PARIS, 3 juin (Reuters) - EADS mène plusieurs prospections en vue d'acquisitions et n'exclut pas de réaliser plusieurs opérations de l'ordre d'un milliard de dollars chacune (690 millions
d'euros) d'ici la fin de l'année, déclare son directeur de la stratégie dans une interview au Monde. Le groupe d'aéronautique et de défense envisage des acquisitions dans la défense, la sécurité
et les services, en priorité dans les pays émergents ou aux Etats-Unis, précise Marwan Lahoud, dans le Monde daté du 4 juin.
"La sortie de crise étant là, le conseil d'administration nous encourage à repartir de l'avant. Je n'exclus pas des acquisitions d'ici la fin de l'année, de l'ordre chacune du milliard de
dollars", dit le dirigeant. "Nous menons plusieurs prospections qui pourraient aboutir en même temps".
Le directeur financier Hans-Peter Ring avait déclaré mi-mai, lors d'une conférence téléphonique, que sa trésorerie nette, de 12,2 milliards d'euros à fin mars, donnait beaucoup de flexibilité à
EADS.
Le groupe européen a annoncé fin mars le rachat de l'équipementier aéronautique canadien Vector Aerospace pour environ 625 millions de dollars canadiens (450 millions d'euros) dans le cadre de sa
stratégie visant à se renforcer en Amérique du Nord. C'était l'acquisition la plus importante d'EADS depuis sa création en 2000.
Less than 11 months after the UK Scout / Specialist Vehicle (SV) Demonstration Phase contract was signed, the Industry Team led by General Dynamics UK has demonstrated impressive progress on the
programme. The Team has conducted live-fire tests of the new Cased Telescoped (CT40) cannon system integrated in the very first Scout SV Turret, five months ahead of schedule.
This key maturity milestone was achieved with the firing of the integrated CT40 main weapon system on Wednesday 18th May at the Rheinmetal Landsysteme facility in Gersthofen, Germany as part of
the SV programme for which General Dynamics UK is the overall Prime contractor and Lockheed Martin UK is the Turret system Design Authority.
The live firing was attended by Roddy Malone, Scout SV Team Leader at MoD, Steve Rowbotham, Vice President of General Dynamics UK, and representatives from CTA International, Rheinmetal
Landsysteme, Curtiss Wright, Lockheed Martin UK and General Dynamics UK. The Turret system will now be delivered to Lockheed Martin UK in June 2011 for further system integration and testing at
Ampthill, Bedfordshire.
Roddy Malone said “This was a very impressive event so soon after contract award. It is of value not only to the UK MoD but also to the French Government as the CTAI Cannon is being jointly
qualified for both nations. The efforts of all involved have been magnificent.”
Brigadier Mike Riddell-Webster, Head of Capability for Ground Manoeuvre welcomed the news, commenting, “The Army is very pleased to note such progress on one of its highest priority equipment
programmes.”
“The successful live-firing of the fully integrated CT40 cannon system into the first Scout SV Turret is yet another example of the SV Demonstration phase moving forward at pace,” said Steve
Rowbotham. “SV will not only deliver innovation to the British Army in Scout and its other variants, it will also deliver the best protection, technology and fightability ever seen in a vehicle
of this type.”
“The Scout SV Turret Structure is a key programme for Rheinmetall Landsysteme” said Andreas Riedel, Head of the Rheinmetall Landsysteme Infantry and Artillery Business. “The achievement of the
first firing from a new turret so soon after the award of the contract is the result of excellent co-operation from all of the companies involved.”
The Scout reconnaissance vehicle will be a key variant in the British Army’s operational SV fleet when it goes into service. It will serve alongside other SV variants including Protected
Mobility, Repair and Recovery vehicles, all designed upon on the common-base platform being developed by General Dynamics UK.
The innovation of a 1.7 meter turret ring means that the Scout turret is designed to maximise space for the soldiers inside, thereby optimising fightability. This gives soldiers considerable room
for modern display screens, comfort for long periods inside the turret and ease of movement, even wearing full body armour. With the need for military electronics ever-expanding on operations,
the open electronic architecture allows significant growth for upgrade.
British troops using the Scout SV will have the best protection available in this vehicle class, both as it is delivered and as it grows to meet future threats. The vehicle will be immediately
capable of delivering load-carrying growth potential of up to 42 tonnes thanks to a modern, proven drivetrain. This means that SV is capable of being equipped to meet future threats likely to
appear over its entire 30 year life, without the need to upgrade its engine or transmission during that time.
Rheinmetall Landsysteme designs, develops and manufactures the Scout SV Turret Structure for Lockheed Martin UK at the company's facility in Gersthofen, Germany, which is a centre of excellence
for turret systems. After manufacture and provision of three turrets under the current Demonstration phase contract, Lockheed Martin UK will deliver these to General Dynamics UK for Integration
and Test onto the base vehicle for Scout. Subject to further MoD approvals, Lockheed Martin UK is expected to conduct assembly, integration and test of the production turrets at the Defence
Support Group (DSG) facility at Donnington in the East Midlands. The manufacture contract for the Scout turret is likely to create approximately 500 jobs for Lockheed Martin and its supply chain
partners in the UK, with the overall SV supply chain sustaining up to 10,000 jobs across UK.
BUCHAREST, Romania - The United States and Romania are in "very complicated" negotiations about the purchase of second-hand F-16 combat aircraft due to financing issues, the U.S. ambassador to
Romania said June 2.
"This is a very complicated negotiation because at some point it requires a financial agreement," Ambassador Mark Gitenstein told a press conference.
"We are just not far enough to finalize that" at this stage, he added.
Romania announced in March 2010 it would purchase 24 F-16 aircraft currently used by the U.S. military for $1.3 billion in order to replace its ageing, Soviet-made MiG Lancer jets.
The announcement triggered criticism from European groups Eurofighter and Saab, which said authorities should have issued a call for tenders.
Then in June 2010, as Romania battled one of the worst recessions in Europe, then finance minister Sebastian Vladescu said the purchase represented 1 percent of GDP and "such an expense was
downright impossible" at the moment.
Romania and the United States are close allies and agreed in May to deploy 24 missile interceptors on a military airbase in southern Romania in 2015 as part of the new U.S. defense shield.
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee approved a spending bill June 1 that cuts $9 billion from defense – largely by capturing money from programs that were running behind schedule or
from unspent funds, according to committee members.
Programs that took a hit in the fiscal 2012 spending measure include the Lockheed Martin Medium Extended Air Defense System (Meads), though members of Congress were reluctant to spell out
details, which are embargoed until the committee releases its report on the bill June 9.
Although the Pentagon has no current plans to buy Meads, it has asked for $804 million to back the program through 2014, to honor international agreements with partners Italy and Germany and to
continue to harvest some of the technology. The amount is close to the cost of terminating the program, but it is a rich target for those in Congress looking to trim dollars.
The bill fully funds other programs including President Obama’s request for the U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle made by General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike
Fighter and upgrades for the F-22 Raptor.
The bill provides $235.7 million for joint U.S.-Israel missile defense programs, including Arrow 2, Arrow 3 and David’s Sling.
“This $9 billion was not easy to achieve, and we did it without affecting readiness,” says the panel’s chairman, Rep. C.W. “Bill” Young (R-Fla.). “We found contract savings. We had some programs
that had been terminated, and we just took the slush fund that was left over. We did not cancel any big programs.”
The full appropriations committee is scheduled to debate the measure June 14.
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will highlight its industry-leading global security capabilities at the Paris International Air Show, including unmanned aircraft systems, defence
electronics and performance-based logistics.
The 49th Paris International Air Show will take place at Le Bourget, Paris, from 20-26 June 2011.
Northrop Grumman will participate in a series of media briefings during the air show covering a range of its capabilities, including unmanned systems, defence electronics, C4ISR, sustainment and
life cycle optimization and engineering. The outline media briefing schedule is as shown below.
All briefings will be held in the Northrop Grumman Media Centre. These will include presentations on the company's Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system (UAS), Euro
Hawk® UAS, a state-of-the-art, high-altitude, long-endurance signals intelligence (SIGINT) system, MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS) and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye manned
aircraft. Fire Scout is a multi-role UAS that can carry various payloads that provide unprecedented situational awareness and precision targeting support. The Advanced Hawkeye is a game-changer
for Navy battle management command and control, with a two-generation leap in radar sensor and robust network-enabled capability.
Northrop Grumman representatives will also provide briefings on the company's Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar solution to meet multi-mission requirements for a variety of
security challenges, and its international Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) capability. Northrop Grumman is celebrating 50 years of IRCM programmes and 15 years of DIRCM programmes in
strategic partnership with SELEX Galileo. The company's Rotorcraft Avionics Innovation Laboratory (RAIL) capabilities will also be discussed, in addition to eCORE (Enhanced C4ISR
Operationally Responsive Enterprise), which uses commercial standards-based technologies to enable rapid mission integration, deployment, support, training and maintenance.
Full details of these media events and all briefings can be found on the company's online media kit at www.northropgrumman.com/Paris. This site will also contain regularly updated information,
including briefing schedules, news releases and programme news. During the first half of the week, each day's key activities will also be summarized by Northrop Grumman personnel in a Web journal
called "News from the Flightline".
Date
Topic
Mon.
June 20
RQ-4 / Global Hawk – Overview, Programme Status Update and Recent Achievements
10 a.m.
Mon.
June 20
Euro Hawk® – Overview and Programme Status Update
11 a.m.
Mon.
June 20
RAIL – Rotorcraft Avionics Innovation Laboratory capabilities – Overview and Programme Status Update
1 p.m.
Wed.
June 22
International DIRCM – Northrop Grumman is celebrating 50 years of IRCM programs and 15 years of DIRCM programs in partnership with SELEX Galileo—Overview, Programme Status
Update and Upcoming Programme Announcements
10 a.m.
Tue.
June 21
AESA Solution – Brief highlights the capacity of Northrop Grumman to provide an AESA radar solution to meet multi-mission requirements for a variety of security
challenges
11 a.m.
Tue.
June 21
MQ-8B Fire Scout & Fire X – Overview and Programme Status Update
1 p.m.
Tue.
June 21
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye – Featuring a two-generation leap in state-of-the-art radar capability and upgraded aircraft systems, providing broad area coverage and expanded-range
capabilities – Overview, Programme Status Update and Recent Achievements
2 p.m.
Tues.
June 21
eCORE – "Enhanced C4ISR Operationally Responsive Enterprise" using commercial standards-based technologies, eCORE enables rapid mission integration, deployment, support,
training and maintenance – Overview and Programme Status Update
10 a.m.
Wed. June 22
LEMV – Lighter-than-Air and Heavy Lift capability – Overview, Programme Status Update and Recent Achievements
Britain will have four of its naval aviators serve on American aircraft carriers over the next decade, to maintain Royal Navy knowledge of how pilots operate jet aircraft off carriers. The
British naval officers will learn to fly F-18s in order to do this. While Britain and the U.S. regularly exchange fighter pilots, this is a special case.
That's because, earlier this year, the Royal Navy retired all its Harrier aircraft and the last aircraft carrier that the Harriers operated from. That presented a problem, as the first of two new
carriers won't enter service for a decade. The admirals knew that once the new carrier (Queen Elizabeth) entered service, a new generation of pilots would have to be trained to take off and land
on a carrier. While the Harriers could land and take off like a helicopter, they often took off (via a "ski jump" flight deck) so they could carry more weight (especially bombs) into action. The
new carriers will use the F-35C which, like the Harrier, can take off like a helicopter, or by rolling down a carrier flight deck. The Queen Elizabeths will have a catapult, like current American
carriers do (and pre "ski jump" British carriers did as well).
The current steam catapult was designed by a British naval officer in the 1950s, and were essential for launching the heavier jet aircraft. The British eventually abandoned the large carriers,
and steam catapults, because of cost. But the new Queen Elizabeth class carriers are 58,000 ton ships, and a return to the use of big carriers equipped with steam catapults. Each of these ships
will carry 34-45 aircraft and helicopters and be able to handle about 110 flight operations every 24 hours (mainly with F-35C). The British know from experience that it's easier to train
new pilots with experienced Royal Navy carrier pilots. Thus the need to maintain that experience by having British aviators flying F-18s off American carriers until the new British carriers
arrive.
Saab North America will sustain a $1 billion business in annual revenue in three and a half years, nearly trebling its size in the US and Canadian markets, with 40% of that growth coming from
mergers and acquisitions.
At least, that is the vision at Saab's corporate headquarters in Stockholm, but it falls upon Dan-Åke Enstedt, chief executive of its North American subsidiary, to realise it.
Perhaps incongruously, Enstedt said recently that the possible start of a cyclical downturn in US defence spending is a good time for a company such as Saab to launch an aggressive sales push.
He explained that tighter budgets will force the US military to accept more "off-the-shelf" products, which lack the risk and cost of developing all-new solutions. With a product portfolio
spanning fighters and patrol aircraft to unmanned aircraft systems to advanced sensors, Saab believes it can compete in almost any market except tactical fighters.
STRONG POSITIONS
North America is among four major regions, including Brazil, India and Southeast Asia, where the company is building "strong positions", according to Saab's 2010 annual report. The goal is to
expand Saab's reach beyond its current focus areas in Scandinavia, central Europe, South Africa and Australia.
North America accounts for 9% of the company's overall annual sales, compared with 15% in Asia.
Part of Saab's challenge will be establishing partnerships with US aerospace and defence companies in certain markets at the same time as it attempts to consume market share amid a defence
spending downturn.
Saab is not the first European aerospace and defence company to seek eye-popping sales growth in the country that accounts for half of the world's military spending.
Saab North America's current situation is not unlike the position of EADS North America when it hired Ralph Crosby in 2002. Over the next five years, Crosby trebled EADS NA's sales in the US
market to $1 billion, and put it within a whisker of snatching the prized KC-X tanker contract from the eventual winner Boeing earlier this year.
EADS succeeded on the strength of its winning bid with the UH-72A Lakota for the US Army's light utility helicopter contract. The North American subsidiary also made a large number of small and
medium-sized acquisitions.
Saab North America foresees similar opportunities for key projects. Enstedt cited, for example, the Saab 340 and 2000 platforms for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Since 2008, the Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350ER has opened eyes to the possibilities of a long-range, manned platform for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission.
But Enstedt said he considers the King Air platform too limited for the US military's expanding ISR requirements. The size and performance of the Saab 340 has been a "wake-up call" to potential
customers, he added. The 340 is already in private service with Calspan as an airborne testbed for the Office of Naval Research.
Similarly, the company sees multiple opportunities for the Skeldar rotary-wing unmanned air vehicle, with requirements emerging in naval aviation, special operations and the Marine Corps, Enstedt
said.
GROWTH STRATEGY
Saab's growth strategy in the US market also includes commercial opportunities. An example is the Boeing 787 programme, for which Saab supplies composite cargo doors. Company officials have also
targeted the 787's passenger doors as an opportunity, but must displace Lagardère.
Besides organic growth, the company is also looking to make acquisitions in the US market. The company's focus is on subsystem suppliers, such as sensors, that can enhance Saab's products on the
international market, Enstedt said. But the company is not ruling out a major acquisition on the scale of Finmeccanica's $5.3 billion purchase of DRS Technologies, he added.
Missile defense plans and America's military presence in Poland have been in the spotlight as the US president wraps up his
European tour with a visit to the country.
Moscow is closely monitoring the situation, especially after Obama's promise to reach an agreement on a system that suits both of
their security interests.
After talks with Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski, Obama stressed the need for cooperation with Russia in building a missile
defense system.
“We believe missile defense is something where we can cooperate with Russia because we share [common] external threats,"
RIA-Novosti news agency cited Obama as saying. "This will not be a threat to the strategic balance."
Obama also stressed that the reset of Russia-American relations is good not only for Moscow and Washington, but for Eastern Europe
as well because it ultimately reduces tension in the entire region.
Later in the day, the US president held a meeting with Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk. After concluding negotiations with Tusk,
Obama confirmed that Poland is going to be part of missile defense system program, reaffirming the United State’s commitment to Poland.
Another issue on the agenda was the possibility of the deployment of US military forces on Polish soil, with the necessary
documents solidifying this deal to be signed in near-distant future.
This is Barack Obama’s first official visit to Poland and the last leg of his European tour, with the country’s plans to house a US
air base on Polish soil considered to be the most important item on the agenda.
The military base, if agreed upon, will service Hercules military transport planes and F-16 fighter jets. Also, it will possibly
house short-range interceptor missiles by 2018. The last time the two countries discussed such an arrangement was during George W. Bush’s presidency.
Back then, Moscow fiercely criticized the plans, saying a system of this nature would be a threat to its national security, given
the proximity of its borders to Poland and the Czech Republic, which was also a party to the talks.
This issue continued to be the main stumbling block in relations between Moscow and Washington for a long time. The Obama
administration, however, chose to cancel the plans, ostensibly coming to the conclusion that co-operation with Moscow is preferable to provocation. Moreover, talks about a joint anti-missile
defense system began that would include Russia, the United States and NATO in sharing responsibility for the at times contentious security apparatus.
At the G8 summit in France, Presidents Medvedev and Obama stressed that such a system, should it be created, has to work for all
sides involved. However, when it comes to concrete action, Washington seems to have backed off from its expressed goal of pursuing a mutually beneficial policy. The United States agreed
previously with Romania that the country would house certain elements of the US AMD shield on its territory, while Russia was not invited to participate in any way.
President Medvedev condemned such steps by Washington, saying that if such a tendency continues, the world may witness another arms
race start by 2020.
Interestingly, many analysts in Poland, including former members of the country’s government, agree that there is no threat to
Poland from its neighbors and, therefore, there is no reason for an American military presence on its territory. Also, given the past statements from the current Polish leadership that it is in
favor of a policy that would be more independent from Washington, the latest events clearly do not fit into this narrative.
Chicago-based radio host and author Stephen Lendman says that Russia's concerns about the US’s missile defense system are well
founded.
“America’s so-called anti-missile defense system it is not for defense, it is for offense – that is what you need to understand,”
he said. “This is an offensive system, it is an attack system, and what America has in mind is stationing this close to Russia’s borders. They want a way to intercept Russia’s response before
they can do any harm, so they can inflict as much damage as possible. But again, I scratch my head and I say, is it possible that American leaders are so insane? That they want a war with Russia?
I certainly cannot conceive of that, but you never know, we had a bunch of lunatics in high places in this country, I do not put anything past them.”
US President Barack Obama on Friday reassured east European allies that cooperation over missile defence with their Soviet-era master Moscow does not mean NATO will cede partial control to
Russia.
"We believe that missile defence is something we should be cooperating in with the Russians because we share external threats," Obama told reporters after meeting with Poland's President
Bronislaw Komorowski, as he wrapped up a European tour.
"But we think it is very important that NATO remains in charge of NATO defence capabilities. That's one of the central principles of NATO," he underlined.
NATO members in the ex-communist bloc are wary of moves to bring Russia on board in an anti-missile system.
Kremlin talk of a "sectoral approach" -- jargon for different big players having their zones of responsibility -- chills some nations formerly under Moscow's thumb.
The NATO plans, reaffirmed at a 2010 alliance summit in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, have been folded into a US drive to create a shield to ward off threats from so-called rogue states like
Iran.
Ex-communist Romania and Poland have agreed to host part of a revamped US missile shield, with deployment planned by 2015 and 2018 respectively.
Those plans have been hotly disputed by Russia, which has dubbed them a menace to security on its doorstep -- though Obama insisted the shield "would not be a threat to the strategic balance".
US F-16 fighter jets and Hercules transport aircraft will be deployed in Poland on a rotating basis while a US aviation detachment will be permanently stationed there, a senior US advisor said
Friday as President Barack Obama arrived in the country.
"We are going to announce tomorrow the conclusion of the agreement to establish an aviation detachment in Poland that will allow for our two air forces to cooperate in training the Poles to
utilize the American aircraft that they purchased, F-16 and (Hercules) C130," Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, a senior advisor for European affairs on the National Security Council told reporters.
"What we will be doing is rotating trainers and aircraft to Poland so that they can become more interoperable with NATO. This will be a small permanent presence on the ground and a permanent
presence that will be rotational," she said.
Ahead of the visit, officials in Warsaw had expressed hope it would bring a deal for the permanent stationing of a US air force technical ground crew at a Polish F-16 base as well as training
rotations of US F-16 fighters and Hercules transport aircraft as of 2013.
Last year saw the first three rotations of unarmed training batteries of US Patriot missiles in Poland, a move which also sparked Russia's ire. Four rotations are planned this year.
Varsovie et Washington signeront un accord sur le déploiement de bases aériennes et d’une escadrille de F-16 US en Pologne après la visite du président américain Barack Obama à Varsovie, a
annoncé le 27 mai le ministre polonais de la Défense Bogdan Klich.
« Un accord sur le stationnement en Pologne d’unités aériennes et de chasseurs F-16 sera signé après la visite de Barack Obama », a déclaré M.Klich à la radio TOK FM.
Mais selon certaines sources au sein du gouvernement polonais citées par les médias locaux, les Etats-Unis et la Pologne pourraient déjà s’entendre sur cette question au cours de la visite du
président américain.
Nous nous attendons à ce que M.Obama confirme les propos tenus lors d’une réunion avec le président polonais Bronislaw Komorowski en décembre dernier à Washington, a précisé M.Klich.
Il s’agit notamment de l’accueil en Pologne d’un détachement aérien américain composé de chasseurs F-16 et de gros porteurs Hercule, dont les rotations démarreraient en 2013. Les F-16 devraient
quitter leur actuelle base d’Aviano, en Italie, afin de gagner celle de Lask, en Pologne.
Moscou a souhaité que Washington fournisse des précisions sur ses intentions en la matière.
Boeing Defense UK announced that seven companies will support its effort to provide the Logistics Network Enabled Capability to the U.K. Ministry of Defense.
The British companies are Ark Continuity, BearingPoint, EMC, Hewlett-Packard, IBM UK, Miro Technologies and Steria.
"Our approach in selecting our team for Log NEC is to produce a cost-effective, schedule-driven and high-performing program for the Ministry of Defense," said Jeff Pete, Log NEC program manager
for Boeing Defense UK.
The subcontractors will provide expertise as Boeing assists the Defense Ministry in the transformation of its end-to-end logistics support chain and integrates more than 200 software applications
used to manage logistics data.
Ark Continuity will lease and provide managed service of two data centers; BearingPoint will provide an analytics capability and the managed service of the Enterprise Data Warehouse to integrate
Defense Ministry data; EMC will provide IT hardware and software and manage the implementation of the data center storage and backup solution; while Hewlett-Packard will provide IT services and
hardware, break/fix service for legacy hardware; and implementation and support for the service desk management tool.
IBM UK will provide IT services, hardware, and software, as well as management of information exchange services and engineering and asset management system for the air environment; Miro
Technologies will provide software and consulting, development, implementation, sustainment of the base inventory management systems project, and management of an engineering and asset-management
application; while Steria will provide IT services and software and manage the service for some of the legacy applications.
Boeing said other Log NEC contributors include Tapestry Solutions, Aviall and Kestrel, all Boeing subsidiaries.
Boeing received the contract for Log NEC last November.
Hydroid Inc. announces that it has passed Critical Design Review (CDR) to provide Littoral Battlespace Sensing (LBS) Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUVs) and associated technologies to the Space
and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR).
The Critical Design Review was held to verify that Hydroid is in compliance with design maturity requirements and that detailed design preparations are in place to proceed with system
fabrication, demonstration, and testing. The Navy's lead evaluator noted that the Program is progressing in a manner that will be most beneficial to the Navy and enhance the characterization of
the battlespace essential to the warfare areas.
The recognition of CDR is the next milestone in Hydroid's contract to provide SPAWAR with REMUS 600 AUVs equipped with technologies for meteorological and oceanographic data collection, as well
as technologies for processing and dissemination of these data. This technology will enable superior decision making based on information that is collected by a system of networked sensors and
shared through a network of interoperable Naval and Joint networks information systems. The ultimate end user for the contract is the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), who acquires the
relevant data and provides specialized services to all elements within the Department of Defense.
"We're so pleased to reach this milestone with SPAWAR's Littoral Battlespace Sensing program", says Chris von Alt, President and a co-founder of Hydroid. "We share this recognition with our
strong team of collaborative partners, including Kongsberg Maritime, Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc., Whitney, Bradley & Brown (WBB) and Dayton T. Brown."
The Cost Plus Incentive Fee and Firm Fixed Price competitive contract includes incentives and options, and has a ceiling of approximately $77 Million (USD). The work will be performed at
Hydroid's headquarters in Pocasset, MA, and the Engineering Development Model (EDM) phase is expected to be completed by April 2012. If all options are exercised, deliveries of LBS-AUVs will
continue through 2017.
Hydroid's REMUS AUVs are modular and may be fitted with a large number of different types of sensors and have been used to aid in hydrographic surveys, harbor security operations, debris field
mapping, scientific sampling and mapping, as well as many basic and applied research programs funded by ONR, DARPA and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense. With over 200 vehicles in the field,
Hydroid is currently the AUV market leader with systems in use by thirteen NATO and other navies around the world.
"Today we submitted our completed Request for Information (RIF) questionnaire to the US Army for its HMMWV recapitalization programme. Our response is focused on BAE Systems' Integrated SMART V
(ISV) platform, which we believe is the optimal solution for this programme and our troops. The ISV answers the essential requirements of our armed forces, government and taxpayers by affordably
delivering dramatically improved protection and survivability, as well as increased mobility and payload.
Today's submission mirrors our April 1 RFI submission to the US Marine Corps for its HMMWV recapitalization programme, illustrating the adaptability of our cross-service solution.
As we await a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) from the military, we believe the ISV to a strong contender for an open and fair competition. With the ISV, the Soldier and Marine truly come
first. In today's ever-challenging theatres of battle, the ISV provides the critical survivability enhancements that our troops need now, and the adaptability required for an unknown future.
The ISV is designed to accommodate a large percentage of repurposed components from existing HMMWVs, using the in-service HMMWV chassis and power-train. Additionally, the ISV incorporates
off-the-shelf and readily available equipment from our proven fleet of battle-tested, mine resistant vehicles, keeping recapitalization and life-support costs down, while allowing for cost
effective technology upgrades in the future if required.
As the US military takes the next step toward implementing this important programme for our men and women in uniform, we look forward to the opportunity to provide our troops with the vehicle
protection and mission capability they need and deserve by leveraging our more than 40 years of developing and producing tens of thousands of tactical and mine resistant vehicles with 60+ years
of survivability expertise."
Finland is upgrading its 22 American M270 MLRS (multiple launch rocket systems) vehicles. The upgrades will cost about $2 million per vehicle. The main improvement is a new fire control system,
one that will allow the vehicles to use GMLRS (GPS guided) rockets. The 22 ton tracked MLRS carries two firing containers, each carrying six rockets of guided, or unguided, rockets.
The 309 kg (680 pound) GMLRS (guided multiple launch rocket system) missile is a GPS guided 227mm rocket that entered service seven years ago. It was designed to have a range of 70 kilometers and
the ability to land within ten meters (31 feet) of its intended target, at any range. This is possible because it uses GPS (plus a back up inertial guidance system) to find its target. Three
years ago, the U.S. Army tested GMLRS at max range (about 85 kilometers) and found that it worked fine. Most are fitted with a 89 kg (196 pound) high explosive warhead. The GMLRS has proved
so successful in combat that the unguided rockets are no longer being bought for American MLRS vehicles.
The Polish defense minister confirmed on Friday that Warsaw and Washington would sign a deal on the permanent deployment of a U.S. air detachment in Poland after U.S. President Barack Obama's
upcoming visit to the European state.
Polish media reports have speculated that Obama could announce the transfer of an F-16 squadron from the Aviano base in Italy to the Lask air field in central Poland during his May 27-28 visit to
Warsaw.
"An agreement on the permanent deployment of U.S. Air Force assets in Poland and the periodic rotation of F-16 fighters in the country will be signed after Barack Obama's visit," Defense Minister
Bogdan Klich said in an interview with the TOK FM radio.
The U.S. detachment will service F-16 fighter jets, Hercules transport planes, and land personnel periodically visiting Poland, the minister said.
Klich expressed hope that the F-16 rotation could start as early as in 2013.
Meanwhile, Russia warned Poland against hosting U.S. fighter jets, saying it would counter the move.
La Grande-Bretagne pourrait être contrainte de construire des sous-marins nucléaire plus grands que prévu, augmentant la facture.
Jusqu’à présent, la Grande-Bretagne prévoyait que son futur SNLE, remplaçant de l’actuelle classe Vanguard, n’emporterait que 8 missiles. Mais la semaine dernier, le ministère de la défense a
annoncé qu’il allait construire des sous-marins qui seront équipés de 12 tubes.
Les négociations sur le nombre de missiles, plus exactement sur le Compartiment Missiles Commun, se déroule actuellement entre les Etats-Unis et la Grande-Bretagne.
Le ministère de la défense a déclaré la semaine que : « Il est clair que le cout du Compartiment sera minimisé en conservant une conception aussi proche que possible de celle des Etats-Unis. »
« La conception actuellement retenue est un compartiment de 12 tubes. Le travail se poursuit pour examiner comment cette conception sera compatible avec notre exigence de 8 missiles
opérationnels. »
Selon des experts, un compartiment de 12 tubes impliquera un sous-marin plus grand qu’actuellement prévu.
Helicopters from 849 Naval Air Squadron have been taking part in a major maritime exercise this week with the United States aircraft carrier USS
George H W Bush off the west coast of Cornwall.
The exercise, codenamed Saxon Warrior, is an important part of the co-operation between the UK and the US militaries, and has been taking place while President Barack Obama and British Prime
Minister David Cameron have met to discuss ongoing military ties between the two countries.
The sophisticated radar on board the Royal Navy's Airborne Surveillance and Control (ASaC) helicopters is being used to help control the jets from the USS George H W Bush, and is proving
invaluable as the primary role of the helicopter crews is, and always has been, the detection and control of aircraft over the sea.
The ASaC's radar is equally effective over land, and is being used to great effect in Afghanistan and the Middle East. Some 60 per cent of Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose's aircraft
(where 849 Naval Air Squadron is based) are currently deployed on various operations, including anti-piracy patrols off Somalia.
The US Navy's newest aircraft carrier, USS George H W Bush departed Norfolk, Virginia, in the USA in the early morning of Wednesday 11 May, leading her Carrier Strike Group (CSG) on its first
overseas deployment.
In the initial stages of the deployment, the CSG has been conducting an integrated maritime exercise with some of its NATO partners off the south west coast of the UK.
The USS George H W Bush departs United States Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, for its maiden deployment
[Picture: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall, US Navy]
The CSG Commander, Rear Admiral Nora Tyson, said:
"These crucial training opportunities greatly enhance our interoperability and information-sharing, which help ensure our national and international security. It's all about building
partnerships, establishing trust, and leveraging the unique capabilities and strengths of each member of the combined force."
The deployment of the strike group is part of an ongoing rotation of US forces supporting maritime security operations in international waters around the globe.
Commander Erich Röetz, US Navy, said:
"Saxon Warrior will test every aspect of our war-fighting capabilities - from air wing strikes to the self-defence of the carrier.
"The beauty of operating with coalition partners is that we practise with them, learn their strengths, and then blend those strengths together to make the most potent coalition force
possible."
The guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun in the Atlantic
[Picture: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven B King, US Navy]
The George H W Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWB CSG) consists of Carrier Strike Group 2 staff, Carrier Air Wing 8, Destroyer Squadron 22 staff, the USS George H W Bush, guided-missile cruisers
USS Gettysburg and USS Anzio, guided-missile destroyers USS Truxtun and USS Mitscher, and Spanish frigate ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbon.
The GHWB CSG, which includes over 6,000 sailors, has spent the last year conducting intensive training and certification exercises to establish a safe, cohesive organisation capable of
performing a wide variety of missions across the globe, ranging from anti-piracy and ground support operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
As a maritime nation, the UK is heavily dependent on sea-borne trade, with 90 per cent of our goods being transported by sea, and, whilst the Fleet Air Arm squadrons from RNAS Culdrose and
elsewhere are making their presence felt in places like Afghanistan, it is the maritime projection of power and protection that remains the number one imperative.
Ex-Soviet NATO member Lithuania said Thursday it will seek assurances that a planned missile shield will protect all members of the alliance, on the eve of talks with US President Barack Obama.
"During meetings with the presidents of central European states and the president of the United States, we will discuss the strengthening of transatlantic cooperation," Lithuanian President Dalia
Grybauskaite said in a statement.
"I will raise issues of urgent importance to Lithuania and other NATO border states. We're seeking that NATO's missile defense system, agreed upon last year in Lisbon, should cover all members of
the alliance," she added.
Grybauskaite is one of 20 leaders of ex-communist states due in the Polish capital Warsaw Friday for a summit focusing on two decades of democratic and free market reforms behind the former Iron
Curtain.
On the final leg of his European tour, Obama is due to join the summit participants Friday for a working dinner.
Poland and Romania have agreed to host part of a revamped US missile shield to ward off threats from so-called rogue states like Iran.
Current US plans, which fold into NATO missile shield moves reaffirmed at a 2010 alliance summit in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, call for deployment in Romania in 2015 and in Poland by 2018.
They have been hotly disputed by Russia, which has dubbed them a security threat.
In Warsaw, Grybauskaite is also due to hold a meeting with the presidents of Lithuania's fellow Baltic states Latvia and Estonia.
The anti-missile plans, and Russia's reactions to them, are particularly high on the Baltic trio's agenda.
The three republics won independence from the crumbling Soviet Union in 1991 after five decades of Kremlin rule, and have rocky relations with their former master.
They joined NATO and the European Union in 2004.
With a total population of 6.5 million and a professional military of 20,500, they see NATO as paramount to their security.
The United States secretly helped France develop advanced nuclear weapons in the 1970s as part of a bid by the Nixon administration to sow divisions in Europe, declassified US documents showed.
Henry Kissinger, the senior aide to President Richard Nixon and apostle of realpolitik, is quoted as saying that he wanted to make the French "drool" and think they could compete with Britain,
weakening efforts for European unity.
France first tested an atom bomb in 1960 in the Sahara, becoming the fourth nation after the United States, Soviet Union and Britain to go nuclear as President Charles de Gaulle tried to project
France as a great world power.
The United States under three presidents refused atomic cooperation with France as it worried about de Gaulle's foreign policy and feared he was setting off an arms race that would lead the
divided Germanys to seek nuclear weapons.
The declassified documents confirmed suspicions that Nixon quietly shifted course after entering the White House in 1969, concluding the United States could not stop France's program and should
instead use it as leverage.
The documents were obtained by the National Security Archive at George Washington University and the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center
for Scholars.
Skirting US law that prevented direct nuclear assistance to France, the Nixon administration offered "negative guidance" by telling the French if their projects were headed in the right
direction, the documents showed.
The French apparently were agreeable, with Robert Galley -- the defense minister under President Georges Pompidou -- asking the United States for guidance on building a nuclear warhead, the
documents showed.
Kissinger, then Nixon's nuclear security adviser, said the United States would give information slowly and vowed: "I will brutalize Galley."
"What we want is something which makes Galley drool but doesn't give him anything but something to study for a while," Kissinger said in a 1973 memorandum.
He complained that Britain -- which was suspicious about Kissinger's views on what eventually became the European Union -- had not helped defend a key nuclear treaty between Nixon and the Soviet
Union.
"The British are behaving shitty. If they know we have another option, they might buck up," Kissinger said.
In a separate message to Nixon, Kissinger said the United States had "no obligation to bend over backward" for France. He doubted France would return to the NATO fold and complained of French
policy toward Laos amid the Vietnam War.
But Kissinger concluded in another document: "We want to keep Europe from developing their unity as a bloc against us. If we keep the French hoping they can get ahead of the British, this would
accomplish our objective."
The Nixon administration was an anomaly for the United States, which has largely supported European integration as a way to ensure peace on a continent ravaged twice by war in the 20th century.
Klaus Larres, a professor at the University of Ulster who is researching the era, said that the Nixon administration was primarily concerned that the European Community would become a trade rival
at a time of US economic woes.
"Previous administrations had always gone out of their way to bring the Europeans on board and push them in the integration direction. That stopped with Nixon and Kissinger, mostly for economic
reasons," he said.
William Burr, a senior analyst at the National Security Archive, said it was unclear how much France benefited from the US assistance as French documents on its nuclear program remained strictly
classified.
"But the French kept asking for more, so it would suggest that they must have seen a benefit from this process," Burr said.
The United States and France officially agreed to start nuclear cooperation in 1996 under presidents Bill Clinton and Jacques Chirac. Two years later, India and Pakistan tested nuclear weapons
and were punished by sanctions.
BAE Systems is confident of winning the US Air Force's T-X advanced jet trainer competition, with company officials predicting that the service's decision will be based on price, rather than
performance.
"We are going to win T-X, based on the requirements they have and the budget," said Ian Reason, BAE's business development director for training solutions and services.
US-based BAE Systems Inc will lead the company's pursuit of the T-X requirement, offering a development of the Hawk 128, which is now in service with the UK Royal Air Force as the Hawk T2. With
the design likely to face competition from the Lockheed Martin/Korea Aerospace Industries T-50 and a T-100 development of Alenia Aermacchi's M-346, Reason said the contest would come down to more
than handling performance.
"If you score us on how much sustained g you can pull, we'll lose every time," he said. "But no-one can gold-plate their training any more. We've got a great product because it's designed as a
trainer, rather than a light-attack aircraft with a secondary trainer function."
Reason's comments, made at BAE's Warton site in Lancashire, England, on 25 May, come soon after an Alenia official voiced his belief that the Hawk would fail to progress in the expected T-X
competition because of claimed performance shortfalls. The UK company swiftly refuted its rival's claims.
The potential bidders are waiting for the release of formal requirements from the USAF in advance of a potential 350-aircraft deal to replace its Northrop T-38C trainers. Additional US purchases
could boost this number to around 500, according to Reason, with further sales opportunities to be available from offering the selected type via Washington's Foreign Military Sales programme.
Meanwhile, BAE is also pursuing near-term sales prospects with countries including Iraq, Oman, Poland and Saudi Arabia. Although the company has delivered the last of 28 Hawk T2s to the UK, "we
still have assembly in India, and the supply chain is active," Reason said. "We have retained the critical skill sets to start up production again in the UK, India or the USA.
"We are well positioned to repeat the success of the last 30 years with the Hawk for the next 30 to 50 years," he said. "It's a fifth-generation training aircraft, available now."
The British Army's Apache attack helicopter has clocked up a landmark 100,000 flying hours, a third of which have been flown on operations in Afghanistan.
The achievement - equivalent to a single helicopter staying aloft for 11-and-a-half years - has occurred as the Apache has become a vital battlefield tool in Afghanistan.
As well as pinpoint strikes in support of ISAF troops, Apache has proved itself invaluable through its ability to escort other helicopters and land convoys and its ISTAR (Intelligence,
Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) capabilities.
At the same time, the Attack Helicopter Force has developed a limited maritime strike capability. Currently 656 Squadron, 4 Regiment Army Air Corps, is deployed onboard HMS Ocean in the
Mediterranean.
Attack Helicopter Force Commander, Colonel Neale Moss, said:
"Passing 100,000 flying hours in Apache is a significant achievement that is worth proudly celebrating. Apache is a highly capable and versatile aircraft that has proved its value time and time
again on operations in Afghanistan, and its future role is constantly evolving.
"But the success of the aircraft is down to the people that operate it, both in and out of uniform. That group - which we call UK Team Apache - ranges from the pilots and ground crew currently
operating in the demanding environment of Afghanistan to the industry partners who developed, built and help to maintain the aircraft.
"I look forward to bringing together these dedicated and professional people to celebrate the next 100,000 hours of flying Apache."
The Apache is flown on operations by 3 and 4 Regiments Army Air Corps, based at Wattisham in Suffolk. The two units have provided a continuous presence in Afghanistan since 2006 on rotation. Some
personnel have completed five four-month long tours. Second-line maintenance on operations is provided by 7 Air Assault Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
The Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, said:
"The Army's Attack Helicopter Force has proven itself to be a versatile and capable attack platform providing vital support to our ground troops over the last five years in Afghanistan.
"The aircraft are only as good as the people who are involved and I praise the Attack Helicopter Force for delivering this considerable capability and achieving the milestone of 100,000 flying
hours."
WASHINGTON - The US military is supplying bombs and spare parts to allies carrying out strikes in the NATO-led air campaign against Libya's regime, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
"We have provided material support, including munitions, to Allies and partners engaged in operations in Libya" since April 1, spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan said in an email.
The statement marked the first time the Pentagon had publicly confirmed it was providing ammunition to NATO allies, amid reports some countries were running out of supplies of precision-guided
bombs or parts.
Lapan confirmed that the munitions included precision-guided "smart bombs."
Since NATO took the lead in the air campaign on April 1, the United States has provided allies and partners with about $24.3 million worth of "repair parts, ammunition, and technical support,"
Lapan said.
Details of US support came as a senior NATO military official said the alliance was stepping up operations in a bid to deliver a decisive blow to Moamer Kadhafi's regime, hitting Tripoli with its
heaviest bombardment to date.
265 milliards de dollars! C'est la valeur estimée du marché des blindés et des matériels de lutte contre les IED pour la période 2011-2021. Pour la seule année 2011, 25,1 milliards de dollars
vont être dépensés pour le développement et l'achat de véhicules blindés et d'équipements de lutte contre les engins explosifs artisanaux, selon un rapport d'ASDNews.
La tendance pour les dix ans à venir (il s'agit de projections que les faits infirmeront peut-être) est à la baisse. Une baisse minime toutefois, calculée à 0,43%, ce qui laisse pour 2021 un
marché de 24,1 milliards de dollars. Cette baisse est motivée par les anticipations de stress budgétaire accru dans les pays occidentaux en particulier. Elle sera provoquée aussi par le
ralentissement des achats de MRAP (voir la photo ci-dessus d'un Buffalo et d'un Aravis), brouilleurs et autres matériels spécialisés dans la lutte contre les IED, les parcs étant récents et fort
bien équipés, les équipementiers anticipant aussi un retrait définitif d'Irak et d'Afghanistan vers 2015-2016.
La part de l'Amérique du Nord (les USA, pour faire court) est estimée à 31,9%: celle de l'Europe à 26,5%; celle de l'Asie à 24,1%; celle du Proche/Moyen Orient à 8,8%; celle de l'Amérique du Sud
à 4,7% et celle de l'Afrique (où des besoins pourtant conséquents sont anticipés) à 4,1%.
En Bref - C’est Jean Guisnel, le journaliste du site LePoint.fr qui l’a révélé sur son blog « Défense
Ouverte » avant-hier. L’US Navy va mettre à disposition de la Marine nationale deux avions de transports C-2A Greyhound, cousins des E-2C Hawkeye déjà en service sur le porte-avions
français. Ils assureront la liaison entre la base aéronavale d’Hyères dans le Var et le bâtiment amiral de la flotte, qui participe actuellement aux opérations aériennes et navales en Libye dans
le cadre de l'opération Harmattan.
Cette faveur ne devrait pas coûter un euro au contribuable français, excepté peut-être le coût du carburant, voir, éventuellement de l’entretien courant.
Des avantages indiscutables
Ces deux avions permettront ainsi d'épargner le potentiel des hélicoptères de la Marine ou de l’Armée de Terre, potentiel d’autant plus important que leur remplaçant, le NH-90, tarde à arriver.
De plus, là où la distance franchissable d’un hélicoptère est limitée à quelques centaines de kilomètres, le C-2A Greyhound peut voler sur plus de 2000km. Par conséquent, alors que les voilures
tournantes ne peuvent faire des allers-retours qu’entre la Crête ou Malte et le porte-avions, les appareils américains pourront relier directement le bâtiment et la France. De plus, la vaste
soute du C-2A lui permet de transporter des charges plus lourdes mais surtout plus volumineuses que celle de n’importe quel hélicoptère français actuellement en service. Pour donner quelques
chiffres, l’avion de transport peut emporter une charge de 4500kg ou encore 26 passagers en plus des quatre membres d’équipage.
Un besoin réel
C’est donc à partir du 28 mai que les appareils américains seront mis à disposition de la Royale, pour une durée indéterminée. Leur rôle principal sera d’améliorer le flux des pièces de rechange,
ainsi que de favoriser les rotations des équipes du porte-avions. Autre mission importante, les C-2A pourront également acheminer plus rapidement le courrier destiné aux marins du
Charles-De-Gaulle, permettant ainsi de préserver leur moral. Celui-ci est mis à rude épreuve puisque le navire a enchaîner deux déploiements longues durées. En effet, à peine un mois après son
retour de la mission Agapanthe 2010 durant laquelle le porte-avions a été mis à disposition des forces internationales en Afghanistan, celui-ci est reparti dans les jours suivant le
déclenchement des opérations aériennes en Libye. Si ce nouveau déploiement fut une preuve incontestable de la réactivité de la Marine face à une situation imprévue, et également de l’intérêt
du porte-avions (voir de la nécessité d'un second), les marins n’ont eu que peu de temps pour leurs retrouvailles avec leur famille. D’où la nécessité d’augmenter les rotations ainsi que de
livrer plus rapidement le courrier. Toutes ces missions auxquelles seront dédiés les Greyhounds permettent de se rendre compte à quel point un tel appareil ne serait pas un luxe pour la Marine
nationale. Mais une fois encore, ce n’est pas la volonté qui manque, mais bien l’argent…
Une faveur inhabituelle
Pour finir, on peut se demander dans quel but l’US Navy a-t-elle fait preuve d’autant de générosité. Si on ne peut qu’être favorables à cette initiative, elle reste pour le moins étrange. C’est
en effet plutôt rare que les Etats-Unis prêtent ainsi leurs matériels à une armée étrangère, sans contrepartie officielle. Peut-être est-ce tout simplement suite à une requête de Paris qui aurait
senti les flux logistiques se tendre autour de porte-avions.
Vers un programme commun ?
Cependant, certains y voient une volonté de l’US Navy de créer un besoin auprès de la seule marine au monde autre qu’elle qui mette en œuvre un porte-avions type CATOBAR (décollage par catapulte
et récupération par brins d’arrêt). En effet, la marine américaine souhaiterait trouver un remplaçant pour cet appareil dont le dernier exemplaire est sorti d’usine en 1990. Hors, les besoins se
révèlent plutôt limités en termes de quantité, seule une trentaine de C-2A étant à remplacer. D’où une tentative de la part de l’US Navy d’impliquer la Marine nationale dans un projet de
successeur au C-2 Greyhound, car même si celle-ci ne commanderait que quelques unités, cela permettrait de diminuer légèrement le coût unitaire et éventuellement de partager le financement du
programme.
Reste donc à savoir si la Marine sera conquise par cet appareil que beaucoup décrivent comme indispensable…
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