2007 Archive

Archived European defence and aerospace sector procurement news and announcements:

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December 2007

21 Dec 2007 - Britain and France announced a new multi-million pound initiative in European defence research collaboration, with the formation of an Innovation and Technology Partnership (ITP)...

19 Dec 2007 - Boeing has set up a defense company in Britain to support its growing presence in the military market. The new operation, known as Boeing Defence UK, becomes effective 1 January, 2008...

17 Dec 2007 - Seeking to boost arms sales, France will computerize requests for export licenses, cut delays in handling applications and ease restrictions on products and personnel...

13 Dec 2007 - Minister for DE&S, Baroness Taylor, has today launched a strategy to ensure that the UK Armed Forces reap the benefits of the latest developments in defence technology....

12 Dec 2007 - Britain is to order 150 medium-weight protected patrol vehicles as part of an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) to equip its forces fighting in Afghanistan...

12 Dec 2007 - Support for defence exports will become the responsibility of UKTI Defence and Security Group, a new business group of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)...

11 Dec 2007 - A new report supports the UK's ratification of the UK/US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty which establishes a new framework for arms trade and technology transfer...

10 Dec 2007 - European governments agreed to allow competitive bidding for the future Galileo satellite navigation constellation...

03 Dec 2007 - Major General Simon Mayall, the UK's Assistant Chief of the General Staff (ACGS), outlined how recent operational experience has affected FRES requirements...

01 Dec 2007 - Dassault Aviation could move some production abroad in order to shield the French jet maker from the sharp fall of the dollar against the euro...

November 2007

30 Nov 2007 - General Dynamics UK has declared the names of its industry partners competing to bid for the role of vehicle integrator on Britain’s FRES armoured vehicle program...

30 Nov 2007 - Military aircraft makers and commercial airlines are seeing strong market growth...

29 Nov 2007 - Britain has postponed a decision to select an armoured vehicle for the utility element of its Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) programme...

26 Nov 2007 - UK and US negotiators will meet in Washington this week to untangle two issues snarling a defence trade treaty...

20 Nov 2007 - EU defence ministers have increased the European Defence Agency (EDA) annual budget by one third in a bid to improve the bloc's military performance...

20 Nov 2007 - EU governments adopted the Framework for a European Defence Research & Technology Strategy describing why and how they intend to invest collectively on defence technologies...

19 Nov 2007 - Rheinmetall Defense has proposed to lease 164 Marder 1A3 armored infantry fighting vehicles to Greece, an offer that the German company’s officials say is the first of its kind...

19 Nov 2007 - EADS, Europe’s leading aerospace and defence group, is planning acquisitions in the US defence market to reduce its vulnerability to the weakening US dollar...

16 Nov 2007 - With a combined spend of more than USD1 trillion in 2007, the 76 countries that account for the vast majority of global defence expenditure...

15 Nov 2007 - An estimated $8.36 billion will be spent on the development and production of key land- and sea-based Electro-Optical (EO) systems over the next 10 years...

13 Nov 2007 - The new DTP will take the Defence Technology Strategy forward and provide clear direction to the R&D community...

07 Nov 2007 - Lord Drayson, Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) left the Ministry of Defence yesterday...

02 Nov 2007 - The Spanish Council of Ministers has authorized the urgent acquisition of 40 armoured vehicles, as the first step in the Armed Forces Equipment Renewal Programme...

October 2007

30 Oct 2007 - France aims to lift annual weapons sales to 7 billion euros within three years as it overhauls its arms export system after a series of setbacks...

24 Oct 2007 - Northrup Grumman, Boeing and General Dynamics post strong earnings - discussion with Standard & Poor's Aerospace and Defence analyst...

24 Oct 2007 - France, conceding defeat in a bid to sell advanced fighter jets to Morocco, has decided on a radical overhaul of the way it handles major arms export negotiations...

23 Oct 2007 - The EU urged member states to sign up to schemes to launch work on a new heavy transport helicopter and next-generation satellite observation system from late 2008...

23 Oct 2007 - Air Force Materiel Command officials and acquisition professionals at the Pentagon have recently formed a new partnership to overcome weapon-system acquisition challenges...

22 Oct 2007 - A report by the EEF trade body in September identified an industry in rude health with solid order books, rising staff numbers and plans for further investment...

15 Oct 2007 - The House of Commons Defence Committee will be scrutinising the UK-US Defence Trade Cooperation treaty before it is ratified by the UK government...

09 Oct 2007 - Germany plans to out-source the maintenance and logistics support of its A400M fleet, and has issued an initial tender...

09 Oct 2007 - 140 additional Mastiff vehicles are to be bought by the MOD to enhance the mobility and protection afforded to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan...

08 Oct 2007 - The UK MOD is integrating all of its intelligence and reconnaissance platforms and systems into a single architecture...

08 Oct 2007 - The potential for building a centralised pan-Nordic Army could gain ground as regional governments prepare to cut defence budgets...

05 Oct 2007 - Through-life capability management will make the UK defence industry more agile and responsive to new developments in the field...

05 Oct 2007 - Boeing of the US and France’s Thales on Friday won a key role in the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) programme, one of the UK’s biggest defence projects...

05 Oct 2007 - The UK MOD has today selected the Thales UK and Boeing team as the preferred bidder for the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) Systems of Systems Integrator (SOSI) role...

05 Oct 2007 - BAE Systems has turned to the motor racing industry to capture ‘best of breed’ technology for current and future armoured fighting vehicles...

01 Oct 2007 - Despite how they feel about them, government contractors have come to realize that Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts are here to stay...

01 Oct 2007 - In December of this year it will be two years since the MOD issued for the first time its future Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS)...

September 2007

27 Sep 2007 - European Defence Agency (EDA) Chief Executive Nick Witney has spoken of the "massive inertia" of the defence industrial sector...

25 Sep 2007 - EU governments today agreed timetables for implementing a strategy to strengthen the DTIB by strengthening competition and cooperation in Europe...

21 Sep 2007 - An innovative Software-Defined Radio (SDR) soon will help the Spanish government test and develop new capabilities for its military communications systems...

19 Sep 2007 - Efforts by EADS to step up its presence in the UK defence market were boosted on Tuesday as the British government agreed...

16 Sep 2007 - Britain's maintenance approach for military equipment is called "future contracting for availability". This involves partnerships with contractors that establish...

07 Sep 2007 - The incoming head of the organisation representing Britain’s aerospace companies on Thursday lamented Gordon Brown’s decision to close DESO...

August 2007

28 Aug 2007 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged European Union nations to accept a greater share of defence spending to cope with escalating global threats...

23 Aug 2007 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy formally launched a new defence white paper which will set France's policy objectives and the future military budget law...

July 2007

30 Jul 2007 - UK Defence Secretary Des Browne has welcomed the announcement by the Government of a £7.7 billion increase in the defence budget over the next three years...

28 Jul 2007 - The UK MOD published challenging targets as part of the Sustainable Development Action Plan which outlines key priorities for defence...

27 Jul 2007 - The UK government has dissolved the UK MoD Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO) and has devolved responsibility for promoting and licensing the export of UK military equipment...

13 Jul 2007 - The US and UK governments have entered into a treaty that creates a framework for facilitating trade in defense articles between the two countries...

June 2007

27 Jun 2007 - Le directeur général de l'Agence européenne de défense finit son mandat en octobre. Il lance aujourd'hui ses derniers assauts pour que se crée une véritable industrie européenne...

28 Jun 2007 - In April the UK MOD SUV IPT issued a requirement for the supply of 180 Medium Protected Patrol Vehicles (MPPV) for likely delivery in early 2009...

22 Jun 2007 - US and UK leaders have signed a treaty that ends the requirement for much of the US defence equipment and technology exported to the UK to be granted an individual export licence...

19 Jun 2007 - UK air chiefs have ordered a major re-organisation of the UK Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Network-Enabled Capability (NEC) programmes after declaring...

19 Jun 2007 - The EDA today announced that Spain will join the inter-governmental regime for defence procurement, taking the number of subscribing Member States to 24...

07 Jun 2007 - The UK MOD has selected the vehicles that will participate in trials for the utility variant of the Army's Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) later this summer...

May 2007

23 May 2007 - The UK MOD announced yesterday its decision to merge the Army Base Repair Organisation (ABRO) and the Defence Aviation Repair Agency (DARA)...

23 May 2007 - A new portal offering European companies the chance to take advantage of increased cross-border sub-contracting opportunities in defence procurement has been launched...

11 May 2007 - According to a study of over 7000 European defence electronics program business opportunities, the C4ISR market is projected to rise to over $15bn in 2008....

01 May 2007 - The Ministry of Defence has launched a new initiative to help SMEs win more defence contracts by lowering the threshold value for advertising MOD contracts...

April 2007

23 Apr 2007 - The defence logistics markets in the United Kingdom will register growth across all its major sectors, with the exception of the ILS systems segment...

13 Apr 2007 - The United Kingdom is the prime target as US aerospace and defense corporations head for Europe to seek new acquisition opportunities...

12 Apr 2007 - The value of deals in the aerospace and defence sector is returning to previous highs according to a new report...

02 Apr 2007 - EDA's decision to expand its web portal for government defence tenders to include subsupplier opportunities will make it easier for small companies...

March 2007

30 Mar 2007 - The DPA and DLO have merged to form a new organisation, called Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), to equip and support the UK armed forces for operations...

29 Mar 2007 - Fifteen of Europe's biggest defence companies have posted tenders offering defence contracts through a business-to-business web portal set up by the European Union...

27 Mar 2007 - The European Union will join major defence companies this week to launch a new system to make it easier for smaller firms to compete for armaments contracts across the EU...

26 Mar 2007 - Defence Minister Lord Drayson has officially opened the MOD Grand Challenge, a groundbreaking science and technology competition to discover new ideas...

20 Mar 2007 - Gregor Jeffrey of Jeffrey Strategic has been invited to become part of a global network of industry leaders...

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