DENMARK SELECTS LORAL'S MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM TO STRENGTHEN SELF-DEFENSE CAPABILITY [The U.S. Army released the following memorandum for correspondents on October 30, 1995].--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 1995--The Department of Defense notified the Congress today that the Government of Denmark Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with a representative democracy based on a unicameral parliamentary system. The affairs of Government are decided by a Cabinet of Ministers, which is led by a Prime Minister. has requested the purchase of the Multiple Launch Rocket System at an estimated cost of $146 million. Included in the proposed sale would be 12 vehicle mounted launchers, 300 extended range tactical rocket pods, 25 practice rocket pods, spare and repair parts and other related elements of program support. Denmark is undertaking the implementation of a new area fire system capability with the MLRS MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System (US DoD) MLRS Multiple Launcher Rocket System MLRS Marine Corps Long-Range Study (US DoD) for use against hostile artillery, air defense and maneuver elements. Denmark would have no difficulty absorbing the MLRS into its armed forces and will use the system to enhance and strengthen its self-defense capability and interoperability with U.S. forces. The prime contractor for this proposed sale would be Loral Vought Systems, Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. , a division of Loral Corporation Loral Corporation was a small Bronx defense contractor on the verge of bankruptcy when in 1972 it was acquired by Bernard Schwartz, who over the course of the next two decades built it into a major player in the global aerospace and defense industry, acquiring sixteen other defense . Implementation of this proposed sale would require the assignment of two U.S. Government Quality Assurance Teams to Denmark for a period of 15 days to assist in initial deployment of the new system and one contractor representative for a period of up to one year following system deployment The deployment of a mechanical device, electrical system, computer program, etc., is its assembly or transformation from a packaged form to an operational working state. Deployment implies moving a product from a temporary or development state to a permanent or desired state. . There would be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale. The Department of the Army would be responsible for all transactions related to this proposed sale. CONTACT: Loral Corp. Joseph Tedino (703) 416-5540 INDUSTRY KEYWORD: AEROSPACE/DEFENSE REPEATS: New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of 212-575-8822 or 800-221-2462; Boston 617-236-4266 or 80 |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion