Giovanni de Briganti, Author at DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

Giovanni de Briganti

Editor of Defense-Aerospace.com, a news aggregator covering all aspects of the aerospace and defense industries, principally focused on primary sources (governments, industry, international organizations, think tanks, etc) and selected international media as well as original opinion and analysis articles.

Electronic Warfare

Russia Will Produce French New Generation Thermal Imagers

Paris—At Eurosatory 2012 Russia’s state arms trader Rosoboronexport and France’s Thales Optronics signed a licence that lets the Vologda Optical-Mechanical Plant build Catherine XP thermal imagers inside Russia.

June 13, 2012

Middle East

The New Norwegian Long-term Defence Plan

On 23 March the Norwegian Government presented a fresh long-term plan for the Armed Forces. The document repeats the core security goals set after the 2004 re-orientation, yet it answers two new pressures at once: higher front-line costs in Afghanistan and sharper

April 17, 2012

Aircraft

Rafale in Combat: “War for Dummies”

Pilots walk to their jets before sunrise, climb the ladder, key the INS, and watch the route and target files flow in by Link 16. A typical launch leaves the chocks with the following kit:

May 31, 2011

AI & Autonomy

Lockheed Martin Receives $213 Million Contract for 20 New F-16s for Egypt

FORT WORTH, Texas - The U.S. government has released an initial $213 million so Lockheed Martin can begin long-lead work on 20 Advanced Block 52 F-16s for the Egyptian Air Force. A Letter of Offer and Acceptance under the Foreign Military Sales

March 3, 2010

Helicopters

Sagem’s Euroflir 350 Optronic Observation System Chosen for Caracal Helicopters Deployed by French Special Forces

Eurocopter has picked Sagem’s new Euroflir 350 sight for the EC725 Caracal fleet that supports French special operations. The move links a fresh sensor suite to a helicopter already central to high-risk rescue and assault missions.

June 16, 2009

Detailed analysis of the 2006 Lebanon War, covering ground combat, air strikes, naval actions, and weapon system performance.

GAO / Think Tank Reports

A Preliminary Military Assessment of the Lebanon Conflict

This article explains how the war was fought, looks at key military applications and technological successes and failures, examines the main battles and offensives, Hezbollah’s campaign achievements and how the Israeli military lost the opening battles yet recovered.

August 18, 2006

Land Systems

Saudi Arabia – M1A1 and Upgrade of M1A2 to M1A2S Abrams Tanks

Washington has alerted Congress to a possible $2.9 billion Foreign Military Sale that bundles fresh M1A1 Abrams tanks with a fleet-wide rebuild for every Saudi M1A2. The Royal Saudi Land Forces want fifty-eight surplus M1A1 hulls, plus the teardown and refit of

June 28, 2006

Europe & NATO

Thales Signs £700 Million Watchkeeper Contract with MoD

The Ministry of Defence has signed a £700 million agreement with Thales UK to develop, manufacture, and support the Watchkeeper unmanned system. The single signature secures every major phase of work, from completing design through initial sustainment, under one integrated schedule.

August 4, 2005

Aircraft (civil/military systems)

Eaton Wins Hydraulic System Contract For A380 – $200 Million Potential For U.S. Company

Airbus has chosen the diversified power-management company Eaton Corporation to develop and build the hydraulic power-generation system for its new A380 wide-body jetliner. The multi-year award covers design, qualification, initial production and long-term support. Eaton projects revenue of about $200 million over

October 10, 2001

AI & Autonomy

Milestone for AIR 5391

The Systems Division of Tenix Defence Systems today closed the Critical Design Review for the ELTA EL/L-8222 electronic-countermeasures pod Software Support Facility. Built at Mawson Lakes, South Australia, the new suite will stand ready for the Royal Australian Air Force’s Electronic Warfare

February 22, 2001

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