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Sujet: US Army Mer 9 Jan 2008 - 17:32

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Citation :: « J'aime les USA, et je combats pour elle», c'est ainsi que Lamia Lahlou commente son adhésion à l'armée américaine, et sa participation à la guerre contre l'iraq- depuis déjà 8 mois-. Née au Maroc en 1986, Lamia Lahlou rejoint l'armée américaine 3 ans après les attentats du 11 septembre 2001.

Tempérée par sa propre volonté, «la marocaine», ne mâche pas ses mots pour affirmer que ce pas emboité s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un «vrai Jihad». Rapporte une idéo diffusée largement sur Internet (Voir ci-aprés).

Choquée par la mort de sa meilleure amie, Lamia croit dur comme fer que l'adhésion à l'armée américaine est le seul et unique moyen susceptible de calmer le feu de sa vengeance.

A noter que les USA continuent à «renforcer » son armée via le recrutement des marocains, à l'heure où ALQIADIA ciblent d'autres recrues du Maroc vers la Hollande et la Belgique, tout en passant par la Syrie, l'Espagne et l'Iraq.

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Citation :: 2 Army pilots killed in Ga. Army helicopter crash

Two Army special operations pilots were killed when their helicopter crashed during a training exercise in western Georgia, a military spokeswoman said Tuesday.

No one else was injured in the crash Monday afternoon at Fort Benning, said Carol Darby, a spokeswoman for the Army aviators' unit.

"We're not saying a lot about what happened," Darby said, noting the cause of the crash is still being investigated. "The helicopter was conducting routine military training involving our Rangers and other spec operations personnel."

Both soldiers belonged to a battalion of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment based at Fort Campbell, Ky., Darby said. The unit's aviators are among the Army's elite fliers, trained to pilot helicopters in darkness using night-vision goggles and in treacherous terrain such as the mountains of Afghanistan.

The helicopter that crashed was an AH-6M Little Bird, a light attack helicopter used in air raids, armed escort missions and to provide air support to ground troops.

Darby said the crash happened on a live-fire range at Fort Benning in Columbus, where Army Rangers and other special operations troops are training this week.

The Army did not immediately release the names of the two soldiers who died, pending notification of their families.

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Citation :: SOURCE:Flight Daily News
AUVSI: Army cautiously advances stateside ground-based see and avoid

The US Army is preparing to use a prototype ground-based sense-and-avoid (GBSAA) system to allow UAS operators to fly vehicles in civilian airspace corridors between military training areas.

The work follows success the Army has achieved using GBSAA for day and night General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle traffic pattern operations at its El Mirage test site in California.

While the military handles its own UAS certification and pilot/operator training functions, it must comply with US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airspace regulations, the most onerous being an onboard "see and avoid" capability. To date, that has meant obtaining a certificate of authorization (COA) from the FAA for training or humanitarian flights that need to take place outside of a limited number of restricted airspace zones around the country. Flights in civilian airspace must also be in daytime only and have a manned aircraft in trail to provide airborne sense and avoid functions normally carried out by a pilot.

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At El Mirage however, the Army is having success in using a GBSAA that will allow for day and night UAS traffic pattern training operations.

Viva Austin, head of airspace integration concepts for the US Army's UAS project office, said the next logical step in expanding that capability will be to connect El Mirage with restricted airspace at Edwards Air Force base through a corridor or FAA-controlled airspace. Tests, which will use the same multiple ground radar-based intruder alert system and special software and protection procedures for UAS operators, are set to begin early in 2012, Austin says.

The Army had originally considered GBSAA as a "gap filler" for smaller aircraft until airborne sense and avoid technology arrived, but "as we went along, we realized GBSAA was not going away," said Austin. "We're finding quickly that using [onboard] see and avoid sensors is harder and harder to do."

She adds that a request for information is about to be released by the military to get industry's help in solving the hurdles with airborne-based sense and avoid systems.

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Citation :: U.S. Army Announces Ground Combat Vehicle Contracts

BAE Systems and GD industry teams receive contracts for GCV development phase

08:23 GMT, August 19, 2011 The U.S. Army announced today the award of two contracts to BAE Systems Land and Armaments, L.P., Troy, Mich. ($449,964,969), and General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich. ($439,715,950), for the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program technology development phase. These contractors have been selected to develop competitive, affordable and executable designs for a new Army Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) over the next 24 months.

The contract awards follow the Department of Defense’s formal approval of the GCV program to enter the technology development phase. Approval of this first major milestone builds on months of ongoing collaboration between the Army and the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) to successfully develop, build and field an affordable, effective and suitable IFV.

“The Army enthusiastically welcomes the formal launch of the Ground Combat Vehicle program, which will provide much needed protection and mobility to soldiers in combat,” said Secretary of the Army John McHugh. “Given the economic environment the nation currently faces, the Army recognizes that it is imperative to continually address requirements as we build a versatile, yet affordable, next-generation infantry fighting vehicle.”

The department’s GCV acquisition strategy, which emphasizes affordability and a seven-year schedule, calls for aggressive exploration of GCV IFV capabilities trade-space via continued requirements and affordability analysis during the 24-month technology development phase. As the Army finalizes GCV requirements during this phase of the formal acquisition process, these efforts will enable the Army to realize program schedule and affordability objectives. The Army remains committed to a seven-year schedule as the appropriate amount of time necessary to design, develop, build and test the next-generation infantry fighting vehicle.

To develop a successful program with well-informed decision points at each major milestone, the Army will undertake a three-pronged approach during the first phase of this effort. First, contractors will work collaboratively with the Army to develop competitive, best-value engineering designs to meet critical Army needs. Concurrently, the Army will initiate an update to its GCV IFV analysis of alternatives and conduct separate technical and operational assessment of existing non-developmental vehicles. Results from this assessment, along with contractors design efforts, will inform GCV requirements to support the next program milestone and facilitate a full and open competition for the next phase of the GCV program.

“This is an important milestone in our Army's modernization program. GCV is the first combat vehicle designed from inception for an IED environment. It will provide armor protection and the capability to maneuver cross-country with the nine-man infantry squad." said Army Chief of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey.

The Army’s overall strategy for developing GCV is consistent with efforts to implement acquisition reform and best acquisition practices.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Jeu 15 Sep 2011 - 10:35

Citation :: Army gets first 6 craft in MD Helicopters deal

In a ceremony punctuated with patriotic themes and commitments to save American jobs, the Army on Tuesday took the keys to six helicopters to train Afghan pilots just days after they were manufactured in Mesa.

The helicopters are the first built by MD Helicopters Inc. as part of a defense contract to produce up to 54 aircraft at a cost of $186 million for training missions described as critical in development of the Afghan military.

The deal sweetens the rebound of a helicopter company that was in financial chaos six years ago and allows the Army to dramatically upgrade helicopter-pilot training with modern rotorcraft and technologies.

The Department of Defense was criticized by members of Congress last year after the Pentagon spent $648 million to buy or refurbish 31 Russian Mi-17 transport helicopters for the Afghan National Army Air Corps.

Pentagon officials said that the deal was struck because Afghan airmen had trained on the Russian helicopters for years and that the rotorcraft were designed for Afghanistan's desert and mountainous terrain.

But this year, the Defense Department bought American. MD Helicopters landed the contract and is delivering the rotorcraft to the Army 45 days ahead of schedule.

Army officials didn't lose sight of the unexpectedly early completion, praising it as an example of the enterprise and work ethic that will keep America strong.

"You are the underpinning and the enablers to train them (pilots)," Maj. Gen. Tim Crosby, the Army's program executive officer for aviation, told company employees, Army officials and others who gathered near the MD plant's production lines for the ceremony.

"Those soldiers over there don't know who you are, but they know there are workers in Mesa, Arizona, who are helping them. I thank you from the bottom of my heart and for every soldier over there."

MD owner Lynn Tilton, who rescued the company from near-liquidation when she and her $6 billion private-equity firm, Patriarch Partners, acquired it in 2005, said the helicopter production for the Army is more than business.

"It's love of country, but not love of money," she said.

"I can say today that I'm very proud. I get up each day to create jobs in America and to sustain jobs in America. . . . This is what it takes to rebuild America. We are manufacturers. Until we respect and honor those who stand together and turn the wrenches, we will not change."

Mesa Mayor Scott Smith said, "MD Helicopters has persisted through a very difficult environment. It's no small feat to beat a production deadline on a tight six-month schedule, and they're doing it right here in Mesa."

Tilton said the Army pact could lead to additional defense contracts for the company, which is located at Falcon Field Airport.

Crosby said that "there have been some inquiries" about eventually arming the helicopters with weapons.

Although MD is known for its line of commercial helicopters, it has manufactured helicopters for military use.

The company also is continuing discussions with the Boeing Co. as part of a contract to collaborate on production of the Boeing AH-6i light-attack/reconnaissance helicopter for the global market.

Boeing builds its Apache helicopters at facilities just northwest of Falcon Field.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Mar 20 Sep 2011 - 14:28

Citation :: U.S. Army Releases Humvee Recap RFP

The U.S. Army issued the competitive Humvee recapitalization draft request for proposals (RfP) Monday, with plans to upgrade 60,000 to 100,000 Army Humvees and another 3,000 Marine Corps trucks.

The RfP comes on the heels of the latest hack from Congress at the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLT) program, originally meant to replace the Humvee fleet. A report by the Senate Appropriation defense subcommittee recommended the Defense Department terminate JLTV and move $20 million to help fund the Humvee recap program.

Defense analysts said the potential cancellation of JLTV could mean more Humvees fall under the program. The recapitalization program is aimed at providing Humvee passengers more protection while maintaining the truck's speed and agility.

Even with the expected cancellation of the JLTV, the Army must remain focused on keeping costs down to ensure the program makes it through Congress, said Col. David Bassett, Army program manager for Tactical Vehicles.

"We don't want to be in a position where we are spending more to upgrade a Humvee than we would to replace that vehicle with an even more capable vehicle that we built from the ground up," Bassett said in an interview Sept. 16. "It if costs too much, it doesn't make strategic sense. You're better off just replacing it."

Textron Marine and Land Systems and Granite Tactical Vehicles teamed up to submit a bid. AM General, the Humvee's creator that has been building the trucks since the 1980s, and defense teams led by Oshkosh and BAE Systems are also expected to submit proposals to the Army.

The entire RfP was not released Monday. Sections "L" and "M" - which instructs how the competition will run and how the contractors will be measured - might not be released until Friday, a Textron official said.

"Everything we've seen so far has been pretty standard although the statement of work was pretty light," said Bill Kisiah, vice president for advanced military vehicle solutions at Textron Marine and Land Systems

Army officials will host an industry day to receive feedback on the RfP in early October, Bassett said.

Each defense team has begun to unveil their designs for the recap.

Textron and Granite built the Small Combat Tactical Vehicle Capsule, a bolt-on capsule that fits onto the chassis of existing Humvees weighing less than the up-armored Humvee and providing more protection.

AM General has tested a chimney venting system called the Structural Blast Chimney. The chimney, which is not much wider than a laptop built into the middle of the truck, vents explosive energy up through the vehicle, working like a pressure relief valve. The blast energy traveling through the chimney also creates an enormous downward pressure that keeps the vehicle from flying into the air.

Army leaders have commended the chimney in congressional hearings, but competitors have questioned whether the chimney takes up too much room in an already cramped cabin and suggested the V-hull provides the superior blast protection design for the vehicles.

Bassett said neither blast design has an advantage going into the competition. He said that will be decided in the testing process.

"We've seen a range of solutions from a range of vendors," Bassett said. "We're expecting a strong competition."

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Sujet: Re: US Army Jeu 22 Sep 2011 - 10:55

Citation :: Lockheed Martin Delivers 400th HIMARS Launcher to U.S. Army

CAMDEN, AR | The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin marked the delivery of the 400th High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during ceremonies today at the company’s Camden, Ark., manufacturing facility.

The Army has received 300 HIMARS mobile rocket launchers to date, while the U.S. Marine Corps and international partners have taken delivery of 100 launchers.

“It is absolutely essential that we provide our Soldiers, Marines and Special Operations forces with the most responsive, accurate and lethal long-range fires available. We simply owe our troops nothing short of the best,” said Lt. Col. Frederick Hughes, HIMARS product manager for the U.S. Army. “The M142 HIMARS launcher is the system of choice for delivering precision long-range fires for our troops in combat. It is reassuring to know that the King of Battle – the Field Artillery – has 300 HIMARS launchers ready to support our brave men and women defending liberty around the world.”

“The HIMARS launcher is in high demand because it’s a combat proven system that provides Soldiers and Marines with a reliable, mobile platform to launch precision rockets and missiles,” said Scott Arnold, vice president of precision fires in Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control business. “We’re proud the U.S. Army, the U.S. Marine Corps and our international allies depend on HIMARS every day, and consider it an indispensable combat asset.”

In service since 2005, HIMARS brings Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) firepower to a wheeled chassis. It carries a single six-pack of rockets or one Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile, and can launch the entire MLRS family of munitions. It is C-130-transportable and can be deployed into areas previously inaccessible to heavier launchers.

HIMARS also incorporates the self-loading, autonomous features that have made MLRS the premier rocket artillery system in the world. The HIMARS fire-control system, electronics and communications units are interchangeable with the existing MLRS M270A1 launcher, and the crew and training are the same.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Sam 1 Oct 2011 - 12:44

Citation :

JAGM In Jeopardy Amid Budget Talks

After multiple attempts to field a single replacement for the Hellfire, TOW and Maverick missiles, the U.S. Army may once again find itself without support for the project.

The U.S. Army has been slated to select a contractor to build the so-called Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) by year’s end. Raytheon and Boeing are pitted against Lockheed Martin for the work.

“It is a program that is in trouble right now and needs a lot of support,” says Lt. Gen. Terry Robling, U.S. Marine Corps commandant for aviation. He underscored that the capability is needed by his service at a Sept. 29 breakfast hosted by the Navy League.

Robling noted that JAGM was potentially endangered, owing to Pentagon efforts to substantially curb spending in light of debt reduction talks.

JAGM would incorporate a cutting-edge tri-mode seeker capable of using semi-active laser, millimeter-wave radar and imaging infrared to hit moving targets. Much of the development’s complexity involves mating the missile with high-end fixed wing aircraft, such as the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and slower, low-altitude rotorcraft.

The weapon eventually would be used by all of the U.S. services and potentially sold to international partners.

Lockheed Martin won the precursor program, called the Joint Common Missile (JCM). But that effort was shelved owing to lack of support and problems with requirements. Because JAGM’s development has yet to begin and major funding has not yet been obligated, the program is more vulnerable to termination than efforts already under way. However, industry officials note that more than $900 million has been spent to date pursuing this capability through the JCM program, as well as on risk-reduction work leading up to JAGM.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Lun 3 Oct 2011 - 12:35

Citation :: TCS Receives $12.1 Million in Orders From U.S. Army for SNAP Deployable Satellite Systems Equipment and Support

ANNAPOLIS, MD | TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that it has received a combined total of $12.1 million in funding from the U.S. Army for equipment, field services support and maintenance of Secret Internet Protocol Router and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Access Point (SNAP) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite systems. The funding is the result of exercised options on previously issued delivery orders from the U.S. Army Communications - Electronics Life Cycle Management Command.

This additional funding will provide the U.S. Army with equipment and support for TCS' SNAP deployable communications products. The U.S. Army Project Manager for the Warfighter Information Network - Tactical (PM WIN-T) Commercial Satellite Terminal Program is funding these procurements through the Army's $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract vehicle, which has been extended to July 27, 2012 with all deliveries required to be completed by August 28, 2012.

"In today's challenging and unique environment, the U.S. armed forces require secure, reliable satellite communications systems that can be easily deployed," said Michael Bristol, senior vice president and general manager of government solutions for TCS. "TCS' SNAP VSAT satellite systems equipment possesses all of these qualities that will help our warriors communicate."

The TCS SNAP VSAT systems provide multimedia communications capabilities which convey encrypted voice, video and data. TCS SNAP products are highly transportable and ruggedized, and have a graphical user interface that facilitates easy set-up and operation. The modularity and plug-and-play interfaces between all radio frequency (RF) and baseband configurations inherent in the SNAP product line result in communication solutions tailored to the end-user's specific needs.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Lun 3 Oct 2011 - 23:37

Citation :: U.S. Army to Procure 56 Sentinel Battlefield Radars From ThalesRaytheonSystems

Oct 3, 2011

FULLERTON, Calif., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ThalesRaytheonSystems today announced that the U.S. Army will procure 56 Improved Sentinel Battlefield Air Defense AN/MPQ-64 Radars. ThalesRaytheonSystems has already delivered more than 220 radars to customers worldwide. The company is working with several allied nations to leverage the current production to meet their sensing requirements.

The AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar is a three-dimensional, phased-array radar system that operates in the X-band frequency range. The primary mission is to automatically detect, track, identify and report airborne threats, including aircraft, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. The Sentinel radar capabilities are suited for a wide range of missions including air defense and missile systems coordination, and homeland defense, as well as infrastructure, asset and special event protection.

"The Sentinel battlefield radar not only meets the needs of today's soldier, but will grow and evolve as requirements, threats and the mission changes," said Kim Kerry, chief executive officer, ThalesRaytheonSystems, U.S. Operations. "With a low-risk modernization roadmap, the Sentinel radar is one of the most cost-effective and reliable radar systems available to our armed forces."

ThalesRaytheonSystems' radar capabilities span short-, medium-, and long-range systems. The ground-based radars are capable of detecting both conventional and unconventional threats for homeland and tactical air defense, counter-battery and weapons system coordination.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Jeu 6 Oct 2011 - 9:59

Citation :

THAAD Weapon System Achieves Intercept of Two Targets at Pacific Missile Range Facility

The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Army conducted a flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system today, challenging the system to track, detect and intercept two different targets utilizing two THAAD interceptors – a first for the system.

The flight test, known as FTT-12, was designated an Initial Operational Test and Evaluation test by the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense. The Director, Operational Test and Evaluation and the Army Test and Evaluation Command will also independently evaluate the operational effectiveness of the system. It was conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kauai, Hawaii.

During the mission, the first THAAD missile intercepted an air-launched short-range ballistic missile target. The second THAAD missile intercepted a sea-launched short-range ballistic missile target a short time later. Since 2005, the program has completed 12 flight tests, with nine-for-nine intercepts.

“Today’s outcome is a credit to the soldiers who executed this mission from start to finish,” said Tom McGrath, THAAD vice president and program manager at Lockheed Martin. “It was, by far, THAAD’s most challenging flight test to date and demonstrates the system’s advanced capabilities.”

Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 4^th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11^th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, the first THAAD battery activated in 2008, transported the weapon system from Fort Bliss, Texas, in mid-August. Soldiers emplaced the system at PMRF and operated the system under the control of the 94^th Army Air and Missile Defense Command during the flight test. In order to make this a realistic tactical environment, the soldiers did not know what day or time the mission would occur.

THAAD is the only missile defense system with the operational flexibility to intercept in both the endo- and exo-atmospheres to provide versatile capability to the warfighter.

A key element of the nation’s Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS), THAAD is a Missile Defense Agency program, with the program office located in Huntsville, AL. The agency is developing the BMDS to defend the United States, its deployed forces and allies against ballistic missiles at all ranges and in all phases of flight.

Lockheed Martin is a world leader in systems integration and the development of air and missile defense systems and technologies, including the first operational hit-to-kill interceptor. It also has considerable experience in interceptor design and production, infrared seekers, command and control/battle management, and communications, precision pointing and tracking optics, as well as radar and signal processing. The company makes significant contributions to all major U.S. missile defense systems and participates in several global missile defense partnerships.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 126,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation’s 2010 sales from continuing operations were $45.8 billion.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Dim 9 Oct 2011 - 8:04

Citation :: A la Une > Technologies

Un virus informatique aurait infecté les drones de l'armée américaine
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Selon le magazine Wired, les postes de commande à distance de drones américains effectuant des missions en Afghanistan ou dans d'autres zones de conflits ont été infectés par un virus informatique.

"Un virus informatique a infecté les cockpits des drones américains Predator et Reaper, enregistrant toutes les commandes des pilotes quand ils effectuent à distance des missions", écrit le magazine, citant trois sources anonymes.

Il n'y a eu officiellement aucune diffusion d'informations confidentielles à l'extérieur de la base de Creech, dans le Nevada. Le virus n'aurait pas non plus empêché les pilotes d'effectuer leurs missions, précise le magazine. Mais les militaires américains n'arriveraient toujours pas à se débarrasser de ce virus, détecté il y a deux semaines.

"NOUS PENSONS QU'IL N'EST PAS TRÈS DANGEREUX, MAIS EN FAIT NOUS N'EN SAVONS RIEN"

"Nous l'éliminons, mais il revient à chaque fois. Nous pensons qu'il n'est pas très dangereux, mais en fait nous n'en savons rien", a résumé un des interlocuteurs anonymes de Wired. Les autorités américaines cherchent également à savoir comment le virus a pu s'introduire dans un parc informatique a priori très sécurisé.

"Les spécialistes militaires ne savent pas si le virus (...) a été introduit volontairement ou accidentellement", explique le magazine. Ils soupçonnent que des disques durs externes, que les pilotes utilisent pour transférer des informations d'un poste à un autre, soient à l'origine de l'infection.

Les drones sont devenus une des principales armes utilisées par les Etats-Unis ces dernières années. Le Washington Post rappelle que depuis l'investiture de Barack Obama, les Etats-Unis ont utilisé une trentaine de drones pour mener plus de 230 missions uniquement sur le sol du Pakistan, tuant près de 2 000 personnes. En 2009, l'armée de l'air y consacrait 36 % de son budget.

Les défauts de sécurisation des drones, notamment l'absence de cryptage, sont un de ses points faibles. Les militaires américains ont ainsi été stupéfaits de découvrir en 2009 que les insurgés irakiens avaient piraté le flux de données des drones Predator grâce un simple logiciel grand public acheté pour 26 dollars.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Lun 10 Oct 2011 - 12:08

Citation :: Elbit Systems Awarded $23 million U.S. Army National Maintenance Contract for Repairs to ANVIS/HUD

Haifa, Israel | Elbit Systems Ltd. ("ESLT") announced today that its subsidiary in the U.S., Elbit Systems of America, LLC. ("Elbit Systems of America"), has been awarded a five-year, $23 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) National Maintenance Contract by the US Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM), for depot level repair services on Elbit Systems of America’s Aviator's Night Vision Imaging System Head Up Display (HUD) System (ANVIS/HUD).

The contract is a follow - on to a previous IDIQ contract for depot level repair services on the ANVIS/HUD. Work will be performed by Elbit Systems of America in Talladega, Alabama and is expected to be completed in 2016.

Elbit Systems of America, President and Chief Executive Officer, Raanan Horowitz commented: “This follow-on contract is evidence of our commitment to provide exceptional life-cycle management services in support of mission readiness requirements. We are proud to offer leading solutions and support for our ANVIS/HUD and many other systems through our Repair Center of Excellence. This agreement reinforces our strong relationship with the Army and we look forward to our continued partnership”.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Mar 11 Oct 2011 - 15:28

Citation :: XM25 feedback demonstrates lethality

WASHINGTON | Feedback from warfighters in Afghanistan testing the XM25 highlights the lethal effects of the counter-defilade weapon.

"We are getting great feedback from the Soldiers in the field on this weapon. The Soldiers are really excited to keep the weapon system and have requested to keep it longer than we had initially decided to leave those prototypes in theater," Col. Scott Armstrong, the program manager for Soldier weapons at Program Executive Office Soldier.

During a round table session with PEO Soldier Oct. 6, Armstrong provided an update on the XM25, as well as information on the progress of the individual carbine competition and updates for the M4 carbine to the A1 configuration.

Much of the data collected from the field is anecdotal, providing insight into the Soldier's experience with the weapon rather than battle damage assessment.

"Operationally there is some very specific feedback that we have been receiving from Soldiers on the capability in the field," said PEO Soldier Command Sgt. Maj. Bernard C. McPherson. "Rifle-to-rifle contacts where the XM25 is employed are very short."

The XM25 has been renamed the Individual Semiautomatic Air Burst System to better represent the capabilities of the weapon.

"The reason we have renamed it is because that is really the materiel solution we have brought to the Army to be able to bridge the gap that was identified as counter-defilade targets," Armstrong said.

Currently, there are five prototypes being tested by Soldiers in Afghanistan.

"We are hoping to have those in our hands for testing by the end of 2012 and downrange six months later to conduct additional field testing with a battalion size unit," Armstrong said.

It may be a few years before Soldiers see a new individual carbine rifle, but phase one of the individual carbine competition begins Oct. 27 at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

The first phase is to ensure all of the bids are responsible and responsive from the vendors. The second phase, which runs through 2012, is to initiate the test fires for the program. The third phase takes place in 2013, where three of the rifles will be chosen and will then enter the evaluation phase.

"The third phase is really focused on getting Soldier feedback for the entire test," Armstrong said.

The winner will be selected based upon best value to the Army followed by a cost benefit analysis which will determine whether it's appropriate to stay with the current M4A1 or transition the entire fleet to the individual carbine or move to some sort of hybrid solution where the M4A1 is fielded in conjunction with the new individual carbine, Armstrong said.

At the same time the Army tests the individual carbine, there will be continual improvement and upgrade of the M4 carbine to the M4A1 configuration. The M4 improvements can happen one of two ways. First is to purchase the M4A1 configuration directly from the vendor and send them to units. The second method is to provide a kit to units to upgrade the M4 carbines in their inventory to the A1 configuration.

"The Army continues to upgrade all of its equipment in the inventory," Armstrong said. "The M4 has already had over 60 improvements to that weapon and this is a continuation of that process."

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Citation :: US Army wants firms to show off armed helicopters

* Army hopes to stage demonstration in April

* Only flying helicopters to be allowed to participate

By Andrea Shalal-Esa

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army, under mounting pressure to generate budget savings, says it will defer work on a broad new multi-role helicopter until around 2030, but still expects to upgrade or replace its workhorse OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters in coming years.

Army Major General Tim Crosby, the Army's top helicopter buyer, wants to stage a demonstration next April of armed light helicopters that are already available from the industry that could be used to replace the aging Kiowa Warrior.

Crosby said the service was taking an "appetite suppressant" on the bigger project, or Joint Multirole Helicopter, which would include development of new light, medium, heavy and "ultra" sized helicopters.

For next year's demonstration, he said only companies with existing helicopter could participate; no PowerPoint helicopters were invited.

"You don't have an airplane; you don't play," Crosby told reporters at the annual Association of the U.S. Army conference. "If it doesn't fly, don't bother to show up."

Crosby said the service was seeking approval from top Army and Pentagon leaders to spend up to $8.7 million on the demonstration, which will allow Army leaders to see the offerings from up to five companies.

This is the Army's third attempt to try to replace the aging OH-58 helicopter built by Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron Inc , a program that is being closely watched by companies hoping to sell their helicopters to the Army.

Boeing Co plans to offer a version of its AH-6 Little Bird, while the U.S. unit of Europe's EADS has spent tens of millions of dollars to develop three prototypes based on its UH-72 Light Utility Helicopter.

Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of United Technologies Corp , Bell Helicopter and AVX Aircraft may also compete for the work, which turn out to be one of the few new programs available for helicopter makers in the near term.

The Army cancelled the first contract for an armed reconnaissance helicopter with Bell Helicopter in 2008 after costs rose sharply on that program. It launched a new program, the Armed Aerial Scout, only to reassess that program as well.

Crosby said the demonstration was intended to see if there were any helicopters available now that met most of the requirements for planned upgrades of the OH-58 helicopters with new cockpits and sensors, and at what cost.

Depending on the outcome of the demonstration, the Army could launch a competition for the new aircraft, Crosby said.

He declined to give an specific target for the cost of the new helicopters, saying that the costs would be evaluated -- and weighed against the cost of the upgrades -- once their capabilities were seen.

Congress has questioned why the Army should pay for OH-58 upgrades that could cost nearly as much as new aircraft.

EADS North America Chief Executive Sean O'Keefe, citing his company's on-time, on-budget delivery of over 190 light utility helicopters to the U.S. government at a cost of $7 million.

He said the company could modify the helicopter for reconnaissance missions and arm it at a cost comparable to that of the upgrades, which have estimated by some at around $12 million.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Jeu 13 Oct 2011 - 15:36

Citation :: Workers unload the U.S. Army's M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles during a photo call at a port in Busan, about 420 km (262 miles) southeast of Seoul, October 12, 2011. U.S. Forces Korea replaced its aging fighting vehicles with the new ones.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Sam 15 Oct 2011 - 12:30

Citation :: Harris Receives $66.3 Million Order from U.S. Army to Supply Falcon III AN/PRC-117G Manpack Radios

Harris radios will provide high-performance voice and wideband data capabilities to connect the tactical edge with forces at company level and above

09:41 GMT, October 15, 2011 MELBOURNE, Fla./ROCHESTER, NY | Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $66.3 million order from the U.S. Army via the GSA, FAS Assisted Acquisition Services to provide Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios in support of the modernization of Brigade Combat Team tactical communications.

The Harris radios will become an integral part of the Army's emerging tactical network to connect all levels of the battlefield to robust, secure voice and wideband data communications. The AN/PRC-117G delivers enhanced command and control and situational awareness through applications such as streaming video, collaborative chat, biometric enrollment and secure network connectivity. The Army has identified development of the tactical network as its top modernization priority.

"This order validates the effectiveness of the Army's Network Integration Evaluation, which was created to identify and speed the delivery of tactical networking solutions to the edge," said Dana Mehnert, group president, Harris RF Communications. "The NIE has been a clear success and we look forward to continuing to work with the Army. As proven at the first NIE and in combat, the AN/PRC-117G delivers transformational voice and wideband networking capabilities to the soldier, including the first Type-1 implementation of the JTRS Soldier Radio Waveform."

At the first NIE in June and July at Fort Bliss, Texas and White Sands, N.M., Harris deployed 20- and 30-node AN/PRC-117G wideband networks that connected a range of military vehicles to company command post platforms and provided access to applications such as TIGR, FTP and combat chat. Harris is currently working with the U.S. Army to integrate the AN/PRC-117G and other radios into the second NIE, which starts this month, and third NIE, scheduled for March 2012.

In addition to AN/PRC-117G radios, Harris is providing AN/VRC-114 vehicular amplifier adapters, spare radio kits, training and installation to the Army in connection with its rollout of a broad network-centric battlefield communications system.

The field-proven AN/PRC-117G, deployed by all branches of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), provides unprecedented situational awareness on the battlefield by delivering critical real-time information to warfighters on the move. Software-defined and upgradeable, the radio enables mobile ad-hoc networking, voice and high-bandwidth data applications. These capabilities support a growing number of network-enabled missions such as intelligence reporting and analysis, route planning, MEDEVAC and convoy tracking.

The AN/PRC-117G is the first wideband manpack radio system to receive both JTRS Software Communications Architecture and NSA Type-1 certification. With its fully integrated and NSA-certified High Assurance Internet Protocol Equipment (HAIPE) networking encryption, the AN/PRC-117G provides the highest level of information assurance available to tactical units.

Harris has shipped more than 16,000 AN/PRC-117G radios to the U.S. DoD and allies such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, other NATO nations and Australia. The radio was developed following the JTRS Enterprise Business Model (EBM). The EBM encourages companies to develop next-generation solutions in tactical communications using their own investment capital to integrate JTRS waveform software. In doing so, the EBM stimulates competition, increases innovation, and reduces cost through software re-use

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Sujet: Re: US Army Lun 17 Oct 2011 - 16:05

Citation :: hires

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, load an AH-64D Apache with Hellfire missiles at Fort Carson, Colo., Oct. 10, prior to demonstrating combat maneuvering flights and live fire engagements for their families. The battalion is scheduled for a deployment to Afghanistan in January. Unit leadership has been focused on balancing combat training events with family activities.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Ven 21 Oct 2011 - 15:37

Citation :: DynCorp Awarded Up to $80M Contract for Support from U.S. Army

The U.S. Army has awarded DynCorp International a task order under the Contract Field Teams (CFT) contract to provide Theater Aviation Support Management in Europe (TASM-E).

The task order is for one base year and one option year, and has a total potential value of approximately $80 million, if all options are exercised. Beginning January 2012, DynCorp International will provide aviation maintenance, modifications and logistics support for Army rotary wing aircraft throughout Europe, Southwest Asia, the Middle East and Africa. “DI has proudly supported the U.S. Army on TASM-E since 1978, and our selection once again is a testament to the superior service our dedicated employees have provided over the years,” said DynCorp International vice president Catherine Gridley.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Sam 22 Oct 2011 - 11:32

Apache battalion prepares for battlefield

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Sujet: Re: US Army Lun 24 Oct 2011 - 12:57

Citation :: U.S. Military Sees JLTV Development Gain Speed

The U.S. military's program to replace the Humvee has had more ups and downs than the road on which they are tested, but things look to be moving forward.

Above, an artist's rendering of Lockheed Martin's entry into the JLTV competition. (Lockheed Martin)

U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps leaders trimmed a lot of extras to cut the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) cost by $100,000. This also will slice 16 months from the $52 million engineering, manufacturing and development phase, which will end in May 2012. That means the $270,000 base vehicle will come cheaper and sooner, as a single contract award is now scheduled for 2015.

The Army wants at least 20,000 JLTVs with the potential for a larger buy for the program with an estimated worth of $20 billion. Army officials plan to replace a third of their 150,000-vehicle Humvee fleet with the JLTV. The Marine Corps plans to buy 5,500.

The services are now trying to convince the Senate Appropriations Committee, which had recommended the JLTV program be terminated, to come along for the ride.

"We spent all the time with the Marine Corps getting the requirements right that we frankly didn't tell the story to you all, to the Senate, and particularly the Senate Appropriations Committee about the good work that is going on," said Lt. Gen. Robert Lennox, deputy chief of staff for U.S. Army programs.

The new vehicle, outlined in an Oct. 3 draft request for proposal, will have the survivability of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle, better mobility than a Humvee and the ability to add mission kits. It will be transportable by ship or helicopter and be able to provide 30 kilowatts of exportable power. Six variants with companion trailers will make up the JLTV family, which will include a four-seat, close-combat weapons carrier, a two-seat utility carrier and shelter, a four-seat general purpose vehicle, a heavy guns carrier and command-and-control-on-the-move vehicle.

The latest changes include an increase to allowable weight from 12,600 pounds to 14,000 pounds. The original number was needed so the Marine Corps' CH-53 Sea Stallion could sling load the JLTV at high altitudes and high temperatures. But industry teams would have to experiment with exotic materials to reach such weight, said Katheryn Hasse, Lockheed Martin's director of tactical wheeled vehicles.

And while most initial entries could produce as much as twice the required 30 kilowatts of external power, the new standard will cut weight and cost.

Critics have ripped the program's lengthy technology development phase, but service officials wouldn't have been able to reach the requirement consensus without it, said Col. David Bassett, the Army program manager for Tactical Vehicles.

Four defense teams led by BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Oshkosh Defense and General Tactical Vehicles, a joint team of General Dynamics Land Systems and Humvee-maker AM General, have developed prototypes and will submit bids for the EMD phase. Three will be selected to move forward. Officials are mum on a lot of the details, as they don't want to show their hand before placing their bets. But here is a taste of what is to come:

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Sujet: Re: US Army Ven 28 Oct 2011 - 12:07

Citation :: United States Army to receive Turbomeca’s 10,000th Arriel Production Engine

Dallas | Turbomeca (Safran group) is proud to deliver its 10,000th Arriel production engine, which will power a United States Army UH-72A Lakota helicopter. During a ceremony at the Turbomeca USA site today, Olivier Andriès, Turbomeca Chairman & CEO and Russ Spray, Turbomeca USA President & CEO, presented the United States Army a commemorative plaque to mark this event. Accepting on behalf of United States Army was Mr. Randy Harkins, PEO Aviation Chief of Staff and Lieutenant Colonel David Bristol, UH-72A Lakota Program Manager.

EMBLEMATIC ARRIEL OPERATOR

EADS North America was awarded the United States Army’s Light Utility Helicopter contract in 2006 for 345 UH-72A Lakota twin-engine helicopters powered by Turbomeca’s Arriel 1E2. Today, 454 Arriel 1E2 engines have been delivered on schedule for the U.S. Army’s UH-72A Lakota. The U.S. Navy has purchased five additional Lakotas for their Test Pilot School.

“I am honored that our 10,000th Arriel engine will power the U.S. Army Lakota helicopter. This engine is produced at our Grand Prairie, Texas facility with manufacturing of some key components from Turbomeca Manufacturing in Monroe, North Carolina. We thank the U.S. Army who put their confidence in the Arriel engine for their demanding missions. Contributing to their complete satisfaction is always our top priority.” says Olivier Andriès.

"I am extremely proud of the Light Utility Helicopter team, and I congratulate them on this important milestone," said Maj. Gen. Tim Crosby, Program Executive Officer for Army Aviation. "Your dedication to excellence has supported our nation’s homeland defense and security and has provided our Army and National Guard units with a very capable light utility helicopter — all on cost and on schedule."

All 700 UH-72A engines are produced and tested at the Turbomeca USA facility located in Grand Prairie, Texas. Russ Spray said that “The fact that Turbomeca USA engines power several United States government helicopter platforms attests to the power and reliability of our engines. In addition to the US Army, the Department of Homeland Security is also our customer, as the Arriel engine powers the U.S. Coast Guard’s HH-65C and MH-65D helicopters.”

ARRIEL: 10,000 ENGINES, 32 MILLION HOURS FLIGHT

With over 60% global market share in its power segment (from 700 to 950 shp), today, the Arriel is the engine of choice of 1,300 customers in 110 countries. Since 1977, the Arriel engine has been significantly contributing to the helicopter industry. Amongst them: the Eurocopter Ecureuil, Dauphin, EC130, EC145 and EC155, the Sikorsky S-76 and the Agusta A109 K2, as well as the AVIC AC312 and AC311.

The Arriel has proven its reliability in a wide variety of demanding missions, including EMS, SAR, utility and offshore operations, powering the most famous names in the worldwide helicopter manufacturing industry.

Turbomeca continues development of the Arriel family with new technology and has introduced the new Arriel 2+ engine offering lower operating cost and higher reliability and performance.

The Arriel engine logged world records in altitude and speed. Amongst them, the first landing on the top of the world (Mount Everest, 8,850 m / 29,035 ft) in 2005.

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Sujet: Re: US Army Mar 1 Nov 2011 - 19:04

Citation :: 'armée américaine prépare t-elle un Terminator ?

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