Analisi difesa number 36
Defense Analisys
Nr. 36
004 - INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
- ALENIA AERONAUTICA: ROBERTO ASSERETO APPOINTED CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Rome, July 21, 2003 - In today’s meeting Alenia Aeronautica/Finmeccanica’s Board of Directors has appointed Roberto Assereto as Chief Operating Officer. The manager, 55, comes from Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, leader in the field of... - BAE SYSTEMS AND FINMECCANICA MOVE TO ESTABLISH A MAJOR EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP
4 July 2003 - BAE SYSTEMS plc and Finmeccanica Spa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a partnership, Eurosystems, bringing together their European defence electronic systems activities. The partnership establishes a Strategic Coor... - CZECH L-59 MARKETING PLAGUED BY MISHAPS
The Czech Republic's efforts to market an L-159 aircraft to the Middle East has been plagued by technical mishaps that has grounded many of the light combat aircraft. Officials said the L-159 aircraft in the Czech Air Force has been plagued by what... - CZECHS CONFIDENT ON MIDEAST SALES
4th July - The Czech Republic has targeted the Middle East as its chief market in wake of the war in Iraq. Industry sources said Prague's defense industry has concluded that the Middle East will be the greatest source of potential after the fall of... - EUROFIGHTER MARKS TYPE ACCEPTANCE AND TRANCHE 2 FRAMING AGREEMENT
(Hallbergmoos - 4 July, 2003) - Eurofighter GmbH has finalised the signature of Type Acceptance documentation for the Eurofighter Typhoon. The Type Acceptance signature is the final stage in clearance by the four-nation customer organization, NATO Eu... - EUROFIGHTER SIGNS KEY SUPPORT CONTRACT
(Hallbergmoos - 16 July, 2003) - Eurofighter GmbH announces the signature of a contract that covers in service support services for an Initial Operational Phase. The contract, designated PC11, is valued at more than Euro 120 million in this first ph... - FINMECCANICA: AERMACCHI ACQUISITION APPROVED
Rome 1 July 2003 - Following the approval of the competition authorities and completion of the necessary due diligence procedures, Aeronautica Macchi, a leading producer of training aircraft, is officially part of the Finmeccanica group from today.
T... - GIAT HOPES TO DELIVER FINAL TANKS TO UAE
A state-owned French contractor plans to complete a 10-year tank project in the United Arab Emirates marred by disputes that included a lengthy suspension in delivery. The UAE contract is expected to end in 2004 when the last of 436 Leclerc tanks an... - MARCONI SELENIA COMMUNICATIONS SECURES SWEDISH DEFENSE CONTRACT
Marconi Selenia Communications, a Finmeccanica Company, the global military communications systems provider, has been awarded through its UK Division a contract to supply a new generation automated high frequency (HF) radio system, HF2000, to the Swe... - OTO MELARA (A FINMECCANICA COMPANY): SUPPLY OF HITFIST® TURRETS FOR THE NEW ARMOURED VEHICLES OF THE POLISH ARMY
La Spezia, 1st July 2003 - The signature of the industrial compensation agreements that took place today in Warsaw rendered executive the contract signed on 7th June 2003 by Mr. Carlo Alberto Iardella, Oto Melara C.E.O., and Mr. G. Przerwa, Director... - OTO MELARA AND GENERAL DYNAMICS TEAMING FOR U.S. MARKET
17 July 2003 - Oto Melara, a Finmeccanica company, announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, for cooperation on the sale of guns and ammunition to t... - THE CARLYLE GROUP AND FINMECCANICA: AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF FIATAVIO’S AEROSPACE BUSINESS
Rome, 1st July 2003 - The Carlyle Group and Finmeccanica have signed an agreement for the acquisition from Fiat Group of the aerospace businesses of FiatAvio SpA, the leading Italian manufacturer of aircraft and naval engines and a leader in space pr... - THIRD SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY CORVETTE NAMED DURING CEREMONY AT BLOHM + VOSS IN HAMBURG
4 July - The chairperson of the South African parliamentary defence committee, Thandi Modise, has named the Navy's third corvette SAS SPIOENKOP by smashing a bottle of South African sparkling wine against the ship's bows during a traditional ceremony...
005 - NEWS
- BUSH NOMINATES BROWN AS SPECIAL OPS COMMANDER
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2003 - President Bush has nominated Army Lt. Gen. Bryan D. Brown for promotion to general and as the next U.S. Special Operations Command commander. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Brown will replace Air Force Gen. Charles R. Ho... - INDIA GETS FIRST 'STEALTH' WARSHIP
Moscow Times June 19, 2003 ST. PETERSBURG
The Indian navy took possession on Wednesday of the first of three Russian-built warships that boast "stealth-type" technology and should significantly increase the navy's reach. The INS Talwar, a... - MAJOR AIR DEFENCE BOOST FOR AUSTRALIA
The Federal Government has today signed an $ 83 million contract to dramatically boost Australia's ground based air defence capability. The contract with Saab Systems Australia is to supply short-range laser guided missile systems to the Australian A... - RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES CONSERVATIVE MILITARY-REFORM PLAN
A cabinet session on 10 July approved a Defense Ministry's reform proposal, under which the Russian military will retain a mixed system of conscription and contract-based service, gazeta.ru and lenta.ru reported. According to the plan, by 2007 about... - RUSSIAN MILITARY AIRBORNE FORCES FACE DISMANTLING
General Anatolii Kvashnin, the chief of the General Staff, is preparing an order that would abolish the Airborne Forces as a separate branch of the armed forces and incorporate them into the army's ground forces, "Izvestiya" and NTV reporte...
011 - ENDURING FREEDOM
- ADDED FORCES STRENGTHEN HORN OF AFRICA TASK FORCE
CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti, June 13, 2003 - Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa recently welcomed the three-ship USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the guided missile frigate USS Gary in the Gulf of Aden.
The task force headquarters was forme... - AFGHANISTAN - NEWS FROM COMBINED JOINT TASK FORCE 180
Operation Haven Denial - July 12 - Paktika Province
Coalition forces conducted Operation Haven Denial between July 2-6 in the Paktika and Khowst provinces. The purpose of this operation was to prevent the re-emergence of terrorism and deny anti-coa... - COALITION FORCES LAUNCH OPERATION IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2003 - Coalition and Afghan militia forces launched Operation Unified Resolve with a series of movements throughout the eastern province of Nangarhar, June 18, Combined Joint Task Fo... - IRAN EXPANDS NUKE COOPERATION WITH NORTH KOREA
LONDON [MENL] -- Iran has accelerated its acquisition of nuclear weapons expertise from North Korea. Western intelligence sources said Iran and North Korea have exchanged several visits of nuclear scientists over the past five six months. They said t... - NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE MOBILIZED AS OF JULY 23, 2003
This week the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps each announce a decrease of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The net collective result is 2,438 fewer reservists than last week. At any given time, services may mo... - SUMMER OFFENSIVE
by Dr. George Friedman (STRATFOR.COM)
26 June 2003 - The conquest of Iraq has created an interesting dynamic in the war. Both sides are now under pressure to launch summer offensives. Al Qaeda must demonstrate its continued viability. The United S... - TRANSFER OF DETAINEES TO GUANTANAMO COMPLETED
The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of 27 detainees for release from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to their countries of origin, as well as the arrival of approximately 10 enemy combatants to Guantanamo Bay. This brings the total number of...
