2016-07-04 By Robbin Laird During the second day of the Airbus Defence and Space Trade Media Event, 2016, the Hforce weapons suite was highlighted as a new approach by Airbus Helicopters to the military market place. Prior to the briefing, journalists toured the modified H145 to see the Hforce configured…
2016-07-04 During a visit to Airbus Helicopters in June 2016, one could see a number of the EC135 T2+ being built for the Australian forces. According to an Airbus Helicopter press release of January 26, 2015: First flight within only two months of HATS contract signing Donauwörth, Germany, 26 January 2015…
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…
2016-05-02 Recently, Australia announced a decision to acquire a new submarine to replace the Collins class. The submarine is to be based on a French design and involve the stand up of production from the outset in Australia. The French naval shipbuilder DCNS will be a key player in the…
2016-03-26 Eurofighter is expanding its weapons portfolio, in part to subsume key strike functions of the Tornado as it gets retired. A key missile in this effort is the addition of the Brimstone missile to the Eurofighter missile repertoire. Progress is being made in adding Brimstone to the strike package, and…
2016-03-10 By Robbin Laird When the first F-35 crossed the Atlantic from Cameri, Italy, to NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, the plane had been assembled in Italy and had only 15 flight hours illustrating the confidence of Lockheed Martin and the Italian Government (and Italian pilot) in the maturity of the…
2016-03-03 By Robbin Laird A key argument for buying newer platforms compared to older ones is the savings built into a new platform over the operational and logistics costs of the older platform. In the commercial airplane business, both Boeing and Airbus design and build their newest platforms with significant…
