Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales (GIFAS), the French aerospace industry association, has alerted French SMEs to the opportunities available in offsets. Together with the government-backed trade body Comité National des Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur de la France (CNCCEF), the 220-page blockbuster profiles—and criticises—seven countries.....
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari. The charges concern irregularities and corruption in the procurement of 75 Pilatus PC-7 basic trainer aircraft in 2009. Mr Bhandari’s company, the offset service provider Offset India Solutions, has been indefinitely barred from business dealings in India with the MoD. The company was originally barred for six months in 2018.
The Kazakhstan government has announced that the country will soon produce locally Airbus H145M helicopters. Construction will take place at Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering LLP, a joint venture between Airbus and Kazakhstan Engineering. The agreement marks the first time that military helicopters would be produced locally in Kazakhstan.
Brazil and Morocco have signed a framework agreement to share military technology. The agreement was initiated by Morocco which wants to develop its own defence industry to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign arms. The country has signed similar deals with Spain and the UK.
The Norwegian MoD says that it is close to finalising a submarine cooperation project with Germany, and expects contracts to be ready by the end of this year. Norway’s acquisition authority cannot sign a contract with a supplier until an industrial co-operation agreement between the MoD and the supplier has been negotiated.