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EUROPE
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22 Dec 14. Kongsberg signs Polish NSM coastal defence contract. The Polish Ministry of National Defence has awarded a $177m contract to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for the delivery of a naval strike missile (NSM) coastal defence system. The agreement, which includes a squadron-size unit similar to the contract awarded in 2008, follows the successful delivery and acceptance of the first squadron. As part of the contract, Polish subcontractors will be responsible for the provision of the radar and communications systems, and trucks carrying launch ramps. The radar system deploys NSM alongside a command and weapon control system, which is the same as the NASAMS air defence system that is used by four Nato nations, including the US. Specifically built for the Norwegian Navy, the fifth-generation strike missile accomplished its initial operational capability on the new Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates and Norwegian Skjold-class corvettes in 2012. (Source: naval-technology.com)
AIR
22 Dec 14. The Italian Air Force will acquire three M-346 jet trainers to add to the six it already purchased, manufacturer Alenia Aermacchi said Monday. A €120m deal signed Monday by the firm and Italy’s defense procurement office will cover the three aircraft, a ground based training system and logistical support. The Italian Air Force became the launch customer for the jet in 2009 when it bought six aircraft in a €220m deal, including ground-based training and logistics. Italy has a long-term ambition to buy 15 aircraft. The T-346A aircraft — as it has been named by the Italian Air Force — are based at Italy’s pilot training school at Lecce in southern Italy. Singapore, Israel and Poland have also purchased M-346 trainers, with 59 aircraft ordered to date. (Source: Defense News)
USA
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23 Dec 14. BAE Systems Land & Armaments, LP, Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $382,654,403 incrementally funded, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract, with options, for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program comprised of five vehicle variants: general purpose, mission command, mortar carrier, medical evaluation, and medical treatment vehicles. Work will be performed in Aiken, South Carolina; Santa Clara, California; Sterling Heights, Michigan; and York, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of May 20, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet, with one received. Fiscal 2014 and 2015 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $9,000,000 are being obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Tank and Automotive (Warren), Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-15-C-A001).
TECHNOLOGY
22 Dec 14. The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded a $427m data storage contract to St. Louis-based World Wide Technology, Inc. Under the six-year contract, which includes a four-year base period and two one-year options, the company will provide “information storage infrastructure of ‘on demand’ enterprise services for specified operating environments,” according to the Department of Defense contract announcement. The work will be performed at DISA facilities worldwide. (Source: C4ISR & Networks)
REST OF THE WORLD
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23 Dec 14. AM General LLC, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $245,594,857 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales (Mexico), sole source contract for 2,200 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles and contractor unique spare parts. Work will be performed in Mishawaka, Indiana, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 15, 2017. Fiscal 2015 other procurement funds in