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DEFENCE RAF visits Beriev in run-up to Nimrod tender The Royal Air Force has vis ited the Beriev factory in Russia to discuss the possible bidding of the concern's Be-42 Mermaid amphibian twinjet to replace the British Aerospace Nimrod maritme-reconnaissance aircraft (Flight International, 23 December- 5 January). The visit at the end of 1992 by an RAF staff officer heralds a decision by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to issue an invi tation to tender to manufactur ers in February for its Nimrod replacement under Staff Require ment (Air) 420. Companies wishing to bid have until 29 January to inform the defence ministry of their interest. Possible replacements for the 30 Nimrods include an upgrade/rebuild of the existing aircraft, a development of the Lockheed P-3 Orion and a deriv ative of the Dassault Atlantic II. If Beriev opts to bid for the contract, it will be the first time that the Russians have been al lowed to compete for a UK military requirement. • Japan amends defence budget JTapan is to increase its defence | budget for fiscal year 1993 by % to ¥4.64 trillion ($37 bil lion). The procurement pro gramme for aircraft such as the Mitsubishi F-15J Eagle and the Kawasaki T-4 trainer has been cut to allow the purchase of two Boeing "E-767" airborne warn- ing-and-control aircraft. The 1993 rise is the lowest in recent years and takes spending to below 1% of Japan's projected 1993 gross national product and equates to 6.4% of 1993 Govern ment spending. Tokyo also in tends to cut some ¥580 billion from its ¥2,275 billion 1991-5 defence programme. Major procurements for the Japan Air Self-Defence Force in 1993 include four McDonnell Douglas F-15Js, two E-767s, nine T-4s, three T-400 (Beechjet 400) crew trainers, one U-125A (British Aerospace 125-800) for search and rescue and one Mit subishi/Sikorsky UH-60J rescue helicopter. The 1993 programme cuts to accommodate the E-767 spending include three F-15s, ten T-4s and two U-125s. The Japan Maritime Self- Defence Force (JMSDF) will pro- Russia offers Pakistan Su-27s/MiG-29s Russia is to offer to sell Sukhoi Su-27 Flankers and Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrums to Pakistan when the country's prime minister, Navaz Sharif, visits Moscow in the near future. Pakistan rejected recently a Russian bid to supply the latest T-72S main battle tanks in fa vour of a Polish offer for 320 licence-built T-72s. The reason for Pakistan's NEWS IN BRIEF MINUTEMAN UPGRADE Loral Command & Control Systems is to complete the upgrading of the US Air Force Minuteman intercontinental ballistic-missile launch-con trol centres, under a $50 mil lion extension to its 1989 rapid-execution and combat- targeting system contract. stance on the tank deal is un clear, but it could be linked to a recent agreement between Rus sia and India to set up repair plants for Russian-built military equipment in India. Russia has also given India a long-term loan of $830 million to buy weapons and military equipment. A recent deal for 26 single- seat and four two-seat MiG-29s, worth $500 million, is thought to have been the first use of this credit line. Pakistan has sought to bolster its fighter aircraft numbers for some time. A deal to purchase additional General Dynamics F-16s was blocked by the US Government in response to Paki stan's efforts to develop nuclear weapons and talks with France over buying the Dassault Avia tion Mirage 2000s have been stalled over Pakistan's inability to finance any contract. • Turbulence is ahead for Japanese T-4s: Japan needs their cash for E-767s cure one Lockheed P-3C Orion for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and an EP-3E electronic intelligence gathering version, four Mitsubishi/Sikorsky SH-60J ASW helicopters, a Shin Meiwa US-1A SAR amphibian, three T-4 primary trainers and two SAR UH-60Js. The JMSDF will also start a P-3 update programme. The Ground Self-Defence Force will buy two Bell AH-IS attack helicopters, 13 Kawasaki/ McDonnell Douglas OH-6D scout helicopters and two Ka wasaki/Boeing CH-47Js. The major programme cuts to date for the five-year plan are cutting F-15 procurement from 42 to 29, Lockheed C-130H from three to one, T-4 (90 to 68), P-3C (eight to five), SH-60J (36 to 31), AH-1S (20 to 18) and CH-47J (14 to 12). a THE WORLD'S LEADING PUBLISHER OF AEROSPACE/DEFENSE FORECASTS & MARKET INTELLIGENCE Forecast International/DMS offers a wide range ^T of publications and databases covering: ^T • Aerospace Systems ^7 • Power Systems • Weapons Systems ASW & Naval Systems • Electronics Systems Worldwide Inventories i Aftermarkets Call (203)426-0800 or Fax (203)426-1964 for information and a / , catalog of our full product line 22 Commerce Road, Newtown. CT 06470 USA • (203)426-0800 INTERNATIONAL/. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 20 - 26 January, 1993
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