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The Brazilian defense industry is one of the most important in the world, featuring a wide range of manufacturers of various military equipment, firearms, ammunition, missiles, aircraft, armored vehicles, and explosives, it's responsible for an annual revenue of approximately R$ 1 billion and employs around 40,000 people, according to data from ANiAM ("National Association of the Firearms and Ammunition Industry"). From 1975 to 1985, Brazil became one of the few countries to simultaneously produce aircraft, artillery, armored vehicles, navigation and radar systems, and warships, reaching the tenth-largest arms exporter position; however, the industry entered a crisis in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but some companies survived that period and continued their development into the 21st. century. Currently, the largest military exporter in Brazil is EMBRAER, which annually exports its Super Tucano aircraft in military and training versions, the ERJ line with military modifications, and its KC-390 cargo planes. Following Embraer are companies like HELiBRAS (a Brazilian manufacturer of Airbus Helicopters), AViBRAS (a manufacturer of missiles, rockets, and launch systems), and manufacturers of light firearms, mainly pistols and revolvers made by Taurus from Rio Grande do Sul, shotguns made by Boito, and assault rifles made by the state-owned iMBEL for export to military, civilian, and police markets worldwide. Since 2007, Brazil has hosted LAAD, the main defense, weaponry, and military equipment fair in Latin America, attracting visitors, buyers, and exhibitors from all continents.

France and Germany are moving forward with development of a next-gen tank, dubbed the Next-generation Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). While this system will not enter service until the 2040 to 2045 timeframe, the impacts of this decision will be felt sooner due to the novel work share agreement established to share production across French and German manufacturers. To design, develop, and produce the MGCS, KNDS Deutschland Tracks GmbH, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales are expected to establish a "joint project agreement" with 50/50 workshare evenly split across France and Germany. The joint project agreement between four vendors across two nations will utilize a "level pillar approach" through which the MGCS industrial plan will be broken into eight pillars: platform, traditional firepower, innovative firepower, connectivity, sensors, simulation, protection and infrastructures. This structure is designed to ensure even workshare between all parties while also maximizing the unique skills of each vendors and driving efficiencies. Industry should closely watch the maturation of the MGCS program to see if the level pillar approach becomes the desired model for European countries to manage industrialization requirements for future platforms. #defense #Landwarfare #France #Germany #tanks Craig Belanger Anirudh Suneel Ben Osterholtz Robyn Pirie

WR-based timing and triggering system for High Energy Physics. Another White Rabbit device added to the new generation of the family! Learn more about it at IPAC and LINAC 2024.

Two great examples of Barum & Dewar engineering in this one image... The large blue painted test rig was designed and fabricated in-house to remove the need to hire in large and expensive cranage and weights every time proof loading testing was needed. Slotted underneath is a B&D aluminium fabricated periscope container being positioned for testing following survey and maintenance checks. This new contract award from Thales Defence will ensure these quality containers continue to operate as intended and are immediately available when called upon. With a lifespan of over 25 years in some cases, these containers continue to provide essential storage and transportation as well as excellent value for money

#IndustryUpdates   Delve into the latest insights on Major Defence Projects by State Map with an exclusive excerpt from Kinexus's Defence Industry Insights 10th Edition. Explore the evolving landscape of defence projects across regions and gain valuable industry perspectives.    Find out more https://lnkd.in/g_P9Dcd3   #PCEAUS2024 #Megaprojects #Industrynews #project #lessonslearned #DefenceIndustry #ProjectControls #KinexusInsights Anil Godhawale, IEng, CCP, PSP, Mike Sherrard, Alicja Serafin, Lomesh Taywade, Samiksha Munghate

Pentagon: Buy Commercial Already In light of GA-ASI's Mojave aircraft making headlines, I revisited a paper on commercial acquisition. GA-ASI independently funded the Mojave - if a CCMD sought DoD rapid acquisition of these, what would the process entail? The DoD has the opportunity to revolutionize requirements, budget, and acquisition systems by leveraging commercial solutions across various capabilities, as mandated by law. This strategic shift can rejuvenate the industrial base with new players and swiftly provide innovative solutions to our warfighters. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gj8nr_c2

I often get asked how to make innovation programs more effective. The real answer is, it's not an innovation program problem. Innovation programs can be great tools. They can't replace acquisition programs, they can supplement them. The core acquisition teams need to be responsible for taking advantage of them. And the acquisition offices need to be learning from them. That's where they REALLY break down. I get it, yes they're often underfunded, poorly resourced, not given sufficient authority, and so on -- we can knit pick them all day---but EVEN IF YOU FIXED ALL OF THAT, they still would not succeed. If we're going to say 80% of technology in a certain sector is being led by commercial industry. Then 80% of our spending should be on commercial procurement or modification for technologies in that industry. That's not practical for any innovation budget. That has to be coming from the primary program offices. It has to be executed as common practice by the folks authorized and appropriated to solve validated requirements. Why is that hard? Because it's a dramatic change. It's education, changed behavior, different processes. It's new, different, and uncertain. And in times of stress or uncertainty both individuals and organizations fall back to what we know. We sabotage the potential for change, convincing ourselves that it's "not secure enough", "not unique enough", "not scalable". We've all heard all of the arguments, and we're REALLY good at selling ourselves and our leaders on them. Then we underfund and under resource the innovation "tests" and it becomes self-fulfilling. The reality is, until we invest differently, commercial won't either. But if we started putting real money into some of these commercial solutions, we'd see some real reaction to federal market requirements. While we may pale in comparison to a global market, we're still a significant and stable marketplace. It's easy to lean back on this argument, as well, when all we're offering are a bunch of $100k-2M contracts that largely lead to no where, and a dozen $5-$30M contracts a year (again, without a clear path to recurring revenue). Innovation tools out there could be GREAT programs to support a overcoming the Congressional decision making and PPBE processes. But they won't work until the core programs start buying commercial as common practice.

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The Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) acts as a universal base platform across a wide range of mission sets. With the appropriate configuration of effectors and sensors, RIwP can deliver a significant anti-armour overwatch capability that rapidly adapts to emerging threats on the battlefield. At #DVD2024 this year, Moog showcased RIwP in an anti-armour overwatch capability that included four MBDA Brimstone missiles, as well as a 30x113mm gun and 7.62mm machine gun. Being a modular and reconfigurable capability, RIwP ensures that users can select their optimum weapons and sensors, and iteratively upgrade and grow those capabilities over time with the use of open physical and electronic architectures. #RIwPUK #RIwP #SHORAD #CUAS #GBAD #UKDefence