2013-07-13 Delivery of Morocco’s FREMM frigate is nearing, with the Mohammed VI having recently completed a third set of sea trials prior to delivery later this year, as the North African country continues to expand its navy. The ship’s builder DCNS said that the Mohammed VI frigate successfully completed a…
2013-06-23 One of the missing aspects in discussing the F-35 program is its impact on innovation in the defense industry. A case in point is ITT Exelis which is opening a new facility, in part triggered by an F-35 contract. But the composites to be built at this facility has…
2013-06-21 According to ABC news (Australia) in a news broadcast on June 20, 2013, the Chairman of Quickstep Technologies argues that a key way ahead for Australian defense industry is in using the technology developed from past government programs and accessing global supply chains. TONY EASTLEY: We're broadcasting today from a…
2013-06-21 Third Denel A400M work package re-negotiated after acquisition cancellation The loss of a multi-million Rand contract as a result of South Africa’s withdrawal from the A400M program has been successfully re-negotiated thanks to the ability of a Denel Group company to deliver on time and within budget in the…
2013-06-19 By Brett Davis Although they are far from being the focus, unmanned aircraft continue to be a running feature of the Paris Air Show, ranging in size from the AR.Drone Parrot to the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator. France’s AR.Drone has upgraded its “dancing drones” exhibit to an outdoor…
2013-06-17 By Robbin Laird At the recent Trade Media Briefing 2013, journalists who attended were given the opportunity to fly the aircraft for more than an hour. Francis Tusa, the well-known British journalist and hardly a Euro hugger, underscored what we all felt: The lack of noise within the aircraft was…
By Robbin Laird The Paris Air Show occurs every other year and alternates with Farnbourgh as the major European Air Show. As the world has changed, air shows have been altered as well, with regional air shows in India and the Middle East becoming more important to the vendors seeking…
2013-06-11 In some ways, the Trade Media Brief event hosted by Airbus Military (AM), this year in Seville Spain, is a pre-Paris Air Show event. This year, the A400M is a key feature for AM given its first delivery to the French Air Force with a delivery later this year…
