MAIN HEADLINES FROM THIS ISSUE:

• India bumbles back to type as DPP 2015 fades away

  Traditional political theatre has interrupted the publication of India’s latest Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP 2015). The Defence Minister has scrapped the plan and is now looking for an October release.

• Finland welcomes an independent ‘go ahead’ to demand IP for the fighter replacement program

  The Finnish government has accepted the recommendations of an independent study into its forthcoming Fighter Replacement Program. The study determined that the country’s derogation from the defence directive under Article 346 TFEU is justified: Finland can ask for industrial participation.

• Oman’s new regulations will make multipliers of ten-plus achievable

  The new Omani Authority for Partnership for Development regulations indicate that multipliers for inputs and outputs will range from 1 to 5. In practice, however, those multipliers may even exceed 10…..

• Czech Republic celebrates offset benefits and prepares for more with new procurements

  The Czech Republic’s economy has gained 31.6bn crowns ($1.3bn) since 2004 from the offset program associated with the lease of the Gripen fighters, Saab officials claimed. Opportunities for future benefit programs remain as the military prepares a number of procurements likely to meet the criteria for offsets under Article 346.

• Israel: ICA to introduce penalties for obligors with a broken record

  The ICA is to introduce non-performance penalties into offset contracts on a selective basis. The decision marks a significant departure from the policies of predecessors.