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10 Sep 21. UK selects RAF Waddington station to house Protector drone fleet. All 16 Protector remotely piloted aircraft, which are currently on order, will be based at RAF Waddington. Protector drones are scheduled to enter service in 2024. The UK Government has selected Royal Air Force (RAF) Waddington air station as the home of the Protector International Training Centre. The air station in Lincolnshire will host all 16 Protector remotely piloted aircraft that are currently on order for the RAF. The government will invest a total of £94m in infrastructural improvements to enable RAF Waddington to house the entire fleet of drones. A prototype of the uncrewed aircraft also conducted a flight from the base as part of the preparations.
The Protector aircraft are scheduled to enter service in 2024.
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: “Today marks a huge milestone in the Protector programme, bringing us one step closer to delivering this world-leading capability to the RAF.
“This £94m investment cements RAF Waddington’s place as the UK’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) hub, ensuring our Protector fleet can operate safely and effectively for many years to come.” A new campus will be developed at RAF Waddington that will include the Protector International Training Centre. (Source: airforce-technology.com)
02 Sep 21. Royal Air Force Lossiemouth celebrates two major milestones. The Atlantic Building is one of the elements of a £360m investment in RAF Lossiemouth. The British Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced that RAF Lossiemouth has celebrated a double milestone with the formal naming of its $118m (£100m) Poseidon Strategic Facility as the ‘Atlantic Building’ and presentation of a new Standard to CXX Squadron. With the Atlantic Building serving as a backdrop, a total of 60 crew from CXX Squadron officially paraded for the first time since reforming last year.
The parade also witnessed the participation of two sub-hunting Poseidon aircraft posing on either side of the Atlantic Building.
According to the RAF, the parade opened with a flypast of a Poseidon submarine-hunting aircraft supported by a two Typhoon aircraft from II (AC) Squadron.
UK Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin said: “The state-of-the-art ‘Atlantic Building’ enables our Poseidon fleet to perform their vital role for UK defence.
“The building’s name reflects the heritage of CXX Squadron and the importance of the aircraft’s mission to protect our maritime interests.
“This fantastic facility is a key part of defence’s £360m investment in RAF Lossiemouth, which has created and supported hundreds of jobs in Moray.”
RAF Lossiemouth’s P8s provide continuous vigilance to enemy threats above and below the waves and protect the nuclear deterrent capabilities of the country.
New 120 Squadron Officer Commanding wing commander Livesey said: “Maritime patrol is of vital importance to the UK, and the contribution provided by those at RAF Lossiemouth is paramount to its success.
“I am privileged to take command of 120 Sqn at an exciting time in its history, as we continue to build in capability.”
RAF noted that ‘Atlantic Building’ name replicates the squadron’s heritage and the importance of the Poseidon fleet mission of protecting maritime interests. (Source: airforce-technology.com)
MARITIME
09 Sep 21. Taiwan commissions homemade ‘carrier killer’ warship. SU’AO, Taiwan — Taiwan’s president oversaw the commissioning of a new domestically made warship Thursday as part of the island’s plan to boost indigenous defense capacity amid heightened tensions with China.
President Tsai Ing-wen spoke at a naval base in Su’ao, on the island’s east coast, saying the ship “proves that on the path to becoming independent in national defense, no matter what difficulties arise, we can overcome them one by one.” The ship is known as the Ta Jiang and nicknamed a “carrier killer.” It was built by Taiwanese firm Lung Teh Shipbuilding Company. It’s designed to have air defense capabilities and can carry anti-ship missiles. It is the first of six of its kind that will be commissioned by the Navy. Tsai has made boosting Taiwan’s domestic defense industry a priority. She has pushed the military aviation industry with the production of new trainer jets and called for the development of more sophisticated systems by using the island’s high-tech industries. In addition, Taiwan is producing its own submarine after four years of research and design. It decided to built its own after Beijing successfully prevented it from purchasing such craft from abroad in recent years through the use of economic and diplomatic threats. China claims Taiwan is a part of its national territory, although the two have functioned independently since a civil war in 1949. China has publicly said it seeks “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian noted Tsai’s commissioning of the warship, saying “there is no way out for Taiwan’s separatist forces to use military means to confront the mainland.” In the past few years, Taiwan has faced increasing harassment from China, which has sent fighter jets flying toward the island on a near daily basis. On Sunday, China’s People Liberation Army sent 19 fighter jets toward the southwestern part of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, the island’s Defense Ministry said. In August, the PLA conducted live assault drills with a squad of fighter jets, anti-submarine aircraft and combat ships. (Source: Defense News)
08 Sep 21. HMS Prince of Wales prepares for operations. The UK Royal Navy (RN) announced on its website on 6 September that its second aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, left its home port of Portsmouth the day before for its first longer period of time training with F-35B short take-off and vertical landing fighters from the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) 207 Squadron before participating in the multinational exercise ‘Joint Warrior’, which is being held off the Scottish coast from 27 September to 4 October. The RN said the F-35 training would “pave the way for front-line carrier operations” and ‘Joint Warrior’ would test its “ability to work alongside other naval, air force, and army assets and broader task group operations”. Embarked on Prince of Wales are four F-35Bs and Merlin helicopters, which will be the first time a fast jet and helicopter air group will operate off the carrier, providing training for pilots, flight deck crew, aircraft handlers, air traffic controllers, and maintainers. The 700-strong crew of Prince of Wales is benefitting from the experiences of the crew of HMS Queen Elizabeth, which is leading an international carrier strike group in the Far East. Prince of Wales commander Captain Steve Higham said the two carriers “are in constant communication to ensure that any lessons identified by either ship are capitalised upon. Both ships’ companies strive to ensure commonality of standard operating procedures for the safe and efficient conduct of aviation at sea, and any changes in Prince of Wales’ approach to generating for operations will be as a result of this continuous collaboration at all levels”. (Source: Jane’s)
08 Sep 21. RSNF’s Avante 2200 corvette Al-Jubail begins sea trials. Navantia is under contract to build five Avante 2200 corvettes for the RSNF. Navantia’s first Avante-2200 class corvette for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces commences sea trials. Credit: Navantia. Spanish state-owned shipbuilding company Navantia has commenced sea trials of the first of five Avante 2200 corvettes being built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). Known as ‘NB 546 Al-Jubail’, the vessel was launched in July last year. Al-Jubail is conducting sea trials in the Bay of Cádiz waters. It will ensure the correct operation of all its systems. The trials are divided into two periods and would last for a duration of two months. The current trial period will take place for 14 days and will see the participation of nearly 140 people, with 40 of them being engineers. Upon the completion of these trials, Al-Jubail will have its combat system installed before the ship’s delivery. The RSNF is expected to receive the ship within five months. In 2018, the Government of Saudi Arabia awarded a €1.8bn ($2.1bn) contract to Navantia to build five Avante 2200 corvettes for the RSNF. Construction on the corvettes commenced in San Fernando shipyard in January 2019 and deliveries are expected to be completed by 2024. The Avante 2200 corvette is a multirole vessel that can support surveillance and maritime control, as well as search and rescue missions. It has an overall length of 104m, a beam of 14m, and a design draught of 3.8m. With a full load displacement of roughly 2,470t, the ship can provide accommodation for up to 102 people. Vessels under the Avante 2200 programme will have a maximum speed of 27k. The corvette project is expected to create approximately 6,000 direct and indirect jobs a year for five years. In March, Navantia launched the third of the five Avante 2200 corvettes. (Source: naval-technology.com)
07 Sep 21. Israel receives fourth and final Sa’ar 6 warship from Germany. Israel has received its fourth and final Sa’ar 6 warship as the country implements a new naval doctrine aimed at bolstering defensive capabilities in its exclusive economic zone.
Israel has been receiving the ships since November 2020. The arrival of the Nitzahon corvette on Aug. 30 in the port of Haifa follows its two-week journey from Germany, where it was built. It also came a day before Israel announced a naval exercise dubbed Noble Waters with the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet.
The Israel Defense Forces characterize the Sa’ar 6 corvettes as central to its naval “defensive wall” as well as a key pillar in the maritime protection of both Israeli waters and energy assets at sea.
The commanding officer of the Israeli Navy, Vice Amd. Eli Sharvit, welcomed the Nitzahon to Haifa. He called the ships a tremendous addition for Israeli naval superiority and a key pillar in the strategic capabilities of the Navy, the IDF and the country.
“The line attached to the dock [from the new ship] symbolizes the end of a long, complex and challenging chapter which took place in Germany. We foresee a historic transformation of an innovative vision into a living reality. A reality to face a changing security situation that requires a force built and equipped for new challenges,” he said. Vice Adm. David Saar Salama replaced Sharvit on Sept. 2 as Sharvit finished five years in his position, according to the IDF.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi also attended the ceremony.
An event was held in July for the arrival of the third ship, the Atzmaut. It was transferred to the Israeli Navy at the German shipyard of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.
“We are at the heart of a dynamic environment, changing at a rapid pace and in every possible dimension. Our operational world requires endless capabilities. It requires us to reinvent ourselves and to direct each operational unit according to its individual abilities. To create methods of action that bring the whole to be greater, much greater, than the sum of its parts,” Sharvit said at the time
The other corvettes, the Magen and Oz, are in the process of being outfitted with Israeli systems and capabilities, including combat systems, before they can be fielded. (Source: Defense News Early Bird/Defense News)
08 Sep 21. BAE Systems readies the Royal Navy’s newest ships for global deployment. HMS Tamar and HMS Spey have departed Portsmouth in advance of their historic deployment to the Indo-Pacific. During the deployment, BAE Systems’ global deployed support team will maintain the vessels wherever operationally required. The arrangement allows the Royal Navy to be highly agile and is underwritten by BAE Systems’ global success in support of Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) around the world under the Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) contract, which delivered an unprecedented 98% Operational Availability of the Royal Navy’s OPV fleet in 2020.
BAE Systems has been closely involved with HMS Tamar and Spey since build. The ships were designed and built at the Company’s shipyards on the River Clyde and the Company has supported the vessels since they were commissioned into the Royal Navy over the last year.
For the last two months, the ships have undergone mission-critical equipment and capability enhancements in Portsmouth. During this period, the BAE Systems team has upgraded the ships’ generator cooling systems, ensuring optimum deployment performance, and overseen the application of the camouflaged ‘dazzle’ paint, giving HMS Tamar and Spey their distinctive looks.
“We’ve worked closely with the Ships’ Staff and our industry partners in getting HMS Tamar and Spey deployment-ready,” commented Bill Page, Project Manager, CLS, in BAE Systems’ Maritime Services business. “But this is just the start of the journey. This deployment is part of the UK Government’s Global Britain strategy, supported by the Royal Navy. As a trusted industry partner, BAE Systems will be part of that journey, moving in lock-step with our customer’s needs throughout.”
BAE Systems’ contracting for availability support team manages the whole ship support solution, delivering high operational availability to the Royal Navy’s eight OPVs around the world.
The team acts as the point of contact for all support activities, delivering repairs and maintenance periods where operationally required, minimising transit time, ensuring rapid defect rectification and driving value for money for the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
“We’re proud of our proven track record of delivering constantly high operational availability to Royal Navy OPVs over the last 20 years,” continued Bill. “Our performance is aligned to each ship’s needs, is end-user focused, and is driven by a strong partnering ethos. As the prime contractor providing deployed support to HMS Tamar and Spey, we will work closely with the MOD to ensure the best-possible availability and material state of these platforms throughout their deployment.” (Source: PR Newswire)
AIR
07 Sep 21. Germany rolls out first A320-series liaison aircraft. Germany has rolled out the first of a pair of Airbus A320-series passenger aircraft to be used for medium- to long-haul liaison and aero-medical evacuation (medevac) duties. The A321-251NX aircraft was presented by the Bundeswehr on 6 September ahead of it being fitted with its passenger and medevac mission configurations. The aircraft’s Luftwaffe serial number was covered in the image posted on the official Twitter account of the Bundeswehr press team. The milestone came 14 months after the Bundeswehr announced on 8 July 2020 that a contract for two A321-200NX-type aircraft had been signed between the BAAINBw procurement office and Lufthansa Technik. As noted at the time, the aircraft will come with a variety of cabin configurations depending on the nature of the particular role being flown. These will comprise passenger transport of between 136 and 163 people, and medevac of up to six stretchered patients or up to 12 ‘mildly ill’ patients. The underfloor hold can be utilised for cargo in both configurations. The aircraft will be delivered to the Luftwaffe in the first quarter of 2022. (Source: Jane’s)
08 Sep 21. Another Japan-based F-35 squadron is ready for operations. A second U.S. Marine Corps squadron in Japan has declared its F-35B fighters are ready for operations, less than a year after officially kicking off the process of transitioning to the stealthy fifth-generation aircraft.
The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing announced Thursday that Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 attained initial operational capability with the Lockheed Martin-made jet, 10 months after transitioning away from the Boeing-made F/A-18D Hornet.
Maj. Douglas Kansier, operations officer of VMFA-242, said attaining IOC means the squadron is now “taskable and combat capable on a limited basis” while it works toward becoming fully combat capable.
The latter will see the squadron train pilots and maintainers so it can fulfill a broader mission set. Under the 2019 Marine Corps Aviation Plan, the squadron is slated to receive a full complement of 16 F-35Bs by fiscal 2023.
The squadron, which is nicknamed the Bats, is based at Marine Combat Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi prefecture, located at the southern end of the main Japanese island of Honshu near the city of Hiroshima.
In addition to the two F-35B squadrons, Iwakuni is home to a squadron of Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules tanker-transport aircraft along with several U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force flying squadrons.
VMFA-242 joins the other Iwakuni-based Marine Corps F-35B squadron as the only one of its kind based in the Western Pacific region. The other squadron, the Green Knights of VMFA-121, deployed to Japan in early 2017, less than two years after it became the first squadron to declare IOC with the aircraft in July 2015.
The Green Knights have since been heavily engaged throughout the Indo-Pacific region, interacting with allies and partners as well as using the F-35Bs in expeditionary air base operations, or EABO.
The latest such exercise saw the squadron undertake networked EABO training with Marine Corps elements supported by Navy and Air Force elements scattered on islands and in the waters of the Western Pacific between Okinawa and Hawaii, demonstrating what the Corps said was the capability to integrate with the joint force to seize and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature sustainment and execute long-range precision fires in support of naval operations from expeditionary advanced bases. (Source: Defense News)
06 Sep 21. Boeing completes Super Hornet deliveries for Kuwait. Boeing has completed delivery of 28 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet combat aircraft for Kuwait, transferring them to the US Navy (USN) ahead of their eventual handover to the customer. The manufacturer announced the event on 2 September, posting a video of single-seat aircraft 822 departing its St Louis production facility in Missouri.
With Kuwait’s 22 single-seat F/A-18Es and six twin-seat F/A-18Fs being contracted in a government-to-government deal, they have all been handed over to USN ahead of their expected transfer to the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) in the coming months (a precise timeline has not been disclosed). As previously reported by Janes, this delivery milestone was delayed slightly due to the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The USD2.7bn deal for Kuwait (including radar warning receivers and weapons) involves Super Hornets built largely to the USN’s latest Block 3 standard (with some legacy Block 2 elements reportedly retained). The Block 3 includes upgrades to the Raytheon AN/APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar; an Elbit Systems large area display ‘glass’ cockpit and next-generation avionics; an infrared search and track; Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures; and new General Electric F-414-400 enhanced engines. Further to the capability enhancements, the Block 3 airframe is extended from 6,000 to 9,000 hours. The previously included ‘shoulder-mounted’ conformal fuel tanks were axed by the USN earlier in 2021. In November 2016 the US State Department approved the sale of up to 40 Super Hornets (32 F/A-18Es and eight F/A-18Fs) for Kuwait, valued at USD10.1bn (including related equipment and support). (Source: Jane’s)
07 Sep 21. Airbus delivers first UH-72B Lakota helicopter to the U.S. Army National Guard. Airbus Helicopters, Inc. has delivered the first UH-72B, the latest variant of its Lakota helicopter, to the U.S. Army National Guard from its production facility in Columbus, Mississippi. This delivery is the first of 18 UH-72B Lakota helicopters currently on order to support the National Guard’s critical missions.
“With the addition of the UH-72B Lakota to our fleet, the U.S. Army increases our capability to save lives, protect communities, and provide disaster relief when it’s needed most,” said Col. Calvin Lane, U.S. Army Project Manager for Utility Helicopters. “The Lakota helicopter has been a staple of the Army for more than 15 years now, and we look forward to benefitting from the latest technologies and performances that the newest 72B variant will provide, at no additional research & development costs for the Army.”
The UH-72B is the latest iteration of the proven commercial, off-the-shelf aircraft that has been the Army’s Light Utility Helicopter since the first Lakota contract award in 2006. The Army is leveraging the benefits of a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) program by receiving product improvements and enhancements through the evolution of the aircraft, without investing any government money into the development of those capabilities.
Based on the widely successful H145, the UH-72B incorporates technologies that increase both safety and flight performance, including the five-bladed main rotor, the Fenestron shrouded tail rotor, Safran Arriel 2E engines, and the Airbus-designed Helionix avionics suite. The Helionix suite includes an advanced dual-duplex, four-axis autopilot to provide flight envelope and over-limit protection, automated takeoff, and fully-coupled approaches to hover.
“Our teams in Mississippi, many of whom are U.S. Army and National Guard veterans themselves, are proud to build and deliver the first of this newest Lakota variant in support of the Army’s essential missions protecting and serving our country,” said Scott Tumpak, vice president responsible for Airbus military helicopter programs in the U.S. “We thank the Army for the trust they’ve placed in Airbus for more than 15 years and counting, as we continue to build on the Lakota legacy for the women and men in uniform that depend on it.”
With nearly 10 different configurations available, the Lakota delivers proven performance, outstanding operational reliability, and unmatched versatility for a broad spectrum of military missions. Airbus Helicopters, Inc. builds the Lakota at its production facility in Columbus, Mississippi, which employs a workforce of nearly 250 employees that is made up of 40% U.S. veterans.
03 Sep 21. IAI resumes F-16 wings production for Lockheed Martin. The company reopened an assembly line for wings production following an increased demand for F-16 Block 70/72 jets. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has reopened the production line to manufacture wings for F-16 fighter jets for Lockheed Martin. The assembly line at the IAI facilities was established during the 1980s. The resumption in production follows increased worldwide demand for the F-16 Block 70/72, demonstrating another important milestone between the two companies. IAI president and CEO Boaz Levy said: “Resuming the production of F-16 wings is a continuation of a decades-long cooperation of manufacturing aerostructures for Lockheed Martin customers.
“The F-16 assembly line once again joins IAI’s assembly centre of excellence for the production of fighter aircraft wings.
“The centre also produces F-35 wings along with T-38 wings for the American defence establishment.”
The F-16 Block 70/72 is the newest and most advanced version of the fourth-generation fighter.
The wings produced at the facility will be shipped to the F-16 final assembly line in Greenville, South Carolina, US.
Lockheed Martin Israel chief executive Joshua (Shiki) Shani said: “The reopening of the F-16 wings production line in the IAI facilities is an additional important milestone in Lockheed Martin’s long-standing industrial cooperation with the Israeli industries.
“Now, IAI is producing outer wing boxes for the advanced F-35 and wings for the F-16 fighters, both having new customers in growing numbers, worldwide.
“So far, Lockheed Martin has initiated and maintained significant long-term economic relationships with the State of Israel and its local industries.”
Shani added that Lockheed Martin has invested bns of dollars in Israeli defence and aerospace industries for the advanced technology that the country’s defence industry offers.
The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon is a US Air Force (USAF) multi-role fighter aircraft. More than 2,000 aircraft are currently in service with the USAF and 2,500 operational with 25 other countries. (Source: airforce-technology.com)
PLANT CLOSURES, JOB LOSSES AND STRIKES
09 Sep 21. Royal Air Force to retire Typhoons with over half of airframe life remaining. The Royal Air Force’s 30 Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1 aircraft being retired in 2025 will have average flying hours of almost 2,545 hours when they are taken out of service.
The expected flying hours of the fighter aircraft was announced by James Heappey, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for defence in a written response to a question posed by a member of parliament.
“There are 30 Typhoon Tranche 1 aircraft in the sustainment fleet and the projected average flying hours for each of the aircraft, when they reach their respective Out of Service Date, is 2544.8 flying hours,” Heappey wrote on September 6, 2021.
The retirement of the Tranche 1 Typhoon aircraft was announced in a Defence Command Paper published on March 19, 2021. The paper promised a “radical overhaul” of the RAF.
The Tranche 1 variant of the aircraft, the eldest of the four developed, is limited to the use of air-air missiles and has very limited air-ground capabilities without the use of an external pod. Therefore, it is often limited to air superiority missions such as Quick Reaction Alert purposes by its operators.
The fighter jet has a notional airframe life of 6,000 hours, meaning the hours at retirement represent just 42% of their useful life, Jane’s reported on September 8, 2021.
(Source: News Now/https://www.aerotime.aero/)
MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT
PERSONNEL
U.S. APPOINTMENTS
07 Sep 21. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) announced that Dr. Eliot A. Cohen will be joining CSIS as the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy. In this capacity, Dr. Cohen will join the International Security Program at CSIS, which conducts research and analysis on defense and other national security topics. The Burke Chair was previously held by Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, who will remain an active scholar with CSIS as Emeritus Chair in Strategy, continuing his more than 26-year career with CSIS.
09 Sep 21. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) announced that Dr. Benjamin M. Jensen, a professor of strategic studies at the Marine Corps University School of Advanced Warfighting, has joined the International Security Program as senior fellow for future war, gaming, and strategy. He will advance CSIS’s research agenda on the changing character of war and strategic competition and provide expertise in wargaming.
03 Sep 21. Rear Adm. Eugene A. Burcher will be assigned as vice commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Burcher most recently served as deputy chief of staff, Submarines, Maritime Command Headquarters, Northwood, Great Britain; and commander, Submarines, NATO, United Kingdom.
03 Sep 21. Rear Adm. (lower half) William L. Angermann will be assigned as reserve vice commander, U.S. Second Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia. Angermann is currently serving as reserve deputy commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia.
03 Sep 21. Rear Adm. (lower half) Kenneth R. Blackmon will be assigned as reserve director for Maritime Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Blackmon is currently serving as deputy commander, Third Fleet, San Diego, California.
03 Sep 21. Rear Adm. (lower half) Gregory K. Emery will be assigned as commander, Navy Information Force Reserve, Fort Worth, Texas. Emery is currently serving as deputy director, Warfare Integration Directorate, N2N6, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C.
03 Sep 21. Rear Adm. (lower half) Jacquelyn McClelland will be assigned as vice director, Navy Staff, Washington, D.C. McClelland is currently serving as commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, Norfolk, Virginia.
03 Sep 21. Rear Adm. (lower half) Robert C. Nowakowski will be assigned as reserve vice commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Fifth Fleet, Manama, Bahrain. Nowakowski is currently serving as deputy commander, Navy Recruiting Command, with additional duties as deputy commander, Naval Education and Training Command Force Development, Millington, Tennessee.
03 Sep 21. Rear Adm. (lower half) Ryan B. Scholl will be assigned as deputy director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Sustainment, Washington, D.C. Scholl is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, Norfolk, Virginia.
03 Sep 21. Rear Adm. (lower half) Larry D. Watkins will be assigned as reserve vice commander, U.S. Third Fleet, San Diego, California. Watkins is currently serving as director, Network Engagement Team, U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Florida.
03 Sep 21. Capt. Bradley D. Dunham, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as reserve deputy commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia. Dunham is currently serving as chief of staff, Navy Reserve, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia.
03 Sep 21. Capt. Dennis E. Collins, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, Norfolk, Virginia. Collins is currently serving as commanding officer, Navy Reserve, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Detachment 401, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii.
03 Sep 21. Capt. Mark F. Haigis, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy commander, Naval Expeditionary Combat Command, Norfolk, Virginia. Haigis is currently serving as deputy chief staff officer, Operations and Plans, Navy Reserve Chief of Naval Operations for Operations and Plans, Washington, D.C.
03 Sep 21. Capt. Scott W. Ruston, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy commander, Naval Education and Training Command Force Development, Pensacola, Florida. Ruston is currently serving as deputy commander, Navy Reserve, Navy Region Southwest Reserve Component Command, San Diego, California.
03 Sep 21. Capt. Douglas W. Sasse III, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as reserve vice commander, U.S. Fourth Fleet, Jacksonville, Florida. Sasse is currently serving as reserve chief of staff, Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California.
03 Sep 21. Capt. Michael J. Schwerin, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as deputy commander, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, Tennessee. Schwerin is currently serving as commanding officer, Navy Reserve, Officer Training Command, Newport, Rhode Island.
03 Sep 21. Capt. David R. Storr, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned as reserve deputy commander, Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland. Storr is currently serving as Manager Navy Reserve Rapid Research and Development Detachment, Patuxent River, Maryland.
REST OF THE WORLD APPOINTMENTS
06 Sep 21. Lobese is new SAN Deputy Chief. Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha) born Monde Lobese is new deputy chief of the SA Navy (SAN) taking over from Rear Admiral Douglas Faure. The rear admiral moved into the office adjacent to Vice Admiral Mosiwa Hlongwane at SAN headquarters in Visagie Street, Pretoria, last week. He adds value to the deputy chief position bringing with him experience and knowledge from his time at the Joint Operations Division as Director: Operations Support. He, like many compatriots in the former liberation forces, integrated into the then new SA National Defence Force (SANDF) in 1994, selecting the maritime service as his home. This is a result of him completing a naval officer’s course specialising in naval communications at Baku in the former USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). Lobese did his bridging and orientation courses at the SA Naval College in Gordon’s Bay. Appointments at sea and ashore include weapons electrical officer (SAS Drakensberg [A301]), officer in charge underwater ranges (Director: Fleet Quality Assurance), system manager (Command and Logistics Information Systems, Fleet Command) and Director: Fleet Logistics. At Fleet Logistics Lobese was responsible for management and expenditure of almost 70% of the SAN operating budget “mindful of unexpected, unplanned significant budget cuts imposed by higher authority” a statement has it. He was instrumental in resurrecting the SAN mechanical, electrical and weapons electronic workshops allowing the Armscor dockyard to meet operational objectives. Among his achievements is South Africa obtaining recognition for its efforts in the field of contingent own equipment (COE). He represented the South African maritime service at a UN COE working group which saw the successful review of the UN COE manual and its adoption by the General Assembly of the world body. (Source: https://www.defenceweb.co.za/)
INDUSTRY
PERSONNEL
08 Sep 21. Alan Garwood CBE – Mentor, Friend, Colleague – RIP. The sudden and untimely death of Alan Garwood, former Group Business Director of BAE Systems, whilst on a private visit to Athens on the 27th August has shocked all those who knew, respected and worked with him through what can only be described as a truly successful career.
Alan Garwood retired from BAE Systems in December 2018. Having joined what was then known as BAE Dynamics forty-two years earlier, working his way up to become Managing Director, Europe and North America in the International Marketing and Sales organisation, in 1998, Garwood was appointed Chief Executive UK of Matra BAe Dynamics. Having subsequently been appointed Chief Operating Officer at MBDA Missile Systems – the UK/French/Italian joint venture partnership between BAE Systems, Airbus and Leonardo – in late 2002 he was seconded to the UK Ministry of Defence to become Head of the Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO) an organisation established in 1966 in order to support UK defence industry exports.
I have known Alan Garwood for over 25 years and during his period as Head of DESO had worked with him on a couple of export campaigns. We had only recently lunched together at one of his favourite locations and his sudden death at the age of 66, little more than two and a half years into what was surely a well-deserved retirement, has come as a great shock to his family, friends and those who knew and worked with him through what was undoubtedly a very interesting and rewarding career.
On the announcement of his retirement from BAE Systems in December 2018, I wrote “Universally respected internationally, particularly by his colleagues and the many senior international government customers and representatives that he has worked with, Alan Garwood isn’t in the habit of mincing his words. His emails were short and as I well remember when being scolded on one particular occasion, always went straight to the point”.
A larger than life character he certainly was and one who will be very much missed. Who else I wonder could have walked into a fine restaurant in London larger than life and on crutches as he did a few years ago following an accident with an Elephant whilst on vacation! A man with qualities in abundance, one with an abundance of energy, enthusiasm, knowledge and profession skills, one who had a lovely sense of humour and a quite amazing ability to motivate.
Perhaps the most important point that I can make in regard of his professional career was that Alan possessed the rare quality of always first listening to his potential customer, asking from them what it was that they wanted rather than being tempted, as so many other do, to tell them what they could have.
As Group Business Director of BAE Systems from 2008 until his retirement ten years later, Alan worked tirelessly in support of the company’s objectives in international sales. These included successful Typhoon military aircraft sales to Oman and Qatar, Hawk jet sales to India plus engagement in many other international campaigns, some of which remain ongoing, plus also M777 Howitzers for India, CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) sales and other major successful campaigns such as those in Australia and Canada in respect of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship stand out.
As DESO Head, Alan Garwood was quick to rise to the challenge, strengthening the organisation and raising the mantra of its work and the quality of its people and sometimes of necessity, challenging Government. Travelling extensively, he established strong relationships with would-be and existing international government customers, always recognising the importance of diplomacy and respect for those with whom he dealt. As a result, the standing of DESO grew to new heights not only with existing and potential government customers but also within the UK defence industrial base.
Growing DESO involvement within the wider international defence export support role and with our embassies abroad and having built a strong team of expert people to support him both at home and in the DESO international regions, his demeanour, professionalism, patience, humour and quick wit would hold him in good stead with international government customer and peers alike.
Alan Garwood always believed that UK Government support was crucial in relationship-building with potential international customers and that in order to win, it was necessary to build strong government to government and industry relationships. Never a man to suffer fools gladly, although he was awarded a CBE in 2007, it was always regrettable to me that Alan’s tremendous record of success at DESO was never properly rewarded with the knighthood that he so clearly richly deserves.
Alan Garwood has an MBA from Cranfield, where he was also made Honorary Doctor of Science in 2003. He was also a Visiting Professor at Cranfield University and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Having only recently remarried, our thoughts are very much with his wife Dalia and his two daughters, Christina and Ella. I have lost a mentor, friend and colleague and one that I cannot thank enough for the confidence he placed in me. To say that I will miss his conversation, criticism and humour would be an understatement but let me finished not with my words but with those of one other former and now retired DESO employee said:
“He was the best boss I ever experienced and I was lucky to have enjoyed the privilege for 4-5 years when these were very difficult times in DESO and when it was still a great place to work”
(Source: Howard Wheeldon, FRAeS, Wheeldon Strategic Advisory Ltd.)
EUROPE APPOINTMENTS
07 Sep 21. Marshall chief technology officer, Patrick Wood, has been appointed as a visiting professor at Cranfield University, where he will provide valuable industrial insights into Cranfield’s educational and research programmes. Before joining Marshall, whose business portfolio includes aerospace and defence, fleet solutions and property, Wood worked for over 22 years in the space industry, working for the sector’s leading companies delivering space and satellite missions including science, navigation, earth observation, communications, launchers as well as maritime, land and ground systems. (Source: Google/https://www.aero-mag.com/)
U.S. APPOINTMENTS
09 Sep 21. Applied Insight, a cloud technology leader serving federal government customers, announced today the appointment of Stacey Page as president and chief growth officer. She most recently served as vice president of national intelligence at SAIC and brings three decades of experience in developing advanced federal technology solutions for national security customers. In this new position, Page will be responsible for execution and growth. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
07 Sep 21. Boeing (NYSE: BA) today named Matt Welch as vice president of Investor Relations. Welch will succeed Maurita Sutedja, who has accepted an opportunity outside of Boeing following more than a decade of leadership within several finance roles at Boeing. Welch’s appointment is effective immediately. Welch will lead Boeing’s interactions with the investment community, providing shareholders and financial analysts timely, accurate and transparent information on the company’s market environment, business, performance and outlook. Welch is a seasoned leader with more than 20 years of deep financial experience across Boeing’s operations. Currently serving as vice president of Revenue Management at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Welch has held several roles of increasing responsibility, including in Investor Relations; Financial Planning and Analysis; and program finance.
08 Sep 21. CIT Names Eduard Vernède as Managing Director for Defense and Government Services. CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that Eduard Vernède has joined the company as managing director in CIT’s Aerospace, Defense & Government Services business. In his new role, Vernède will largely be focused on CIT’s lending activity to serve the multibn-dollar government and defense contractor industry, as well as supporting the aerospace segment. His responsibilities will include developing new client relationships, identifying new target markets and ensuring outstanding customer support and satisfaction. His coverage territory will primarily focus on the Washington D.C. beltway region and adjacent areas. (Source: PR Newswire)
07 Sep 21. Dynamic Technology Solutions – the leader in sourcing, testing, configuration and End-of-Life transitions for electronic technology within highly regulated industries – announced today that Michael K. Hart has been appointed as the Firm’s Chief Operating Officer. He will report directly to Dynamic’s CEO and President, Farida Ali. Michael K. Hart is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Dynamic Technology Solutions. Mr. Hart has more than 25 years of experience in industries ranging from Life Sciences, Medical Device and Industrial Technologies, to Aerospace, Defense, Military, Automotive and Commercial Vehicles. He has led teams and client relationships throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Mr. Hart has more than 25 years of experience in industries ranging from Life Sciences, Medical Device and Industrial Technologies, to Aerospace, Defense, Military, Automotive and Commercial Vehicles. He has led teams and client relationships throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. (Source: PR Newswire)
08 Sep 21. PCX Aerostructures, LLC (d.b.a. PCX Aerosystems, “PCX”) has announced that Mr. Thomas Holzthum has been promoted to CEO, succeeding Mr. Jeff Frisby who has accepted the role of Executive Chairman. (Source: PR Newswire)
08 Sep 21. Peraton today announced the appointment of Mara Motherway to its executive leadership team as senior vice president, Government and Customer Relations. Motherway will report to Mike King, Peraton’s executive vice president and Chief Growth Officer. In this newly created role, she will be responsible for driving Peraton’s public policy and government affairs strategies. (Source: PR Newswire)
REST OF THE WORLD APPOINTMENTS
08 Sep 21. Robert Cipriani, former enterprise account executive at Druva, has been named as Ping Identity’s new channel manager, Australia and New Zealand. Cipriani, who will be based in Sydney, has been tasked with managing and enabling Ping Identity’s channel organisations and overseeing partner go-to-market strategies and sales. Cipriani holds over 20 years’ experience in sales, business development and channel account management experience in the IT sector, with his most recent role at Druva involving the development of the enterprise business in region. The new appointee has also served as channel manager of CloudBurst Australia IT Service Solutions, and as ANZ national channel director at Forcepoint. Cipriani’s career also included a five-year stint at F5 Networks and a 10-year stint at Frontline Systems. (Source: https://www.cybersecurityconnect.com.au/)
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