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Table 17 selected arms procurements and deliveries, nATO Europe<br />

Designation Type Quantity contract<br />

Value<br />

Supplier<br />

country<br />

Prime<br />

contractor<br />

Order<br />

Date<br />

First<br />

Delivery<br />

Due<br />

notes<br />

non-naTO europe<br />

Spirale Sat _ _ Dom Thales 2004 _ Demonstrator for future space-based<br />

Alenia Space<br />

early warning system. Launched early<br />

2009<br />

M51 SLBM _ over €3bn Dom EADS 2004 2010 To replace M-45. Development phase<br />

from 2000-04. Final delivery due 2014<br />

VBCI 8x8 IFV 630 _ Dom Nexter 2000 2008 To replace AMX10P. Total requirement<br />

of 630 (520 VCIs, 110 VPCs), further<br />

332 ordered in 2009. Final delivery<br />

due 2015<br />

Petits Véhicules<br />

Protégé (PVP)<br />

CAESAR<br />

155mm<br />

LAV 232 €28m<br />

(US$36m)<br />

Arty 72 €300m<br />

(US$362m)<br />

Mistral - class LHD 1 €420m<br />

(US$554m)<br />

FREMM<br />

(Aquitaineclass)<br />

199<br />

Dom Panhard 2009 2009 2009 plan suggests additional<br />

contracts to provide total of 1,544 PVP<br />

by 2015<br />

Dom Nextar 2004 2008 Final delivery due 2011<br />

Dom STX France<br />

Cruise<br />

2009 _ _<br />

FFG 11 US$23.6bn Dom / ITA DCNS 2002 2012 Multi mission FFG. First-of-class<br />

FNS Aquitaine scheduled for<br />

commissioning 2012. Further 3<br />

ordered in Oct 2009 (2 anti-air<br />

warfare, 1 ASW). Final delivery due<br />

2022<br />

Barracuda SSN 6 €8bn<br />

(US$10.5bn)<br />

Le Triomphant<br />

(Le Terrible)<br />

ESPADON MCM<br />

Demonstrator<br />

Dom DCNS 2006 2016 One SSN to be delivered every two<br />

years until 2027. First to enter service<br />

2017<br />

SSBN 1 _ Dom DCNS 2000 2010 4th of class. 3 already in service<br />

_ _ Dom DCNS, ECA,<br />

Thales<br />

2009 _ Autonomous Underwater Vehicles<br />

(AUVs) for naval mine clearance<br />

SCALP NLACM 250 €910m<br />

(US$1.2bn)<br />

Int'l MDBA 2007 2013 To be deployed on new SSN and FFG<br />

Rafale F3 FGA 120 _ Dom Dassault 1984 2006 First delivery Sept 2009. Final delivery<br />

due 2011<br />

A-400M Tpt ac 50 See notes Int'l Airbus 2003 2009 In development. Official unit cost<br />

US$80m. First deliveries delayed<br />

Eagle 1 / SIDM UAV – See notes Int'l EADS 2001 2009 In development. Total programme<br />

cost: US$1.4 bn<br />

AS-665 Tiger Hel 80 _ Dom/GER Eurocopter 1999 2005 40 HAD, 40 HAP variant. 18 HAP<br />

delivered by Jan 2009<br />

AGM-114<br />

Hellfire II<br />

ASM – _ US Lockheed<br />

Martin<br />

NH-90 TTH Hel 34 See notes Int'l NH<br />

Industries<br />

NH-90 NFH Hel 27 _ Int'l NH<br />

Industries<br />

2007 – For 40 Tiger. Final delivery due<br />

2012. Msl no. and contract value<br />

undisclosed; projected requirement<br />

of 680<br />

2007 2012 For army avn. 12 ordered 2007 with<br />

option for a further 56. 22 more<br />

ordered Jan 2009. €1.8bn if all options<br />

taken<br />

2000 2009 For navy. Final delivery due 2019<br />

EC725 Cougar Hel 14 unknown Int'l Eurocopter 2009 2010 Final delivery due 2012 (6 air force; 8<br />

army - delivered)<br />

EGBU-12<br />

Enhanced<br />

Paveway II<br />

LGB _ US$ 22m US Raytheon 2008 _ For Mirage 2000D<br />

europe<br />

(non-naTO)

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