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LOCKHEED MARTIN AND TERMA SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE MARITIME HELICOPTER OPPORTUNITY IN DENMARK

LONDON, September 8th, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Danish aerospace and defense company Terma A/S today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities associated with the potential sale of the U.S. Navy’s MH-60R multimission helicopter to the Danish Government.

The agreement, announced at the Defence Systems & Equipment International exhibition, follows the Danish Government’s June 2009 authorization to procure new ship-based helicopters to support Royal Danish Navy vessels operating in the North Atlantic and internationally. The U.S. Navy’s MH-60R multimission helicopter is a candidate solution for these maritime operations.

“Lockheed Martin and Terma will combine our complementary experience and skills sets should the Danish Government procure the U.S. Navy’s most advanced maritime helicopter,” said Marillyn Hewson, president of Lockheed Martin Systems Integration in Owego, NY. “Together, we can offer the Danish Armed Forces high quality technological and support services required to ensure mission and flight readiness of the MH-60R across the 30-year life of the aircraft.”

“Lockheed Martin and Terma share a long and beneficial history of working together in a close partnership, which includes the F-16, C-130 and F-35 programs," said Terma President and CEO Jens Maaløe. "We are therefore very happy and proud, that today with this MOU we extend this cooperation to also include Lockheed Martin Systems Integration - Owego. We very much look forward to combining both companies’ core capabilities on the Danish Maritime Helicopter program, and to investigating a number of other exciting business opportunities.”

Lockheed Martin Systems Integration – Owego is the rotary wing center of excellence for Lockheed Martin Corporation. The company has more than 35 years of experience as a leading mission systems integrator of maritime helicopters, including the British Royal Navy’s Merlin Mk 1 helicopter fleet, and two generations of U.S. Navy helicopters, the SH-60B and the MH-60R.

The MH-60R airframe is designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, with mission systems integration by Lockheed Martin. To date, the two companies have delivered 36 MH-60R aircraft to the U.S. Navy. In July, 2009, a U.S. Navy squadron of 11 MH-60R aircraft completed its first at-sea deployment during six months in the western Pacific with the USS John C. Stennis carrier strike group.

The U.S. Navy has established four of ten planned MH-60R squadrons, and intends to purchase 300 MH-60R aircraft over the next decade. Production plans include capacity for concurrent international sales.

The MH-60R replaces the U.S. Navy’s current fleet of SH-60B and SH-60F helicopters as part of the U.S. Navy’s strategy to reduce different type, model and series maritime helicopters with multi-mission platforms. The MH-60R can perform a wide range of missions from its primary missions of anti-submarine and surface warfare to secondary missions such as search and rescue, vertical replenishment, naval surface fire support, medical evacuation and communications and data relay.

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2009/0909si_terma.html

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Royal Danish Navy orders Rheinmetall’s Millennium gun for Absalon & Iver Huitfeldt-class Frigate

The Danish procurement authorities have contracted with the Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group to supply additional 35mm Oerlikon Millennium guns for ships of the Royal Danish Navy. The order, which also includes spare parts and technical services, is worth around €20 million. The guns will be shipped in 2016.

The Danish procurement authorities have contracted with the Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall Group to supply additional 35mm Oerlikon Millennium guns for ships of the Royal Danish Navy. The order, which also includes spare parts and technical services, is worth around €20 million. The guns will be shipped in 2016. Rheinmetall’s Millennium gun

The Rheinmetall Group won an initial order from Denmark for the Oerlikon Millennium gun back in 2005. Now official, this follow up order is of great importance with regard to international sales, reflecting strong customer satisfaction with existing systems and their performance over the past decade.

Two types of Danish ships will therefore soon be equipped with the Millennium gun, one of the most effective and versatile naval weapon systems anywhere.

Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced that it will conduct a live fire experiment of the new XASM-3 supersonic anti-ship missile in the Sea of Japan next year. The missile will be tested against a decommissioned Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). XASM-3 is currently in development by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japanese MoD to replace the existing ASM-1 and ASM-2 missiles.Rheinmetall’s Millennium gun

Thanks to the flexible ISO Mount installation concept, the guns can be installed on any of the Absalon class or the new Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate. The guns will be managed by SaabTech CEROS fire control systems and Terma command and control technology.

Teamed with Rheinmetall’s high-performance 35mm Ahead airburst ammunition, the Millennium gun gives the Danish Navy a close-range self-defence capability for protecting high-value assets that is second to none. A multipurpose weapon system, it is also capable of neutralizing asymmetric and symmetric threats alike, whether on the surface or in the air.

Besides Denmark, five other NATO nations use Rheinmetall’s programmable 35mm Ahead airburst ammunition which, when combined with the Millennium Revolver Gun 35/1000, results in massive yet flexible firepower that can be scaled to match a wide variety of operational scenarios.

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Denmark restarts artillery purchase

Nicholas de Larrinaga, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

25 November 2015

Denmark has restarted its plans to purchase a new artillery system, the country's defence minister has announced.

According to Peter Christensen, "An efficient and modern artillery is important for the army and the tasks they must solve. Therefore, it has been very important to me to make the decision to initiate the procurement of new artillery for the army."

The move comes seven months after the country's previous government scrapped a tender for a new artillery system on 30 April, citing financial pressures.

The new artillery system is needed to replace the Royal Danish Army's ageing M109A3 155 mm self-propelled howitzers.

Le Danemark redéploie l'Absalon en méditerranée.

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"La Turquie a demandé l'aide de l'Otan à la lumière de l'instabilité et face aux changements de la situation sécuritaire intervenus dans la partie est de la Méditerranée. Nous accordons un soutien actif, ayant proposé de compléter les forces navales, mais cela n'est aucunement lié à l'incident de l'avion russe abattu récemment", a déclaré le ministre des Affaires étrangères du Danemark Kristian Jensen.


"La situation au large de la Somalie est devenue si positive que nous pouvons redéployer l'Absalon en Méditerranée", a déclaré le ministre danois de la Défense Peter Christensen.

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Danemark : le remplacement des F-16 attendra


Dans Actualité Défense, Actualité Aviosn de combat
Publié le 14/12/2015 à 18h33, par Antony Angrand



Le Danemark remettra peut-être en cause l'acquisition de F-35, en raison des coûts en
hausse du programme et des problèmes techniques liés au JSF. © Lockheed Martin


Le Danemark n'est pas pressé de remplacer ses F-16. Le gouvernement de centre-droite (Venstre) de Lars Lokke Rasmussen a repoussé la sélection du prochain chasseur destiné à équiper le pays. Cette décision a été prise à la suite des problèmes rencontrés pour le financement du programme de remplacement dit FRP (Fighter Replacement Program) estimé à hauteur de 4,5 milliards de dollars.

Le FRP a pour but de remplacer la flotte de F-16 danoise entre 2020 et 2024, moment ou les vieux modèles du monoréacteur seront mis à la retraite. Trois appareils ont été envisagés pour ce faire, le Lockheed Martin F-35, le Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet et l'Eurofighter Typhoon.

Le F-35 était considéré jusqu'à peu comme étant le favori, mais les coûts de développement en hausse constante, les problèmes techniques et les assets réduits par rapport à ce qui avait été envisagé à l'origine ont poussé le gouvernement danois et le ministère de la défense a reconsidérer l'acquisition de F-35.

Le Danemark est la première nation européenne à avoir pris part au SDD (System Developement and Demonstration) dès 2002 et a investi 291 millions de dollars dans le projet. Des coupes claires dans le budget et un environnement économique incertain ont forcé Copenhague à reconsidérer le programme FRP dans sa globalité.

Des 48 appareils neufs envisagés à l'origine, entre 24 et 36 seront finalement achetés. Si le choix se portait sur le F-35, la force aérienne danoise aurait alors le plus petit nombre d'appareils, soit 24. Le Super Hornet et le Typhoon permettraient d'acquérir respectivement 30 et 36 avions.

http://www.air-cosmos.com/danemark-le-remplacement-des-f-16-attendra-52542

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Denmark orders 309 Piranha 5 8x8s

Nicholas de Larrinaga, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

17 December 2015


Denmark has ordered 309 Piranha 5 APCs from GDELS-MOWAG. Source: Royal Danish Army


Denmark has ordered 309 Piranha 5 8x8 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) from General Dynamic European Land Systems (GDELS) - MOWAG, it has been announced.

Signed on 11 December, the order is worth DKK4.5 billion (USD650 million) and comes after the selection of the 8x8 by Denmark in April.

The first vehicles are to be delivered for training in 2018, with entry into service planned for 2019. All 309 APCs are set to be in Royal Danish Army service by 2023, according to the Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The Piranha 5 will replace the M113-series of tracked APCs in Royal Danish Army service. Denmark's M113 replacement requirement ran to up to 450 vehicles. Industry sources have confirmed to IHS Jane's that the production contract includes options that will take the total up to this figure.

The new 8x8 APC will operate within the armoured and armoured infantry battalions of the Royal Danish Army's two combat brigades (the 1st and 2nd). As such it will serve alongside the country's Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Leopard 2A5 main battle tanks (MBTs), BAE Systems Hagglunds CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), and its older GDELS-MOWAG Piranha III APCs.

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Replacing Denmark's Aging F-16s Could Place Strain on Defense Budget
By Gerard O'Dwyer, Defense News 12:10 p.m. EST January 22, 2016


HELSINKI — The significant investment planned by Denmark to replace the Danish Air Force’s (DAF) ageing F-16s is raising concerns both domestically and within NATO that the capital-heavy program may place a major drain on the military’s future core budgets.

Based on current estimates, the fighter replacement program is likely to cost Denmark between US $3 billion and US $4.5 billion, depending on the number of aircraft eventually purchased.

Moreover, the Danish government will need to budget for additional associated expenditures of between $10 billion to $13 billion to cover operational and maintenance costs over the aircraft’s intended 30-40 year lifespan.

Denmark sought bids on 24, 30 and 36 aircraft. These numbers are substantially lower than Denmark’s initial ambition to acquire up to 48 aircraft at the outset of the acquisition program in 2005. The DAF’s front-line fighter fleet currently has 30 operational F-16s.

"More money is needed to finance the fighter replacement program. What is quite clear is that the project can not be funded from within the existing core defense budget as it stands today," said Rasmus Jarlov, a member of the Conservative Party and chairman of the Danish parliament’s Committee on Defense.

A fighter replacement program (FRP) financed solely from the annual defense budget could prove too large a drain on the Danish Defense Force’s (DDF) finances, which are already in decline, said Jarlov.

Cross-party political support for the FRP has been based on the understanding that the program could be funded from within an expanded defense budget.

The Conservative Party-led Danish government, headed by Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, was elected to office in June 2015 on a robust commitment to implement fiscally correct public finance policies.

The government’s room to maneuver on defense spending generally, and the FRP specifically, is tempered by the fact that it is a single-party minority government reliant on the continued support of the Liberal Alliance, the Danish People's Party and the Conservative People’s Party.

The Danish Cabinet is in discussions with the Ministry of Defence to formulate a financing solution for the FRP that will seek to protect the DDF’s core budgets going forward. The present five-year defense spending agreement is set to expire in 2017.

The MoD is mindful of concerns communicated by NATO and opposition leaders that the FRP must not be such a drain on the DDF’s budget and resources that it weakens Denmark’s national military capability and its capacity to contribute to ongoing NATO operations and tasks.

"If the intention is that the money must be found within the normal defense budget, then NATO’s concerns are largely justified," said Henrik Breitenbauch, director of the Copenhagen-based Centre for Military Studies.

Denmark’s New Fighter Program Office (NFPO), which operates under the MoD, is expected to complete all components in its final evaluation of candidate aircraft by the end of January 2016.

The MoD is set to present a recommendation, based on the NFPO’s candidate aircraft evaluation report, to the Cabinet by the end of the first half of 2016. This could potentially happen as soon as March or April.

The aircraft recommendation stage will be followed by a public debate, which will also trigger political cross-party discussions around the aircraft selection and the government’s project financing plan.

The FRP has experienced five separate delays under five difference defense ministers since the project was launched in August 2005. The short list of candidate aircraft in the competition includes the Eurofighter Typhoon, the Boeing F-18F Super Hornet and the F-35A Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter).







http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/2016/01/22/replacing-denmarks-aging-f-16s-could-place-strain-defense-budget/79169716/

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La Suède et le Danemark s’entendent sur un accord militairePosté dans Diplomatie, Europe par Laurent Lagneau Le 23-01-2016


Suède s’aperçoit maintenant que ses capacités militaires sont insuffisantes alors que de vives tensions l’opposent à la Russie depuis plusieurs violations de son territoire par cette dernière et surtout l’annexion de la Crimée.

La Suède présente un intérêt stratégique évident. Du moins, c’est surtout vrai pour l’île de Gotland, située à 90 km à l’est des côtes suédoises et à 140 km à l’ouest de la Lettonie. Son contrôle permettrait de « verrouiller » l’accès de la mer Baltique et constitueront un « porte-avions » naturel en cas d’attaque des pays baltes. En outre, elle est longée le gazoduc Nord Stream, qui approvisionne l’Europe occidentale en gaz naturel russe.

En 2014, la Suède a cessé tout dialogue militaire avec la Russie. Et, alors que l’idée d’une possible adhésion à l’Otan fait son chemin à Stokholm, Moscou a menacé le gouvernement suédois de représailles s’il choisissait une telle option.

Seulement, la remontée en puissance de forces armées affaiblies pendant des années de disette budgétaire ne se fait pas du jour au lendemain. D’autant plus si l’effort budgétaire consenti reste insuffisant, même s’il a été augmenté (+11% sur 5 ans). Aussi, une des solutions passe par des accords de défense.

Ces derniers mois, Stockholm a renforcé sa coopération militaire avec la Pologne et surtout la Finlande, avec laquelle il est question de créer la Swedish Finnish Naval Task Force (SFNTG), une force navale conjointe interopérable avec les unités de l’Otan. Ces rapprochements peuvent éventuellement avoir des conséquences industrielles : Varsovie entend se doter de nouveaux sous-marins (et la Suède en propose) tandis qu’Helsinki doit remplacer ses avions F-18 Hornet (le JAS-39 Gripen du constructeur suédois Saab pourrait être sur les rangs)…

Le dernier accord en date a récemment été conclu avec le Danemark. Le texte, signé les ministres suédois et danois de la Défense, Peter Hultqvist et Peter Christensen, prévoit notamment la possibilité de mener des missions de surveillance en commun, de partager des infrastructures (ports militaires et bases aériennes) et d’augmenter les exercices conjoints entre les forces armées de deux pays.

Le volet « surveillance » est sans doute le plus important. « En travaillant ensemble pour analyser les données sur la situation actuelle et échanger des informations, nous pourrons avoir une image commune de ce qui se passe dans la région de la Baltique. De cette façon, nous pourrons traiter conjointement les problèmes qui peuvent survenir », a expliqué Peter Hultqvist.

Cet accord « donnera plus d’yeux et d’oreilles » dans la région, a ajouté M. Christensen. En clair, il s’agira de surveiller de très près les mouvements et les activités de l’aviation et des forces navales russes.

En 2015, le Danemark a aussi fait l’objet de menaces de la part de la Russie. « Je ne pense pas que les Danois réalisent les conséquences de leur potentielle adhésion à ce système de défense antimissile [de l'Otan, ndlr]. Si cela devait se produire, leurs navires deviendraient la cible de nos missiles nucléaires », avait en effet affirmé l’ambassadeur russe en poste à Copenhague.

Qui plus est, selon un rapport du renseignement militaire danois (Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste), la Russie aurait simulé, en 2014, le bombardement de l’île Bornholm, au moment où cette dernière accueillait un rassemblement de responsables politiques et de journalistes.


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Le Danemark va engager 400 militaires et des avions de combat au sein de la coalition anti-Daesh


Posté dans Moyen-Orient, Opérations par Laurent Lagneau Le 04-03-2016



À l’automne 2014, le Danemark avait déployé 7 avions F-16 au Koweït au titre de sa participation à la coalition anti-État islamique (EI ou Daesh) dirigée par les États-Unis. Puis, après 476 missions et 425 bombes larguées sur les positions jihadistes en Irak, Copenhague annonça, en août 2015, le retrait de ses appareils pour des raisons de maintenance. La participation danoise se limitait alors à 120 instructeurs militaires auprès des forces irakiennes.

Finalement, ce 4 mars, le Premier ministre danois, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, a annoncé avoir reçu le soutien de la commission des Affaires étrangères du Parlement pour engager, au sein de la coalition, jusqu’à 400 militaires – dont 60 opérateurs des forces spéciales – ainsi que, à nouveau, des avions de combat susceptibles de frapper Daesh aussi bien en Syrie qu’en Irak.

« Le gouvernement souhaite intensifier le combat contre l’organisation terroriste EI. (…) C’est une décision sérieuse d’envoyer des hommes et femmes danois (…) c’est pourquoi je peux assurer que le projet du gouvernement a obtenu un large soutien parmi les partis du parlement », a affirmé M. Rasmussen.

Outre les forces spéciales, le Danemark compte redéployer, d’ici la mi-2016, des F-16 (le nombre n’a pas été indiqué) ainsi qu’un avion de transport C-130J Hercules. Cela étant, le mandat des troupes danoises n’a pas été précisé, si ce n’est qu’elles pourront intervenir en Irak et en Syrie.

« Cela ne veut pas dire que les soldats danois combattront directement. Mais ils pourront subir des attaques et auront donc un mandat large », a toutefois expliqué Kristian Jensen, le ministre des Affaires étrangères, selon l’agence Ritzau.

Par ailleurs, dans un communiqué, M. Jensen a estimé que Daesh « ne peut pas être vaincu par les seuls moyens militaires. » D’où l’annonce d’un volet civil à la contribution danois, lequel mettra l’accent sur la stabilisation des zones libérées, la lutte contre le financement de l’organisation terroriste, l’arrêt du flux de combattants étrangers et la contre-propagande.

« La lutte contre Da’esh est l’un des défis les plus fondamentaux de notre temps », a affirmé le chef de la diplomatie danoise.

Une résolution confirmant cet engagement sera soumise au palais de Christiansborg le 19 avril prochain.

http://www.opex360.com/2016/03/04/le-danemark-va-engager-400-militaires-des-avions-de-combat-au-sein-de-la-coalition-anti-daesh/

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Wednesday, 13 April 2016
Terma to Support Royal Danish Navy Iver Huitfeldt Class Frigate BMD & IAMD Upgrade

The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) has entered into an agreement and signed a contract with Terma on Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD). The aim is to provide DALO with study and advisory support within the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) and IAMD domains related to the Danish government’s decision to upgrade at least one of the IVER HUITFELDT class frigates to a BMD sensor role and offer this capability to the NATO BMD system.









http://worlddefencenews.blogspot.com/2016/04/terma-to-support-royal-danish-navy-iver.html

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Denmark picks five bidders for artillery procurement

Nicholas de Larrinaga, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
11 April 2016


Denmark has prequalified five contenders to meet its self-propelled howitzer requirement, the Norwegian defence procurement agency (FMI) has announced.




The contenders are vying to replace the Royal Danish Army's existing M109A3 155 mm self-propelled howitzers.

According to the FMI the five candidates are: BAE Systems, Elbit Systems, Hanwha Techwin, Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW), and Nexter Systems.

The prequalification concerns an assessment of the bidder's abilities to meet manufacturing and other requirements, rather than an evaluation of any platforms being offered. Accordingly, no information was provided on the platforms the competitors may be planning to offer, although three of the bidders have only one possible candidate for the programme: the Autonomous Truck Mounted howitzer System (ATMOS) from Elbit; the wheeled CAESAR system from Nexter; and the tracked K9 Thunder from Huta Techwin.

http://www.janes.com/article/59456/denmark-picks-five-bidders-for-artillery-procurement

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Flatirons and Airbus DS to team for Denmark's Fighter Replacement Program

Flatiron Solutions, a global provider of technical information management solutions for knowledge-driven industries including aviation, aerospace, shipping, rail, energy, and defense, announced today the signing of a new teaming agreement with Airbus Defense and Space, a subsidiary of Airbus Group, one of the world’s leading providers of aeronautics, space, and defense services and technologies.


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Danish parliament approves expanded contribution to the fight against Islamic State

A broad majority in the Danish parliament on Tuesday approved a proposal to increase the country's military contribution to the fight against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria. "The brutal and ruthless terrorist organization IS must meet a powerful response from the outside world. The darkness must be combated," said Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen.


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Denmark Progresses in NATO Ballistic Missile Defense Role
Gerard O’Dwyer, Defense News 1:58 p.m. EDT April 22, 2016
Radar at Thule Air Base, Greenland

HELSINKI — Denmark has moved one step closer to determining the precise content of its contribution to NATO’s ballistic missile defense (BMD) system.

Denmark’s Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO), which operates within the Ministry of Defence (MoD), has contracted domestic defense systems group Terma to deliver research and advisory support within the BMD and Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) domains.

The Terma agreement is directly related to a decision by the MoD to upgrade at least one of the Danish Navy’s Iver Huitfeldt- class frigates to a BMD sensor role. The underlying intention is to offer this capability to the NATO BMD system.

The cost of the frigate upgrade program is expected to run between $100-150 million.

Once fully upgraded with an IAMD sensor, the Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates will provide a robust and important contribution to the NATO BMD system, said Thomas Blom, Terma’s senior vice president of Command, Control & Sensor Systems.

"Because they were designed to be prepared for this mission, the frigate-based BMD offering to NATO is the most affordable option with the lowest risk for a country such as Denmark. At the same time, it provides, the only realistic pathway to a later engagement capability," Blom said.





http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/strike/2016/04/22/denmark-progresses-nato-ballistic-missile-defense-role/83391868/

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Un Lynx danois sur BPC


Dans Actualité Défense, Actualité Hélicoptères militaires
Publié le 28/04/2016 à 17h10, par Jean Marc Tanguy


Un Lynx danois sera embarqué sur un BPC de la Marine nationale © C.Cosmao


La Marine manque d'hélicoptères. 30% des bâtiments porte-hélicoptères appareillent sans voilure tournante, la Marine nationale fait donc feu de tout bois.

En 2015, un Lynx de la Royal Navy avait participé à une mission à bord d'une frégate "La Fayette". Prochainement, c'est un BPC qui accueillera un détachement hélicoptère étranger. Un Lynx danois va embarquer sur un BPC de la Marine nationale pour une mission "Corymbe" au large de l'Afrique de l'ouest. Cet embarquement répondra également à un besoin du Danemark, désireux d'être actif dans la zone mais ne disposant pas à l'heure actuelle d'une frégate pouvant y être déployer. L'Afrique orientale intéresse les européens à l'image du Portugal et de l'Espagne qui ont déployé des bâtiments dans cette région.

La contribution danoise à la sécurité de cette zone se fera donc à coup de voilures tournantes, une première dans la relation entre Paris et Copenhague.
Cette dernière se renforce, néanmoins : des F-16 danois sont venus s'entraîner en France il y a quelques semaines avant de se déployer dans la zone irakienne.

Cette proposition permettrait aussi de soulager l'ALAT française, qui traditionnellement fournit des hélicoptères à bord des BPC, Gazelle et/ou Puma.

http://www.air-cosmos.com/un-lynx-danois-sur-bpc-71185

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High Anxiety: Denmark's Choice of Air Force Update Triggers Debate

The Danish Defense Forces' decision to squander a potential 100 million kroner (15 million dollars) on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircrafts from the US has sparked strong reactions.

Yesterday, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was reported to be the preferable alternative to both the Airbus Eurofighter Typhoon and Boeing Super Hornet, despite the latter's aggressive advertising campaign in Denmark. This decision, which took Denmark's national defense committee almost a decade, has already proven controversial, with numerous politicians and experts pointing out that an update of the air force may prove largely detrimental for welfare expenditures.


According to newspaper Berlingske, 48 new jets were initially on the government's shopping list before it was trimmed down to 30 in 2009. Many regard this number as still far too high.


"What concerns us most, is that the fighter jets may become a cuckoo that pushes everything else out of the nest. The aircrafts may actually eat up all economy," Flemming Vinther, President of the Army Constable and Corporal Association (HKKF), told the newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
Central Organization for Cadres (CS), Denmark's largest military trade union, agrees with Flemming Vinther.
"We agree with HKKF's arguments to 100 percent. At the moment, it comes to buying as few jet fighters as possible," the organization told Jyllands-Posten.




The drive to modernize Denmark's aging stock of F-16 fighter jets has become even more relevant in light of the country's recent decision to expand its air force operations in both Syria and Iraq. This decision came under fire from the Red-Green Alliance and the center-left Alternative, which also rebuked the air force update, advocating a boost to the country's public sector instead.
"Danish air forces must not drop bombs out in the world. And when it boils down to territorial defense, opportunities to extend the lifetime of the existing F-16 should be considered," Eva Flyvholm of the Red-Green Alliance she told Berlingske. In her earlier interview with Berlingske, she said that the Defense's top marks to F-35 "reeked of match-fixing."
Earlier this week, estimates for economic growth were revised downwards. Therefore, Denmark may find it hard to maintain its current level of social welfare and living standards, Berlingske's analysis says. With both the number of the elderly Danes and the immigrant population on the rise, most Danes would rather see a long-term investment in healthcare and education rather than a costly purchase of new fighter


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Le Danemark annonce son intention de commander seulement 27 avions F-35


Posté dans Europe, Forces aériennes par Laurent Lagneau Le 12-05-2016



Ce n’est pas le tout d’avoir des avions de combat. Encore faut-il en avoir en nombre suffisant quand il s’agit de faire la guerre. Les opérations contre l’État islamique (EI ou Daesh) l’ont d’ailleurs une nouvelle fois démontré : des pays, membres de la coalition, ont ainsi été contraints de retirer momentanément les appareils qu’ils avaient engagés pour des raisons budgétaires ou à des fins de maintenance.

En clair, et comme l’ubiquité n’est pas un axe de recherche pour l’industrie aéronautique, il faut disposer suffisamment d’avions de combat pour assurer à la fois l’entraînement des pilotes, la police du ciel et les éventuelles missions à l’étranger tout en jouant avec les indisponibilités techniques. Faute de quoi, on fait la guerre par intermittence (quand il faut la faire).

C’est d’ailleurs la situation dans laquelle se trouve le Danemark, qui, à l’automne 2015, a annoncé le retrait de ses F-16 engagés au sein de la coalition anti-État islamique avant de confirmer dernièrement leur retour.

Et cela n’a guère de chance de changer puisque le gouvernement danois a indiqué, ce 12 mai, avoir choisi le F-35A Lightning II de Lockheed-Martin pour remplacer les F-16 de sa force aérienne. Et il est question de n’en commander que 27 exemplaires pour environ 3 milliards de dollars. Cela étant, rien n’est encore écrit dans le marbre : cette décision devra être approuvée par le Parlement. Cela devrait rappeler des souvenirs à ceux qui ont suivi la série (danoise) « Borgen »…

Le F-35, décrié pour son coût élevé et ses performances, y compris aux États-Unis, a été jugé par le gouvernement danois comme étant « l’option la moins chère pour répondre aux besoins de la sécurité nationale ». Et cela parce que, estime-t-on à Copenhague,

Il a été ainsi estimé, à Copenhague, que les coûts allaient être inférieurs par rapport aux autres appareils dans la mesure où le Danemark aura besoin de moins de F-35 que de F/A-18 Super Hornet et d’Eurofighter Typhoon pour accomplir les mêmes missions.

En 2005, le Danemark avait lancé un premier appel d’offres portant sur l’acquisition de 48 nouveaux avions de combat, toujours afin de remplacer les F-16. Puis la procédure fut gelée, en raison de contraintes économiques. Le projet a été par la suite relancé en 2013, mais avec une cible de 30 appareils seulement.

Mais, étant donné l’implication d’entreprises danoises dans le programme F-35, l’avion de Lockheed-Martin partait favori (c’est ce que le constructeur américain appelle, dans son communiqué saluant la décision danoise, une « concurrence loyale et ouverte »). Aussi, Dassault Aviation n’a pas jugé bon de proposer le Rafale, tandis que le suédois Saab, avec son Gripen E/F, a jeté l’éponge en cours de route.

Quoi qu’il en soit, le Danemark est le 5e pays européens à choisir le F-35, après le Royaume-Uni, la Norvège, l’Italie et les Pays-Bas.

http://www.opex360.com/2016/05/12/le-danemark-annonce-son-intention-de-commander-seulement-27-avions-f-35/

holalala....quel force aerienne terrible....27 avions...
holalala.... cela fait peur !!!!
60 F16 cela avait de la gueule mais 27 F35 !!!!
Mon dieu la dégringolade en terme de capacité..
ils se bourrent le mou ,les Danois, en se disant que le F35 remplace dans les airs 3 ou 4 avions mais si il se crash ou est abbatu ,ben pour combler cette perte cela va etre coton...

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14/05/2016

Arrivée des premiers MH-60R danois !



Les trois premiers hélicoptères Sikorsky (Lockheed-Martin) MH-60R « Seahawk » destinés à la Royal Danish air Force (RDAF) ont été livrés cette semaine. Les MH-60R doivent progressivement venir remplacer les actuels huit Lynx Mk.90B.

Au total neuf Sikorsky MH-60R « Seahawk » qui ont été commandés pour un montant de 686 millions de dollars. Ces appareils seront exploités par l’escadrille 723 basée à Karup près de Viborg. Le Danemark est le deuxième client à l’exportation pour cette version de l’hélicoptère après l’Australie.

L'exigence danoise est principalement axée sur la surveillance de la surface, la guerre antisurface, les opérations de services publics et les opérations de recherche et de sauvetage.


Le MH-60R «SeaHawk» :

La version MH-60R et le dernier développement du SH60-SeaHawk destiné à la lutte anti-sous-marine et de bâtiments de surface. Il remplace et reprend l’ensemble des missions actuellement dévolues aux actuels SH-60B et SH-60F. Conçu par Sikorsky est doté d’une interface de Lockheed-Martin, le MH-60R représente l’évolution des versions précédentes, grâce aux leçons apprises durant les différents déploiements et durant les nombreuses opérations de ces dernières années. Cette nouvelle version permet un engagement multi-missions en utilisant un équipage de trois personnes.

Outre, l’attaque de navires et de sous-marins, le MH-60R est susceptible de remplir l’ensemble des missions secondaires telles que : la recherche et le sauvetage (SAR), le ravitaillement vertical, le soutien aux incendies de surface, l’évacuation médicale (MEDEVAC) ainsi que le relais des communications.

Lockheed-Martin qui est responsable de l'intégration numérique de poste de pilotage de l'hélicoptère, du radar multi-mode, du sonar acoustique à longue portée et l’adjonction d’une caméra infrarouge. Le MH-60R dispose également d’une architecture électronique permettant de protéger l’aéronef contre les menaces missiles.


Photos : 1 les premiers MH-60 danois 2 Equipage à l’entrainement aux USA @ Sikorsky

http://psk.blog.24heures.ch/archive/2016/05/14/arrivee-des-premiers-mh-60r-danois-861418.html

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Return of the Middle Ages: Danish Soldiers March Back to Estonia




Some 150 Danish soldiers will join NATO's spearhead force of over 6,000 in Estonia, tasked with halting Russia's advances in the Baltic region, the newspaper Politiken reported, citing the war in eastern Ukraine and Russia's "annexation" of the Crimean Peninsula.
According to the official Danish rhetoric, Denmark's contribution in terms of manpower will help to deter Russia from exerting its aggressive security policy in the region.
Director of the Center for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen Henrik Breitenbauch does not think that Denmark's participation will trigger any anger on Russia's part.


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Boeing Disputes Denmark’s F-35 Evaluation
Lara Seligman, Defense News 6:11 p.m. EDT May 19, 2016


WASHINGTON — Boeing is challenging the Danish government’s recommendation that Denmark select Lockheed Martin’s F-35 for its next-generation fighter fleet, claiming that the Danes used flawed data to determine the cost of each plane.

Boeing Vice President Debbie Rub told a Danish parliamentary committee in a private hearing Thursday that the recommendation that Denmark buy 27 F-35s to replace its aging F-16 fighter fleet was based on “incomplete and possibly flawed data,” the company confirmed to Defense News. The news was first reported by Reuters.

In a detailed analysis of the type selection for Denmark’s new fighter, the Danish government pegged the overall procurement cost to buy 28 F-35s at $2.33 billion, or $83 million a piece. By contrast, it determined the number of Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornets they would need to complete the same mission over 30 years is 38 aircraft, and calculated the overall cost to buy those jets at $4.65 billion. This works out to a unit cost of about $122 million.




http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/2016/05/19/boeing-disputes-denmarks-f-35-evaluation/84613000/

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A Den of Inequity: New Files Reveal Denmark's Participation in Three Wars


A Den of Inequity: New Files Reveal Denmark's Participation in Three Wars



The investigation is being led by a historian as well as a political scientist who will look at the decision by the Danish government to send their country's soldiers to war in the mentioned countries. The documents will contain the controversial treatment of Iraqi and Afghan prisoners by the Danish solders and look at the reasons why Denmark went to war. They aim to ultimately uncover some harsh truths about the wars the country was involved in.
Denmark's opposition party, The Liberal Alliance, demanded that once the documents are ready they should be made publicly available. However, the government and the Justice Minister, Soren Pind, have fought fiercely against their release to the public, with their request being upheld.
"We believe it would be best for full public access to all 70,000 documents plus the historical account. [However] we cannot get this through," Mette Bock said in a recent interview.
The documents also show that the foreign prisoners of war, that Denmark had, was far greater than the parliament was told. Denmark also did not look after the prisoners that were handed over to the Iraqi authorities and they were also not registered correctly.

Also further investigations revealed that the Danish soldiers went against government orders and continued to hand over detainees to the Iraqis, putting them at risk of receiving the death penalty.
"There are really a lot of things you can dig into […] it is naive to believe that there will be no wrong decisions taken when you go to war. Decisions in a war will not be taken in a fully informed and rational basis," Mette Bock said in a recent interview.



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At Arm's Length: Pricey 'Danish' Warplanes Stay Across the Pond

Recently, Denmark pompously announced that it is set to become the proud owner of 27 US-made F-35 fighter jets, which are going to set the Danish state coffers back billions of dollars. In reality, the future gain is considerably lower, as five of the Joint Strike Fighter warplanes will in fact never leave the US.

According to a report by a government committee, Denmark must permanently station six of the freshly procured F-35 fighters at the training center at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona for pilot training. At the last minute, however, the figure was reduced to five aircraft.
And this is not just okay, this is a decidedly good idea, many experts argue.
"If you look at what the aircraft are actually used for, training and education play an enormous role. In fact, they take up more than half of all the flying time," Henrik Breitenbauch, researcher at the Centre for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen, told Danish Radio. According to him, it does not really matter, where exactly the warplanes are stationed.
Breitenbauch does not have any qualms about having a fifth of the country's air force being used for training abroad. On the contrary, he sees a hidden bonus with Danish warplanes becoming a fixture in the US.
"In this way, we become part of a training network. By being an integral part of the US Air Force in the next several years, we get tangible cooperation with our alliance partner, which is going to bring us even closer," Breitenbauch said.


Flying a Kite: Epic F-35 Deal Leaves Denmark Vulnerable and Penniless
However, this optimistic view on Denmark's generous contribution to the US' combat aircraft training pool is not shared by other experts. Remarkably, Denmark's northern neighbor Norway plans to buy 52 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (which is almost twice as many), yet only four of them will be permanently placed in the States. Aircraft expert Andreas Krog of the news portal nytkampfly.dk failed to see any logic behind it.
"Denmark intends to buy far fewer aircraft than Norway. At the same time, the government plans to cut back on the number of fighter pilots, so the demand is going to drop as well," Andreas Krog told Fyens Stiftstidende.

Public opinion in both Denmark and Norway has been seething with anger in the aftermath of the respective government's decisions to buy the controversial and costly warplanes.

"The main problem with the F-35 is primarily economic. The introduction of the supporting infrastructure is very expensive. Besides, every F-35 flying hour costs 30,000 dollars, Norwegian Defense Analyst John Berg told TV2.
However, the criticism did not stop here.

"The aircraft's capacity for air combat is clearly limited. It cannot cope with so-called ‘dogfights' [air combat] with the more advanced aircraft, developed in Russia and China," John Berg said.
F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike
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Danish Blue: Danes Not Too Keen on Copenhagen's F-35 Deal
Lastly, John Berg criticized the warplane as unsuitable for defense purposes.
"It is an aircraft that fits perfectly for the US attack strategy, unlike a small country's defense like Norway or Denmark," he said.
Overall, the confusion about Denmark's warplane update program has been going on for about a decade. The government's decision to spend billions of dollars on the controversial aircraft has been repeatedly blasted for its lack of transparency and proper arguments to support the cause. Many experts, such as renowned military blogger David Axe, pointed out that the Danish government clearly weighted political and industrial factors more heavily than they did military factors. Axe went on to bluntly call Denmark's decision to buy F-35s because everybody else does, "dumb."
Meanwhile, the growing uncertainty about the actual purchase price and overall operating costs may raise the total price tag even higher, an estimate by Denmark's own Defense Ministry showed.




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