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 by Ed Adamczyk Washington DC (UPI) Dec 09, 2019
Germany is showing reluctance to approve a missile system developed by Lockheed Martin and MBDA Deutschland, a defense ministry report indicates. A joint proposal by the defense contractors for a high-profile missile system, known as TLVS, was submitted in June for a second time, but unclassified portions of a biannual assessment indicate that the German defense ministry has unspecified reservations about the proposal. The proposal calls for a four-phase approach that includes development, integration, testing and delivery of a fielded multi-mission system offering capabilities and performance enhancements beyond the currently-in-use MEADS program. "The analysis of the second offer shows that the proposal still falls short of the government's requirements because key elements and services were not included, some of which had been previously agreed," the document stated. While a Lockheed Martin official said last week that a contract is expected in third quarter 2020, the document said negotiations are expected to go on until the end of the year as certain performance requirements were also not addressed in the Lockheed-MBDA bid. The TLVS system includes Lockheed's Patriot Advanced Capability missile as its primary missile, but lacks a means to integrate the IRIS-T missile system as a secondary interceptor missile, the report said. The bid by Lockheed and MBDA does not offer documentation to include the IRIS-T, which is German-made by Diehl Defense and is less expensive than the Patriot system. The cost of the complex proposal has not been announced. If it can be made to work, the TLVS system would position Germany as a NATO leader in missile defense, the report said.
Israel and Czech Republic sign $125 mn missile defence deal Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 5, 2019 Israel's defence ministry signed a deal with its Czech counterpart on Thursday to sell it radar systems used in the Jewish state's Iron Dome missile defence system. The radars will be integrated into the Czech air defence system which will use Prague's own rocket launchers, a ministry spokesperson said. The radars, used for air surveillance and defence, "will be interoperable with Czech and NATO command and control systems", a ministry statement said. It said the deal, signed in Prague, was ... read more
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