Intracom Defense Electronics (IDE) has signed a new contract with Raytheon to manufacture sub-systems for the Patriot air and missile defence system, the company announced on 3 September.
Under the $38.1 million agreement, IDE will allocate significant work on the project to other Greek companies. The work is scheduled to be completed by July 2020.
The Patriot system includes radars, C2 technology and various types of interceptors, integrated to detect, identify and defeat tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, UAS, advanced aircraft and other threats.
The announced successful deployment of a prototype laser foreshadows Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ plans to begin rolling out versions of its Iron Beam laser, beginning later this year.
The new Multi-Function Radar (MFR) is being developed under Phase II Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (L-SAM-II) and is planned to provide three to four times greater coverage than the earlier version of L-SAM.
Almost US$2 billon has been placed in orders for the Javelin anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) in the past 18 months with the British Army just announcing firing of its Lightweight Command Launch Unit (LWCLU) over an extended range.
Canada did deploy the US M109 155mm/39 cal tracked self-propelled artillery system as its only mobile weapon for many years but these were finally declared surplus in 2005.
Germany is looking to expand its artillery capability and like other countries is looking to improved costal defence.
The Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) is looking for an off-the-shelf platform already in the hands of its military for its Combat General Purpose Vehicle (CGPV) programme. This means a likely showdown between BAE Systems Hägglunds CV90 and FFG (Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft) ACSV G5.
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