{"id":20448,"date":"2017-03-07T21:21:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T21:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/03\/07\/more-delays-for-german-air-defense-system-buy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:52:01","slug":"more-delays-for-german-air-defense-system-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2017\/03\/07\/more-delays-for-german-air-defense-system-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"More delays for German air defense system buy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span lang=\"DE\">G\u00d6TTINGEN, Germany\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Germany will not conclude a contract for the procurement of the air defense system\u00a0<\/span>pitched by Lockheed Martin, MBDA Deutschland and Italy\u2019s Leonardo\u00a0before the September elections, the Ministry of Defence told members of German Bundestag&#8217;s Defence Committee on Tuesday.<br\/><br\/><span title=\"Eigentlich sollte noch in der laufenden Legislaturperiode der Vertrag endverhandelt und unterzeichnet werden.\r\">Originally, the TLVS program to<\/span>\u00a0develop the Medium Extended Air Defense System, or MEADS, in Germany,\u00a0<span title=\"Eigentlich sollte noch in der laufenden Legislaturperiode der Vertrag endverhandelt und unterzeichnet werden.\r\">was to be negotiated and signed in the current legislative period. But<\/span>\u00a0the proposal from prime contractor MBDA won&#8217;t be finalized by the end of June when the parliament\u2019s Budget and Defence committees hold their last sessions.<br\/><span title=\"Der vorgesehene Abgabetermin im M\u00e4rz wird nach Informationen aus gut informierten Kreisen jedoch voraussichtlich auch nicht eingehalten.\r\"><br\/>According to sources with inside information about the situation, even the planned deadline for the new offer in March is unlikely to be met.<\/span>\u00a0Also still being negotiated are plans for<span title=\"Wie es aus gut informierten Kreisen hei\u00dft, werden gegenw\u00e4rtig Verhandlungen zwischen MBDA und Lockheed Martin zur Gr\u00fcndung eines Joint Ventures f\u00fcr die Umsetzung von TLVS\/MEADS gef\u00fchrt.\">\u00a0MBDA and Lockheed Martin to establish a joint venture for the implementation of TLVS\/MEADS.<br\/><\/span><span title=\"Angestrebt sei ein zeitnaher Verhandlungsabschluss.\r\"><br\/>Lockheed Martin said in a statement Tuesday that it is in discussions over the details of its TLVS proposal with the German MoD. &#8220;This is a large and complex program of great importance,&#8221; the statement reads. &#8220;We all agree that a thorough review of the details is appropriate and we continue to receive strong support for our solution and the path we are on to a TLVS contract.&#8221;\u00a0<br\/><br\/>MBDA declined to comment on the issue.<br\/><\/span><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span title=\"Bereits vor einigen Wochen hatte der verteidigungspolitische Sprecher der Sozialdemokraten im Bundestag, Rainer Arnold, eine st\u00e4rkere Einbindung von Lockheed Martin gefordert.\">A few weeks ago, the defense policy spokesman of the Social Democrats in the Bundestag, Rainer Arnold, called for a stronger integration of Lockheed Martin into the process. <\/span><span title=\"Das US-Unternehmen d\u00fcrfe nicht blo\u00df ein Lieferant unter vielen sein, sondern k\u00f6nne im Bereich der Systemintegration mit seinem Wissen und Personal helfen.\">The U.S. company should &#8220;not merely be a supplier among many&#8221; but could help with its knowledge and personnel in the area of system integration, Arnold said.<br\/><\/span><span title=\"Arnold forderte \u00fcberdies, dass MBDA-Mutter Airbus und Lockheed Martin mit weiteren Garantien einsteigen m\u00fcssten.\n\"><br\/>He also demanded that MBDA&#8217;s parent company, Airbus, and Lockheed Martin provide further guarantees. According to Arnold, MBDA&#8217;s offer was incomplete, as the price tag for Lockheed&#8217;s and Diehl&#8217;s missile systems was missing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defense expert of the opposition Green Party in the Bundestag, Tobias Lindner, criticized on Tuesday the shift of the contract to the next legislature period. 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