21 Jan 15. CBRND capabilities sought as part of Project LAND 2110. The Australian Army is looking to procure a CBRND capability as part of the Project LAND 2110 Phase 1B, with first deliveries of the capability planned for FY 2019-20. The tender covers supplies and services for five systems that are key to the CBRND capability:
• Detection
• Identification and Monitoring
• Warning and Reporting
• Physical Protection
• Hazard Management
• Medical Support
The Land 2110 Phase 1B aims to improve the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) Chemical, Biological,
Radiological, Nuclear Defence (CBRND) capability through the protection of personnel from the strategic, tactical and physiological impacts of exposure to Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs), Toxic Industrial Materials
(TIMs) and CBRN weapons.
Reference Number: DMOLSD/RFT0057/2014
Issuing Authority: Defence Material Organisation – Office of Special Counsel
Closing Date: 15 June 2015
(Source: MPI – Hawk Information)
28 Jan 15. Brazil hopes to ink Pantsir-S1 air defense deal with Russia by mid-2015. Brazil and Russia could sign a contract on the delivery of Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense systems to the Latin American country as early as in the first half of 2015, Brazilian Ambassador to Russia Antonio José Vallim Guerreiro said on Wednesday. “We hope very much that the contract will be signed this semester because the discussions are very advanced Signing the contract is going to be a very important achievement,” Guerreiro said in an exclusive interview with RIA Novosti. The potential arms purchase by Brazil, which includes three Pantsir-S1 batteries of up to 18 units, is estimated at $1bn, according to Russia’s Kommersant business daily. The Pantsir-S1, produced by Russia’s KBP, is a short-to-medium gun-missile system combining a wheeled vehicle mounting a fire-control radar and electro-optical sensor, two 30-mm cannons and up to 12 57E6 radiocommand guided short-range missiles. The system is designed to destroy a variety of airborne targets at altitudes from 5meters (16.4ft) to 10 kilometers (32,800ft) at a range of 200meters (656ft) to 20 kilometers (65,617ft). Following the Russian delegation’s December 2014 visit to Brazil, Moscow offered Brasilia active cooperation in high-tech areas, including space, shipbuilding and aviation. A series of defense equipment and air defense system sales is also expected to be signed. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) December 2014 report revealed that contrary to global declines in arms sales, Russian arms trade has seen an uptick in comparison to 2013. According to SIPRI, Russian shipments in 2014 accounted for 27 percent of global arms exports. In July 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that foreign orders have grown to nearly $50bn from $35bn earlier in the year. Other BRICS members India and China, as well as Vietnam, Indonesia, Algeria, Malaysia and Venezuela constitute Russia’s major weapons and military equipment customers. (Source: MPI – Hawk Information/Sputnik News)
03 Feb 15. Portugal takes twin-track approach to frigate upgrades. Significance:
* The Portuguese Navy is planning to modernise both of its frigate classes
* Vasco da Gama class to receive limited modernisation but Bartolomeu Dias class undertaking major refit for future NATO ops
The Portuguese Navy has detailed plans for the modernisation of its five-ship frigate force, acknowledging that resource constraints will necessitate the re-purposing of its three Vasco Da Gama-class MEKO 200PN ships for lower intensity tasks only. Speaking at the IQPC Surface Warships 2015 conference in Genoa, Italy, on 28 January, Vice Admiral António Manuel Fernandes da Silva Ribeiro, the Portuguese Navy’s Chief of Materiel, said that the mid-life modernisation programmes for the two classes were being conditioned by three factors. (Source: IHS Jane’s)
21 Jan 15. IAI strives to finalise Brazilian tanker deal. The Brazili