Ruello – LesEchos.fr L'aérodrome de Kidal a été libéré, mais les Touaregs menacent. Après Gao et Tombouctou ce week- end, les troupes françaises ont pris le contrôle dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi de l'aérodrome de Kidal,...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 07:20

Hagel: Sequestration Cuts Would Devastate Military
Jan. 30, 2013 - by MARCUS WEISGERBER – Defense News Sounding much like the man he has been tapped replace, Chuck Hagel believes billions of dollars in defense spending cuts, know as sequestration, would devastate the U.S. military. Hagel, the former Republican...
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31 janvier 2013 4 31 /01 /janvier /2013 01:40

Coordination: force Serval , armée malienne , unités africaines
31/01/2013 00:03 Opérations En 48 heures, les soldats de l’opération Serval, en coordination avec l’armée malienne et plusieurs unités africaines, ont repris le contrôle de la boucle du Niger, notamment des villes de Gao et de Tombouctou. Diaporama (more...
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30 janvier 2013 3 30 /01 /janvier /2013 23:44

Mali : la prise de Kidal ravive les tensions
30/01/2013 à 21:30 Par Thierry Oberlé, Service infographie du Figaro INFOGRAPHIE - Le retour en force des rebelles laïques du MNLA dans leur fief historique irrite les autorités maliennes. Les troupes françaises ont débarqué mardi pour sécuriser les lieux...
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30 janvier 2013 3 30 /01 /janvier /2013 23:41

Quand la France paie trois fois au Mali...
30/01/2013 Michel Cabirol – LaTribune.fr Outre le surcoût de l'opération Serval lancée le 11 janvier et supportée quasi exclusivement par la France, Paris a également décidé d'apporter une aide militaire logistique d'un total de 40 millions d'euros à...
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