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LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT in NATO 10 Years of SLCM Policy in NATO – Achievements and Perspectives COUNTRY FOCUS: THE NETHERLANDS European Security & Defence 6/2015 ISSN 1617-7983 • Sniper Equipment a 5,90 • www.euro-sd.com • New Emphasis on Collective Defence A Diverse Market for Diverse Missions NATO‘s Readiness Action Plan – progress and challenges Auxiliary ships – often an overlooked but critical on the road from Wales to Warsaw component of today‘s sea services around the world November 2015 Politics · Armed Forces · Procurement · Technology DEFENCE & SECURITY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION THE LAND & AIRLAND SOLUTION Identify your company as a key player www.eurosatory.com Editorial The Ukraine Must Be Stabilised Almost two years after the first mass territories in the East, about one million protests on the Maidan, and well over 17 people have flown abroad and 1.3 million months following the taking of office of to the western parts of the country. These State President Petro Poroschenko, many circumstances must be taken into account observers in the West were expecting that before blaming the government for a lack the Ukrainian communal elections might of initiative when applying state and eco- be providing information on the prevailing nomic reforms. The Ukrainian population, mood in the country. Would the electorate which is the victim in all this, seems rather in view of the precarious security situation more inclined to do so than many Western in the East and the continuing threat to partners that distance themselves because the state integrity by Russia, still gather be- their well-intentioned, yet much too sim- hind the actors of the upheaval of 2014? ple, advice is not effective. But this may Or would they, out of desperation over also overstrain the patience of the popula- their desolate economic situation and the tion at some point. slow pace of reform, want to give a lesson The hopes associated with the Maidan to the government? Revolution will remain unfulfillable as The electoral results suggest that the pop- long as the sovereignty and integrity of ulation currently has neither in mind. Their the Ukrainian state are threatened. The enthusiasm for the work of the central key to the solution of this problem lies in government seems to keep within limits. Moscow, but it is unwilling to surrender However, they are also not inclined to look it; instead, the strategy is one of wearing for new saviours or to have the pendulum down the neighbour until it bows to Rus- swing back in favour of the epigones of sian will. The Ukraine will not be able to the old regime. At any rate, the turnout of resist these hegemonic claims all by itself. 46.5 per cent is anything but a sign of po- As in the other “frozen conflicts” in the litical apathy. In many European states, in post-Soviet hemisphere, Russia is playing similar elections it is no higher. Other than for time, and the West will need staying in the “guided democracy” prevailing in power if it wants to prevent the success of Russia, the citizens could choose between this strategy. a wide range of highly heterogenous par- Some groundwork for this was laid at ties and candidates. Nevertheless, in spite the NATO summit in Wales. Non-NATO- of all pluralism, the division of the country member Ukraine benefits from the new that has characterised the Ukraine since its focus on national and Alliance defence. independence can also be measured from Yet this engagement will remain fruitless if the results of these elections. it is not associated with economic aid. The The encouraging conclusion that the local Ukraine must be stabilised economically elections do not constitute a spark for fur- so it is not additionally burdened by social ther destabilisation of the Ukraine should unrest and remains able to act politically not however blind us to the fact that the in spite of ongoing tensions in the East. political and economic situation of this Here especially the Kiev government is large and important neighbouring state naturally called upon. Its consolidation of the EU is more alarming than ever. The packages and deregulation measures may World Bank estimates that the Ukrainian have dampened the economic downturn, gross national product (GNP) will shrink by but it has not been successful in stemming 12% this year. The inflation rate exceeds the corruption that paralyses the country. 50%; at the same time, the wage level The political influence of the oligarchs is has decreased with rising unemployment. still unbroken. Only those that were on the Foreign debt already lies beyond 150% wrong side in the Maidan Revolution were of the national product. The territories plucked. The Western European partners over which the Kiev government has lost also have an obligation to act. They must control due to the Russian annexation of accept that the stabilisation of the Ukraine Crimea and the revolts of the separatists will not be possible without a long term protected by Moscow, represent 20% of cost. the economic performance of the coun- try. It is assumed that from the civil war Peter Bossdorf November 2015 · European Security & Defence 3 Content Quo Vadis Pentagon? Current Trends in Simulation and Training The Russian annexation of the Crimean Peninsula Simulation helps prepare for new situations, and this and the war in the Eastern parts of the Ukraine have can include quick reaction to explore the best ways given an entirely new significance to the military of countering threats that had not been anticipated presence of the USA in Europe. Page 10 before. Page 52 SECURITY POLICY ARMAMENT & TECHNOLOGY 10 Quo Vadis Pentagon? 43 “Equipment commonality is a key success factor.” Trends in US Defence Policy and the Interview with OCCAR Director Tim Rowntree Consequences for Europe 47 Key Aspects of the PUMA AIFV System Technology Marco Overhaus Team of authors, PSM Projekt System & Management GmbH 13 Russia’s 2014 Military Doctrine and beyond: 52 Training and Simulation Trends Today Threat Perceptions, Capabilities and Ambitions William Carter and Stephen Barnard Polina Sinovets and Bettina Renz 56 Current Developments in the Sniper Community 17 The Security Dimensions of the Greek Crisis Jan-Phillipp Weisswange Michael Paul 61 Handover of the First M109A7 PALADIN 20 Israeli-UK Geopolitical Chaos Sidney E. Dean Tim Guest 63 The Danish Defence Procurement Plan 2015-2030 COUNTRY FOCUS: THE NETHERLANDS J. Bo Leimand 22 The Netherlands – “We will uphold.” 69 Greater Sense of Awareness Thomas Bauer Andrew Drwiega 25 In the Interest of the Netherlands Tom Middendorp INDUSTRY & MARKETS 33 The Dutch Triple Helix: Innovations for 71 Naval Auxiliary Ships the Armed Forces Bob Nugent Ron Nulkes 75 “It’s easy to win on price; it’s more difficult to win on value. That’s what we do.” ARMED FORCES Interview with Larry Raines, VP Virtual Systems, Meggitt Training Systems 36 NATO’s Readiness Action Plan for Assurance and Deterrence 78 Oshkosh Wins JLTV Contract, Lockheed Progress and Challenges on the Road from Challenges Award Wales to Warsaw Sidney E. Dean Klaus Olshausen 79 “Meeting conventional demand without 40 Smart Energy Protects and Saves Money compromise” Gerhard Heiming Interview with İzzet Artunç, MKEK General Manager and Chairman of the Board 4 European Security & Defence · November 2015 COLUMNS COUNTRY FOcus: THE NETHERLANDS 3 Editorial 6 Periscope 64 Masthead 81 Firms & Faces 82 Preview VIEWPOINT FROM … 16 London: The West looks, and probably is, weak. Ian Talbot • Security Policy • Armed Forces • Defence Industry Pages 22-35 November 2015 · European Security & Defence 5 Periscope AN/TPS-80 Radar (df) Northrop Grumman has been awarded Correction a $51 million contract from the US Marine In response to the article headlined “NIAG IIG – the Link between NATO Logistics Corps to develop and test the Ground and Industry” in our September issue we received a letter from Mr Patrick Auroy, Weapon Locating Radar (GWLR) mode for NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investments, in which he made the the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented following remarks: Radar (G/ATOR). “The highlight of the article mentions that The NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG) is charged with providing advice from industry to the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) on how to foster government-to-industry and industry- to-industry armaments cooperation within the Alliance. This is a generously stated mandate for the NIAG as, in reality, government-to-industry armaments cooperation remains primarily a national prerogative. More accurately, one could have said that the NIAG role is to provide advice on how to foster NATO-to-industry and industry- to-industry cooperation.“ Furthermore, Mr Auroy pointed out that the NATO-Industry (Photo: Northrop Grumman) Forum is not organised by NIAG, but rather by the Supreme Allied Commander Trans- formation and the Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investments. Finally, Mr Auroy explained that the former NATO Maintenance and Support Agency and NATO Standardization Agency were renamed NATO Support and Procurement Agency resp. NATO Standardization Office I in 2012. We apologise for any inconvenience that may have been caused by incorrect state- The GWLR mode is a software update ments in the article. ESD Editorial Team that brings additional mission capability to the ground-based multi-mission Active The Austrian army has previously purchased has been successfully installed to the Royal Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar Saab simulation systems for its tanks, anti- Navy’s future aircraft carrier, HMS Queen developed by the Department of Defense. tank weapons and soldiers. This contract Elizabeth. G/ATOR will perform four principal mis- includes Saab’s next generation of soldier Known as Artisan 3D, the radar system will sions using the same hardware. Software training systems with new add-on equip- be used for the first time to deliver air traffic loads optimise the operation of the radar ment that will extend the current system.
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