2016-06-30 By Guy Martin Airbus Helicopters has just completed the first test firing of its new HForce helicopter weapons suite and plans to have the system qualified by the end of next year. The company unveiled HForce in February, after launching the program in April 2014. HForce has been selected…
2016-06-30 By Robbin Laird During the Trade Media Brief 2016 meetings in Munich, Germany held on June 20 and 21, 2016, Miguel Ángel Morell, head of operations at Airbus Military. Formerly, he was head of Engineering and Technology at Airbus Military. His brief highlighted innovations rooted in upgrades and the evolution…
2016-06-29 By Guy Martin This year Mali will receive a single C295 and Egypt will take delivery of the remaining three of 24 examples it has on order, according to Airbus officials, who believe Africa is a key market for the tactical airlifter. Airbus announced in February that Mali would…
2016-06-29 By Garth McLennan Ever since its emergence as a global military, economic, and cultural superpower after the Second World War, the United States has sought to service its geopolitical imperatives by building an international order for the world that is structured around defined rules and norms. Nowhere has this…
2016-06-26 Second Line of Defense attended the Airbus Defence and Space Trade Media Brief held in Munich Germany on June 20 and 21st 2016. We will be reporting on a number of the presentations and the launch discussion of the new H Force weapons system by Airbus Helicopters. In this first…
2016-06-26 By Guy Martin Airbus Defence and Space believes the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market is poised for massive growth, and it is seeking to become involved in this sector, through technology like its Zephyr pseudo-satellite. Jean Pierre Talamoni, Head of Sales and Marketing at Airbus Military Aircraft, said UAVs…
2016-06-20 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We have argued that the 21st century warfighting enterprise is in need of a weapons revolution. As the former Chief Scientist of the USAF, Dr. Mark Lewis put it: : “Why are we putting 3rd and 4th generation weapons on 5th generation aircraft? https://sldinfo.com/building-21st-century-weapons-for-21st-century-operations-key-attributes-of-the-new-weapons-enterprise/…
2016-06-19 By defenceWeb The global defense trade reached a record-breaking $65 billion in 2015 fueled by conflict in the Middle East and military spending in Southeast Asia. This is according to the annual Global Defence Trade Report released on 13 June by IHS Inc. The report found that the Middle…
