maandag 8 januari 2018

US Defense Contracts with Dutch participation 2017


Release No: CR-251-17, Dec. 29, 2017

ARMY

DynCorp International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $17,389,735 modification (P00175) to domestic and foreign military sales (Netherlands) contract W58RGZ-13-C-0040 for aviation field maintenance servicesin support of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Aviation Field Maintenance Division outside the continental U.S. operations. Work will be performed in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Germany, Honduras and Egypt, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2018. Fiscal 2010 and 2018 foreign military sales; and operations maintenance (Army) funds in the combined amount of $17,389,735 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-247-17, Dec. 22, 2017

ARMY

Lockheed Martin, Orlando, Florida, has been awarded an $8,938,897 contract for post-production support services for Apache Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight and Modernized Pilot Night Vision Sensor Sustainment Program on behalf of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2022. Fiscal 2018 foreign military sales funds in the amount of $8,938,897 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-242-17, Dec. 15, 2017

NAVY

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is being awarded $10,326,551 for firm-fixed-price, delivery order N0001918F0520 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-16-G-0001).  This delivery order provides for procurement of Harpoon/SLAM-ER missile system and Harpoon launch systems follow-on integrated logistics and engineering services support for the Navy; and various foreign military sales (FMS) customers.  Work will be performed in St. Charles, Missouri (91.84 percent); St. Louis, Missouri (5.47 percent); Yorktown, Virginia (2.64 percent); and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 0(.05 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2020.  Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance (Navy); and foreign military sales funds in the amount of $10,326,551 are being obligated on this award; $2,473,484 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract combines purchases for the Navy ($2,473,484; 23.95 percent); and the governments of Korea ($1,035,098; 10.02 percent); Taiwan ($779,021; 7.54 percent); Turkey ($677,959; 6.57 percent); Egypt ($635,628; 6.16 percent); Japan ($611,881; 5.93 percent); Saudi Arabia ($595,464; 5.77 percent); Australia ($445,323; 4.31 percent); United Kingdom ($406,934; 3.94 percent); India ($334,131; 3.24 percent); Canada ($316,590; 3.06 percent); Chile ($309,813; 3 percent); Singapore ($252,498; 2.45 percent); Israel ($251,591; 2.44 percent); Thailand ($228,085; 2.21 percent); Bahrain ($166,383; 1.60 percent); United Arab Emirates ($159,890; 1.55 percent); Kuwait ($133,398; 1.29 percent); Oman ($127,837; 1.24 percent); Malaysia ($121,832; 1.18 percent); Germany ($85,178; 0.82 percent); Portugal ($72,060; 0.70 percent); Netherlands ($63,884; 0.62 percent); and Denmark ($42,589; 0.41 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.  

Release No: CR-228-17, Nov. 27, 2017

AIR FORCE

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Kaman Precision Products, Orlando, Florida; Middletown, Connecticut, has been awarded a $85,169,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed fee contract for delivery of lot 13 of the joint programmable fuze, FMU-52 and corresponding production, test and engineering support.  Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida; and Middletown, Connecticut, with an expected completion date of Feb. 28, 2019.  This contract involves 26 percent foreign military sales to Bahrain, Belgium, Chile, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands, Oman, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.  Fiscal 2017 procurement funds in the amount of $85,169,000 are being obligated at time of award.  This contract was a sole-source acquisition.  Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA868118C0009).

Release No: CR-222-17, Nov. 16, 2017

ARMY

Raytheon Co., Andover, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $10,158,872 modification (P00006) to domestic and foreign military sales (United Arab Emirates, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Spain, Germany and Qatar) contract W31P4Q-17-C-0073 for engineering services for the phased array tracking radar to intercept on target weapon system supporting U.S. and foreign military sales customers. Work will be performed in Andover, Massachusetts; Burlington, Massachusetts; Huntsville, Alabama; and Tewksbury, Massachusetts; with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2018. Fiscal 2018 other; research, development, test and evaluation; and operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the combined amount of $10,158,872 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-221-17, Nov. 15, 2017

NAVY

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $7,762,687 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-16-C-5408) to exercise options to procure spares in support of the fiscal 2016-2017 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Block I multi-year production requirements.  The ESSM program is an international cooperative effort to design, develop, test and procure ESSM missiles. The ESSM provides enhanced ship defense. Raytheon Missile Systems will provide all-up rounds, inert operation missiles, spare components and shipping containers and will provide other production-related support.  Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (32 percent); Germany (11 percent); Australia (9 percent); Andover, Massachusetts (7 percent); Canada (6 percent); Norway (5 percent); Spain (4 percent); Keyser, West Virginia (4 percent); Netherlands (4 percent); San Jose, California (3 percent); McKinney, Texas (3 percent); Turkey (2 percent); Cincinnati, Ohio (2 percent); Greece (1 percent); Mountain View, California (1 percent); and various places below one percent (6 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 2020. Fiscal 2018 weapons procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $7,762,687 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-217-17, Nov. 8, 2017

NAVY

Barber-Nichols Inc., Arvada, Colorado, is being awarded a $13,202,659 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (N66604-15-C-3045) to exercise options for the procurement of alternators and regulators for the Mk48 heavyweight torpedoes.  This modification combines purchases for the governments of Canada (36 percent); Turkey (32 percent); and Netherlands (32 percent), under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.  This modification increases the value of the basic contract to a new total value of $28,507,859. 

Work will be performed in Arvada, Colorado, and is expected to be completed by February 2019.  FMS funds in the amount of $13,202,659 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport Division, Newport, Rhode Island, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-190-17, Sept. 29, 2017

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $64,240,000 for firm-fixed-price modification to a previously issued delivery order 0132 placed against basic ordering agreement N00019-14-G-0020.  This modification provides for the procurement of initial air vehicle spares in support of the low-rate initial production Lot 11 F-35 Lightning II for the Marine Corps and Navy.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (24.6 percent); El Segundo, California (9 percent); Owego, New York (8.6 percent); Samlesbury, United Kingdom (7.2 percent); Cheltenham, United Kingdom (6.2 percent); Nashua, New Hampshire (5.8 percent); Torrance, California (5.5 percent); Orlando, Florida (4.9 percent); Cedar Rapids, Iowa (3.7 percent); San Diego, California (3.6 percent); Phoenix, Arizona (3.1 percent); Melbourne, Florida (3 percent); Irvine, California (2.5 percent); North Amityville, New York (2.4 percent); Baltimore, Maryland (2.2 percent); Windsor Locks, Connecticut (2.2 percent); Papendrect (sic!, Papendrecht), The Netherlands (1.9 percent); Rolling Meadows, Illinois (1.8 percent); and Alpharetta, Georgia (1.8 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in February 2022.  Fiscal 2016 and 2017 aircraft procurement (Marine Corps and Navy) funds in the amount of $64,240,000 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This modification combines purchases for the Marine Corps ($39,540,000; 61.6 percent); and the Navy ($24,700,000; 38.4 percent).  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-189-17, Sept. 28, 2017

NAVY

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $16,164,289 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024 17-C-5410) to exercise an option for Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) and Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) engineering and technical services.  This contract will provide for engineering and technical services in support of SM-2 and SM-6 to ensure continuity in production, design integrity, and total systems integration of the missile round and its components.  This contract combines purchases for the Navy (99.7 percent); the Kingdom of Spain (0.2 percent); and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (0.1 percent). Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (90 percent); Boston, Massachusetts (5 percent); and Camden, Arkansas (5 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2018.  Fiscal 2017 research, development, test and evaluation funding in the amount of $8,700,289; 2017 Missile Defense Agency funding in the amount of $6,000,000; 2017 other DoD funding in the amount of $1,419,000; foreign military sales Kingdom of Spain funding in the amount of $35,000; and foreign military sales Kingdom of the Netherlands funding in the amount of $10,000 will be obligated at contract award and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-186-17, Sept. 25, 2017

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded $28,918,000 for cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price modification P00020 under a previously awarded contract (N00019-16-C-0033) for the procurement of non-recurring special tooling and special test equipment that are required to meet current and future F-35 production rates.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (34.03 percent); Orlando, Florida (20.01 percent); Marietta, Georgia (8.09 percent); Baltimore, Maryland (7.41 percent); Avon, Massachusetts (7.21 percent); Papendrecht, Netherlands (5.37 percent); Rolling Meadows, Illinois (4.91 percent); Camden, New Jersey (3.50 percent); Kjeller, Norway (2.67 percent); Rome, Italy (1.99 percent); El Segundo, California (1.64 percent); Palmdale, California (0.88 percent); Rome, New York (0.88 percent); Cedar Rapids, Iowa (0.69 percent); Grand Rapids, Michigan (0.52 percent); Kongsberg, Norway (0.14 percent); and Tempe, Arizona (0.07 percent), and is expected to be completed in May 2021.  Fiscal 2015 aircraft procurement (Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps); non-U.S. Department of Defense (Non-DoD) partners; and foreign military sales (FMS) funds in the amount of $17,109,000 are being obligated at the time of award, $11,582,241 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract combines purchases for the Air Force ($9,463,087; 32.72 percent); Navy ($4,731,545; 16.36 percent); Marine Corps ($4,731,545; 16.36 percent); and governments of United Kingdom ($1,069,047; 3.70 percent); Australia ($774,627; 2.68 percent); Turkey ($774,627; 2.68 percent); Italy ($697,236; 2.41 percent); Canada ($503,637; 1.74 percent); Norway ($402,816; 1.39 percent); Netherlands ($286,610; 0.99 percent); and Denmark ($232,412; 0.80 percent); and FMS ($5,250,811; 18.16 percent ), under the Foreign Military Sales program. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

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Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an $11,773,658 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded F-35 Lightning II low-rate initial production Lot 11 advance acquisition contract (N00019-16-C-0033).  This modification authorizes the procurement of diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages management support for the F-35 air system.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in June 2018.  Fiscal 2015 aircraft procurement (Air Force); fiscal 2017 aircraft procurement (Navy and Marine Corps); and non-Department of Defense participants funds in the amount of $11,773,658 are being obligated on this award, $4,707,579 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This order combines purchases for the Air Force ($4,707,579; 39.98 percent); Navy ($2,353,790; 19.99 percent); Marine Corps ($2,353,790; 19.99 percent); the governments of the United Kingdom ($531,816; 4.52 percent); Turkey ($385,352; 3.27 percent); Italy ($385,352; 3.27 percent); Canada $346,852; 2.95 percent); Australia ($250,543; 2.13 percent); Norway ($200,388; 1.71 percent); the Netherlands ($142,579; 1.21 percent); and Denmark ($115,617; 0.98 percent).  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-185-17, Sept. 22, 2017

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Sippican Inc., Marion, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $52,963,189 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-16-C-6412) to exercise option year one for the production of Mk 48 Mod 7 guidance and control sections, Mk 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) functional item replacement kits, factory test equipment, spares, production support material and related engineering services and hardware support for guidance and control sections and CBASS kits.  This modification combines purchases for the Navy (65 percent); the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) via the PMS404 Joint Program Office’s (JPO) Armament Cooperation Program (ACP) (11 percent); and the governments of the Netherlands (23 percent); and Canada and Turkey (less than 1 percent), under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.  Work will be performed in Marion, Massachusetts (88 percent); Braintree, Massachusetts (8 percent); and Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania (4 percent), and is expected to be completed by November 2020.  Fiscal 2017 weapons procurement (Navy); foreign military sales ACP/JPO/RAN; and fiscal 2015and 2016 weapons procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $52,963,189 will be obligated at the time of award, of which fiscal 2015 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $246,570 will expire at the end the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-177-17, Sept. 12, 2017

AIR FORCE

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group Ltd., Wakefield, Massachusetts, has been awarded an $8,159,916 modification (30) to award option year two on previously awarded contract for professional acquisition support services. Contractor will provide program management, financial management, administrative and other related support utilizing established government, contractor, and industry practices for the foreign military sales division. This modification provides for the exercise of an option for an additional year of services being provided under the basic contract. This contract involves foreign military sales to Australia, United Arab Emirates, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Qatar, Turkey, United Kingdom, Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, South Korea, Morocco, Oman, Poland, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, France, India, Norway, Belgium, Japan, Denmark, Netherlands, and Portugal. Work will be performed at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts; and Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 17, 2018. Fiscal 2017 other procurement funds in the amount of $603,614; and Fiscal 2017 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,810,857 are being obligated at time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8721-13-D-0002-0005).

Release No: CR-145-17, July 28, 2017

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $3,693,062,124 undefinitized not-to-exceed modification to the previously awarded low-rate initial production Lot 11 F-35 Lightning II advance acquisition contract (N00019-16-C-0033).  This modification provides for the procurement of 50 aircraft for non-Department of Defense participants and foreign military sales (FMS) customers comprised of one F-35B aircraft for the UK; one F-35A aircraft for Italy; eight F-35A aircraft for Australia; eight F-35A aircraft for the Netherlands; four F-35A aircraft for Turkey; six F-35A aircraft for Norway; and 22 F-35A aircraft for FMS customers.  In addition, this modification adds scope for mission equipment and chase maintenance activity for the above mentioned participants, as well as the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (50 percent); El Segundo, California (15 percent); Warton, UK (10 percent); Cameri, Italy (6 percent); Nashua, New Hampshire (4 percent); Baltimore, Maryland (4 percent); Orlando, Florida (3 percent); San Diego, California (3 percent); Nagoya, Japan (2 percent); and other international locations (3 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2020.  Funding in the amount of $2,180,872,005 is being obligated on this award, $118,183 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract combines purchases for the Air Force ($21,849,430; 0.6 percent); Navy ($2,213,825; 0.1 percent); Marine Corps ($3,879,316; 0.1 percent); international partner nations ($2,072,714,031; 56.1 percent); and FMS countries ($1,592,405,522; 43.1 percent).  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-144-17, July 27, 2017

ARMY

CGI Federal Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, was awarded a $12,126,120 modification (P00025) to contract W52P1J-15-C-0068for maintenance and sustainment of software systems in support of Army Sustainment Command's Integrated Materiel Management Operation System. Work will be performed in Fairfax, Virginia; Rock Island, Illinois; Germany; Qatar; Kuwait; Republic of Korea; Japan; Afghanistan; Belgium; Herlong, California; Charleston, South Carolina; Huntsville, Alabama; Italy; and the Netherlands, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2020. Fiscal 2017 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $12,126,120 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-135-17, July 14, 2017

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $9,222,000 modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-0001) for additional long-lead material and parts in support of the low-rate initial production Lots 12, 13, and 14 F-35 Lightning II aircraft for the government of the Netherlands.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (30 percent); El Segundo, California (25 percent); Warton, UK (20 percent); Orlando, Florida (10 percent); Nashua, New Hampshire (5 percent); Nagoya, Japan (5 percent); and Baltimore, Maryland (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2019.  International partner funds in the amount of $9,222,000 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-128-17, July 5, 2017

ARMY

The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $14,297,933 modification (P00065) to foreign military sales (Netherlands, and Turkey) contract W58RGZ-13-C-0002 for obsolescent parts changes for CH-47F Chinook helicopters. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2020. Fiscal 2010, 2015, 2016, and 2017 other funds in the amount of $14,297,933 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-122-17, June 26, 2017

ARMY

Lockheed Martin, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $39,219,294 modification (P00001) to foreign military sales (Germany, Netherlands, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Japan and United Arab Emirates) contract W31P4Q-17-D-0026 for PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 Missile Support Center post-production support for the calendar year 2017 recapitalization of enhanced launcher electronic system, field missile activities, and unscheduled maintenance. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 25, 2018. Fiscal 2017 other; and operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the combined amount of $16,656,932 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.


Release No: CR-116-17, June 16, 2017

NAVY

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $617,633,351 fixed-price-incentive firm, firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for procurement of fiscal 2017 Standard Missile-2 full-rate production requirements and spares for U.S. and Allied Foreign Navies. The cumulative value of the contract, if all options are exercised, is $652,778,666. This contract involves foreign military sales to the countries of Japan (61 percent); Australia (23 percent); Netherlands (7 percent); and Korea (6 percent).  Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (61 percent); Camden, Arkansas (12 percent); Andover, Massachusetts (9 percent); El Segundo, California (5 percent); Hengelo OV, Netherlands (4 percent); San Diego, California (2 percent); Anniston, Alabama (1 percent); Englewood, Colorado (1 percent); Irvine, California (1 percent); Joplin, Missouri (1 percent); Middletown, Connecticut (1 percent); Keene, New Hampshire (1 percent); and Chandler, Arizona (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by March 2022.  Fiscal 2017 operations and maintenance (Navy); foreign military sales; and memorandum of understanding funding in the amount of $617,130,165 will be obligated at time of award and $20,347,968 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with the authority from 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1) - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-17-C-5420).

Release No: CR-111-17, June 9, 2017

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

The Hyster-Yale Group Inc., Greenville, North Carolina, has been awarded a maximum $400,000,000 fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract for material handling equipment. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. This was a competitive acquisition with five responses received. Locations of performance are North Carolina, Kentucky, Italy, and the Netherlands, with a June 8, 2022, performance completion date. Using customers are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2017 through 2022 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPE8EC-17-D-0006).


Release No: CR-105-17, June 1, 2017

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $244,322,400 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded delivery order 0132 issued against basic ordering agreement N00019-14-G-0020.  This modification provides for the procurement of initial air vehicle spares in support of the F-35 Lightning II for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, non-U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) participants, and foreign military sales (FMS) customers.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (24.4 percent); El Segundo, California (9 percent); Owego, New York (8.6 percent); Samlesbury, United Kingdom (7.2 percent); Cheltenham, United Kingdom (6.2 percent); Nashua, New Hampshire (5.8 percent); Torrance, California (5.5 percent); Orlando, Florida (4.9 percent); Cedar Rapids, Iowa (3.7 percent); San Diego, California (3.6 percent); Phoenix, Arizona (3.1 percent); Melbourne, Florida (3 percent); Irvine, California (2.5 percent); North Amityville, New York (2.4 percent); Windsor Locks, Connecticut (2.2 percent); Papendrect (SIC!, Papendrecht), The Netherlands (1.9 percent); Rolling Meadows, Illinois (1.8 percent); and Alpharetta, Georgia (1.8 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in June 2021.  Fiscal 2015 aircraft procurement (Navy); 2016 aircraft procurement (Marine Corps); 2017 aircraft procurement (Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy), non-U.S. DoD participant, and FMS funds in the amount of $241,706,911 are being obligated on this award, $700,000 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This order combines purchases for the Air Force ($97,471,628; 40 percent), Marine Corps ($11,332,074; 4.6 percent), Navy ($8,376,662; 3.4 percent),, non-U.S. DoD participants ($112,234,342; 46 percent), and the FMS customers ($14,907,694; 6 percent).  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-096-17, May 18, 2017

ARMY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $13,360,903 cost-plus-fixed-fee foreign military sales (Kuwait; United Arab Emirates; Netherlands; Germany; Japan; Korea; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; and Taiwan) contract for post-production support basic labor, includes technical support. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order; with an estimated completion date of May 18, 2018. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-17-D-0026).

Release No: CR-082-17, April 28, 2017

ARMY

The Boeing Co., Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $541,088,553 modification (P00064) to foreign military sales (Netherlands) contract W58RGZ-13-C-0002 for production lot 15 CH-47F cargo renew and new build helicopters. Work will be performed in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2020. Fiscal 2010, 2016 and 2017 other funds in the amount of $541,088,553 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin, Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $332,136,017 firm-fixed-price foreign military sales (United Kingdom, Egypt, India, Korea, Republic of Indonesia, Taiwan, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Poland) contract for Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor System, subcomponent production, and technical services for the Apache attack helicopter. One bid was solicited and one bid received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2018. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity (W52P1J-17-D-0043).

Release No: CR-077-17, April 21, 2017

NAVY

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded $78,723,292 for modification P00022 to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-15-D-0028).  This modification provides for support and sustainment of the AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II tactical missiles in support of the Navy,  Air Force and the governments of Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Oman, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Turkey, under the Foreign Military Sales program.  Services to be provided include repair of AIM-9X Block II tactical missiles, captive air training missiles and special air training missiles, and integrated product support, such as training, in-service software support, depot management, and obsolescence/diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages monitoring.  Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed in May 2019.  No funds will be obligated at time of award.  Funds will be obligated on individual delivery orders as they are issued.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-069-17, April 11, 2017

NAVY

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is being awarded $8,354,991 for modification P00010 to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-14-D-0014) engineering, training, support equipment, integrated logistics support, and technical support services for the Navy and the governments of Brazil, Chile, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada, Turkey, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Germany, India, Netherlands, Portugal and Belgium.  These efforts are in support of the Harpoon and Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response missiles, the Encapsulated Harpoon Command and Launch Systems, the Advanced Harpoon Weapon Control System and the Harpoon Shipboard Command Launch Control System.  Work will be performed in St. Charles, Missouri, and is expected to be completed in December 2019.  No funds are being obligated at time of award.  Funds will be obligated against individual delivery orders as they are issued.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.


Release No: CR-061-17, March 31, 2017

NAVY

NAVY
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $581,798,359 firm-fixed-price delivery order (0132) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-14-G-0020).  This modification provides for air vehicle initial spares to include F-35 common spares; F-35A, F-35B and F-35C unique spares, and aloft spares packages/deployment spares packages and reprogramming lab spares required to support the air vehicle delivery schedule for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, non-Department of Defense (DoD) participants, and foreign military sales customers.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (24.4 percent); El Segundo, California (9 percent); Owego, New York (8.6 percent); Samlesbury, United Kingdom (7.2 percent); Cheltenham, United Kingdom (6.2 percent); Nashua, New Hampshire (5.8 percent); Torrance, California (5.5 percent); Orlando, Florida (4.9 percent); Cedar Rapids, Iowa (3.7 percent); San Diego, California (3.6 percent); Phoenix, Arizona (3.1 percent); Melbourne, Florida (3 percent); Irvine, California (2.5 percent); North Amityville, New York (2.4 percent); Windsor Locks, Connecticut (2.2 percent); Baltimore, Maryland (2.2 percent); Papendrect (sic!, Papendrecht), Netherlands (1.9 percent); Rolling Meadows, Illinois (1.8 percent); and Alpharetta, Georgia (1.8 percent), and is expected to be completed in April 2021.  Fiscal 2015 aircraft procurement (Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps); fiscal 2016 aircraft procurement (Air Force); fiscal 2017 aircraft procurement (Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps) funds; non-DoD participant; and foreign military sales funding in the amount of $580,798,359 will be obligated at time of award, $63,290,612 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This delivery order combines purchases for the Air Force ($190,222,900; 32.7 percent); Navy ($28,465,807; 4.9 percent); Marine Corps ($117,959,015; 20.3 percent); non-DoD participants ($208,819,069; 35.9 percent); and foreign military sales ($36,331,568; 14.3 percent).  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

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Raytheon Co., Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded $199,757,307 for modification P00024 to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm contract (N00019-15-C-0092) for procurement of 317 AIM-9X Block II all up round tactical full-rate production Lot 17 missiles for the Navy (107) and Air Force (210).  In addition, this modification provides for the procurement of 199 Block II captive air training missiles for the Navy (24), Air Force (77), and the governments of Australia (48), Indonesia (20), the Netherlands (20), Romania (6), and Poland (4); 15 special air training missiles for the government of Australia (10) and Taiwan (5); 160 all up round containers for the Navy (43), Air Force (81), and the governments of Australia (15), the Netherlands (10), Indonesia (6), Romania (2), Taiwan (2) and Poland (1); seven spare advanced optical target detectors for the Navy (1), Air Force (2), the governments of Australia (2), Indonesia (1), and Poland (1); 11 spare guidance units (live battery) for the Navy (2), Air Force (4), and the governments of Romania (3), and Indonesia (2); 22 spare captive air training missile guidance units for the Navy (2), Air Force (6) and the governments of Australia (10), Indonesia (2), and Romania (2); 23 guidance unit containers for the Air Force (10) and the governments of Australia (6), Romania (5), and Indonesia (2); four spare advanced optical target detector containers for the governments of Australia (2), Indonesia (1), and Poland (1); 1 spare block 1 propulsion steering section and one spare block II propulsion steering section for the Air Force; and spares for the Navy (1), and Air Force (1), and 19 lots of spares for the government of Australia (2), Turkey (2), Denmark (1), Finland (1), Israel (1), Belgium (1), Netherlands (1), Singapore (1), Poland (1), Switzerland (1), Japan (1), Norway (1), Morocco (1), Romania (1), Korea (1), Saudi Arabia (1) and Taiwan (1).  Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (43.74 percent); Andover, Massachusetts (10.08 percent); Valencia, California (6.10 percent); Ontario Canada, Midland (5.54 percent); Rocket Center, West Virginia (5.49 percent); Vancouver, Washington (5.07 percent); Goleta, California (2.86 percent); Cheshire, Connecticut (2.05 percent); Heilbronn, Germany (1.88 percent); Simsbury, Connecticut (1.61 percent); Cincinnati, Ohio (1.22 percent); San Jose, California (1.48 percent); Anniston, Alabama (1.31 percent); Maniago, Italy (1.21 percent); Chatsworth, California (1.11 percent); San Diego, California (1.04 percent); Montgomery, Alabama (0.60 percent); Orlando, Florida (0.55 percent); Valencia, California (0.53 percent); Newbury Park, California (0.50 percent); El Segundo, California (0.50 percent); Claremont, California (0.43 percent); Joplin, Missouri (0.39 percent); Lombard, Illinois (0.28 percent); El Cajon, California (0.15 percent), and various locations inside and outside the continental U.S. (4.28 percent). Work is expected to be completed in March 2020.  Fiscal 2017 missile procurement (Air Force); fiscal 2017 weapons procurement (Navy); and foreign military sales funds in the amount of $199,757,307 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract combines purchases for the Navy ($51,002,164; 25.53 percent); Air Force ($111,363,228; 55.75 percent); and the governments of Australia ($17,425,125; 8.72 percent); Indonesia ($5,270,098; 2.64 percent); Netherlands ($4,909,466; 2.46 percent); Taiwan ($3,021,918; 1.51 percent); Romania ($2,152,062; 1.08 percent); Poland ($1,346,780; 0.67 percent); Saudi Arabia ($1,055,006; 0.53 percent); Belgium ($507,717; 0.25 percent); Turkey ($454,789; 0.23 percent); Switzerland ($409,199; 0.20 percent); Korea ($310,109; 0.16 percent); Norway ($322,709; 0.16 percent); Morocco ($72,208; 0.04 percent); Japan ($58,436; 0.03 percent); Denmark ($15,427; 0.01 percent); Finland ($48,373; 0.01 percent); Isreal ($2,178; 0.01 percent); and Singapore ($10,315; 0.01 percent), under the Foreign Military Sales program.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. 

Release No: CR-050-17, March 16, 2017

NAVY

Thales Nederland BV, Hengelo OV, Netherlands, is being awarded a $10,699,226 firm-fixed-price contract for two missile guidance units (MGU), spare parts, technical manuals, training and engineering support for the government of Japan.  The MGU provides an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile launch and guidance capability together with the phased array illumination antenna and the Mk 41 vertical launch system. The MGU is comprised of a Mk 41 missile interface cabinet, a missile waveform controller and a missile waveform generator.  This contract is a purchase for the government of Japan under the Foreign Military Sales program.  Work will be performed in Hengelo OV, Netherlands (83 percent); and Nagasaki, Japan (17 percent), and is expected to be completed by January 2020. Foreign military sales funding in the amount of $10,699,226 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured by authority of 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(4).  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00024-17-C-5422).

Release No: CR-039-17, March 1, 2017

ARMY

DynCorp International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $14,465,990 cost-plus- incentive-fee foreign military sales modification (P00151) to contract (Netherlands and Egypt) W58RGZ-13-C-0040 for aviation field maintenance services in support of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Aviation Field Maintenance Division outside the continental U.S. operations. Work will be performed in Germany, Honduras, and Kuwait, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2017. Fiscal 2010 and 2017 other; and operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the collective amount of $14,465,990 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Release No: CR-038-17, Feb. 28, 2017

ARMY

General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $60,749,739 modification (P00002) to foreign military sales contract (Australia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia) W56HZV-17-C-0067 for 26 level of effort work directives for systems technical support for the Abrams family of vehicles and derivative systems. Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Michigan; Killeen, Texas; Columbus, Georgia; El Paso, Texas; Germany; and the Netherlands, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2018. Fiscal 2017 other; and operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $60,749,739 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity.

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Intuitive Research Technology Corp., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $7,893,117 modification (000480) to foreign military sales contract (Germany, Netherlands, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Japan, Taiwan, Republic of Korea, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Greece) W31P4Q-07-A-0015 to procure programmatic support for the lower tier project office.  Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2017.  Fiscal 2017, 2018, and 2019 funds in the amount of $7,893,117 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.


Release No: CR-020-17, Feb. 1, 2017

ARMY

Raytheon Co., Andover, Massachusetts, was awarded a $202,185,977 firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort, foreign military sales contract (Germany, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, Spain, and Taiwan) for engineering services for the PATRIOT weapon systems program.  Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Work will be performed in multiple locations with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2018.  Fiscal 2017 other; other procurement (Army); operations and maintenance (Army); and research, development, test and evaluation funds totaling $202,185,977 were obligated at the time of the award.  Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-17-C-0073).

zondag 7 januari 2018

Week 1 in #wapenhandel25tweets

(Gaarne 'liken' of delen als je het nuttig of interessant vindt.)

Onder de volgende tekst – waarin één of meer tweets zijn verwerkt – staan de 25 tweets van deze week.

Op 'n beter 2018 


Afgelopen week kwam Noorwegen twee keer in het nieuws in verband met Jemen. Voor de kunst werd door Houthi's een drone naar ontwerp van Kongsberg gevonden. Volgens de VS was die met een wetenschappelijke onderzoeksmissie bezig. Volgens Houthi's met spionage voor de door Saoedi-Arabië geleidde strijdmacht tegen hen.

Afgelopen week stelde Noorwegen een wapenembargo in tegen de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten. (Voor Nederland een niet onbelangrijke klant voor wapens). Ik noemde dit in een tweet goed nieuws. Scepsis mag niet tot zwartkijken leiden. En positieve stappen moeten toegejuigd worden en dienen als voorbeeld voor anderen. Dus dat er in 2018 nog maar veel van die maatregelen genomen zullen worden. Ik hoop er het beste van, maar vrees dat de glijbaan naar beneden alleen maar harden zal gaan glijden.

Ik wijs nog even naar de link onder 24 (WMEAT) dat is al decennia een van de belangrijkste (en zeker overzichtelijkste) bronnen. Zoals alle bronnen heeft ook deze zijn nadelen.

Nederland (zie ook 15, 25, 26)

1 – 241218: #Dutch #Parliament asks Minister of Defence if broken and insufficient fire fighting system of Holland-class #OPV's is also installed on other #Damen build vessels (for export). [in Dutch] https://www.tweedekamer.nl/downloads/document?id=8a4a535d-74f0-4702-bf44-509fbef269c1&title=Lijst%20van%20vragen%20inzake%20defect%20blusleidingsysteem%20patrouilleschepen%20%28Kamerstuk%2034775-X-59%29.doc

2 – 281217: Dutch Golden Age waned once the war of independence from Spain ended around 1650: one important avenue of wealth - the arms trade - slacked off in the ensuing peacetime, according to Benjamin Roberts US historian based in Amsterdam. https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelliekarabell/2017/12/25/lessons-from-the-dutch-golden-age-what-really-makes-a-nation-great/#7c5e1d3b7e28

bron
3 – 301217: "#Wapenhandel is ingewikkeld," aldus bisschop De Korte in het Brabants Nieuwsblad. "Als je gaat inzoomen, blijven er nauwelijks bedrijven over waar je geen enkele vraag bij kunt hebben. Wij hebben dus afspraken: niet in offensieve wapens en kernwapens.'' Kunstmatig onderscheid tussen offensief en defensief.

4 – 040118: What = this (it's a returning contract)? DynCorp International LLC, Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $17,389,735 modification (P00175) to domestic and foreign military sales (Netherlands) contract W58RGZ-13-C-0040 for aviation field maintenance (Waar ligt de connectie naar Nederland?) https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1406053/

5 – 050118: Welcome research into Dutch arms exports reported by Dutch Association of Journalists. But I wonder with what FA figures the table was made. Figures are higher as all available information known so far. https://www.villamedia.nl/artikel/opensource-onderzoeksproject-naar-nederlandse-wapenhandel

6 – 050118: Dutch MP #Karabulut (#SP) questions the deliverance of two #Fokker-70 planes to a civil carrier in #Myanmar but entered the air force as transport planes. There is an EU military embargo. https://www.tweedekamer.nl/downloads/document?id=771be8d3-2818-4a80-b59a-6d9cd549da66&title=De%20levering%20van%20twee%20Fokker%2070-toestellen%20die%20in%20het%20bezit%20van%20de%20luchtmacht%20van%20Myanmar%20zijn%20gekomen%20.doc

EUROPA

België

7 – 040118: Arms export policy Flemish Parliament discussed by Subcommissie voor Wapenhandel. [PDF in Dutch] http://docs.vlaamsparlement.be/pfile?id=10196

8 – 060118: Belgian Rights Groups Lodge Appeal Against Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia https://www.liberties.eu/en/news/recours-armes-arabie-saoudite/13859


Duitsland (zie ook 19, 21)

9 – 040118: German end use controls on arms exports (to Saudi's) fail, Die Linke stated. Stuttgarter Nachrichten January 4, 2018 [in German]

10 – 040118: The figures speak for themselves. Last year #Germany exported arms vallued at €428 million to #Egypt. [in German]
Die Zahlen sprechen eine deutliche Sprache: #Rüstungsexporte in Höhe von €428 Mil. genehmigte die Bundesregierung im Jahr 2017 an Ägypten. https://www.taz.de/Archiv-Suche/!5471852&s=Wie+die+Bundesregierung+%C3%84gyptens+Repressionskurs+unterst%C3%BCtzt&SuchRahmen=Print/

Frankrijk (zie 21, 22)
Luxemburg (zie ook 15)

Noorwegen

11 – 030118: The good news: #Norway suspends #arms, #ammo exports to #UAE amid war in Yemen - ABC News - . Now the rest of NATO and EU. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/norway-suspends-arms-ammo-exports-uae-amid-war-52110804 via @ABC

12 – 040118: Norway suspends arms exports to UAE over war in Yemen. "The decision taken by the Norwegian government can act as an example for other exporting nations to act responsibly in the face of repeated violations of international humanitarian law." http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/yemen-civil-war-norways-arms-sales-uae-saudi-arabia-iran-houthis-exports-emirates-ine-eriksen-a8140226.html

13 – 070118: #Yemen welcomes #Norway’s suspension of arms to #UAE http://www.yemenextra.net/2018/01/06/yemen-welcomes-norways-suspension-of-arms-to-uae/

14 – 050118: Video reportedly shows Houthi rebels with captured underwater Navy drone Houthis state US/Norwegian developed drone belongs to Saudi-led coalition. US sources say it was doing meteorology studies of the Yemen coast. https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/01/04/video-reportedly-shows-houthi-rebels-with-captured-underwater-navy-drone/

Polen (zie 21)

Spanje

15 – 050118: #Spanish government green-lights #Aernnova takeover by private equity from Luxembourg, #Netherlands and UK. Aernova produces parts of military planes and helicopters for US and European defence firms. http://www.janes.com/article/76770/spanish-government-green-lights-aernnova-takeover

Turkije

16 – 070118: 400 #Somali soldiers were supplied with #Turkish MPT-76 #rifles allowed under a partial UN embargo on Somalia. http://www.denmarknews.net/news/255981779/turkey-gives-weapons-to-somali-soldiers#sthash.VpFl8VDT.uxfs

17 – 281217: Two messages on Turkey in Defense News:
1) Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (#SSM) directly under control of Erdogan https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2017/12/27/turkeys-erdogan-decrees-sweeping-defense-procurement-takeover/


VAE (zie 11-13)
VK (zie ook 15)
Zweden (zie 21)

REST VAN DE WERELD

Australië (zie 20)
Egypte (zie 10)

Iran

18 – 301217: Gulf states will need a much more comprehensive approach towards Iran than spending billions on US arms to curb its growing influence and shield themselves from regional instability and violent extremists. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/gcc-arms-race-iranian-threat-171228130337650.html

Jemen (zie 11-13, 14)
Libië (zie 23)
Midden-Oosten (zie 18)
Myanmar (zie 6)

Oekraïne

19 – 040118: German Foreign Minister Gabriel questioned the US decision to sell additional weapons to Ukraine. Calls for setting up UN peacekeeping mission in Ukraine before Russian election. https://www.rferl.org/a/germany-gabriel-calls-setting-up-un-peacekeeping-mission-ukraine-before-russian-presidential-election/28954057.html

Saoedi-Arabië (zie 8, 17)
Somalië (zie 16)

DEFENSIE-INDUSTRIE

Damen (zie 1)
Fokker (KLM) (zie 6)

WAPENS
Kleine wapens (zie 16)

Onderzeeboten

20 – 030118: #Submarines and Parliamentary control, a problematic marriage. Australian of January 1, 2018 has story on how Colins-class 6bn submarines ran wildly of track. https://www.pressreader.com/australia/the-australian/20180101/

21 – 040118: 3 European producers bid for #Poland #submarine deal (Thyssen, Germany; Saab-Kockum, Sweden; and Naval Group, France). https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/01/03/3-european-producers-bid-for-poland-sub-deal/

Wapenbeurzen


OVERIG

Vluchtelingen

23 – 030118: Making money from EU's migration policies in Libya The EU has spent hundreds of millions of euros financing "migration control" through a remarkably high number of instruments @AJEnglish http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/making-money-eu-migration-policies-libya-180102100915057.html

Onderzoek en activisme (zie ook 5)

24 – 030118: World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers 2017 #WMEAT https://www.state.gov/t/avc/rls/rpt/wmeat/2017/index.htm (from @StateDept)

25 – 050118: Dutch arms export licenses and exports 2007-2016 http://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2018/01/dutch-arms-export-licenses-and-exports.html

26 – 060118: Livestream event: een talkshow over wapenhandel http://www.wherevent.com/detail/VersPers-Livestream-event-een-talkshow-over-wapenhandel

Spionage (zie 14)

This is a selection from a larger amount of tweets. Tweets with a relation the Netherlands, arms trade and defence-industry weight heavier in the selection. If you want to have them daily see http://twitter.com/martinbroek

vrijdag 5 januari 2018

Dutch arms export licenses and exports 2007-2016

Als reactie op een bericht over een onderzoek naar Nederlandse wapenhandel schreef ik op de website van de NVJ (zie hieronder). Later heb ik deze reactie nog wat uitgebreid en aangepast. Ook maakte ik de volgende tabel met de gevens over Nederlandse vergunningen voor wapenexporten zoals vermeld in het Nederlandse en EU jaarraport. Uit dat laatste rapport komt ook het cijfer over de exporten.

Year
EU Licenses
EU exports
Dutch annual report licenses
2016*
1,416.37
565.89
1,416.38
2015
872.60
591.60
677.37
2014
2,065.31
250.37
1,854.67
2013
963.50
252.51
733.85
2012
941.03
603.27
352.45
2011
715.04
771.87
415.75
2010
1,046.96
676.35
912.88
2009
1,409.90
567.37
1,314.71
2008
1,257.61
469.13
1,125.75
2007
873.71
784.21
717.03
* EU figures 2016 based on leaked unfixed version of 19the annual report on arms exports.

For EU figures ENAAT http://enaat.org/eu-export-browser was used (based on EU annual reports)
For Dutch figures Stop Wapenhandel overview was used (based on NL FA reports) (http://www.stopwapenhandel.org/sites/stopwapenhandel.org/files/tabel20072016.pdf)

Dutch reports of licenses are higher, because exports are mentioned which are re-exported from another EU country. To prevent double counting EU figures are corrected.

Opensource onderzoeksproject naar Nederlandse wapenhandel
Geplaatst in Journalistiek op donderdag 4 januari 2018, 12:56

NIEUWS

Volgende week start het opensource onderzoeksproject 'Explosieve Export' naar de Nederlandse wapenhandel door Lighthouse Reports, een Nederlands team van onderzoeksjournalisten dat zich voornamelijk richt op verhalen over oorlog en vrede en de dataredactie van KRO-NCRV. Het internationale onderzoeksplatform Bellingcat helpt mee om te onderzoeken of wapens van Nederlandse origine worden ingezet bij mensenrechtenschendingen, betrokken zijn bij burgerdoden of in de handen van twijfelachtige regimes zijn gevallen.

Tijdens een tiendaagse bootcamp, die maandag 8 januari start, gaat een tijdelijke redactie van data-experts, onderzoeksjournalisten en open-source onderzoekers fulltime aan de slag met als centrale vraag: is het mogelijk om door publieke bronnen te onderzoeken te traceren waar de door Nederland geleverde wapens echt terechtkomen? Ze verzamelen gegevens van social media en andere openbare bronnen. Via #dutcharms wordt de hulp van het publiek ingeschakeld om de exacte locaties en identiteit van dit wapentuig te achterhalen.

Jochem de Jong, Mediadirecteur KRO-NCRV: “Als journalistieke organisatie willen we meer dan alleen zenden. We willen het publiek nauw betrekken, zoals we bijvoorbeeld al doen met De Monitor. Bovendien tonen internationale platforms als Bellingcat aan dat de bestaande journalistiek niet meer het monopolie heeft op research en informatieverwerking. Ik ben heel benieuwd naar de resultaten van deze veelbelovende samenwerking.”

Tijdens de bootcamp zijn de bevindingen te volgen via dutcharms.nl en op twitter via #dutcharms. De resultaten van het onderzoek worden 19 januari bekendgemaakt op dutcharms.nl  

REACTIES martin broek, 5 januari 2018, 11:20

Het gebeurt niet vaak dat ik een bericht krijg over reguliere Nederlandse wapenhandel.  Meestal gaan berichten het over kleine wapens in handen van motorbendes of kleinschalige smokkel. De Nederlandse wapenhandel die valt onder het wapenexportbeleid krijgt nauwelijks aandacht. Verfrissend dat het wordt opgepakt.

Maar mijn Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken geeft hele andere cijfers dan in bovenstaande tabel en dan ook nog eens over afgegeven vergunningen (die doorgaans hoger uitpakken dan exporten).

Ik vermoed dat de onderzoekers de individuele orders uit de maandrapporten (zie https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/exportcontrole-strategische-goederen/documenten/rapporten/2016/10/01/overzicht-uitvoer-militaire-goederen) hebben opgeteld (maar ik heb dat niet nagerekend) en daarbij ook de herhaalde/verlengde, (die komen dan dubbel voor) en tijdelijke (die komt weer terug na bijvoorbeeld een export voor een wapenbeurs) en doorvoer. Dan staan er nog cijfers op de verkeerde plek. Zijn er leveringen om administratieve redenen opgenomen en is dat alles niet geschikt om een totaal cijfers uit te halen.

Jaarcijfers rond Nederlandse vergunningen voor wapenexporten staan in het jaarraport dat al 20 jaar verschijnt. De maandraporten zijn een extra om individuele orders te kunnen beoordelen. Zie voor een juist overzicht van vergunningafgifte (op basis van jaarraporten BuZa):
http://www.stopwapenhandel.org/sites/stopwapenhandel.org/files/tabel20072016.pdf

Een overzicht van daadwerkelijk geleverde wapens wordt door Nederland wel - hetzij met tegenzin omdat het niet zou passen binnen de gehanteerde methode (en er kleven onmiskenbaar duidelijke nadelen aan voor een leverancier van onderdelen als Nederland) - gerapporteerd aan de EU. Het 19e EU jaarraport verschijnt binnenkort. Hier een link naar het 18th Annual Report on Arms Exports:  http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52017XG0516(01)&qid=1494941796687&from=EN 

Deze cijfers zijn wel aangepast omdat als Nederland een subwapensysteeem levert aan bijvoorbeeld Duitsland of Fankrijk en dit vervolgens geëxporteerd wordt de Nederlandse levering niet opgenomen wordt. omdat er anders dubbeltellingen voor Europese export zouden ontstaan. Juist voor Nederland als leverancier van subsystemen een belangrijk verschil. (In week 50, 2017 had ik het al over een andere bron).

Het EU rapport beslaat zo’n 500 pagina’s tabellen. Het is gemakkelijker om http://enaat.org/eu-export-browser/export.en.html?source=Netherlands te raadplegen.  Informatie kan hier geordend worden op bijvoorbeeld vergunning, export, wapentype, land van bestemming. Ook hieruit wordt duidelijk dat de bovenstaande cijfers veel te fors uitvallen.

Aan het overdrijven van de Nederlandse wapenexport heeft niemand iets. Het wijzen naar exporten die niet deugen in het kader van een restrictief wapenexportbeleid wel. Dat gebeurt in Nederland nauwelijks. Er lijkt in de media geen ruimte voor. Het valt te prijzen dat Lighthouse Reports het onderwerp wel oppakt.

Martin Broek