Editor's Foreword

204 The MiliTary Balance 2010
Table 17 selected arms procurements and deliveries, nATO Europe
Designation Type Quantity contract
Value
Slovakia (SVK)
C-27J Spartan Tpt ac 2 to 3 €120m
(US$167m)
Supplier
country
Prime
contractor
ITA Alenia
Aeronautica
Order
Date
First
Delivery
Due
notes
2008 _ Procurement suspended until 2011
due to budget cuts
Mi-17 Hel 4 _ Dom LOTN 2004 2008 Upgrade to SAR role. Final hel
delivered 2009
Slovenia (SVn)
Patria 8x8 APC 135 SIT66.61bn
(US$365.9m)
FIN Patria 2007 2007 First veh accepted June 2009. Final
delivery due 2013
Spain (eSP)
Paz satellite Sat 2 €160m Dom Hidesat/
EADS CASA
2008 2012 _
National SAM 4 _ Dom/US Raytheon 2003 _ Four units each with 3D radar, ctrl
Advanced
unit and 2 six -round truck-mounted
Surface-to-Air
launchers. Successfully tested 2008.
Missile System
(NASAMS)
In devt
Leopard 2E MBT 239 €1.94bn Dom/GER General 1998 2003 ESP version of 2A6. Incl 16 ARV and 4
(US$2.34bn)
Dynamics
SBS
trg tk. Final deliveries due 2009
Pizarro AIFV 212 €707m Dom General 2003 2005 In five variants. Final deliveries due
(US$853m)
Dynamics
SBS
2010
RG-31 Mk 5E APC 100 €75m RSA GDSBS 2008 2009 85 in APC role, 10 ambulance and 5 CP
(US$118m)
versions. Delivery ongoing
ARTHUR Radar _ €69m SWE SAAB 2006 2007 Contract incl 4 remote control units,
Microwave
trg sys and log spt. First delivery April
2009
SBT (V07) How 70 €181m Dom General 2005 – 4 155/52 APU SBT (V07) how, plus
(US$216m)
Dynamics
design and production of 66 how
(SIAC). Also retrofit of 12 APU SBT
how from V06 to V07 version and 82
towing vehicles
Spike-LR ATGW See notes US$424.5m US General 2007 2007 260 launchers, 2,600 msl and spt svcs.
Dynamics
SBS
Deliveries ongoing
Alvaro de FFG 1 €71.5m Dom Navantia 2005 2012 Roger de Lauria. Option for one more
Bazan F-100
(US$105.4m)
FFG. Weapons to incl MK 41 Baseline
VII. F105 keel laid 20 Feb 2009,
delivery due summer 2012
Aegis BMS 1 US$117m US Lockheed
Martin
2007 2012 For Roger de Lauria F-100
Buques PCO 4 €1.1 bn Dom Navantia 2005 2009 To be named Meteoro, Rayo,
de Accion
(US$1.4bn)
Relámpago and Tornado. Deliveries
Maritima
delayed by over 1 year. First keel layed
(BAM)
March 2009. First delivery scheduled
end 2010. Addl vessels ordered 2009
Strategic LHD 1 _ Dom Navantia 2003 2010 Juan Carlos I. Capacity 6 NH90 or 4
Projection
CH-47. Delivery scheduled for early
Ship
2010
S-80A SSK with 4 _ Dom Navantia 2003 2013 First vessel, S-81, due for delivery Dec
AIP
2013