Commerce d'armement

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De bonne ou de mauvaise qualité, les armes russes semblent quand même bien se vendre

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Nouveau record des exportations d'armements russes ( selon Vedomosti)
09/ 02/ 2009

MOSCOU, 9 février - RIA Novosti. Le volume des exportations d'armements russes en 2008 a battu un nouveau record grâce aux gros contrats de livraison d'avions, lit-on lundi dans le quotidien Vedomosti.
Le montant des exportations d'armements russes en 2008 s'est chiffré à 8 milliards de dollars, a indiqué une source au sein d'un département du gouvernement chargé de la coopération militaire et technique. Ce montant
a été également confirmé par une source à Rostekhnologuii.
En outre, la part des exportations de Rosoboronexport, monopole des livraisons de systèmes d'armement en Russie, s'est chiffrée à 6,725 milliards de dollars, estime l'interlocuteur du Kommersant. Le reste représente des fournitures de composantes ou des contrats signés avant l'octroi à Rosoboronexport du monopole des exportations de systèmes assemblés en 2007. Il s'agit des livraisons de missiles antichars et de systèmes de DCA du Bureau d'études de construction d'appareils de Toula, des fournitures à l'Inde des missiles BrahMos, conçus par une entreprise mixte comprenant le Groupement de recherche et de production de Reoutov, et d'autres systèmes.
Ce chiffre représente un nouveau record des exportations d'armements russes, fait remarquer Konstantin Makienko, expert du Centre d'analyse des stratégies et des technologies. Selon le Service fédéral de coopération militaire et technique, le volume des livraisons de 2007 a atteint 7,4 milliards de dollars (la part de Rosoboronexport se chiffrant à 6,1 milliards) et celui de 2006 est évalué à 6,46 milliards de dollars (dont 5,3 milliards ont représenté les contrats de Rosoboronexport).
La partie russe parvient à conserver de tels volumes importants tout d'abord grâce à la validité des gros contrats de livraison des chasseurs Su-30. Selon un responsable d'une entreprise aéronautique, on a fourni l'année dernière plus de 40 avions de ce type: de 8 à 10 Su-30 MKA en Algérie, 6 Su-30 MKM en Malaisie, près de 16 Su-30 MKI, compte tenu des équipements destinés à l'assemblage de ces appareils sous licence, en Inde, 8 Su-30 MK2V au Venezuela et 2 Su-30 MK2 en Indonésie.
Avec les armements, le montant de ces livraisons atteint 30% du volume total des exportations, fait remarquer une source au sein de l'industrie aéronautique.
Rosoboronexport et la Chine ont signé à la fin du janvier un nouveau contrat important de livraison de 122 moteurs pour les chasseurs chinois J-10 pour une somme de près de 500 millions de dollars, a annoncé un responsable d'une entreprise aéronautique russe.

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Contrat de 865 ML pour Rolls-Royce

Le fabricant de moteurs d'avions Rolls-Royce a remporté un appel d'offre de 865 millions de livres (environ 970 millions d'euros) sur 10 ans lancé par le ministère de la défence britannique, a annoncé le groupe dans un comuniqué.
Il s'agit d'un contrat de services et d'entretiens portant sur la flotte d'Eurofighter Typhoon de la Royal Air Force.

source:www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu

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Elbit Systems remporte un contrat de 8,2 millions d’euros aux USA pour fournir des casques nouvelle génération aux pilotes d’hélicoptères Super Cobra
Elbit Systems of America, une filiale d’Elbit Systems, vient de remporter un contrat avec l’armée US de plus de 8,3 millions de dollars.
Ce contrat prévoit la livraison aux Marines US de casques Helmet Display and Tracker System (HDTS) pour les hélicoptères Super Cobra. Les livraisons devront être faites courant 2010. C’est la première fois que des casques d’Elbit Systems de ce type vont se retrouver dans ces engins.
Pour rappel, le casque intelligent d’Elbit à visée automatique est l’un des produits phares du constructeur de Haïfa. Les pilotes des avions de chasse sont de plus en plus assistés pour la conduite et pour les opérations militaires sur le terrain.
L’augmentation des distances, du nombre de radars, du nombre de cibles rend de plus en plus difficile leur mission. Sur le viseur du casque, il est possible d’afficher toutes les coordonnées du vol et les données du système.
Ainsi, le pilote peut continuer à regarder droit devant lui, ou plutôt directement sur son ennemi, au lieu d’être déconcentré par les nombreux écrans de son poste de pilotage. Le casque à visée automatique intègre les données de l’avion; le casque analyse la direction des yeux du pilote et vise automatiquement.—

source:israelvalley.com

Israél a exporté plusque 6.75MM$ d'armement en 2009
http://dover.idf.il/IDF/News_Channels/today/10/01/1502.htm

rappelez vous en 2007 elle a était 4éme plus grand exportateur d'armement dans le monde avec plus 4.3MM$, dérriere la France, la Russie et l'USA, et devant l'UK, alors peut étre qu'elle a pu dépasser la France

15.6 millions$ pour ELBIT

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Elbit to Supply TVDL Systems for USMC AH-1W Helicopter



Elbit Systems of America, a Fort Worth, TX-based subsidiary of Israel’s Elbit Systems, received a $15.6 million contract from US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to supply Tactical Video Data Link (TVDL) systems for the US Marine Corps’ AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter.
The TVDL will provide helicopter pilots with live UAV video and targeting information combined with the ability to retransmit UAV and on-board sensor video to other aircraft and ground forces. The TVDL system weighs less than 8.5 lbs. The systems are planned to be operational in USMC AH-1W helicopters by the end of FY 2010… AH-1W firing TOW
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The AH-1W Super Cobra is a 2-seat, twin-engine, day/night marginal weather USMC attack helicopter that provides en route escort for assault helicopters and their embarked forces. It has air-to-air and anti-radar missile capability.
The primary mission of the AH-1W aircraft is as an armed tactical helicopter capable of close air support, low altitude and high speed flight, target search and acquisition, reconnaissance by fire, multiple weapons fire support, troop helicopter support, and point target attack of threatening armor. The AH-1W provides fire support and fire support coordination to the landing force during amphibious assaults and subsequent operations ashore.
The contract effort covers the development, production and installation of retrofit kits to incorporate TVDL into the AH-1W platform. Elbit Systems’ subcontractors are Tadiran Spectralink and Service Support Associates Inc. (SSAI).
Elbit Systems conducted a successful flight demonstration of TVDL in June 2008 at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland.

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Russia to show the best aircraft models at BIAS 2010
Rosoboronexport will be taking active part in the first Bahrain International Airshow, BIAS 2010. This exhibition of military, civilian and business aircraft will take place from 21 to 23 January at the Sahir Airbase in Manama. It is held under the patronage of the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and with support of the Kingdom’s Ministry of Civil Aviation. The known Farnborough International Company serves as the organizer. The air show will involve 40 companies from Russia, Bahrain, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, UAE, United States, and France.
At BIAS 2010, Rosoboronexport will present over 30 state-of-the-art aircraft models. In the Russian chalet the visitors will be able to get information on the Su-35 and Su-30MK2 multi-role fighters, Yak-130 training aircraft. The latest MiG-35 front-line fighter, too, is likely to arouse particular interest. The Bahraini Air Force pilots have already got acquainted with the aircraft, when it landed twice in the Kingdom for refueling on its way to an air show in India.
As to helicopters, Rosoboronexport’s exposition at BIAS 2010 will include Ka-52A attack helicopter, Mi-35M transport/combat helicopter, Mi-171SH military transport helicopter and Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter. Demand for Russian helicopters on the world market remains steady. They have proved themselves in hot climatic conditions and have shown high performance and reliability. In addition, Russia is actively improving the after-sales service system for its helicopters.
"The air show in Bahrain opens up additional opportunities for building comprehensive ties with the countries of the region. There is almost no country in the Arab world with which Russia has not negotiated possible arms supplies,” - said Rosoboronexport’s Director General Anatoly Isaikin. – “We see a serious interest here in Russia's aircraft.”
Rosoboronexport’s participation in the first national air show BIAS-2010 will be an important step towards closer military-technical cooperation with the Middle East countries, including Bahrain. Russia views a December 2008 visit by the King of Bahrain to Moscow, the first-ever since the bilateral diplomatic relations were established in 1990, as an impetus to building mutually beneficial and long-term cooperation. Considering the priority needs of the customers, Rosoboronexport offers the most flexible and effective solutions for equipping the armed forces with modern and reliable equipment ready for use even under extreme conditions.

http://www.roe.ru/news/pr_rel/pr_rel_eng/pr_eng_10_01_21.html

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SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) is in talks with seven customers outside the U.S. to sell 35 C130J transport planes and will ramp up its production to meet demand, an executive told Dow Jones on Tuesday.

"We are ramping up the production right now. We plan to produce 25 planes this year from 16 last year. Demand is strong," said Jack Crisler, Lockheed Martin's director of business development, international air mobility programs.
Lockheed is one of the exhibitors at the Singapore Airshow.
He said the potential customers for the 35 planes are from the Middle East and North Africa, while one was from Asia.
He said Lockheed has an order backlog of 95 C13J's and production would be boosted to 36 planes per year in 2011.
The C130J with a list price of around $75 million commands a near monopoly in the military air transport sector with a total of 282 planes sold to air forces around the world. Its dominance could be threatened if Airbus manages to start producing the A400M plane which has been plagued by three years of delays and cost overruns.
"The C130J will do very well even with the A400M in the market," Crisler said.
"There are a lot of airlift requirements and our plane has had a perfect record in missions. It's been in production for 10 years, it has been tested and commands a very competitive price."
There are 180 A400Ms on order, but the plane, which is bigger than the C130J, has run into financial trouble and Airbus has asked European governments for about $6 billion to keep the program going, a person familiar with the situation told Dow Jones.
The list price for an A400M is around $250 million.

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100202-703047.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLEHeadlinesEurope

Désoler de polluer le forum c'est pas mon intention Famas, j'arrive pas avec les citations...

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Budgets défense: Seule l’Asie échappe à la crise

· L’Inde et la Chine en tête · 2009, la fin de la hausse des dépenses de défense américaines La crise économique a eu un fort impact en 2009 sur les budgets de la défense dans le monde, à l’exception des pays asiatiques, et a renforcé la nécessité d’une réflexion stratégique sur l’évolution des conflits, selon l’IISS qui présentait son rapport annuel, mercredi dernier à Londres. Dans son «Military Balance 2010», sur l’état des forces armées dans le monde, l’Institut international d’études stratégiques (IISS) examine les économies réalisables. «A la lumière des sévères contraintes financières, l’accent mis sur les partenariats, le partage du travail et les alliances deviendra certainement important en théorie mais, comme toujours, difficile en pratique», a remarqué à ce propos John Chipman, DG de l’IISS, lors d’une conférence de presse accompagnant la publication du rapport. Seule l’Asie, Inde et Chine en tête, semble ne pas sentir les effets de la crise et rester déterminée à accroître ses dépenses militaires. «Contrairement aux développements dans les économies développées, l’Inde et la Chine ont maintenu leur récente tendance de hausse à deux chiffres», note l’IISS. L’Inde a ainsi augmenté de 21% ses dépenses à la suite des attentats de Bombay qui avaient fait 166 morts en novembre 2008. «D’autres Etats asiatiques, comme l’Australie, l’Indonésie et Singapour ont également annoncé des hausses» de leurs dépenses, remarque l’IISS. Ailleurs, les budgets de défense doivent s’adapter aux contraintes budgétaires. Aux Etats-Unis, où les dépenses militaires avaient quasiment doublé sous le double mandat du président George W. Bush, l’année 2009 a ainsi marqué la fin de cette «phase de hausse des dépenses de défense», constate l’IISS. Toujours engagés en Irak et en Afghanistan, un pays dans lequel le président Barack Obama a annoncé l’envoi de 30.000 soldats américains supplémentaires à la fin 2009, les Etats-Unis doivent «réajuster radicalement leurs priorités», prévient l’institut. En Russie, un important projet de remplacement de l’équipement prévu sur la période 2007-2015 a dû être abandonné et sera remplacé par un nouveau plan décennal en 2011, également sous la pression du déficit public. Parmi les membres européens de l’Otan, seuls la Norvège et le Danemark, devraient augmenter leur budget de défense en 2010, et la plupart des autres pays se contenteront de les reconduire ou de simplement les ajuster en fonction de l’inflation. Ces considérations financières s’accompagnent d’une nécessaire réflexion stratégique, en particulier sur l’évolution de la menace et l’impact de la guerre informatique, estime l’IISS. «Nous sommes maintenant à l’égard du problème de la guerre informatique au même stade de développement intellectuel que nous étions dans les années 1950 à l’égard d’une possible guerre nucléaire», a prévenu Chipman. Synthèse L’Economiste

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La France veut devenir le 3e exportateur mondial de la défense

Reuters - 08/02/2010 à 15:44

PARIS - Selon Laurent Collet-Billon Directeur Général de l'armement la France a signé près de huit milliards d'euros de commandes de défense à l'exportation en 2009 et espère signer pour 10 à 12 milliards de commandes cette année afin de devenir le troisième exportateur mondial du secteur, déclare le délégué général de l'armement.

Laurent Collet-Billon a également indiqué que la France espérait parvenir à un accord sur le financement de l'A400M cette semaine ou durant celle du 15 au 21 février.

Les sept pays de l'Otan à l'origine du programme d'avion de transport militaire, mis en difficulté par des retards et des dépassements de budget, négocient depuis plusieurs semaines avec les dirigeants d'EADS et de sa filiale Airbus, constructeur de l'appareil.

"Nous voulons aller le plus vite possible. Un accord est possible cette semaine ou dans deux semaines", a souligné Laurent Collet-Billon, en marge d'une conférence de presse consacrée au bilan annuel de la Direction générale de l'armement (DGA), avant d'ajouter que les Etats étaient "décidés à maintenir le rythme des discussions (avec EADS)".

Le directeur du développement international de la DGA, Jacques de Lajugie, a de son côté indiqué que "la France avait donné son accord pour la vente d'un navire BPC (bâtiment de projection et de commandement)" de type Mistral à la Russie et que la vente de trois autres navires Mistral était actuellement à l'étude.

"La France est en train d'examiner la nouvelle mouture de cette demande", a expliqué Jacques de Lajugie, sans donner davantage de détails.

La possible vente de BPC à la Russie a suscité des inquiétudes au sein de plusieurs pays membres de l'Otan, notamment ceux dont les frontières jouxtent celles de la Russie. En novembre, la Lituanie avait écrit à la France en vue d'obtenir des explications sur cette initiative.

Fabriqué par DCNS, société dont le spécialiste de l'électronique de défense Thales contrôle 25%, un navire de type Mistral, conçu pour transporter des hélicoptères et des chars d'assaut, est estimé par les analystes entre 300 et 500 millions d'euros.

LE RAFALE AUX ÉMIRATS D'ICI JUIN ?

La France a engagé des discussions avec plusieurs pays dans l'espoir de placer un premier contrat à l'exportation pour l'avion de combat Rafale assemblé par Dassault Aviation.

Interrogé sur les perspectives de l'appareil aux Emirats arabes unis, où Dassault négocie la vente de 60 Rafale, Jacques de Lajugie a répondu espérer la concrétisation d'un accord cette année, "voire au premier semestre".

Dassault s'est positionné sur plusieurs grands appels d'offres, notamment au Brésil où une décision est également attendue en 2010.

L'année 2009 s'inscrit toutefois comme une année record pour la DGA qui aura passé 20,9 milliards d'euros d'engagements pour équiper les armées françaises, montant en hausse de 123% sur un an, dont 1,3 milliard au titre du plan de relance de l'économie.

Les exportations ont de leur côté totalisé près de huit milliards d'euros (+21%).

"Nous sommes en quatrième position derrière les Etats-Unis, la Grande-Bretagne et probablement la Chine. Notre ambition est bien de devenir troisième exportateur mondial", a fait valoir Laurent Collet

avec le rafale

Des F1 dans des escadrons "agressor".....

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Des Mirage F1 pour les Etats-Unis ?



La France aurait entamé des discussions pour la vente de dix à trente Mirage F1 à son partenaire américain. Alors que Hervé Morin a confirmé, après plusieurs mois d’atermoiements administratifs, l’achat d’un lot de Javelin prélevés sur le stock existant de l’armée américaine (la modernisation du Milan se poursuivant...), les Etats-Unis ne masquent pas, en retour, leur intérêt pour un lot de Mirage F1 “déclassés”. Les pièces détachées et le maintien en condition opérationnelle (MCO) étant compris dans le possible marché.

Cet achat, qui ne rapporterait pas grand-chose à l’Etat français, serait réalisé sur le même schéma que celui des Mig-29B/UB/Fulcrum C (6+16+6) acquis par Washington en Moldavie et en Allemagne. Ces Mig seraient stockés sur la base 51 et serviraient parfois d’“agresseurs”.

Le Mirage F1, rencontré durant la guerre d’Irak (on trouve des Mirage F1 dans des pays arabes, dont l’Iran, qui possède un escadron de Mirage F1E irakiens, la Libye, le Maroc...), pourrait également jouer le rôle de l’agresseur lors d’exercices de type “Red Flag”. L’engin de Dassault y serait l’ennemi, à l’instar de F15 et F16 repeints pour l’occasion.



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EADS ne se donne pas encore perdante..

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EADS Seeking New Tanker-Bid Partner

The U.S. Air Force's $35 billion KC-X competition may not end up being a sole-source competition. It appears that EADS is looking to buy time to find a new partner to bid in the fight against tanker rival Boeing.
"We're hearing that EADS has approached DoD and asked for an extension to the tanker bid submittal deadline," one congressional aide said today.
The deadline is in mid-May.
Meanwhile, Pentagon Acquisition chief Ashton Carter dodged numerous questions from reporters on the matter during a March 12 press conference at the Pentagon. All Carter would say is that the Pentagon "values the contribution of European industry to the choices that we can make as a department." He said that although the Pentagon doesn't have "an indication of any additional bidders, [DoD] is happy to have a competition."
Carter had earlier in the day refused to talk about the matter earlier during an interview with Defense News.
EADS North America officials also refused to comment on the matter, with company spokesman Guy Hicks saying March 12, "We don't comment on any communications between [EADS] and our customers."
One senior EADS official said earlier this week that he had serious doubts the company has enough time to find a new U.S. partner that could handle a $35 billion deal, such as Lockheed Martin, L-3 Communications or Raytheon.
However, Raytheon issued a cryptic statement March 12 when asked whether company officials were in talks with EADS about a tanker partnership.
"We have the technology and capabilities to support the tanker program in a number of ways, but we have to refer [inquiries on the matter] to EADS," a company spokeswoman said.
Lockheed and L-3 were unavailable for comment at press time.

USAF MOVING AHEAD

Meanwhile, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and service Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz told lawmakers during a March 10 House Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing that they intend to move ahead with the competition as planned.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said later in the week that the Pentagon will have to sharpen its pencils when negotiating with Boeing to ensure that the company doesn't try to use the de facto sole-source bid to gouge taxpayers on its 767-based bid, which is reportedly much cheaper than EADS' Airbus A330-based bid.
Northrop and EADS say that the final KC-X request for proposals (RfP) emphasized cost and other factors that "heavily weigh in favor of the smaller, less capable Boeing tanker," according to a March 8 statement from EADS North America Chairman Ralph Crosby. "Northrop Grumman's analysis of the RfP reaffirmed those concerns and prompted the decisions not to bid."
Despite recent developments, several analysts agree that time may have run out for EADS.
"Finding someone else would be tough to do unless they have already done the ground work" to establish a brand new KC-X partner, said Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Senior Fellow Mark Gunzinger on March 10.
Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group was even more dubious, saying in a March 9 e-mail when asked whether he thought the Air Force might grant EADS extra time to put together a new tanker partnership.
"Hell, no," Aboulafia wrote. "EADS today said they were withdrawing - period."

Defense News,
Published: 12 Mar 2010 15:46 EST

C'est la réaction de Northrop qui m'a le plus étonné dans cette affaire. Pourquoi se retirer la première, obligeant ainsi EADS a suivre, faute de partenaire américain pour équiper son A330 ? Et maintenant, Lokheed et L-3 qui ne se sont toujours pas prononcé ? EADS n'aura jamais le temps pour trouver un nouveau partenaire US dans les délais. On dirait bien une entente entre américains pour que Boeing remporte le marché

a part que,Raytheon a montré son appetit

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"We have the technology and capabilities to support the tanker program in a number of ways, but we have to refer [inquiries on the matter] to EADS," a company spokeswoman said.

une chose est sure,meme si EADS n´est pas sure de remporter encore une fois,elle veut brouiller le jeu aux US..

Yakuza a écrit:

a part que,Raytheon a montré son appetit

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"We have the technology and capabilities to support the tanker program in a number of ways, but we have to refer [inquiries on the matter] to EADS," a company spokeswoman said.

une chose est sure,meme si EADS n´est pas sure de remporter encore une fois,elle veut brouiller le jeu aux US..

Merci, Yak, je n'ai pas fait très attention à ce passage Beau spectacle, cet affrontement de titans

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Russian arms transfers to North Africa: Fuelling an arms race?
13:1715/03/2010

New SIPRI data on global arms transfers published today reveal that Russia remains the second largest arms exporter in the world. According to SIPRI data, the volume of Russian arms exports for 2005-2009 is of a similar level to that for 2000-2004. Russia’s share of global exports of major conventional weapons has dropped from 29 per cent for 2000-2004 to 24 per cent for 2005-2009. Although the Asia–Pacific region remained the main destination for Russian arms exports for 2005–2009, accounting for 69 per cent of Russian arms exports, Russia has significantly increased its volume and share of deliveries to North Africa in recent years.

Taking advantage of Soviet legacies in North Africa

Russia inherited recipients in the North Africa that had been dependent on Soviet-supplied arms. Between 1970 and 1991, SIPRI data shows that the Soviet Union accounted for 90 per cent of Algeria’s imports of major conventional weapons and 78 per cent of Libyan arms imports. During this period Libya was the fourth largest recipient of Soviet arms exports, accounting for eight per cent of deliveries, and Algeria was the eighth largest, accounting for four per cent. When president of Russia, Vladimir Putin offered to cancel debts incurred by Algeria and Libya for these Soviet-era arms transfers in exchange for new arms orders. Algeria accepted the offer in 2006, concluding deals worth an estimated $6.5 billion for combat and trainer aircraft, tanks, submarines, and air defence systems (see table below for more details).

Arms race concerns in North Africa

According to SIPRI data, Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia accounted for around three per cent of global arms imports for the period 2005-2009, but the volume of major conventional arms delivered to North Africa in 2005-2009 has increased by 62 per cent in comparison with 2000-2004. Algeria accounted for around 89 per cent of transfers to North Africa during this period, rising from 18th to 9th largest recipient of major conventional weapons globally. However, Morocco has placed significant orders in 2008 and 2009, leading to concerns that Algeria and Morocco are entering into what is regarded as an ‘arms race’.

Some cynical analysts had hoped that Russian arms producers could benefit from an arms race in North Africa. The fact that SIPRI records Russia as accounting for 85 per cent of North African arms imports for 2005-2009 seems to suggest that Russia has succeeded in this regard. North Africa accounted for four per cent of Russian arms exports for 2000-2004 and 11 per cent for 2005-2009. It has therefore become a more significant market for Russia in the face of declining Chinese orders. Russia’s increased share and volume of deliveries to North Africa is mainly thanks to Algeria, as SIPRI data shows it was the third largest recipient of Russian exports of major conventional weapons for 2005-2009.

Will Russia benefit from an arms race in North Africa?

Morocco has no outstanding orders for major conventional weapons from Russia since taking delivery of the last of the 12 Tunguska mobile air-defence systems and missiles in 2008. It has turned to the USA for F-16C combat aircraft, presumably in response to Algerian Su-30MKA acquisitions, and to France and the Netherlands for FREMM and SIGMA frigates respectively. Russian hopes for follow-on contracts with Algeria have not materialised since the 2006 mega-deal. It is from France, Germany, Italy and the UK that Algeria is seeking to acquire helicopters and naval equipment. Reports in 2009 suggested that Algeria will follow up its 2007 order for six EH-101-400 helicopters and four Super Lynx-300 from the Anglo-Italian company AgustaWestland with an order for up to 100 helicopters for Algerian border security forces. Russia is also missing from the list of potential suppliers for Algeria’s planned acquisition of four frigates, with British, French, German and Italian shipbuilders shortlisted.

Russian hopes for more major deals in North Africa in the near future lie with Libya. Like Algeria, Libya has enjoyed increased revenues from natural resources and has enjoyed being courted by major arms suppliers in recent years. It was expected that after the lifting of the UN arms embargo in 2003 Libya would seek to modernize, upgrade and replace some of the significant quantity of major conventional weapons that had been acquired in the 1970s and 1980s. However, for the period 2005-2009, Libya was the 110th largest arms importer in the world, according to SIPRI data. Libya is not expected to lag behind its neighbours with regard to holdings of modern military equipment for long. Ghaddafi has enjoyed the attention lavished upon him by visiting heads of state from France, Italy, Russia and the UK in recent years, and each head of states has been accompanied by arms company representatives and rumours of multi-billion dollar deals for arms and military equipment.

Will Russia secure Libyan orders ahead of France?


France offered a package of arms and military equipment to Algeria when it announced plans to embark on a major modernisation of its armed forces at the turn of the millennium. There were high hopes that Algeria would be the first export customer for France’s Rafale combat aircraft. France lost out on the combat aircraft order to Russia, but still has a chance for the Algerian frigate order. France has also been a strong contender for securing major arms deals with Tripoli, but thus far only appears to have secured firm orders for MILAN-3 anti-tank missiles and the refurbishment of Libyan Mirage-F1 combat aircraft, which were supplied by France in the 1970s. It is unclear what progress has been made on negotiations relating to the supply of combat aircraft, helicopters, corvettes and patrol vessels.

Libya did not accept Putin’s offer in 2008 to place a large order for major conventional weapons in exchange for a cancellation of Soviet-era debt. However, reports in the Russian media in 2009 claimed that Russia had concluded deals with Libya for three Project 12418 Molniya fast attack craft worth an estimated $200 million and the overhaul of 145 Libyan T-72 tanks. During January 2010 there were premature reports that Libya had ordered $2 billion worth of arms - 12-15 Su-35 combat aircraft, four Su-30 combat aircraft and six Yak-130 trainer aircraft and air defence systems. Negotiations continue for these systems, although Russian officials expect contracts to be signed in 2010. However, Russia will face competition for Libyan orders, as the former international pariah is no longer considered a threat to international peace and security but rather a potentially lucrative arms market. For example, we are now seeing a potential loosening of restrictions on arms exports to Libya by the USA. It remains to be seen who will take the ‘leopard’s share’ of the Libyan arms market. Russia appears well-positioned at present to benefit from Libyan orders, but looks set to miss out on more major deals with Algeria and Morocco.



Dr Paul Holtom, Director of the Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (exclusively for RIA Novosti)

http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20100315/158200374.html

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Armement: Le britannique BAE Systems N°1 mondial

· Suivi par Lockheed Martin et Boeing · Le chiffre d’affaires du secteur en hausse de 11% sur un an LE groupe britannique de défense BAE Systems est devenu le plus grand fabricant d’armement au monde, un titre revenant pour la première fois à un groupe non américain, selon un rapport publié lundi dernier. En 2008, la firme britannique a ravi la première place à l’américain Boeing, selon un classement mondial (hors Chine) des 100 principaux fabricants d’armes établi par l’Institut international de recherche pour la paix (Sipri), «think tank» de référence en matière d’armement basé à Stock-holm. «La raison principale pour laquelle BAE est devenu le premier fabricant d’armes au monde en 2008 est la hausse de ses ventes aux Etats-Unis, qui ont compensé des baisses ailleurs, notamment au Royaume-Uni», souligne le Sipri. Leader du classement un an auparavant, Boeing, avec 29,2 milliards de dollars (21,6 milliards d’euros) de ventes d’armes, rétrograde à la troisième place, derrière BAE Systems (32,4 milliards de dollars) et son compatriote Lockheed Martin (29,9 milliards). Suivent trois groupes américains, Northrup Grumman, General Dynamics et Raytheon, qui devancent l’européen EADS, 7e. L’italien Finmeccanica est 8e, le français Thales 10e, tandis que le premier groupe russe, Almaz-Antei, est 18e. En 2008, les 100 plus grands groupes de défense au monde ont réalisé un chiffre d’affaires dans l’armement de 385 milliards de dollars (285 milliards d’euros), en hausse de 11% sur un an, selon le Sipri. «Pour mettre ces chiffres en perspective, l’aide totale au développement des pays de l’OCDE était de 120 milliards de dollars en 2008», écrit-il. L’institut souligne également que les ventes d’armes du seul Lockheed Martin dépassent de 4 milliards le montant de l’aide américaine au développement et que celles de BAE sont supérieures aux PIB de 105 pays dans le monde. Le classement du Sipri permet de mettre en exergue les principaux groupes pour les seules ventes d’armes, de nombreux groupes de défense ayant d’autres activités civiles dans leur chiffre d’affaires. Contrairement à Boeing et Lockheed, qui réalisent respectivement 48% et 70% de leur chiffre d’affaires dans l’armement, les armes représentent la quasi-totalité (95%) des ventes de BAE Systems, selon l’institut. Né en 1999 de la fusion de Marconi et British Aerospace, BAE Systems, qui compte parmi ses produits-phares l’avion de combat Eurofighter, le char Bradley ou encore le sous-marin nucléaire Astute, réalise 59% de son chiffre d’affaires aux Etats-Unis. L'économiste M. Az.

R.Gates mene une croisade contre la bureaucratie des ventes militaires,dorenavant les Alliés auront plus de facilités et plus d´acces aux advanced technologies

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Reform Of Export Controls Is Part Of The Gates Grand Design
Author:Daniel Goure, Ph.D.
Thursday, April 22, 2010


Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is continuing his crusade to transform the way in which the United States conducts national security affairs. The most revolutionary Secretary of Defense since Robert McNamara (and a much better one), Gates’ vision encompasses changing the way the Department of Defense organizes, trains, equips and employs military forces, altering the relationship between his department and the other departments and agencies involved in national security and, perhaps most important, changing the relationship between America and its allies by, in particular, enhancing their abilities to operate alongside U.S. forces and provide for their own defense.

All these changes appear to reflect a grand design. As Secretary Gates himself acknowledged the other day in his speech announcing his proposed export control reforms, all the institutional changes he is pursuing are “to one degree or another aimed at improving the way the United States works with and through other countries to confront shared security challenges.” Not only has Secretary Gates been managing two major wars, he has been creating the elements of a new global security architecture and attempting to reshape the U.S. national security establishment to integrate with that new architecture.

His most recent effort is a proposal to reform the U.S. export control system. Anyone who has had to deal with the U.S. export control bureaucracy and its antiquated set of rules will agree with the Secretary’s characterization of the system as Byzantine. The current system requires an export license for commonly available items associated with military systems such as spare tires, batteries and electric generators. In his speech announcing the proposed reforms, Secretary Gates used the example of a British-owned C-17 disabled in Australia that could not be repaired for many hours because the government in London first had to obtain a license to make the needed repair. This is crazy and does nothing to prevent our adversaries from getting really dangerous technologies.

So draconian are the rules that they have crippled the ability of U.S. satellite makers to compete in the commercial marketplace. The result has been the loss of foreign sales, a shrinking of the U.S. satellite industrial base, the expansion of foreign makers of these systems and less control over sensitive satellite technologies, not more.

The practical aspects of the Secretary’s proposal, a single agency responsible for licensing and enforcement, with one all-encompassing list of controlled items (right now there are several lists that are the responsibility of different agencies) and a unified information system for tracking license requests and licensed items, makes eminent sense. A simpler process, one with fewer steps, less bureaucracy and greater clarity, would be an obvious improvement.

Equally important are the strategic aspects of the Secretary’s proposal. If the United States is going to create a new strategic architecture, one in which it operates more consistently with and through other countries, it must both trust those countries and enable them to do more in their own defense and to address common strategic challenges. Traditional allies need and deserve our trust. It is important, therefore, that the Obama Administration move forward on the security treaties with the U.K. and Australia. In addition, key allies need to be given access to more advanced U.S. military technologies and to be allowed to acquire the best U.S. weapons systems. There are some examples of this, such as the international partnership on the Joint Strike Fighter and international sales of the Aegis missile defense system. Secretary Gates needs to provide more specificity regarding his vision for U.S. friends and allies and encourage them to acquire the needed capabilities so as to play a greater role in meeting those shared security challenges.

Daniel Goure, Ph.D.

http://www.lexingtoninstitute.org/reform-of-export-controls-is-part-of-the-gates-grand-design?a=1&c=1171

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Gates Proposes Revamp of Export System

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 20, 2010 – The United States must totally revamp the Cold War-era export control system, because as currently configured, it actually harms national security, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.

Gates told members of Business Executives for National Security that the export control system does not adequately protect crucial American capabilities and makes it nearly impossible to quickly share needed capabilities with allies and partners.

Gates said his proposal for a new export control process would make it more difficult for critical technologies to get into the hands of rogue states and terrorists while facilitating the transfer of technology to U.S. allies.

“The United States is thought to have one of the most stringent export regimes in the world, but stringent is not the same as effective,” Gates said. “A number of lapses in recent years – from highly sensitive materials being exported to vital homeland security capabilities being delayed – have underscored the flaws of the current approach.”

The current export-control system is a Cold War artifact, the secretary noted. “As a result,” he said, “its rules, organizations and processes are not set up to deal effectively with those situations that could do us the most harm in the 21st century – a terrorist group obtaining a critical component for a weapon of mass destruction, or a rogue state seeking advanced ballistic missile parts.

“Most importantly,” he added, “the current arrangement fails at the critical task of preventing harmful exports while facilitating useful ones.”

Gates proposed a tiered approach to export control that he said would allow the United States to build higher walls around truly crucial technologies while lowering walls around others. One flaw of the current system, he said, is that it makes no differentiation among technologies, and the lists are endless.

“The real-world effect,” he told the group, “is to make it more difficult to focus on those items and technologies that truly need to stay in this country.”

Gates is joined by the secretaries of state, commerce and homeland security, the director of national intelligence and the national security advisor in pushing for changes. The proposal Gates announced today grew from a study President Barack Obama directed last summer.

“Our plan relies on four key reforms: a single export-control list, a single licensing agency, a single enforcement/coordination agency and a single information technology system,” the secretary said.

The nation currently has two export-control lists: one maintained at the State Department and one by Commerce. “The single list, combined with a single licensing agency, would allow us to concentrate on controlling those critical technologies and items – the ‘crown jewels’ – that are the basis for maintaining our military technology advantage, especially technologies and items that no foreign government or company can duplicate,” Gates said.

It would be a tiered system, the secretary explained, with truly critical technologies at the top cascading down to lesser technologies. Items could move from one group to another as their sensitivity changes, he said.

A single licensing agency would have jurisdiction over both munitions and dual-use technologies. This, Gates said, would streamline the licensing process and reduce confusion. Obama will decide where this agency would be located later this spring, the secretary added.

Consolidating enforcement also will strengthen the system, Gates said. “Those who endanger our troops and compromise our national security will not be able to hide behind jurisdictional uncertainties or game the system,” the secretary said. “Violators will be subject to thorough investigation, prosecution and punishment severe enough to deter lawbreaking.”

A single information technology system, he said, is a no-brainer that will save money and stop confusion.

It’s expected that the initial steps required in reforming the present export system will begin immediately, Gates said.

“We will turn these principles and proposals into action through a three-phased process that will unfold over the course of the next year,” he said. The first phase will see the transition to a single list and the single licensing agency. The second phase will transition to a single information technology system and implement the tiered control list.

“These changes, which can be made through executive action, represent substantial progress and momentum towards reform,” he said. “But they are by themselves insufficient to fully meet the challenge at hand. We need a final, third phase.”

That phase will require congressional action, Gates said, adding that he looks forward to working with senators and representatives to craft the right approach.

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=58830

une bonne analyse de DID dans ce sens

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“Not too long ago, a British C-17 spent hours disabled on the ground in Australia – not because the needed part wasn’t available, but because U.S. law required the Australians to seek U.S. permission before doing the repair. These are two of our very strongest allies for God’s sake! Similarly, close, long-standing allies and partners like South Korea have bought U.S. aircraft only to encounter difficulties and delays in getting spare parts – something that weakens our bilateral relationships, our credibility, and ultimately American security.”
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http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/usa-moves-to-reform-arms-export-regulation-process-04665/

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Eurosatory prévoit un bon cru 2010


Malgré la crise économique internationale, l’édition 2010 du Salon Eurosatory, qui se tiendra à Paris (Villepinte) du 14 au 18 juin prochain, se présente sous des auspices favorables. En effet, les promoteurs de ce Salon international de la défense terrestre, aéroterrestre et de la sécurité ont enregistré, à ce jour, plus de 1 300 exposants, contre 1 210 lors de sa précédente édition de 2008.

Cela alors que près de la moitié des affaires conclues grâce au Salon se font entre exposants, indique Patrick Colas des Francs, directeur général d’Eurosatory. Environ 30 % de ces exposants (près de 400) sont des sociétés françaises, les autres se répartissant entre plus de cinquante pays, avec une forte représentation des Américains (123 exposants), des Allemands (118) et des Britanniques (88).

En outre, près de 40 % des sociétés participent au Salon pour la première fois. Eurosatory a en effet déployé d’importants efforts de prospection, dans toutes les régions du monde, notamment dans les nouveaux pays industrialisés en forte croissance. La Chine sera ainsi représentée par six exposants, dont le géant de l’armement Norinco, et disposera d’un pavillon national, tout comme le Brésil et l’Afrique du Sud, ainsi que des pays d’Europe de l’Est, telles la Russie, l’Ukraine, la Roumanie et la Bulgarie.

On notera aussi cette année la présence d’entreprises hongroises, bosniaques et australiennes, ainsi que du groupe saoudien Armored Vehicles & Heavy Equipment Factory (AVF). Comme à l’accoutumée, la présence israélienne sera importante, avec pas moins de 58 exposants inscrits à ce jour. Ce qui n’est toujours pas le cas du monde arabe, les pays les plus présents étant les Emirats arabes unis (six stands) et la Jordanie (trois stands).

La plupart des pays enverront néanmoins des délégations officielles au Salon (Algérie, Arabie saoudite, Bahreïn, Egypte, Irak, Jordanie, Liban, Libye, Maroc, Oman, Qatar, Tunisie, Emirats arabes unis et Yémen). Les visiteurs irakiens devraient être particulièrement présents cette année, dans le contexte actuel de reconstitution de l’armée nationale, estime Patrick Colas des Francs. La Turquie, qui compte dix exposants, enverra également une délégation officielle, ce qui constitue un signe de détente des relations entre Paris et Ankara.

Mais alors que les organisateurs du Salon escomptaient la présence d’un pavillon national, le ministre turc de la Défense a finalement empêché cette initiative, pour des raisons politiques. D’autres grands pays islamiques manquent à l’appel, comme le Pakistan, qui n’envoie aucun exposant, sans doute déçu qu’Eurosatory n’ait pas participé au dernier Salon Ideas de Karachi. Enfin, concernant les matériels exposés, on devrait noter la présence d’un nombre accru d’équipements militaires, avec notamment quatre drones (dont trois français) et six ou sept hélicoptères de combat.


TTU.fr

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Moscow hosts HELIRUSSIA-2010

Director General of the Russian Helicopter Systems company, Mikhail Kazachkov, says some international premiers at the exhibition will be no less interesting: "The Agusta Westland AW139 helicopter manufactured in Italy will be for the first time presented in Russia. The Eurocopter is expected to demonstrate its EC-175 helicopter, designed especially for the Russian market.

Apart from this, the exhibition features autogyroes (also known as gyroplanes)-flying machines, which like helicopters, are rotary wing aircrafts. As part of the Year of France in Russia cultural exchange, HeliRussia has designed a pavilion demonstrating aircrafts from France." The Agusta Westland is a 3.5-ton class helicopter. Russia is very interested in having such kind of machines, that is why it is soon expected to launch their serial production outside Moscow, says Andrei Shibitov, Director of the Helicopters of Russia company...(voice)In June we plan to sign all necessary agreements to launch the construction of a plant where these helicopters will be produced. We hope to make 24 helicopters per year, and we have already received a few orders.

This will be the first plant in Russia having an assembly line for foreign helicopters, though Russia is one of the world’s leaders in terms of helicopter industry. Russia’s leading companies, Kamov and Mil, are demonstrating various Mi, Ka and Ansat-class helicopters. There you can see the latest modifications of the most popular MI-8 helicopter, which is being operated in more than 50 countries worldwide. The Mi-171SH export model was designed for being operated in military campaigns in Afghanistan.

A Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter, which was used in the clearing up operation after the 2008 earthquake in the Chinese Sichuan province, is also on display in Moscow. The Kamov helicopters used in putting gout forest fires attract much public attention. A Ka-32A model has already undergone certification in Europe, Asia, America, and is being successfully operated in Spain, Portugal and South Korea. Turkey, Greece and Cyprus have also announced their intention to buy these helicopters from Russia.

Traditionally, experts get interested in the Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopter (its NATO reporting name is Hokum B), and it is also known as “Alligator”. Russia might use this machine to equip the Mistral assault ship, a type of helicopter carrier, Russia is going to buy from France. French experts have already described the Ka-52 as ‘best attack helicopter for carriers”. In all, over 150 companies from 14 countries are taking part in HELIRUSSIA-2010 exhibition in Moscow.

http://www.helirussia.ru/en/index.html

les vendeurs d´armes voient rose,l´Asie occupe une bonne place dans leurs plans..

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Boeing says aims to boost international defense sales
Fri Jun 4, 2010 1:58am EDT

* Sees moderate growth in defence sales

* International sales to account 20-25 pct over next 5 yrs

* Sees opportunities in India, Australia and Middle East (Adds quotes from interview, details)

By Nopporn Wong-Anan and Harry Suhartono

SINGAPORE, June 4 (Reuters) - U.S. aircraft and defence firm Boeing (BA.N) said on Friday it expects to boost its international sales to compensate for a slowdown in its home market as the U.S. government tries to rein in defence spending.

Dennis Muilenburg, President and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, told reporters in Singapore that international sales would grow to 20-25 percent of total revenue in the next five years from 16 percent in 2009.

He later told Reuters that the overall business would grow at a "moderate" pace, similar to the single-digit percentage rate that it had seen in the past five years. Last year Boeing's defence business recorded around $34 billion revenue, up around 5 percent.

"What you are going to see is kind of a moderate growth that you've seen over the last five years," Muilenburg told Reuters in an interview.

He also said support from Asia Pacific markets, which account for half of its international sales, and the Middle East should compensate for the slowdown in the United States as a result from tighter defence spending.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' new drive to rein in Pentagon spending may target the very operations and maintenance accounts defense companies were counting on to offset slower demand for new weapons systems.

"You will see the U.S. services (business) will be relatively flat to slightly growing, but growing faster at the international level," Muilenburg said, although he added the overall trend was pretty stable.

ASIAN SALES

Boeing aims to sell more fighter jets such as the F-15 and the F-18, CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters, AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, aerial tankers and transport planes to South Korea, Japan, India and Australia.

Korea and Japan are looking to buy the next generation of fighters where Boeing's F-15 products are competing with more advanced models such as Lockheed Martin's (LMT.N) F-35 and F-22, which were jointly developed by Lockheed Martin and Boeing.

Muilenburg said he also expected more sales of C-17 transport planes to India and other international markets.

Last year, the United States ordered 10 C-17 aircraft which will keep production of that model occupied until 2012. India has submitted a letter of request for 10 C-17s. If that request became a firm order, it would extend the C-17 line by another year.

Boeing's C-17 has long been a lightning rod for controversy, as the Pentagon pressures Congress to stop ordering the plane. Gates has argued that it already has more than 300 large transport planes.

Navantia va saisir le tribunal international contre DCNS pour la vente de Scorpéne au Brésil,les Espagnols veulent realiser 50% de la commande
Source:le portail des SM.
Gonflés les Espagnols ....

attention Gémini que canard ne te flingue pas

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Yakuza a écrit:

attention Gémini que canard ne te flingue pas

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Les Espagnols de Navantia.... .