An Interview with Michel Guichard 04/09/2011 - Now the final assembly team was configured to work on the finalization of two helos at once, which created significant gains in efficiencies. The new production building and set up was designed with inputs from every key functional member of the team, ranging…
Eurocopter Star Flex Technology: Building Rotor Hubs for Light and Medium Lift Helicopters 04/09/2011 – During the SLD visit in February 2011 to Eurocopter, Xavier Philippot, Head of the Star Flex Process, provided a tour of the composite facility where the main rotor heads or hubs are built for the…
By Karsten Von Hoesslin 04/01/2011 - Evidenced in other parts of the world, particularly in South East Asia, piracy that adapts to countermeasures and re-strategizes is always the most effective. Somali pirates have proven to be no different in terms of ingenuity and tactical adjustment in order to increase their…
An Interview With Emmanuel Villers 04/01/2011 - Building a new port facility in such a strategic location obviously requires considerable attention to the security dimension. The entire infrastructure of the port and its maritime traffic situation requires crafting a sound security system.
An Interview with Rémi Julien (By Murielle Delaporte) 04/01/2011 - At the crossroads between domestic security and naval defense, maritime safety and security is a growing global market. Until recently, maritime border control had been largely defined as an element of anti-terror policy, which has been requiring a specific military…
An Interview with Professor Lewis 04/01/2011 - There are some folks in the hypersonics community who envision very large hypersonic cruisers, including airplanes that might take off from anywhere in the continental United States and fly to anywhere on the globe in less than two hours to perform some missions.…
By Ed Timperlake 03/31/2011 - The American and Allied combat action against Mommar Gadhafi is appropriately generating significant debate in America, especially by individuals inside what is called “the beltway".
By Ed Timperlake Nathan Hodge has just written an extremely important, well-documented and insightful book on peacekeeping and related adventures. The book provides insight into the launch of AFRICOM, a key command in the current Libyan operation. His Chapter 10, “Peace Corps on Steroids” describes with great insight and excellent…
