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Rheinmetall Canada will provide medium-range radar and integrated soldier system


(Defensa.com) The Canadian government made to two large orders Rheinmetall technology programs for the Army, which could reach 350 million euros. Rheinmetall Canada, as prime contractor will supply its armed forces of medium-range radar MRR (Medium Range Radar), which will determine the launch points and impact of enemy artillery and ammunition and rockets and mortar can still hostile and friendly aircraft, including drones, cruise missiles and anti-radiation, allowing ground forces to take appropriate countermeasures, initially assuming 95 million, with a potential value of 175 million; and an integrated modular system Land Command Support for soldiers ISS (Integrated Soldier System), which improves situational awareness, which represent 100 million initially system.

The qualification phase of the latter, held in conjunction with Saab, representing 5 million and the options are for 4,144 copies, which reach 180 million. The MRR will be delivered in cooperation with Elta Systems, based on the ELM.



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Greece and Israel signed an agreement of cooperation on defense


(Defensa.com) In full crisis of Greece with the EU, the Greek Cabinet, headed by the leader of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA according to its initials in Greek) Alexis Tsipras has also had time to strengthen the Alliance in his country Israel. Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who belongs to the party Independent Greeks (ANEL), visited his Israeli counterpart, Moshe Ya'alon, in his ministerial office in Tel Aviv. During the meeting, in addition to discuss maritime security, energy resources, cooperation in the field of military industry and energy transfer, the two politicians signed a cooperation agreement. Israel and Greece have regulated the situation of military personnel traveling or residing in another country while participating in military exercises or cooperation.

Cooperation in the field of defense between the two Mediterranean countries are much intensified in 2010 after freezing of relations between Israel and Turkey, which were particularly successful in this field. Until that date the transfer of technology, especially weapons, between Jerusalem and Ankara were constant, but from the severance of diplomatic relations in September 2011 almost completely ceased, and although the United States has made numerous efforts to normalize diplomatic relations It has not been possible. Since then the joint maneuvers, whether naval and air, between Hellenic Armed Forces and the IAF (Israel Defence Force) have increased, noting that Israeli helicopters carried to Greece AH-64D Apache, to interoperate with the Army Greece.

Also the fighter F-16C / D Greeks have moved several times to Israel, as was the case last month of November 2014, which was when many of these fighters arrived at the Israelite Israel Ovda Air Base for a joint maneuvers with the F-16I Sufa of the 107th Squadron. Later, in April 2015, were the fighters of the IDF who were deployed on the island of Crete to participate in the exercise INIOXOS-2015, the largest organized by the Air Force of Greece, where Jews benefited from power "face" to the S-300PMU-1 anti-aircraft systems, acquired Athens Russia.

These ongoing exercises have led to the signing of that agreement, giving the fact that Israel had only reached a similar agreement with the United States. In short, a common defense would have as one of its objectives to protect the sites energy fields in waters south of Cyprus and west of Israel, the so-called "energy triangle" explode the two countries, and will also benefit Greece, because through its territory will run the pipeline that will take oil and gas extracted to Central and Western Europe.

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Partnership between Nexter Systems and Krauss. Maffei Wegmann (KMW)

(defensa.com) As was announced a year ago, Nexter Systems and Krauss? Maffei Wegmann its partnership agreement initialed on 29 July in Paris, through a joint holding 50 percent, with a turnover of 2,000 million euros, a backlog of 9,000 million and 6,000 employees. The first is the sole shareholder the French State and KMW is owned by the German Wegmann, given their union based in the Netherlands.

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Safehaven Marine Will Display its Barracuda Low RCS Interceptor at DSEI 2015

Irish company Safehave Marine will be present at DSEI 2015 and showcase its new Barracuda stealth interceptor. ‘Barracuda’ is a new high speed Interceptor / Patrol craft for military and law enforcement applications, designed and built by Safehaven Marine who also manufacture a range of highly successful pilot boats, patrol vessels, S.A.R. craft and research catamarans from their factory in Co Cork, Ireland. The company recently delivered four vessels to the Polish Navy.

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Spain will get 4 unarmed Reaper drones, increasing it's ISR capabilities.

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MADRID — Spain will buy four Reaper surveillance drones, the defence ministry said Thursday, making it the fifth European nation to equip itself with the US-made devices.

The defence ministry budget for 2016, which was presented in parliament on Tuesday, sets aside €25 million ($27 million) to buy four reconnaissance drones and two ground stations.

The entire five-year drone program has a budget of €171 million.

The defence ministry has selected the bid from privately owned US firm General Atomics, which has a teaming agreement with Spanish engineering firm Sener, to supply it with four Reaper drones, a ministry spokesman said.

"This type of equipment is necessary in operations today," he added.

The Reaper, which had a wingspan of 20 meters (66 feet), is already used by Britain, France and Italy and has been ordered by the Netherlands. The United States fly armed Reapers in combat zones but Spain only wants an unarmed version of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

The European defense industry does not produce reconnaissance drones like the Reaper, which is capable of flying 24 hours non-stop and can reach a maximum altitude of 13,700 meters (45,000 feet).

Germany, France and Italy decided in May to spend 60 million euros on a technical study for a European drone project proposed by Airbus, France's Dassault and Italy's Alenia Aermacchi of the Finmeccanica group.

"The Spanish defence ministry is interested in the development of a European project," the spokesman added.

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Safehaven Marine Will Display its Barracuda Low RCS Interceptor at DSEI 2015

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Finnish army cancels search of new assault rifle because of cost issues and instead made a choice to upgrade RK-62's to new RK-62M standard.


- New telescopic stock
- Picatinny rail for optics

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Last week Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) met with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) while operating in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Both groups had the opportunity to perform a passing exercise, characterized as sailing in formation. SNMG1 took the opportunity to refuel with SNMG2 ESPS CANTABRIA during a Replenishment At Sea before leaving towards the Western Mediterranean.

SNMG1 is composed by the flagship NRP FRANCISCO de ALMEIDA and HNLMS TROMP while SNMG2 is composed by the flagship FGS HAMBURG, HMCS WINNIPEG, ESPS SANTA MARIA, ESPS CANTABRIA, USS DONALD COOK and TCG YILDIRIM.

NATO SNMG1:
NRP FRANCISCO de ALMEIDA, F334, a Portugese Karl Doorman class FFG
HNLMS TROMP, F808 is a Netherlands De Zeven class FFG

NATO SNMG2:
FGS HAMBURG, F220, is a German Sachsen class FFG
HMCS WINNIPEG, FFH 338, is a Canadian Hailfax class FFG
ESPS SANTA MARIA, F81, Is a Spanish, Santa Maria (OHP) class FFG
USS DONALD COOK, DDG 75, is a US Navy, Burke class AEGIS DDG
TCG YILDIRIM, F243, is a Turkish Yavus class FFG
ESPS CANTABRIA, A15, is a Spanish AOR Replenishment tanker

One AEGIS destroyer and six guided missile frigates, along with one replenishment tanker.

Eight vessels from seven countries. The combined groups make up a very powerful surface action group.

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Spanish Navy’s offshore patrol vessel Meteoro, homeported in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, is on its way to join the counter-piracy Operation Atalanta in the Indian Ocean.

This deployment is part of the Spanish commitment with this EU mission which started back in 2008 to fight piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Somalia protecting commercial shipping and trawlers working in the area.

In July 2013 the vessel also participated in Operation Atalanta in the course of a six-month deployment.

The ship has a complement of 78 people, including her own crew, a Marine Corps security squad and support personnel of the embarked helicopter. In Djibouti, an interpreter from its Navy will embark on the Spanish OPV.

Meteoro is the first unit of its class (offshore patrol vessel-type) and is currently under the command of Lt-Cdr José María Almira.

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