Australia Continues Project To Automate Logistics
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Australia’s Ministry of Defence awarded a follow on contract to Mincom to continue developing an automated, integrated logistics system. There was no value given for the contract. The contract is continue the work done so far for the Joint Project 2077.
This contract is for Phase 2B.2 which builds on the Phase 2B.1 where Mincom delivered the Military Integrated Logistics Information System (MILIS). The goal is for the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to have an system that supports all three services when they deploy for contingency operations overseas. Phase 2B.2 will complete in 2011 and will allow better control and tracking of supporting assets and build upon Phase 2B.1.
Automated logistics systems are becoming more-and-more sophisticated and allow better control, less waste and higher rates of supply and maintenance. For armed forces that are consistently deploying away from their central bases the better logistics control the higher the operational availability of equipment and the higher the capability.
Australia Moving Out On New Submarines
Filed under: ASC, Australia, Business Line, Companies, Contract Awards, Countries, Events, Rand, development program, production program
The Australian government has planned an ambitious expansion of their armed forces. Several major defense contracts will be let in the next few years with a goal of local companies doing the work. The largest amongst these is to build new submarines for the Navy. The first step in this contract was taken last week with the award of a contract to The Rand Corporation of the United States to begin doing a study of Australia’s capability to build these submarines in the necessary quantity. There was no value given for the contract but the goal is to have the study done early next year.
Australia had built there last class of submarines, the Collins Class, at the ASC company’s yards. This company provides maintenance for the vessels as well. They are also the lead for a new class of destroyers being built by Australia. Earlier this year the government had expressed concern about ASC’s performance maintaining the existing submarine fleet and this contract is related to those beliefs.
Thailand hints at 2010 military spending
BANGKOK, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Thailand's armed forces and police will have nearly $150 million towards buying military equipment from submarines to police riot gear, the Bangkok Post says.
Lockheed Accelerates India’s C-130 Aircraft
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India had purchased six C-130J transports from Lockheed Martin last year. This is part of that nation’s program to improve their armed forces through buying new technology from U.S. , European and Israeli suppliers. Along with the buy of the U.S. transports the Indian Government purchased P-8 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and patrol aircraft from Boeing. There is also a major fighter contract contest underway that has seen Lockheed bid their F-16 aircraft for as well.
Lockheed announced that they are accelerating the production and delivery of the six aircraft. It is hoped that the first one will be delivered in about two years. The hope is that by showing good performance it might drive India to execute the second buy option in the contract. This is for a further six aircraft. Lockheed is hoping that the new agreement between the two countries allowing U.S. control on technology sold to India will facilitate further deals.
India Releases Helicopter Requests For Proposals
Filed under: Boeing, Business Line, Companies, Countries, Events, FMS, India, Military Aviation, Proposal, production program
India has released this week two separate Requests for Proposals (RFP) for new helicopters. The first one is to purchase twenty-two advanced attack helicopters. The second for fifteen heavy lift aircraft. India faces many of the same problems that the Allied forces in Afghanistan do because of the high, hot environments that aircraft must fly in.
The country had released a RFP last year for attack helicopters but withdrew after receiving non-responsive bids. India has looked at major upgrades to its armed forces by broadening the base of whom they buy from. Rather then relying primarily on Russian or British equipment Israel and the United States have begun to make inroads into the market. India also had invested heavily in domestic development and production but to get more technology faster has started buying overseas in greater amounts.
With the new proposals Boeing is considering a bid for each. They make the AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook both heavily used in Afghanistan by the U.S. and Allies. Boeing is also looking at taking major hits in the Obama budget and will try to counter that with sales overseas.
India Rejects Rafale For New Fighter
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Update — Flight International is reporting that India says it has not ruled out any competitor in the program.
The Indian Air Force is looking to purchase an advanced fighter to add to their inventory. Six foreign companies had submitted bids for the 126 aircraft order. Now word comes that the French proposed Dassault Rafale was eliminated from the competition. The Indianexpress.com reports that publicly it was stated the aircraft did not meet certain “qualitative” requirements. It was also said that the proposal submitted showed the aircraft did not meet some of the technical requirements for the program. This means that the contest will continue with Boeing, Lockheed Martin, SAAB, MiG and Eurofighter participation for now.
The deal is one of several that India is proceeding with in an attempt to upgrade the technical capability of their armed forces. In the past the country had tended to buy from Russia or England. India has also spent the last several years developing an indigenous arms industry. Although lately they have turned to outside sources to include Israel and the U.S. for advanced weapons.
Currently there are several nations looking at buying advanced fighters. The Rafale has not been bid for many as most of the competition has been between the F/A-18G, SAAB Gripen, F-35 JSF and the Eurofighter Typhoon. The Indian contract is certainly one of the largest percolating.
UAE to Buy AMRAAM from Raytheon
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Raytheon announced that they had signed a contract with the UAE to provide advanced AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for the nation’s F-16 fleet. Reuters reports that the contract is for over two hundred of the missiles. No contract value was given but it is substantial as the AMRAAM is a fairly expensive system. Deliveries are expected to begin in the 2011 time frame. Over the last five years the UAE has invested heavily in upgrading the capabilities of their armed forces. Most recently they have invested over three billion dollars into missile and air defense capability with the purchase of PATRIOT and THAAD systems from the U.S.
Australia Buys Support for Jet Engines from GE
Filed under: Australia, Business Line, Contract Awards, Florida, GE, Massachusetts, Military Aviation, logistics, production program
The Jacksonville Business Journal writes that Australia has awarded a contract worth over $300 million to provide parts, maintenance and overhaul of the engines for their F/A-18 fleet to General Electric. GE has several other of this type of contract with the U.S. armed forces that utilize their engines in a variety of platforms. Even though the contract is with a foreign country the parts will be shipped to the U.S. for work in Jacksonville, FL and Lynn, MA.
Struggling Force Protection wins UK contract
Filed under: Contract Awards, England, FMS, Force Protection, production program
Force Protection announced that they had been awarded a contract to deliver 157 MRAP to the UK armed forces. See the press release here. Force Protection had been struggling as they won very little of the last US contract for MRAP vehicles. This contract will certainly tide them over for several months as it is worth an estimated $125 M. See a post here on Force Protection’s situation.
U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Selects Trusted Computer Solutions’ SimShield to Integrate and Safeguard Classified and Unclassified Training Systems
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