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ISSUE 29 / APR-4-16
Published by
NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence
NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence
(NIAMD) is an essential, continuous missi-
on in peacetime, crisis and times of conflict,
which safeguards and protects Alliance ter-
ritory, populations and forces against any air
and missile attack. As successor to the NATO
Integrated Air Defence System (NATINADS) it
CONTENT remains a cornerstone of the defence postu-
re of the Alliance by contributing to the core
• NATO Missile Defence tasks of collective defence, crisis management
• Defence and cooperative security. It is, therefore, not
surprising that the current revival of the im-
• Technology portance of collective defence has put a new
emphasis on a number of projects aimed at Netherlands continued upgrades to their sea-
• Industry & Trade
increasing the Alliances capabilities to counter based sensors for missile defence. Germa-
all kinds of airborne threats. ny might do the same, but the final decision
Despite Russian propaganda claims to the con- on the scope of the upgrade programme for
MASTHEAD trary, NATO’s ballistic missile defence (BMD) is the F 125 frigates is still pending. Poland and
a purely defensive capability, established in Turkey announced or modified their plans to
ESD Spotlight light of threats from outside the Euro-Atlantic acquire a surface-based air and missile de-
Email newsletter of the bimonthly magazine
“European Security & Defence” (ES&D) area (particularly areas south and southeast fence (SBAMD) systems. Poland is said to be
of the Mediterranean). It draws on voluntary negotiating with both Raytheon and Lockheed
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Peter Bossdorf
Deputy Editor-in-Chief: Henning Bartels
contributions from Allies, linking together na- Martin (for Patriot or MEADS derivatives re-
Managing Editors: Dorothee Frank (df) tional satellites, radars, ships and interceptor spectively). Turkey has dropped the plan to
(newsletter) missiles, at sea and on land, under NATO com- acquire a Russian system as well as the inten-
and Stephen Barnard (magazine)
Editors: Wilhelm Bocklet (wb), Gerhard mand for specific tasks and periods. Since the tion to develop a system indigenously in fa-
Heiming (gwh), Juergen Hensel (jh), Christian agreement to extend NATO’s ballistic missile vour of a more expeditious buy (although not
Kanig (ck), Ulrich Renn
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defence in 2010, significant progress has been necessarily an of the shelf solution) – leading
Photos front page: MBDA, U.S. Navy made to ensure that the capabilities and sys- them into a similar direction as Poland.
tems that are properly aligned and that the Germany announced her selection for the
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A company of Tamm Media Group ly operational. TRIOTs. The preferred option is the Tactical Air
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In 2015, two more US Aegis ships arrived at Defence System (TLVS – Taktisches Luftvertei-
Baunscheidtstrasse 11 their new home port in Spain bringing the digungssystem). Although the system bears a
53113 Bonn, Germany total of BMD capable US ships in the Me- rather modest name, it is, nevertheless, a full
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Email: esd.spotlight@mittler-report.de Aegis Ashore site in Romania was completed surface-based air and missile defence system.
www.euro-sd.com
and a number of Allies took important natio- Its core is based on Germany’s share of in-
Managing Directors: Peter Tamm, nal decisions on acquiring BMD assets that sights, experience and data gained during the
Dr. Peter Bossdorf and Thomas Bantle might be offered to NATO. Denmark and the development of MEADS. Raytheon’s improved
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version of Patriot (improved components a number of dedicated German compo- a very similar timeframe should ordina-
and continuous 360° coverage with a sing- nents that never were part of MEADS. Most rily constitute a perfect base for mutually
le fire unit) was down selected but is seen notable among these are IRIS-T SL (surface beneficial cooperation. Until very recent-
as a fall-back position in case the full scale launched) as alternate missile to supple- ly, however, the three nations were follo-
development of TVLS should run into insur- ment Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3, national wing diverse paths. Poland seemed to be
mountable problems. communication and data networks as well
(Photo: Diehl Defence)
TLVS is expected to offer better system as German made protected vehicles as
performance (latest-generation technolo- platforms for all system components. This
gy in virtually all components, single fire means that Airbus Defence and Space and
unit 360° coverage and open system ar- a whole host of German and international
chitecture), full national sovereignty in all subcontractors will also be part of the new
aspects of technology (including software development project.
and command and control architecture) as Due to the fact that MEADS ended in a
well as lower lifecycle cost in terms of main- system demonstration and not as a matu-
tenance and manpower required to opera- re project ready to enter into production,
te the system. Continuing with a project TLVS will start off with yet another de-
that builds on MEADS is also considered velopment phase. In light of the increased
the best way to capitalize on the roughly number of intended system components
one billion Euros that Germany had already and associated (sub)contractors it is fair to
invested before the termination of the tri- say that, if not on the demand side than at set on purchasing Patriot while Germany
national development work in 2014. least on the supply side, TLVS will remain a and Turkey were pursuing independent
TLVS will be developed and produced under major multinational project like MEADS, al- development programmes. If Poland now
the system leadership of MBDA Deutsch- beit with significantly increased complexi- seems to be willing to consider a MEADS
land. Although all former MEADS partners ty. The requirement to execute European derivative, then Lockheed Martin, as their
share the data accumulated during the de- Union regulations meant to promote fair potential source, would have to start de-
velopment process, no single partner pos- competition on a common defence market veloping components needed to complete
sesses the full range of experience gained exacerbates the complexity. the system, similar to what will be needed
The increased complexity has already im- for TLVS. To do this in parallel would seem
(Photo: Raytheon)
pacted on the project’s schedule. Finali- a waste. If Turkey is willing to buy a system,
zation of the development contract (first there is the question if they want to go for
phase to end in 2019) is now not expected a fast of-the-shelf solution or if they would
until the last quarter of 2016. This constitu- be willing to wait for the completion of
tes a delay of six to eight months in relation TLVS.
to plans announced in June last year. If this The near future will show if the three na-
already jeopardizes the timely demonstra- tions can find enough common ground to
tion and certification of the entire system cooperate. To achieve an in-service date
(foreseen for 2013) remains to be seen. A of 2015 for TLVS would in all probability
significant delay of the in service date for require the potential partners to find new
TLVS (currently 2025) would in any case and more efficient ways of multinational
pose a number of potentially very cost- cooperation. The German MOD recent-
ly challenges for the extended service of ly published their “Military Aeronautical
Patriot on top of increased development Strategy 2016” which contains a number of
in the distributed production of the various costs. Concluding contracts on time and ideas that could be helpful – in particular:
components of the rig used for the test fi- within budget is, however, a core objective Have but one lead nation, determine work
rings from 2011 to 2013 and the final sys- of the MOD’s new armaments manage- shares based on technological competence
tem demonstration in 2014. This means ment process. So the pressure on the pro- not financial commitment and be willing to
that MBDA Deutschland will continue to ject management is rising. do without specific national requirements
draw on MBDA Italia capabilities as well The fact that Germany, Poland and Tur- that are not supported by the other part-
as on their industry partnership with Lock- key are looking for a SBAMD system with ners and have a potential to increase cost
heed Martin. Moreover, TLVS will comprise similar if not identical capabilities and in and complexity. Ulrich Renn
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Defence
Preparation for the NATO summit ning, and the integration of its forces. The
(Photo: NATO)
NATO Heads of State and Government will Alliance is also enhancing its cyber de-
come together in Polish capital Warsaw to fences, and stepping up its cooperation
take decisions to adapt the Alliance to a with the European Union and partners
fundamentally changed security environ- like Sweden and Finland. At the Warsaw
ment. “This will ensure NATO is able to re- Summit, Allies will also take further deci-
spond to the full spectrum of threats from sions on an enhanced multinational for-
any direction,” NATO stated in advance ward presence in the eastern part of the its defence spending to two per cent of
and continued: “The Warsaw Summit, Alliance.” GDP. He underscored that Poland plays a
which will take place on 8-9 July 2016, will During the preliminary meetings NATO significant part in NATO’s command struc-
be a key milestone for the Alliance. Allied Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: ture, supporting operations planning and
leaders will take the next steps in ensuring “I trust that after the Warsaw Summit, we exercises.
the Alliance’s collective defence. Strengt- will see more NATO in Poland than ever Poland hosts the Multinational Corps
hening and modernising NATO’s defence before.” He underlined that a significant Headquarters in Szczecin and one of the
and deterrence posture will be at the heart number of Allied exercises have taken existing Force Integration Units. Poland
of the Summit. place in Poland and this spring, NATO will also hosts the Joint Force Training Centre
Allies will also assess the long-term impli- break ground for a key site in Poland for in Bydgoszcz. Mr. Stoltenberg noted Po-
cations of the crisis on NATO’s relations NATO’s Ballistic Missile Defence. land’s contributions to Baltic air policing
with Russia and consider the next steps. Stoltenberg also praised Poland’s practical and maritime patrols, as well as to the
As Allies move towards the Summit, NATO and political commitments to the Alliance NATO Response Force and NATO exercises.
is improving its intelligence and early war- and highlighted that Poland has raised www.nato.int
Call for proposals on defence
(Photo: DCNS)
2013 Communication on
research before May 20 the defence and security
A call for proposals for the Pilot Project for sector and the 2014 imple-
defence research has been published in the mentation roadmap, which
Official Journal and on the EDA website. will start in 2017 and last for
The objective of the call is to award grant three years, in order to test
agreements for the value of almost €1.4 and prepare the ground for
million for two technological development a possible defence research
projects in the area of defence and one the defence industry’s competitiveness programme in the next Multiannual Finan-
research and development project linked and raises the level of defence technolo- cial Framework.
to certification for military and civil uses. gical and industrial capacity for the armed The Pilot Project has been entrusted to
This is the first time that defence research forces. EDA by the European Commission through
will be funded through the EU budget fol- Research in defence related technolo- a Delegation Agreement which was signed
lowing a Delegation Agreement signed by gies is a critical area for the development on November 16. As a result, EDA is respon-
the EDA and the European Commission in of the European Defence Technologi- sible for the execution and management
November 2015. cal and Industrial Base and the of the projects. The call for proposals, the
In particular, the pre- strength and strategic autonomy submission of proposals, the evaluation
sent call looks for of the EU Member States armed and the awarding of the grant agreement
proposals that: foster forces. will be organised and coordinated by EDA.
research cooperati- The European Commission, in Interested parties are invited to respond to
on between defence agreement with the European the call for proposals before May 20, 2016.
research actors in Eu- Council, will launch a Preparato- The call and associated documentation are
ropean Union Mem- ry Action on defence research, available on the homepage.
ber States, strengthen as foreseen in the Commission’s www.eda.europa.eu
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Technology
New small drone that looks like observer and in combination with EXPALs
(Photo: Expal)
a hawk TECHFIRE – information system of indirect
(df) The Spanish company EXPAL has de- fire support, gives many additional options
veloped and integrated a small UAV with to military users. Its great capacity to gli-
the shape of a bird of prey: SHEPHERD. This de and its silent engine make it almost im-
is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with perceptible in this type of missions.
multiple applications in the fields of de- SHEPHERD is equipped with cameras and
fence and security, mainly in observation, a geolocation software that enhances it to against fires and drug trafficking operati-
surveillance and protection missions. The accomplish observation and surveillance ons.
SHEPHERD takes the role of an advanced operations such as, boarder control, fight www.expal.biz
Preparing Terrex 2 for the U.S.
(Photo: ST Engineering)
hostile territory. On land, TERREX 2’s in-
ACV programme dependent suspension system improves
(gwh) Terrex 2 from ST Kinetics and Supe- ground mobility and ride quality for the US
rAV from Iveco are the competitors in the Marines. In water, TERREX 2’s hydraulically
U.S. Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat driven propulsion systems with full inde-
Vehicle (ACV) programme. pendent thrust control authority allows
As GAO has dismissed a bid protest, the safe operation at Sea-State 3 and through
Singapore-developed Terrex 2 wheeled six-foot plunging surf.
armored vehicle will now advance to the Corps with 13 Terrex 2 prototypes that will One years testing by the U.S. Marine Corps
Engineering, Manufacturing and Develop- be tested next year. If requested six more will commence in early 2017 with selection
ment (EMD) phase of the ACV programme. vehicles will be produced. of a winner 2018. The Corps will provide
The prime contract, awarded by the US TERREX 2 is an 8x8 wheeled armoured ACV 204 ACV to be fielded in the timeframe
Marine Corps to SAIC is worth US$121.5 with improved mobility that can transport 2020 till 2030.
million. During the EMD phase, the SAIC / a combat load of up to 11 embarked Ma- www.steng.com
ST Kinetics team will provide the US Marine rines, and three crew members, through www.saic.com
New U.S. long range missile rent weapon systems. The company aims Raytheon will design LRPF to integrate with
(df) Raytheon will offer a new missile de- to increase combat power by doubling the the M270 MLRS and M142 HIMARS rocket
sign to meet the U.S. Army‘s Long-Range launch pod load-out and engaging targets launchers. The new missile‘s range and
Precision Fires (LRPF) requirement to re- at approximately 500 kilometers in a fas- speed will provide combat units to engage
place current army tactical missile system ter and more affordable way than current targets over vast geographic space.
weapons. LRPF is intended to replace cur- weapons. www.raytheon.com
Next generation of logistics
(Photo: Roboteam)
The PROBOT is a multipurpose platform
robot introduced
designed for urban terrain and outdoor
(ck) The company Roboteam just intro- operations. It can carry heavy loads at high
duced the PROBOT – an unmanned, mul- speeds. It can carry up to 750 kg., climb
tipurpose vehicle for Defence, Homeland stairs and maneuver directly to a point of
Security, and Public Safety forces. The new interest, even in confined areas, enhancing
generation includes upgraded communi- the capabilities of ground forces.
cations and navigation capabilities, higher The PROBOT can work for eight to ten
carrying capacity, enhanced maneuverabi- hours at a maximum distance of 38 km.
lity, and a safety mechanism. www.robo-team.com
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U.S. border control system This also opens the door for and control backbone,
(Photo: Elbit Systems)
(df) The Integrated Fixed Towers (IFT) further deployments based man-machine interface
border surveillance system by Elbit Sys- on future needs and requi- specifically adopted to the
tems was certified by the Chief of the U.S. rements across the southern border patrol operational
Border Patrol to Congress as meeting its Arizona border in line with needs to ensure a high
operational requirements. This decision is CBP’s Arizona Technology degree of reliability in the
based on review of test results and agent Deployment Plan. demanding desert envi-
feedback from the first deployment in No- The IFT provides Border ronment of the southwest
gales, Arizona which confirmed the system Patrol Agents long-range, border. The Nogales AoR
adds significant surveillance capability at 360-degree, all-weather, system, in 24/7 operation
the border; thereby, increasing situation persistent surveillance capa- since August 2015, provi-
awareness and agent safety. As part of the bility. The system provides des Border Patrol Agents a
2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, cer- agents a high degree of situation aware- high level of operational availability for in-
tification of the first IFT deployment was ness along the border by assisting them creased awareness, exceeding contract re-
required in order to proceed with further in identifying and classifying “items of in- quirements. As part of the integrated solu-
deployments. With the certification now terest” and coordinating an appropriate tion, Elbit Systems of America also provides
complete, the programme can proceed response. on-site support for the Nogales command
with the deployment of IFT in the Douglas As the prime contractor, Elbit Systems of center and full logistics support for the en-
Area of Responsibility (AoR) which com- America integrates state-of-the-art sen- tire IFT system.
menced in the first week of March. sors with a robust and flexible command www.elbitsystems-us.com
Protection against mini-drones cause mission abort. So regardless of the
(Photo: Diehl Defence)
(df) Easy to aquire but hard to fight mi- control method used (autonomous or ra-
ni-drones are a growing threat to military dio-controlled), the mini-drone becomes
and police forces just as political meetings. inoperable upon impact of HPEM pulses at
In the past countermeasure systems based distances of up to several hundred meters
only on interference with radio signals as and triggers the fail-safe function.
well as GPS jamming/spoofing do not pro- Diehl‘s counter-UAS system therefore pro-
vide reliable protection. vides the possibility of scalable range and
Diehl Defence has developed a counter- the ability to also intercept entire swarms
measure based on High-Power Electro- of mini-drones simultaneously. It has pro-
Magnetics (HPEM). This allows to directly ven it’s reliability during the G7 summit in being used for stopping cars and protecting
control the electronics of mini-drones by Elmau. Diehl‘s HPEM systems, which do large events like the Olympic Games.
using electromagnetic pulses and with this not cause harm to individuals, have already www.diehl-defence.com
Next generation self-protection
(Photo: Saab)
situational awareness on laser threats and
system for land platforms countermeasure availability and areas of
(df) Saab and the Indian company Tata Po- coverage/protection offered under dyna-
wer Strategic Engineering Division (Tata mic conditions, allowing manual or fully
Power SED) have started the process of automatic responses against threats.
manufacturing self-protection systems The process of Transfer of Technology for
for land-based platforms, for the Indian production of initial orders for Saab’s global
market and for export to Saab’s global customers has already commenced at Tata
market. The partnership will also involve Power SED.’s facility in Bangalore. Tata Po-
joint development of the next generation modular, active defence system consisting wer SED will eventually manufacture a lar-
self-protection system. of a laser warning segment (LWS) and an ge part of the system in India.
The Land Electronic Defence System (LEDS) effector control segment (OSCS). The solu- www.saab.com
50 MK2 is a subset of an integrated and tion provides combat personnel with vital www.tatapowersed.in
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India acquires combat proven mis- system and lethal warhead gives Stinger is
siles for their new helicopters a combat proven countermeasure against
(df) The Indian Ministry of Defence has classes of helicopters, UAVs, cruise missiles
just signed an agreement with the U.S. De- and fixed-wing aircraft. It offers a reliable
partment of Defense to acquire Stinger air- accurate guidance and control system in
to-air missiles made by Raytheon. As part combination with supersonic speed, good
of the deal, India will receive 245 Stinger agility and a proven lethal warhead.
air-to-air missiles along with launchers and Stinger not only has a surface-to-air capa-
engineering support. bility from land and sea, but also an air-to-
India‘s Stinger acquisition is part of a €2.7 air capability that can be integrated into Gooden, Raytheon Land Warfare Systems
billion deal with the U.S. that includes com- most fixed- or rotary-wing platforms. vice president. “Stinger significantly impro-
bat helicopters, weapons, radars and elec- “India joins nations around the globe who ves the ability of the aircraft to successfully
tronic warfare suites. recognize that air-to-air Stinger can be a key perform today‘s missions while countering
The combination of supersonic speed, agi- component of attack and light attack helic- existing threats.”
lity, highly accurate guidance and control opter mission configurations,” said Duane www.raytheon.com
Order for Joint Light Tactical nal order for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle The JLTV production contract calls for Osh-
Vehicle (JLTV) programme including 657 vehicles, kosh to deliver a total of nearly 17,000
(df) Oshkosh Defense announced last week 2,977 installed kits and related support. vehicles, as well as kits and services over an
that the U.S. Army has placed an additio- The order, which will serve both the U.S. eight-year period with first vehicle delivery
Army and Marine Corps, is valued at more in October 2016. The vehicles, trailers and
(Photo: Oshkosh)
than $243 million. installed kits for this order will be delivered
The JLTV programme remains a top priori- by first quarter 2018.
ty for the Department of Defense, filling a The JLTV is 1/3 smaller and 1/3 lighter than
critical capability gap for the U.S. Army and the Oshkosh MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle or
Marine Corps by replacing a large portion M-ATV. It offers a Banks 866T, 6.6 Liter Tur-
of the legacy uparmoured HMMWV fleet bo Diesel Engine, based on GM Duramax
with a modern light protected vehicle. The architecture, fully transportable by air or
JLTV provides unprecedented protection sea, such as C130, CH-53 and CH-47 and it
and off-road mobility, as well as transpor- is network ready and VICTORY compliant.
tability via air, land and sea. http://oshkoshdefense.com
Qatar chooses SEARCHMASTER radar. The radar will equip their Optionally AESA active electronic scanning antenna,
(df) The Qatar Armed Forces have an- Piloted Vehicles - Aircraft (OPV-A) and re- based on technologies developed for the
nounced a Memorandum of Understan- spond to their land and naval surveillance nose-mounted radar of the Rafale combat
ding (MoU) for the selection of the Thales requirements. aircraft.
SEARCHMASTER multirole surveillance The SEARCHMASTER radar features an www.thalesgroup.com
Lithuania procures G36 ting and evaluation process included an ding data with other NATO allies, including
assault rifles estimation of the exchanged correspon- Germany.
(gwh) On the basis of the results obtained The testing completed by the Lithuanian
(Photo: Lithuania MoD)
through testing the G36 assault rifles the Armed Forces proved that the G36 assault
leadership of the Ministry of National De- rifles diverge from their technical charac-
fence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces teristics only in case they are used for fire
took a decision to continue restocking the support, i.e. as light machine guns, instead
Lithuanian Armed Forces with the G36 as- of small arms.
sault rifles for infantry riflemen. The tes- www.kam.lt
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Sweden refurbishes 262 Combat using the vehicle are Norway, Denmark,
(Photo: BAE Systems)
Vehicles 90 Finland, Estonia, the Netherlands, and
(df) The Swedish government has awarded Switzerland. Work starts immediately with
HB Utveckling AB, a joint venture between deliveries beginning in 2018 and running
BAE Systems Bofors AB, part of BAE Sys- through 2020.
tems Weapons Systems, and BAE Systems “This is a very important program for BAE
Hägglunds AB, a contract to refurbish 262 Systems and the Swedish Army,” said Lena
Combat Vehicles 90 (CV90) for the Swedish Gillström, managing director of BAE Sys- bat vehicles designed by FMV, BAE Systems
Army. The company’s work will include re- tems Weapons Systems in Karlskoga, which Hägglunds, and BAE Systems Weapons Sys-
furbishing the chassis and upgrading the builds the turrets. “With this refurbish- tems, with more than 4 million engineering
vehicle’s survivability and turrets, as well ment and the introduction of the new Batt- hours contributing to the development
as enhancing combat system performance. lefield Management System, these vehicles of this advanced Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Together, these efforts will help increase will take a step into the era of digitized de- (IFV). The Swedish version of the IFV is out-
the vehicles’ lifespan in support of Army fense to strengthen the Army’s capability fitted with a turret equipped with a 40 mm
capabilities. The Swedish Army has a fleet to meet future threats.” autocannon.
of 509 CV90s. Other countries currently CV90 is a family of Swedish tracked com- www.baesystems.com
DARPA Gremlin programme The Phase 1 contracts have been awarded
(Graphic: DARPA)
(df) The American Defense Advanced Re- to four teams whose proposals cover a
search Projects Agency (DARPA) has awar- spectrum of technical approaches to this
ded Phase 1 contracts for its Gremlins pro- challenging mission. The teams are led
gramme, which aims to develop innovative by: Composite Engineering, Inc. (Roseville,
technologies and systems enabling aircraft California), Dynetics, Inc. (Huntsville, Ala-
to launch volleys of low-cost, reusable un- bama), General Atomics Aeronautical Sys-
manned air systems (UAS) and safely and re- tems, Inc. (San Diego, California), Lockheed
liably retrieve them in mid-air. Such systems, Martin Corporation (Dallas, Texas). aircraft integration concepts, low-cost, li-
or “gremlins” as DARPA calls them, would be Phase 1 of the Gremlins program is desig- mited-life airframe designs that leverage
deployed with a mixture of mission paylo- ned to pave the way for a proof-of-concept existing technology and require only mo-
ads capable of generating a variety of effects flight demonstration that would validate dest modifications to current aircraft and
in a distributed and coordinated manner, an air recovery concept of multiple grem- high-fidelity analysis, precision digital flight
providing U.S. forces with improved opera- lins. The program plans to explore nume- control, relative navigation and station
tional flexibility at a lower cost than is pos- rous technical areas, including: Launch keeping.
sible with conventional platforms. and recovery techniques, equipment and www.darpa.mil
New 40mm cannon system non system uses a new design for both the
(df) The first production standard Cased Te- cannon and its ammunition and is the first
lescoped Cannon System has been handed completely new cannon system ordered by
over to the UK Ministry of Defence by CTA the UK MoD since the 1960s.
International (CTAI), a 50/50 joint venture The new cannon fires 40mm Cased Tele-
company between BAE Systems and Nexter scoped ammunition, which is also con-
Systems. It is the first delivery of 515 new tained in a straight tube instead of the
40mm cannons that have been ordered traditional bullet shape and can deliver and infantry spread over a large area, and
for the British Army for use in the Ajax and a more explosive charge – up to four ti- a point detonating round which can pene-
Warrior vehicles and incorporates unique mes the power of the 30mm rounds it re- trate thick concrete – are currently under-
technologies that will provide superior fi- places. The current types of ammunition going qualification. CTAI is also working on
repower. developed for the cannon include armour an anti-aerial airburst round for airborne
Developed by specialist engineers from piercing and training rounds – while a new targets.
BAE Systems and Nexter Systems, the can- airburst round for engaging light vehicles www.cta-international.com
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Quatar buys 24 Rafale from France
(Photo: Dassault)
already been cleared to operate, among
for €6.7 billion others, the following weapons: The MICA
(df) DIMDEX 2016 opened with a €6.7 bil- air-to-air “Beyond Visual Range” (BVR) in-
lion contract signing ceremony between terception, combat and self-defence mis-
Qatar and Rafale International for 24 Ra- siles, in their IR (heat-seeking) and EM
fale fighter jets. Signing on behalf of Qatar (active radar homing) versions. The MICA
was Dr. Khalid Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah, can be used within visual range (WVR) and
Minister of State for Defence Affairs, and beyond visual range (BVR). The HAMMER
on behalf of France the French Minister of (standing for Highly Agile and Manoeu-
Defence Jean-Yves Le Drian. While India’s single-seat Rafale M. All of them feature vrable Munition Extended Range) modular,
deal on 36 Rafale jets is still pending this maximum airframe and equipment com- rocket-boosted air-to-ground precision gu-
order by Qatar gives the company a very monality and very similar mission capabi- ided weapon series, fitted with INS/GPS or
fine outlook for the next years. lities. INS/GPS/IIR (imaging infra-red) guidance
The Rafale is a multirole fighter jet in the Also the mission system of the Rafale has kits, or with the upcoming INS/GPS/laser
versions Air Forces single-seat Rafale C, Air the potential to integrate a variety of cur- guidance kit.
Forces two-seat Rafale B, and the Navys rent and future armaments. The fighter has www.dassault-aviation.com
Next generation of Gripen
(Photo: Saab)
ronautics at Saab’s annual Gripen seminar.
fighter aircraft For Sweden’s order of 60 planes this first
(df) On May 18 the first of the next gene- test aircraft is meant.
ration Gripen aircraft will be unveiled. This As per the latest update at the Seminar,
is a key milestone in the evolution of “The the Brazil programme is at full speed ahe-
Smart Fighter”. ad. 50 Brazilian engineers who have arrived
“We are pushing two generations ahead. in Linkoping are now an integrated part of
Gripen has a strong market position, and gressing in line with time and budget esti- the Gripen programme.
development of the new ‘E’ variant is pro- mates,” sayd Ulf Nilsson, Saab’s head of ae- http://saab.com
Clean Sky programme esn’t stop at developing new technolo- the European aviation industry and enhan-
(df) Clean Sky is the largest aviation techno- gies for our high-pressure compressor and cing its international competitiveness. The
logy research initiative ever launched by low-pressure turbine modules, we also two central tasks in pursuit of this objective
the European Commission with over 600 qualify new partners for the European ae- are to develop advanced aircraft and engi-
partners joining forces to develop new rospace industry,” explains Dr. Rainer Mar- ne technologies.
technologies. MTU Aero Engines also has tens, Chief Operating Officer at MTU Aero www.cleansky.eu
a main role in the project. “Our work do- Engines. Clean Sky aims at strengthening www.mtu.de
Support of the Hawk fleet Valley is designated as the hub of support
(Photo: BAE Systems)
(df) BAE Systems has been awarded three services.
servicing contracts worth almost €375 mil- The servicing contracts cover aircraft main-
lion to support the UK’s fleet of Hawk fast tenance, fleet management and technical
jet trainer aircraft until 2020. Under the and engineering support for the jets. This
agreements, BAE Systems and Babcock will is in addition to modification and obsole-
provide a range of services to the Royal scence management along with the main-
Navy and Royal Air Force (RAF) to support tenance of master documentation. 20,000 pilots in air forces across the world
TMk1/1a and T2 aircraft operations at RAF Hawk is the advanced jet trainer using with more than 1,000 Hawks now deliver-
Valley in Anglesey, North Wales, RAF Lee- advanced airborne simulation technology ed or on order.
ming in North Yorkshire and Royal Naval Air and a new generation of cockpit environ- www.baesystems.com
Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Cornwall. RAF ment. It has been used to train more than www.babcockinternational.com
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Missile warning system for F-16 with the MILDS F self-protection system
(Photo: Airbus DS)
fighter jets until end of this year. The orders include a
(df) Airbus DS Electronics and Border Secu- comprehensive logistics package concer-
rity (EBS), a business area of Airbus Defence ning repair and spare part management
and Space, will equip the Dutch armed guaranteeing maximum availability.
forces with the latest version of its proven The combat-proven MILDS F has been de-
missile warning system AN/AAR-60 (V) 2 veloped for the challenging environment of
MILDS F (MILDS = Missile Launch Detection fighter aircraft and is already in operation
System, Fighter) to enhance the protection aboard Royal Danish Air Force and Royal
of fighter aircraft and helicopters. Norwegian Air Force F-16 fighters.
The Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation As MILDS F operates in the solar blind UV identification and virtually eliminates false
(DMO) awarded Airbus DS Electronics and spectrum, it is not subject to the limitati- alarms. Five to six sensors provide Further-
Border Security in two separate bids two ons of other warning technologies such as more, it offers the ability to detect small
contracts in total worth a two-digit million infrared. arms fire which is an imminent threat in
Euro sum to equip Royal Netherlands Air The high resolution combined with rapid low-level flights over hostile territory.
Force F-16 fighters and NH-90 helicopters processing enables very reliable threat www.airbus.com
Stemme introduces ISR aircraft The aircraft is powered by a 3l Diesel engi- a camera, an electro-optical sensor and
(jh) In the scope of several product presen- ne and has been laid out for ATOL operati- a radar from Thales. The aircraft is 10 m
tations for security organisations, armed ons (Automatic Take-Off and Landing). The long, has a wing span of 20 m and a paylo-
forces and the press the German company Emirate of Qatar has 17 systems on order, ad capacity of 1,000 kg, of which up to 680
Reiner Stemme Utility Air Systems intro- and the first prototype has successfully kg can be used in support of a flight time
duced the new Q01 reconnaissance aircraft completed its maiden flight equipped with of up to 50 hours. Operational applications
at the Schönhagen airport near Berlin in planned by the Qatari forces include bor-
March. Designated “ISR OPSEERVER” the der and sea space surveillance and recon-
sensor platform has been developed on naissance as well as surveillance missions
order to the armed forces of Qatar as an in the scope of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
OPV (Optionally Piloted Vehicle) which can Although the development has been paid
either be flown by a pilot on board or re- by the State of Qatar, the company Reiner
motely controlled from a ground station Stemme has the full marketing rights.
via a data link. www.rs-uas.com
Hybrid Airship nated fabric construction hull (60%) and by
(Photo: HAV)
(gwh) Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) announced aerodynamics lift (40%).
the completion of final assembly of the Air- Four turbocharged diesel engines with
lander. With the rollout on March 21 HAV 260 kW each provide propulsion. Two en-
revealed the multi-use Cabin, which will gines are mounted forward on the hull
permit demonstrations of the wide range and two on the stern of the hull for crui-
of roles the Airlander can undertake, inclu- se operation. All four are configured in
ding surveillance, monitoring, communi- ducts with blown vanes to allow vectored
cations, cargo and aid delivery, and pas- thrust for take-off/landing/ground hand- the Airlander can operate in the air five
senger roles. Ground trials will now take ling operation. Cruising speed is about days uninterruptedly.
place ahead of a planned maiden flight 150 km/h. The next larger variant Airlander 50 is un-
that is expected in the coming weeks. 2016 The 92 m long and 43,5 m wide Airlander der development abd will be available after
will see an extensive flight test programme 10 is able to operate in up to 6,100 km ser- 2020. The payload will raise to 60 tons. The
consisting of 200 hours of test flights. vice ceiling with loitering speed under 40 payload bay will accommodate up to six
Airlander hybrid Airships buoyancy is provi- km/h. Half of the take-off-weight of 20 tons ISO-containers.
ded by 38,000 m³ in the Helium filled, lami- can be used for payload. In manned mode www.hybridairvehicles.com
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Third nation orders AW159 anti-surface warfare roles. The helicopters
(Photo: Finmeccanica)
navy helicopter will also be capable of performing other ro-
(df) Finmeccanica has been awarded a con- les including search and rescue, maritime
tract to supply the Philippine Navy with security and maritime surveillance.
two AgustaWestland AW159 helicopters. The AW159 is a latest generation, mul-
The aircraft will be built and delivered from ti-role, multi-mission, maritime and utility
the United Kingdom in 2018. The order, helicopter. Designed as successor to the
valued over €100 million, includes training Lynx, who still holds the unpassed 400
and multi-year support and adds to those km/h world speed record, the new model
by the United Kingdom and the Republic of further expands its naval capabilities and
Korea, bringing the total orders for AW159s performance with total orders for 72 units integrated avionics and mission systems al-
to 72. placed by three nations so far. lowing the crews enhanced capability and
The two helicopters will be primarily de- The AW159 features a state-of-the-art operational effectiveness.
dicated to anti-submarine warfare and cockpit with four large displays as well as www.finmeccanica.com
Type 26 Global Combat Ship
(Photo: BAE Systems)
Under the extended demonstration phase,
(df) The UK Ministry of Defence has awar- BAE Systems expects to award manufac-
ded BAE Systems a €590 million contract to turing contracts to a total of approximately
progress the Type 26 Global Combat Ship 50 companies, helping to support a vibrant
programme. This decision follows the UK maritime industry. Key equipment to be de-
Government’s commitment in the Strategic livered includes the Combat Management
Defence and Security Review to buy eight of System and the Shared Infrastructure IT
the advanced anti-submarine warfare ships. system developed by BAE Systems. This in-
Effective from April 2016, the 15 month novative hardware solution will allow the
contract extends the current demonstrati- To date, there are 27 companies across the crew to access all software, such as naviga-
on phase ensuring continued momentum maritime supply chain working with BAE tion, communications and sonar needed to
to further mature the detailed design of Systems to deliver the Type 26 ships, inclu- operate a ship’s combat systems through a
the Type 26 ships and to manufacture key ding seven firms with contracts underway single console.
equipment for the first three ships. to manufacture key equipment for the first The Type 26 Global Combat Ship will in time
“These highly advanced ships will help keep three ships. This includes manufacturing replace the Type 23 frigates. Globally de-
Britain safe and support our shipbuilding contracts with Babcock for the ships’ air ployable, it will be capable of undertaking
industry,” Defence Secretary Michael Fallon weapons handling systems, GE Power Con- a wide range of roles from high intensity
said. “Investing in them is part of our plan version for the electric propulsion motor warfare to humanitarian assistance, either
to increase defence spending so our armed and drive systems and Rolls-Royce for the operating independently or as part of a task
forces have the most modern equipment gas turbines, the first of which passed its group.
they need.” factory acceptance test in January. www.baesystems.com
SharpEye radars for UK Royal Navy
(ck) Kelvin Hughes, a producer of navigati- Vanguard class submarines. SharpEye across both
(Photo: Kelvin
Hughes)
on and security surveillance systems, will SharpEye systems are cur- frequency bands offers
supply its SharpEye radars to more than rently being deployed by 27 the opportunity to rea-
60 Royal Navy ships, submarines and shore of the world’s navies. Shar- lise savings in training and
facilities. pEye is available in both I through life support. The
Kelvin Hughes will be supplying SharpEye (X) and E/F (S) frequency radar’s low power output
systems for the RN’s Type 23 frigates, Hunt bands. These share a high also reduces the probabi-
and Sandown class Mine Counter Measure degree of commonality due lity of detection by enemy
Vessels, RFA support vessels and fast patrol to their similar architecture. ESM equipment.
boats as well as the Astute, Trafalgar and Kelvin Hughes’ ability to offer variants of www.kelvinhughes.comISSUE 29 / 2016
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FREEDOM class LCS FREEDOM class variant, and has delivered
(Photo: U.S. Navy)
(df) The U.S. Navy has awarded the Lock- three ships to the U.S. Navy to date. There
heed Martin led industry team a contract are seven ships in various stages of cons-
for one fully funded FREEDOM class Litto- truction at Fincantieri Marinette Marine,
ral Combat Ship (LCS). The contract award with three more in long-lead production.
includes funding for seaframe construc- The first two ships, USS FREEDOM and USS
tion, systems integration and testing. LCS Fort Worth, have demonstrated the FREE-
25 will be the 11th ship procured under the DOM variant’s value to the fleet with two recognized for its stability and reliability.
2010 block buy contract and the 13th Free- successful operational deployments to With 40 percent reconfigurable shipboard
dom-class variant overall. LCS 25 is schedu- Southeast Asia, sailing more than 180,000 space, the hull is ideally suited to accom-
led to be delivered to the Navy in 2020. combined nautical miles since delivery. modate additional lethality and survivabi-
The Lockheed Martin-led industry team The FREEDOM variant’s steel monohull de- lity upgrades.
is currently in full-rate production of the sign is based on a proven, survivable design www.lockheedmartin.com/lcs
Naval Remote Weapon Stations gies that allow for remote operations. The with flexibility to add new technologies for
(df) Raytheon Canada has been awarded a NRWS is based on the proven Mini-Typhoon future naval combat support,” said Mark
contract to install up to 58 Naval Remote product line provided by Rafael Advanced Nicol, president, Raytheon International
Weapon Stations (NRWS) on Royal Cana- Defense Systems Limited, Raytheon Cana- Inc., Canada. “It is a mature, capable sys-
dian Navy surface vessels. The NRWS is da Limited‘s teammate on this award. “Our tem designed and tested for navies world-
a mission-proven solution that replaces combat proven, affordable and low-risk wide.”
manually operated stations with technolo- system is designed for current operations www.raytheon.com
First Australian Aegis-equipped
(Photo: Australia Defence)
with Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Weapon Sys-
Air Warfare Destroyer tem including the SPY-1D(V) radar. When
(df) Lockheed Martin’s Integrated Test paired with the MK 41 Vertical Launching
Team (ITT) begins Aegis combat system System, Aegis is capable of delivering
integration and testing aboard the Royal missiles for every mission and threat en-
Australian Navy’s (RAN) first Aegis-equip- vironment in naval warfare. The RAN has
ped Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), HOBART. received the Lockheed Martin Aegis Base-
This milestone represents a significant step built under Australia’s SEA 4000 program- line 8 configuration, which integrates com-
towards Australia’s HOBART class destro- me, which will ultimately deliver three mercial-off-the-shelf technology and open
yers joining the Aegis international fleet. advanced multirole ships. These ships will architecture into the combat system.
The HOBART class destroyers are being be Australia’s first ships to be equipped www.lockheedmartin.com
ARCIMS Multi-Role Unmanned multi-role USV to the German Naval Techni- The USV is part of the ARCIMS Mission
Surface Vehicle cal Centre. The ARCIMS USV is an 11 m System that includes a range of reconfigu-
(wb) Recently Atlas Elektronik UK together platform with a large open deck space and rable Mission Modules to deliver MCM and
with their parent company Atlas Elektronik a four tonne payload capacity. It has been Hydrographic operations, ASW, Maritime
GmbH, successfully delivered an ARCIMS designed for unmanned military applica- Security and Force Protection. The German
tions with a shock resistant hull and a low Navy has a requirement to assess the use of
(Photo: Atlas)
underwater signature. unmanned mine countermeasure systems.
The high tow performance across a wide The ARCIMS USV can be operated remo-
speed range assists minesweeping and to- tely, autonomously or as a manned plat-
wed sonar operations. The cathedral hull form and offers the flexibility to test and
and twin jet propulsion provides a manoeu- evaluate a range sweep equipment as well
vrable yet stable platform with a top speed as the deployment of off-board payloads.
of over 40 knots. www.uk.atlas-elektronik.comISSUE 29 / 2016
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Swiss Combat Training Centres The soldiers of the Swiss Armed Forces
(Photo: RUAG)
Operated by RUAG carry out their combat training in these
(gwh) Following a contract from the Fe- combat training centres. These centres
deral Office for Defence Procurement (ar- are state-of-the-art training facilities that
masuisse) RUAG Defence will continue are equipped with the latest simulation
operating the combat training centres in systems for acting soldiers, weapon-sys-
Switzerland for the next five years. The tems and buildings integrated in different
contract includes management, operation combat environments. The systems inclu-
of the centres‘ system platforms, techni- de “train-as-you-fight training“ in a realistic The combat training also includes vehicles
cal service, logistics, infrastructure and environment, providing optimal preparati- and MOUT infrastructure.
property. on to soldiers for any future deployment. www.ruag.com
Indian-Swedish truck simulator med and paramilitary forces. The simula- werful motion base, 4K computer graphic
(df) Saab and Ashok Leyland have joined tor will bring in a change in drivers‘ skills visualisation for total trainee immersion.
forces to manufacture truck simulators in development. It enables the driver to drive The operating station enables the instruc-
India under the Make in India concept. The and operate the Ashok Stallion vehicle in tor to observe and interact with the trainee
simulator is based in original Ashok Leyland different terrains, different weather condi- in real time, allowing him to take over con-
cabin with Saab simulation technology in- tions and under all types of potential day trols and to give the trainee a feedback.
tegrated. The vehicle is an Ashok Leyland to day challenges. The simulator combines www.ashokleyland.com
Stallion 4x4, very widely used in the ar- the Ashok Stallion cabin realism with a po- www.saab.com
Satellite support for EUMETSAT also supported by KSAT from Svalbard.
(Photo: Kongsberg)
(df) Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) MeTop SG is a six satellite system provi-
has signed an expanded satellite support ding important information for everyday
agreement with the European meteorolo- weather forecasting as well as long term
gical organization EUMETSAT. The agree- prognoses.
ment has, with options, a total value of The agreement covers maintenance and
approximately €58,5 million in the period site operation for as much as five anten-
from 2016 to 2042. na systems. With this agreement KSAT
The MeTop Second Generation (SG) is becomes the world’s largest provider of METSAT and National Oceanographic and
a continuation of the existing operatio- ground stations in serving the operational Atmospheric Organization (NOAA).
nal weather satellite systems, that are weather satellite systems from both EU- www.kongsberg.com
SWORD user group meeting zable to reflect national doctrine, tactics,
(Photo: MASA)
(df) MASA Group has concluded its sec- techniques and procedures. SWORD is now
ond SWORD user group meeting that this in-service with 17 countries as well as a
year was held at the French Army Military number of defence integrators.
School in Saumur (Les écoles militaires de The SWORD User Group Meeting drew
Saumur). The event ran in conjunction with over 50 attendees. User presentations
the SIMOPS conference and exhibition, the were given by Colonel Gamaliel M. Ortiz
French Army led forum on operational si- Herrera from the Peruvian Ministry of De-
mulation. fence; Colonel Estepa Florez Luis from the
SWORD is MASA‘s wargame with automa- Colombian Armed Forces; Major Thierry
ted forces that is used to train command Cadot and Lieutenant Colonel F. Martinez Army who is currently serving with NATO‘s
staff from Division down to, on occasion, from the French Army; Colonel Minhaz Crisis Management and Disaster Response
Company level. SWORD is a highly flexible from the Bangladesh Army and Lieutenant Centre of Excellence.
and scalable training tool that is customi- Colonel Yordan Trendafilov of the Bulgarian www.masagroup.netISSUE 29 / 2016
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New data vault for mobile devices equipment promise smartphone users
(ck) Kaspersky Lab and the Swiss provi- more security. The manufacturer cla-
der WISeKey showcase an app to protect ims that WISeID secures passwords in an
mobile communications. The app WISeID encrypted area, independently generates
Kaspersky Lab Security is available for strong passwords and ensures reliable
iOS, Android, Kindle and Windows and synchronization of data between compu-
Mac OS X. created using the app for online activities, ters and devices from different platforms.
The app encrypts sensitive information while the data are safely protected in a The cloud-based vault can only be opened
such as login information, credit card num- vault in the cloud. by using the master password, a certain
bers or PINs and stores them in a secure Security features such as Internet and pattern and by passing a face recognition.
data organizer. Digital identities can be network protection and protection of the www.kaspersky.com
Industry Support to Defnet Defence and Space is deployed to prevent The MTLID system has monitoring, war-
exercise cyber attacks. This system will allow the ning detection and response capabilities
(gwh) Airbus Defence and Space’s Cyber- cyber defence operational chain and in provided by a cyber attack supervision
Security teams are part of the 2016 Def- particular land forces personnel to identify and control system. This system allows
net exercise (15-25 March) at the military and retrieve contextual information about information to be centralised and each
camp of Mailly-le-Camp. During this exerci- each of these cyber attacks, such as their participant involved to be alerted so as to
se, the defensive cyber warfare system origin, target, criticality and impact, and be able to respond to threats as soon as
(Moyens Techniques de Lutte Informatique then combat them with a suitable respon- possible.
défensive, MTLID) developed by Airbus se plan. www.AirbusDefenceandSpace.com
Optronic Sensors for the L-70 air defence gun, providing day/night
Indian Army anti-aircraft protection by means of the
(ck) The Indian Army bought hundreds of advanced automatic air tracking system.
FTA Optronic Sensor Systems for its air de- The FTA cameras will be supplied th-
(Photo: Controp)
fence system. The FTA is a day/night optro- roughout 2016 – 2017. The sensors are
nic sensor with the FOX-250, a high perfor- manufactured by CONTROP, a leading pro-
mance Thermal Imaging Camera and a high ducer in camera systems for air, land, and
performance color CCD Day Camera, each sea surveillance, and defence.
with a continuous optical zoom lens. CONTROP’s VP Marketing, Johnny Carni, performance of these optronic systems in
The FTA was chosen by the Indian Army stated that “the Indian Army chose our FTA harsh environmental conditions”.
to be part of an air defence system pro- System following very successful field trials www.controp.com
gramme with the modern upgrade of the and is enthusiastic due to the outstanding
Advanced infrared detectors ted with electro-optic systems, including
(ck) Semi Conductor Devices (SCD), a ma- thermal weapon sights, hand-held ther-
nufacturer of infrared detectors and laser mal imaging devices, night vision systems
diodes, introduces three IR modules for for armored vehicles and MBTs, and small
(Photo: SCD)
electro-optical applications. UAVs.
The PELICAN-D LW is a cooled IR detector The Cardinal 640 is a SWIR (Short Wave
for gunner sights for unmanned armored Infra-Red) detector for long-range surveil-
vehicles, battle tanks, and armored vehi- lance and observation systems, enabling
cles. It enables the identification of a NATO visibility for dozens of kilometers in humi-
target at long ranges, day & night. dity, rain, dust, fog and smoke. Additional etc.) and enhanced night vision for driving
The VOx Imager is an uncooled video core applications include an image intensifier sights.
for military applications. It can be integra- replacement (for goggles, weapon sights, www.scd.co.ilISSUE 29 / 2016
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Industry & Trade
Airbus sells its defence
(Photo: Airbus)
Huth, a KKR representative, said: “We are
electronics branch glad that we have been chosen as the best
(ck) Airbus Group SE will sell its defence partner for the defence electronics branch.
electronics branch to Kohlberg Kravis Ro- KKR has the financial ressources, detailed
berts & Co L.P. (KKR), a global investor, for knowledge of the global industry sector
1.1 billion Euro. The defence electronics and an international network all of which is
branch has 4,000 employees and generates necessary to generate growth and facilitate
a turnover of about one billion Euro. Air- the company’s development.”
bus will keep a minority interest. Johannes www.airbusgroup.com
Patria becomes Finnish-Norwegian
(Photo: Kongsberg)
Kongsberg is a more than 200 years old
company company, the State of Norway is the
(df) The Ownership Steering Department in main stakeholder with a bit more than
Finlands Prime Minister’s Office has relea- 50 percent ownership. Kongsberg has
sed information about Patria’s new minori- four Business Areas: Maritime, Defence
ty owner and ownership structure. The Sta- Systems, Protech Systems and Oil & Gas.
te of Finland is to sell 49.9 percent of the The Group employs some 7,700 persons
defence company Patria Oyj to Kongsberg and operates in more than 25 countries.
Defence & Aerospace AS. Kongsberg’s turnover in 2015 was €1.8
The total value of the transaction is €270 billion.
million. The transaction is estimated to be year. After that the State of Finland owns www.patria.fi
closed during the second quarter of the 50.1 percent of Patria Oyj. www.kongsberg.com
SAP raises dividend of Shareholders. This represents a year-o- on, the total amount of dividends to be dis-
SAP recommend that shareholders approve ver-year increase of €0.05, or 5% compa- tributed will be approximately €1.4 billion
a dividend of €1.15 per share for the fiscal red to last year’s dividend of €1.10. If the (2014: €1.3 billion).
year 2015 at the Annual General Meeting shareholders approve this recommendati- www.sap.com
Airbus Group Proposes New Board Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Rexel SA Carlos Tavares, 57,
(Photo: Airbus)
Members For Approval and a Member of the Board of Directors of Chairman of the Ma-
(wb) Airbus Group SE has published the Engie SA, would replace Anne Lauvergeon, nagement Board of
agenda and other related information on- 56, whose mandate expires at the close of PSA Peugeot Citroën
line for its Annual General Meeting (AGM) the AGM. and a Member of the
being held on 28 April 2016 in Amsterdam. Claudia Nemat, 47, a Member of the Board Board of Directors of
Among the proposed resolutions, sha- of Management of Deutsche Telekom AG Faurecia (a subsidi-
reholder approval will be sought for the and a Member of the Supervisory Board ary of Peugeot SA),
appointment of three new independent of Lanxess AG, would replace Manfred Bi- would replace Michel Pébereau, 74, whose
non-Executive Members to the Board of schoff, 73, whose mandate expires at the mandate expires at the close of the AGM.
Directors: Catherine Guillouard, aged 51, close of the AGM. www.airbus.com
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