Main headlines from this issue

Blenheim “dissolution” mystery solved but Grant Rogan may face jail time in divorce dispute

Confusion over a Blenheim company registered in the UK with another company registered in Guernsey has led concerned parties to approach CTO. Their worry was that the offset service provider had been wound up...

Malaysia sets 60 percent localisation target for Thales’ in-flight entertainment displays

Thales has signed a “Pre-Industrial Collaboration Programme Agreement” with Malaysia’s Technology Depository Agency (TDA). The agreement provides for the localisation of In-Flight Entertainment screen manufacturing. The screens are for the Malaysia Airlines fleet as well as the global market... The TDA is using a base multiplier of...

Australian senate publishes scathing report on IP failings in naval programme

Australia’s Senate Economics References Committee has submitted a “final report” into the “Future of Australia's naval shipbuilding industry.” The report contains significant criticism of the handling of industrial participation and criticises vague definitions of Australian industry content.

U.S. DoD issues ruling on FMS indirects – redefines “offsets”

The U.S. Department of Defence has issued a final ruling on the permissibility of indirect offsets within FMS contracts. Costs associated with indirect offsets will not be deemed “unreasonable.” The first sentence of the direct offset definition has been revised to provide that a direct offset involves... and revised the definition of indirect offsets to state...

UK MoD on article 346: “There is no national security interest” – Labour opposition: “Yes, there is”

The British government’s procurement plans for up to three new support ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary are facing opposition from the Labour Party, the Scottish National Party (SNP), and trade unions. The opposition focuses on the application of Article 346 TFEU.