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14 mars 2011 1 14 /03 /mars /2011 07:00

Ingwe (missile) for Azerbaijan?

10 March 2011 by defenceWeb

The Azeri Press Agency reports via defpo.com that Azerbaijan, a Central Asian state next to the Caspian Sea, is in talks with Denel Dynamics to acquire the Ingwe precision guided missile and install them on a turret on Soviet-era MT-LB amphibious tracked armoured personnel carriers. Minister of Defence Industry Yaver Jamalov spoke to APA at IDEX in the United Arab Emirates last month. “We negotiated the production of laser warhead anti-tank missile with Denel Company [sic], South Africa’s largest defence equipment manufacturer. At IDEX we once more met with the representatives of Denel. For the implementation of that project in Azerbaijan, in a short period of time, we decided to solve the issues and start the work.

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14 mars 2011 1 14 /03 /mars /2011 06:30

Carl Zeiss keeping SAAF recce capability flying

10 March 2011 by by Leon Engelbrecht / defenceWeb

Centurion-based Carl Zeiss Optronics has been awarded a R1.5 million contract to maintain the South African Air Force's airborne tactical reconnaissance capability on the Cessna C208 Caravan aircraft. The contract, awarded last month, will see Carl Zeiss Optronics maintain the Argos 410-Z fitted to a number of C208, operated by 41 Squadron, as part of Project Koiler in terms of a R22 million contract announced in March 2007 for a day/night reconnaissance system. The deal involved the acquisition of three sets of mission equipment, inclusive of a datalink, and the modification of 11 aircraft. The aircraft, so equipped, were successfully used in Operation Kgwele, the drive to secure the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 soccer World Cup. The aircraft could be seen circling various stadiums to assist in crowd control prior to and after soccer matches.

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14 mars 2011 1 14 /03 /mars /2011 06:30

Components for 6th Airbus A400 to depart for Spain next month

10 March 2011 by by defenceWeb

South African components for the sixth Airbus A400M will be shipped to Seville, Spain for final assembly onto the aircraft next month, Denel Saab Aerostructures (DSA) says. The South African company is contracted to provide wing-to-fuselage fairings (WFF) and so-called top shelves to the 174 A400M still on order for delivery to eight countries from December next year at the earliest. “The redesigned WFF for the MSN-006 aircraft has already commenced delivery of sub-sets to the full ship set, in November 2010 and will be fully delivered by mid April 2011, as scheduled by Airbus. This will enable the fully assembled aircraft to take to the skies in December 2011.” DSA says full production of the A400M is expected to start no later than 2016. The company anticipates producing up to a maximum of 2.5 WFF units per month from early 2016. The WFF was designed from scratch at DSA and is locally produced using predominantly local technology and labour. DSA is the only component manufacturer outside of Europe and Turkey involved in the project and the South African flag is prominently displayed on the cockpit of the massive transporter currently undergoing advanced flight testing in challenging conditions.

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14 mars 2011 1 14 /03 /mars /2011 06:30

A gendarmerie for South Africa ?

08 March 2011 by Leon Engelbrecht / defenceWeb

South Africa should consider a gendarmerie for border policing, freeing both the military and the police to concentrate on their primary functions. That' the view of Institute for Security Studies peace missions programme head Henri Boshoff. Speaking at the defenceWeb Border Control 2011 conference, he welcomed the return to the border of the South African National Defence Force, but worried that the military “will also have to find a way to regain the local knowledge of the border areas lost when the commando system was disbanded,” in terms of a 2003 Cabinet decision to mobilise the SA Army's area protection capability. “Perhaps they need to find some way to draw them [former commandos] into the Reserve Force under a different system.”

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14 mars 2011 1 14 /03 /mars /2011 06:30

Turkey's FNSS, Deftech, inks deal for 257 ACV; SA to benefit?

07 March 2011 by defenceWeb

Turkey's FNSS Savunma Sistemleri has signed an export agreement with Malaysian manufacturer DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies (Deftech) for the design, development, production and logistic support of 257 8x8 Pars (leopard) wheeled armoured combat vehicles (ACVs) for the Malaysian army. South Africa was last year earmarked to provide turrets for the fleet. Janes Defence Weekly reports the project is worth about US$600 million (R4.1 billion). It is the largest single arms export yet for the Turkish defence industry and was one of several accords signed in Ankara on 22 February during a visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. "We have decided to elevate our relations to a strategic level," said Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, adding that the two countries would seek to finalise an agreement to that effect by the end of the year, coupled with a free trade accord. French news agency AFP records Razak, on an official visit to Turkey, addressed a televised press conference along with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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8 mars 2011 2 08 /03 /mars /2011 13:32

L'EDIC Sabre transféré à la marine sénégalaise

L’EDIC Sabre - crédits : JEAN-LOUIS VENNE

08/03/2011 MET et MARINE

L'Engin de Débarquement d'Infanterie et de Chars (EDIC) Sabre a été, comme prévu, transféré à la marine sénégalaise. Le bâtiment était basé à Dakar depuis juin 2008, date à laquelle il avait quitté Toulon. Construit en 1987 aux chantiers de Villeneuve-la-Garenne, près de Paris, le Sabre mesure 59 mètres de long pour 11.5 mètres de large. Spécialement conçu pour les opérations amphibies, il peut accueillir des véhicules blindés et les débarquer sur une plage au moyen de sa porte avant.

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8 mars 2011 2 08 /03 /mars /2011 00:22

Les Awacs français et de l’OTAN ont placé l’espace libyen sous surveillance

Un des Awacs de l'OTAN de permanence (Crédit : Otan)

Publié le 7 mars 2011 par Nicolas Gros-Verheyde

La surveillance des côtes et de l’espace libyen a commencé discrètement depuis quelques jours. Plusieurs avions Awacs de l’OTAN comme français se sont relayé au-dessus de Malte et de la Méditerranée. L’Awacs permet aussi de tracer les différents vols des avions libyens (hors de l’espace aérien libyen) comme de sécuriser l’espace aérien au-dessus des différents navires, civils comme militaires, qui ont effectué les évacuations de ressortissants étrangers et européens ou les livraisons de matériels humanitaires. Il a permis également les incursions des Hercules C-130 allemands et britanniques pour aller récupérer des ressortissants dans le désert.

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4 mars 2011 5 04 /03 /mars /2011 23:00

MBDA reste serein sur la vente de missiles à la Libye

Le 03 mars 2011 par Guillaume Lecompte-Boinet L'USINE NOUVELLE

Le missilier européen, filiale d'EADS, BAE Systems et Finmeccanica, est sous le feu des critiques. Son contrat pour la vente de missile Milan à la Libye est revenu sur le devant de la scène. Ce contrat, d'un montant de 168 millions d'euros, a été signé en 2007. La plupart des vecteurs (1000 missiles, 500 munitions d'appoint et 100 postes de tirs) ont été livrés entre 2008 et 2010. « On ne peut pas nier l'existence de ce contrat, mais depuis lors, nous respectons l'embargo décrété », explique une source interne. Il n'est pas certain toutefois que l'armée libyenne soit en mesure d'utiliser ces armements. Le missile Milan est un armement anti-char léger destiné à l'infanterie, qui a une portée entre 300 et 1900 mètres. Selon certaines sources, les formateurs de MBDA étaient en cours de mission lorsque la révolution a démarré. Ces formateurs ont été immédiatement exfiltrés vers la France.

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4 mars 2011 5 04 /03 /mars /2011 18:30

Finmeccanica plays down hit from Libyan turmoil

Finmeccanica

03 March 2011 by Reuters / defenseWeb

Italy's top defence and aerospace company, Finmeccanica SpA , played down the impact on its books from turmoil in Libya as minimal, as it reported a 22 percent fall in 2010 profit due to restructuring and debt costs. Chief Executive Officer Pier Francesco Guarguaglini said the company's order backlog in Libya stood at around 700 million euros, a tiny amount compared with its order book worth 48.7 billion euros last year. The company reported 2010 sales of 18.7 billion euros (US$25.96 billion) and forecast revenue would be 18.3 billion to 19 billion euros this year, Reuters reports. It expects adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBITA) of 1.53 billion to 1.6 billion euros in 2011, and said the group's free operating cash flow is expected to be positive by between 400 million and 500 million euros. Finmeccanica's 2010 net profit was 557 million euros, down from 718 million euros in 2009 and below analysts' average forecast of 635.4 million euros, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

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4 mars 2011 5 04 /03 /mars /2011 18:30

R6.2 million for R4 assault rifle holdings

03 March 2011 by Leon Engelbrecht / defenseWeb

The Sout African National Defence Force has put some R5 million aside to maintain and repair its R4 assault rifle holdings. A further R1.1 million is being spent on R4-related training aids. The funding takes to R72.539 734.17 money spent on the R4 and R5 assault rifles since 2007. About 420 000 of the 5.56x45mm-calibre rifles were manufactured to replace the older Belgian 7.62x51mm FAL battle rifles used in SA since the 1960s and called the R1 R2 and R3, depending on version. The R4 assault rifle is used by the bulk of the SA Army, while the R5 carbine is used by the airborne and armoured troops of the SA Army, the SA Air Force, SA Navy, Military Health Service and the South African police Service. A licensed version of the Israeli Galil, itself based on the Finish Valmet m/62, inspired by the AK47, the R4 and R5 are heavy, bulky but reliable. Development started after the Arab-Israeli war of 1967 and production was underway by 1972. The weapon entered South African service in the early 1980s. There appears to be no funded plan to replace it at this time.

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4 mars 2011 5 04 /03 /mars /2011 18:30

Defence strategy update a DoD a short term focus: Treasury (South Africa)

03 March 2011 by Leon Engelbrecht / defenseWeb

The National Treasury says the Department of Defence will in the short term “focus on updating the defence strategy, improving defence facilities and infrastructure, and preparing, maintaining and employing current defence capabilities.” In relation to internal deployments, the department will focus on finalising its border management and safeguarding strategy. Over the medium term, the department will focus on achieving an affordable and sustainable force structure, rightsizing, and the rejuvenation of its human resources. “Joint, interdepartmental and multinational exercises are also planned and will contribute to ensuring appropriate levels of force readiness,” the Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE) add. The defence budget for the year from April 1 is R34.604, up from R30.4 billion for the financial year ending in March. For the 2012/13 year, the Treasury has pencilled in R37.371 billion, rising to R39.702 billion in April 2013. The ENE notes the spending focus for the next three years will be on maintaining current capabilities, strengthening borderline control, and peace missions.

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4 mars 2011 5 04 /03 /mars /2011 18:30

EW spend adds up (SANDF)

03 March 2011 by Leon Engelbrecht / defenseWeb

Two recent contracts to main and support various electronic warfare (EW) platforms across the services of the South Africa National Defence Force (SANDF) has taken determinable spending on the dark art to some R222.7 million since 2007. The US Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (DMAT) defines EW as “any military action involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy. The three major subdivisions within electronic warfare are electronic attack, electronic protection, and electronic warfare support.” The South African Air Force earlier this month placed orders – extensions of existing contracts – on the country's two EW houses – Grintek Ewation and Sysdel. Grintek Ewation received a R1 666 667 contract to maintain and support the communication jammer and communication intelligence system developed for the Oryx medium helicopter and a communication intelligence system designed for the Douglas C47 TP Dakota. Sysdel, was tasked with further interim logistic support for the electric support measure subsystems of the AgustaWestland SuperLynx 300 maritime helicopter. The deals take known spending to R222 679 074.03.

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4 mars 2011 5 04 /03 /mars /2011 18:30

SA did sell arms to Libya: NCACC

28 February 2011 by defenceWeb

The National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) has confirmed South Africa has lawfully sold weapons to Libya, but declined to specify what, citing contractual commercial confidentiality. The body adds that there is no evidence to date that the deaths that have been reported in Libya during this month's political unrest there “have a direct link with the arms sold by the South African companies...” “In 2010 the NCACC duly authorised arms trade between South African companies operating in defence-related industry and the Republic of Libya. A number of other transactions were also considered at that time,” the NCACC said in a statement. “Our law (section 23 of the National Conventional Arms Control Act, 41 of 2002) strikes the necessary balance between the need to be transparent and accountable, whilst at the same time it recognises and caters for confidentiality which invariably attaches to all transactions that are concluded from time to time,” the state body adds. “It is for this reason, the need to observe the confidentiality clause in these contracts, that we are not in a position to provide the details regarding the nature of and the quantities of arms sold when these contracts were concluded. It is entirely up to the parties involved in the transactions to decide on whether or not to waive confidentiality clause in respect of any contract concluded.”

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4 mars 2011 5 04 /03 /mars /2011 18:30

Naval acquisitions to start in 2013

04 March 2011 by Leon Engelbrecht

The National Treasury will fund the acquisition of new ships for the South African Navy from the 2013/14 financial ycar. The parsimonious keeper of the national purse says in its Estimates of National Expenditure, released last month, pencilled in a 52.3% increase in the Maritime Combat Capability subprogramme for the year starting April 2013. The budget boost will provide “for the replacement of the offshore and inshore patrol vessels [Project Biro], procurement of new harbour tugs and the replacement of small boats. This is also the reason for the increase of 73.9% in “transfers and subsidies” in 2013/14.” The latter will spike from R406.5 million in the April 2011 year to R603.7 million in April 2013 and the former to R803.9 million from R570.9 million.

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4 mars 2011 5 04 /03 /mars /2011 18:30

BAE Systems punts for Hoefyster

04 March 2011 by Leon Engelbrecht defenseWeb

BAE Systems says the government should reconsider its options for Project Hoefyster, the South African Army's quest for a new-generation infantry fighting vehicle. The company,'s Land Systems SA (LSSA) unit, better known as “OMC”, says its RG41 is more modern and cheaper than the locally-customised version of the Patria AMV currently slated for production as the “Badger”. “Technology has evolved significantly in the years since Project Hoefyster was first launched,” LSSA managing director Johan Steyn says. “It makes sense then to look at newer solutions such as [the] RG41 now available, which largely meet the technical requirements and could provide cost savings and broader economic benefits for the country.” Hoefyster was registered as a project in 1997. Early reports speculated that the MOWAG Piranha IV was a shoo-in for the deal, as OMC had then just been bought out by Vickers Defence Systems – a British concern – that had licensing rights to the Piranha IV. Counter-speculation at the time favoured the Piranha III, currently in use by the US Army as the Stryker basis for the armoured personnel carrier (APC).

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4 mars 2011 5 04 /03 /mars /2011 07:00

Paris et Londres veulent bloquer l'aviation libyenne

Installé sur une batterie antiaérienne, un insurgé contrôlait, jeudi, un checkpoint à l'entrée de Brega. Crédits photo : GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS

03/03/2011 Par Thierry Portes / LeFigaro.fr

Les Occidentaux voudraient empêcher les avions de chasse de Kadhafi de bombarder la population du pays. La France et la Grande-Bretagne ont jeudi plaidé, par la voix de leurs ministres des Affaires étrangères, qui se rencontraient à Londres, pour la mise en place d'une zone d'exclusion aérienne au-dessus de la Libye. Face au régime du colonel Kadhafi, la communauté internationale s'en est jusqu'à présent tenue à des sanctions financières, tel le gel des avoirs de cette famille à l'étranger, et à des opérations humanitaires pour venir au secours des populations fuyant vers la Tunisie. Mais l'utilisation d'avions de combat, mercredi, dans l'offensive lancée par le Guide libyen sur l'est du pays contrôlé par l'insurrection, semble avoir réveillé les Occidentaux.

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3 mars 2011 4 03 /03 /mars /2011 00:47

Libye : La France va-t-elle se décider à envoyer le Charles de Gaulle ?

02/03/2011 MER et MARINE

Mais qu'attend la France pour déployer son groupe aéronaval au large de la Libye ? C'est la question que l'on peut se poser au regard de l'évolution de la situation de l'autre côté de la Méditerranée. Sur place, les violences continuent entre les insurgés et les forces fidèles au colonel Kadhafi, totalement isolé sur le plan international et qui ne contrôle plus qu'une partie réduite du pays. Alors que les affrontements ont fait des centaines, et peut-être même des milliers de morts, les réfugiés se massent en nombre à la frontière tunisienne, où la situation devient tendue.

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2 mars 2011 3 02 /03 /mars /2011 22:45

Paris dépêche le porte-hélicoptères Mistral vers la Libye

Le porte-hélicoptères Mistral est parti mercredi pour les côtes libyennes © Pascal Pochard / Sipa

02/03/2011 Le Point.fr Source AFP

La France apporte son aide à l'évacuation de travailleurs égyptiens bloqués dans le désert libyen.

La France a décidé d'envoyer le porte-hélicoptères Mistral vers la Libye pour participer notamment à des évacuations de travailleurs étrangers empêchés de rejoindre leur pays, dans le cadre des mesures décidées par l'Union européenne, a annoncé mercredi le ministère de la Défense. Le Mistral, qui se trouvait mercredi au large du Portugal, devait entrer dans la nuit ou jeudi matin en Méditerranée pour rejoindre le port de Toulon, a-t-on précisé de même source. Le porte-hélicoptères, accompagné de la frégate Georges Leygues, devait se diriger ensuite vers les côtes libyennes.

Le Mistral "a été mis à disposition pour évacuer les ressortissants étrangers en Libye dont les États n'avaient pas les moyens d'assurer" leur évacuation, a déclaré le président Nicolas Sarkozy, lors d'une conférence de presse à l'issue d'un entretien à Paris avec le président sud-africain Jacob Zuma. "La marine française est dans le cadre d'une opération humanitaire", a souligné le chef de l'État, en dénonçant "la folie meurtrière de Kadhafi". "Mouammar Kadhafi doit partir, il n'y a aucune ambiguïté en la matière", a-t-il déclaré. Nicolas Sarkozy a rappelé "les réserves de la France sur une intervention militaire" étrangère en Libye. Mais "nous restons attentifs aux décisions du Conseil de sécurité (de l'ONU) et à ce qui pourrait dans ce cadre changer la donne, du moins partiellement", a-t-il dit. L'opération envisagée vise notamment à évacuer des travailleurs égyptiens, actuellement bloqués à la frontière entre la Tunisie et la Libye, et à les transférer en Égypte, a précisé le ministère de la Défense.

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2 mars 2011 3 02 /03 /mars /2011 21:30

SA Army budget unpacked

02 March 2011 by Leon Engelbrecht defenseWeb

The South African Army's budget is set to increase at double its recent pace, as the National Treasury awards additional funding for larger military skills development system intakes, as the land service's ageing operational vehicle fleet requires increased maintenance, the military initiates equipment renewal projects, procures critical ammunition and implements an expensive new military salary dispensation. The Treasury's Estimates of National Expenditure shows the Army budget increasing from R7.1 billion in FY2007/08 to R9 billion in FY2010/11, at an average annual rate of 8.1% and is expected to increase to R13.7 billion over the medium term, at an average annual rate of 15.1%. te bulk of funds will be going to salaries however; R7.408 billion out of R11.763 billion this year, R7.836 billion from R12.773 billion next year and R8.37 billion on a budget of R13.730 billion in April 2013.

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2 mars 2011 3 02 /03 /mars /2011 21:30

SA "haggling hard" on A400M money

02 March 2011 by defenceWeb

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Lindiwe Sisulu says government is "haggling hard" to get aircraft manufacturer Airbus to pay it back nearly R3 billion, an amount linked to the South African Air Force's cancelled contract for eight A400M strategic transport aircraft. Speaking to members of Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts, she said the money should have been paid back when the contract was terminated in November 2009. "In terms of the contract that we have with Airbus, the money should have been paid out when the contract was terminated at a particular time, and we are haggling hard to make sure that we can get it back," she said. Earlier, Secretary for Defence Mpumi Mpofu told MPs that Airbus was claiming they could not pay the lump sum, and were seeking terms, the South Africa Press Association reports. "They have pleaded they do not have R3 billion to pay back in a single cheque," she said.

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2 mars 2011 3 02 /03 /mars /2011 07:00

Lorient : Première sortie en mer pour le patrouilleur marocain Bin An Zaran

Le patrouilleur marocain Bin An Zaran lors de son premier appareillage

crédits : ALFA-G

02/03/2011 MER et MARINE

Vendu au Maroc par Raidco Marine et construit par les chantiers STX de Lanester, près de Lorient, le patrouilleur Bin An Zaran a réalisé, vendredi dernier, ses premiers essais en mer. Durant cette sortie au large de la Bretagne, le bâtiment a atteint la vitesse de 24 noeuds. « Les essais de performances et d'endurance, ainsi que la montée à puissance maximale... Tout s'est très bien passé », explique-t-on chez les industriels en charge du programme. Prévu pour être livré à la marine marocaine au mois d'avril, le Bin An Zaran va poursuivre ses essais dans les prochaines semaines.

Premier bâtiment du type OPV70, ce patrouilleur hauturier mesure 70 mètres de long pour 11.3 mètres de large. Disposant d'une coque en acier et de superstructures en aluminium, il est doté de deux moteurs diesels Wärstilä et deux hélices à pas variable. Son autonomie est de 4200 nautiques à 12 noeuds, la vitesse maximale en charge étant de 22 noeuds. Armé par un équipage de 64 personnes, le patrouilleur marocain embarquera une pièce de 76mm, une tourelle double de 40mm et de l'artillerie légère.

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2 mars 2011 3 02 /03 /mars /2011 07:00

Ocea vend des patrouilleurs au Bénin

L'un des patrouilleurs algériens du type FPB98 MKI

crédits : OCEA

02/03/2011 MER et MARINE

Le constructeur vendéen Ocea a, selon nos confrères du Marin, décroché une commande trois patrouilleurs destinés au Bénin. Ces unités seraient directement dérivées de la série des 21 unités du type FPB98 MKI réalisée pour les garde-côtes algériens. Les derniers patrouilleurs de ce type sont actuellement en achèvement à Saint-Nazaire. Longs de 31.8 mètres pour un déplacement de 100 tonnes, ils peuvent atteindre la vitesse de 30 noeuds grâce à une propulsion assurée par deux moteurs diesels Caterpillar et deux hydrojets. Leur armement est constitué d'un canon de 30mm.

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1 mars 2011 2 01 /03 /mars /2011 21:47

Livraisons d'armes suspectes en Côte d'Ivoire

01/03/2011 Par Adèle Smith LeFigaro.fr

L'ONU accuse la Biélorussie d'acheminer du matériel militaire destiné au camp Gbabgo. Alors que la Côte d'Ivoire menace de s'enfoncer dans la guerre civile, l'ONU accuse la Biélorussie de violer l'embargo sur les armes imposé à Abidjan depuis 2004. Une réunion d'urgence pourrait, à la demande de Ban Ki-moon, se tenir mardi à New York. Elle était initialement prévue lundi, mais le Brésil, qui assure la présidence du Conseil de sécurité, a demandé un délai pour clarifier certaines informations contradictoires sur la situation en Côte d'Ivoire. Selon le communiqué émis dans la nuit de dimanche à lundi par Ban Ki-moon, des hélicoptères d'attaque et du matériel étaient en cours de livraison aux forces de Laurent Gbagbo à Yamoussoukro. «Ceci constitue une violation grave de l'embargo sur les armes en vigueur depuis 2004 en Côte d'Ivoire», a déclaré Ban Ki-moon, avertissant la Biélorussie et le camp de Laurent Gbagbo que «des mesures appropriées [seraient] prises en réponse à cette violation».

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1 mars 2011 2 01 /03 /mars /2011 20:44

UN arms embargo on Libya to cost global arms industry billions

Written by defenceWeb Monday, 28 February 2011

A United Nations Security Council arms embargo imposed on Libya on Friday could cost global defence manufacturers billions of dollars, depending on how long it lasts, whether Moammar Gadhafi's regime survives or if a future post-strongman government honours the deals signed since a previous terrorism-related embargo was lifted in 2003. Agence France Presse (AFP) reports Russia could lose almost US$4 billion in arms export contracts to Libya, while Italy faces a hold on deals worth US1 billion. AFP reports the Interfax news agency quoted a military source as saying that Russia had confirmed orders worth US$2.0 billion while negotiations had been in progress for deals adding up to US$1.8 billion more. "Among the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, Libya is one of the main buyers of Russian weapons," the source, which was not identified, told the agency.

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1 mars 2011 2 01 /03 /mars /2011 20:41

Chemical defence funding doubles

Written by defenceWeb Tuesday, 01 March 2011

A new tranche of funding from the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) doubles the money spent researching chemical defence means for the South African National Defence Force. Having spent some R39.5 million on the subject between 2008 and 2011, a new R52.7 million award takes total spending to R92 278 130. The SAMHS, which is responsible for the chemical, biological and radiation (CBR) protection of SANDF personnel also paid for capital equipment worth R745 145.16. Protechnik Laboratories is a research and development institute performing project work in the field of chemical and biological defence on behalf of the SANDF. The Armscor 2009/10 annual report notes Protechnik completed Project Romulus, a Defence Research & Development Board programme as well as work for the SAMHS “on time and within budget.” The company also provided CBR training to the police ahead of the 2010 FIFA soccer World Cup.

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Ingwe (missile) for Azerbaijan?

Carl Zeiss keeping SAAF recce capability flying

Components for 6th Airbus A400 to depart for Spain next month

A gendarmerie for South Africa ?

Turkey's FNSS, Deftech, inks deal for 257 ACV; SA to benefit?

L'EDIC Sabre transféré à la marine sénégalaise

Les Awacs français et de l’OTAN ont placé l’espace libyen sous surveillance

MBDA reste serein sur la vente de missiles à la Libye

Finmeccanica plays down hit from Libyan turmoil

R6.2 million for R4 assault rifle holdings

Defence strategy update a DoD a short term focus: Treasury (South Africa)

EW spend adds up (SANDF)

SA did sell arms to Libya: NCACC

Naval acquisitions to start in 2013

BAE Systems punts for Hoefyster

Paris et Londres veulent bloquer l'aviation libyenne

Libye : La France va-t-elle se décider à envoyer le Charles de Gaulle ?

Paris dépêche le porte-hélicoptères Mistral vers la Libye

SA Army budget unpacked

SA "haggling hard" on A400M money

Lorient : Première sortie en mer pour le patrouilleur marocain Bin An Zaran

Ocea vend des patrouilleurs au Bénin

Livraisons d'armes suspectes en Côte d'Ivoire

UN arms embargo on Libya to cost global arms industry billions

Chemical defence funding doubles

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