Purely electric aircraft are still in their relative infancy. Hybrid aircraft, however? They’re closer than you think. Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens are partnering on a hybrid electric aircraft prototype, the E-Fan X, that will prove the mixture of conventional and electric engines will work. The demonstrator will modify a BAe 146 by replacing one of […]
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Rostec subsidiary files cross-claim against Siemens over turbine contract
Published time: 16 Oct, 2017 09:56 A subsidiary of Russian state industrial giant Rostec has brought a countersuit against Germany’s Siemens, to nullify several terms of an agreement between the companies sealed in 2015. Read more “We are asking to hold invalid clauses of the contract… signed on March 10, 2015,” said the court agent […]
Siemens CEO: America Invented Globalization—Why Give It Up?
When Joe Kaeser accompanied the German chancellor on her visit with Donald Trump in Washington last spring, he came bearing a reply to the American president’s complaint that while there were hardly any Chevrolets in Germany, Fifth Avenue in New York was teeming with Mercedes-Benzes. “We’d have to do a lot of exporting to have […]
EU sanctions against Russia over Siemens turbines violate intl law – energy ministry
Published time: 5 Aug, 2017 11:44 Edited time: 5 Aug, 2017 12:02 The new EU sanctions against Russia over the delivery of Siemens turbines to Crimea is in direct violation of international law, the Russian Energy Ministry has stated. The Russian Ministry of Energy slammed the recent decision of the European Commission to broaden its […]
Siemens, DHS warn of “low skill” exploits against CT and PET Scanners
Enlarge (credit: University of Queensland) The Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control System Computer Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) has issued an alert warning of four vulnerabilities in multiple medical molecular imaging systems from Siemens. All of these systems have publicly available exploits that could allow an attacker to execute code remotely—potentially damaging or compromising the safety […]
Siemens to suspend contracts with state-owned Russian companies over turbine deliveries to Crimea
Published time: 21 Jul, 2017 07:02 Edited time: 21 Jul, 2017 08:02 German conglomerate Siemens is halting the implementation of certain projects with Russian companies partly owned by the state after discovering that four turbines were illegally shipped to Crimea, a company statement reads. Siemens is not allowed to do business in the Crimea. The […]
Siemens can’t confirm more of its turbines shipped to Russian Crimea
Published time: 13 Jul, 2017 09:53 Edited time: 13 Jul, 2017 09:57 The German concern Siemens said it couldn’t verify a Reuters report that two more gas turbines have been delivered to Russia’s Crimea. Previously the company said two of its turbines were shipped to the peninsula in violation of international sanctions. A representative of […]