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XXXVII, No 23, Monday 02nd December, 2019

Canada’s VP approach has no cap – ITB commitments may exceed 100 percent

Commander Walt Nolan (retd), a Lockheed Martin Canada executive responsible for delivering Value Proposition commitments for the Canadian Surface Combatant and several other major programs, led conference delegates on a charge through Canada’s tortuous VP process. He warned contractors about “the monster” that is Canada’s VP approach…

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XXXVII, No 23, Monday 02nd December, 2019

Poland: “The offset law is not as inflexible as you think”

Defence contractors engaging in offsets in Poland should not take the country’s law literally, GOCA conference attendees were told. Government expectations of offset differ from the law. The divergence is causing confusion. “What you read [in the law] actually is fairly significantly removed from the reality of how offset functions in Poland,” explained…

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XXXVII, No 23, Monday 02nd December, 2019

Turkey: Defence contractors with obligations face double trouble

A number of Turkey’s NATO allies and other European countries have suspended arms sales to Turkey. Contractors are now left with the vexing question of how to respond to their country’s arms embargo. The restrictions may frustrate their contracts to export military equipment for offset obligations. Turkey has threatened to sue for breach of contract. Contractors might be able to declare force majeure…

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XXXVII, No 23, Monday 02nd December, 2019

Czech Republic calls for offsets – minimum quota 30 percent

Czech president Miloš Zeman has called for his country to use offsets on future defence procurements as the country lays out a new acquisition strategy.

Headlines from latest issue
XXXVII, No 23, Monday 02nd December, 2019

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