Editor's Foreword

Table 17 selected arms procurements and deliveries, nATO Europe
Designation Type Quantity contract
Value
Greece (Grc)
Katsonis-class
Type 214
Elli-class (S
Type)
Roussen/Super
Vita
Roussen/Super
Vita
Supplier
country
Prime
contractor
Order
Date
First
Delivery
Due
notes
non-naTO europe
SSK 4 _ GER TMS/ HDW 2000 2005 Reportedly subject to contractual
dispute
FFG MLU 6 _ Dom Hellenic
Shipyards
PFM 5 €630m
(US$800m)
PFM 2 €299m
(US$405m)
F-16 Block 52+ FGA 30 US$1.99bn US Lockheed
Martin
AH-64A
Apache
Atk hel
Upgrade
201
2005 2006 MLU to extend service life to 2020. 4
vessels delivered by Jan 2009. Final
vessel due 2010
Dom Elefsis/ VT 2003 2007 First three delivered by October 2008.
Deliveries ongoing
Dom Elefsis/ VT 2008 2010 Further order to bring total to 7
2005 2009 20 F-16C and 10 F-15D. Option on
further 10. First 4 delivered May 2009.
Final delivery due March 2011
20 _ US _ 2008 2012 Upgrade to D standard to commence
2010; 4 to have Longbow radar
NH-90 TTH Hel 20 €657m NLD EADS 2002 2005 16 tac tpt variants and 4 Special
Op variants. Option on further 14.
Delivery status unclear
hungary (hUn)
Cougar MRAP 3 US$1.3m US Force
Protection
iceland (iSl)
Thor PCO 1 €30m
(US$39.6m)
2009 _ Contract value incl spares and trg
CHL ASMAR 2006 2009 For coast guard. To replace Odinn PCO
italy (iTa)
PzH 2000 How 70 _ GER OTO Melara/ 1999
KMW
2004 40 delivered. Final delivery 2010
FREMM FFG 6 €1,628m Dom /FRA Orizzonte 2002 2010 Requirement of 10 Multi-Mission FFG.
(US$2,361m)
Sistemi
Batch 1 ( 2 vessels) in production.
Navali
Batch 2 (4 vessels) had funding
confirmed Mar 2008 - deliveries due
2014 - 2017
Todaro-class SS 2 €915m Dom Fincantieri 2008 2015 Second batch - option exercised from
(Type 212A)
(US$1.34 bn)
1996 contract. With AIP
Eurofighter FGA 121 _ Int'l Eurofighter 1985 2004 Tranche 1 ordered 1998 (29 ac).
(Typhoon )
GmbH
Tranche 2 ordered 2004 (46 ac).
Tranche 3 order (46 ac) due to be
signed 2009
KC-767 MRTT 4 _ US Boeing _ 2008 First delivery delayed.
ATR-42MP MPA 1 _ Dom Alenia 2008 2010 For MSO
ATR-72MP MPA 4 €360-400m Dom Alenia 2009 2012 To be fitted with long-range surv
Aeronautica
suite. Final delivery due 2014
M-346 Master Trg ac 6 €220m Dom Alenia 2009 2010 Part of agreement for 15. First due due
Aeronautica
for delivery end-2010
CH-47F Tpt Hel 16 €900m US Agusta 2009 2013 For army. Final delivery due 2017
Chinook
Westland
NH-90 TTH Hel 116 _ NLD Agusta- 1987 2007 60 for army; 56 for navy. 5 delivered
Westland
to army. Remaining delivery status
unclear
europe
(non-naTO)