Arab Defense Industry Papers News Bulletin

Volume 1, Number 5 12 December 2016

The Big Picture ...... 2 GCC and UK announce renewed "strategic partnership" ...... 2 Egypt interested in defense cooperation with Pakistan ...... 2 Russia receives full payment for S-300 from Iran ...... 2 New report suggests Iran is supplying arms to conflicts in Yemen and Somalia ...... 2 CSIS blames Iran for Gulf militarization ...... 3 Saudi appoints powerful lobbyist to address Trump Administration ...... 3 Putin move to win a military base in Libya ...... 4 Wilayat Sinai militants kill 12 soldiers North Sinai ...... 4 Qatar to arm Syrian rebels ...... 4 Austrian military embargo slammed by Ankara ...... 4 Head of the Libyan National Army calls for end of UN arms embargo ...... 5 Iranian destroyers heading to the Atlantic ...... 5 Turkey supporting increased technology cooperation among NATO members ...... 5 Defense Industry ...... 5 IDF to upgrade Segev UGV with remote weapon station ...... 5 Turkey works on new air and space systems ...... 6 Turkish ATAK helicopters to be equipped with long range anti-tank missiles from Roketsan ...... 6 Iran about to test prototype Shafaq jet ...... 6 Turkish military receives guided missile system from Roketsan ...... 6 Defense Modernization and Support ...... 6 Algerian MEKOs to test Umkhonto air defense in 2017 ...... 6 About the ADIP News Bulletin Israeli AFs GBTS Center Completed ...... 6 The Arab Defense Industry Papers Iran accelerates navy build up ...... 7 (ADIP) is a new professional series fo- Multimillion upgrade contract GD Iraqi M1A1 Tanks ...... 7 cusing on the role of the defense in- Defense Procurement ...... 7 dustry in Algeria Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Massive U.S. defense sales to GCC ...... 7 Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Iraq looks into buying Patria AMV 8x8 vehicles ...... 7 Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tuni- sia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emir- Iran has an eye on Russia's Su-30 fighter jets ...... 7 ates. The focus of the series is on the Irak seeks HQ-9 long-range SAMs ...... 7 establishment of national defense in- Ukraine sells SAR and EW aircraft to Saudi Arabia ...... 8 dustrial bases in these countries and Israeli orders an additional 17 F-35s ...... 8 joint collaborative defense projects as Dutch delivery of 15 F-16 fighter jets to Jordan delayed ...... 8 well as defense exports. The ADIP Morocco to replace defensive aids of F-16 fighter jets ...... 8 News Bulletin complements the ana- M109A5 howitzers delivery Morocco ...... 8 lytical papers by providing infor- Babcock finalizes Oman's Duqm docking facilities ...... 9 mation about current and upcoming developments relevant for the Arab 52 Super Mushak deal between Turkey and Pakistan ...... 9 defense industrial establishment. The Morocco awards $91M defensive EW suite contract to Harris ...... 9 ADIP News Bulletin is available by Military Cooperation and Training ...... 9 subscription. ADIP and the ADIP News Egypt and Greece conduct joint exercises ...... 9 Bulletin are joint initiatives of Borchert UAE and South Korea to increase military cooperation ...... 9 Consulting & Research AG and Verocy. For more information about ADIP, see: PT Dirgantara Indonesia to maintain Saudi air systems ...... 10 http://www.arabdefenseindustry.com. Pakistan and Turkey plan to step up defense cooperation ...... 10 Cybersecurity and Space ...... 10 New Shamoon computer attack on Saudi Arabia ...... 10 BCR

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The Big Picture to Russia. "We have just completed the deliver- ies of S-300 systems. The contract has been im- plemented in full, and the Iranian side has made GCC and UK announce renewed "strategic partner- payments and withdrawn its lawsuit on the con- ship" tract," Russian presidential aide for military and (9 Dec 2016) On 6-7 December 2016, Theresa technical cooperation Vladimir Kozhin told Rus- May was the first UK Prime Minister to attend a sian news agency TASS. Russia signed a $900M meeting of the six Gulf Cooperation Countries contract with Iran in 2007 for the delivery of S- (GCC). On the occasion of the meeting the par- 300 air defense systems to the Islamic Republic. ties published a lengthy statement announced a But it was suspended after the adoption of UN new "strategic partnership" building on en- Security Council sanctions on Iran in mid-2010. hanced cooperation in the fields of security, http://bit.ly/2hmiw3P counter-terrorism, cyber security, and defense in general. The statement underlined military co- New report suggests Iran is supplying arms to con- operation would aim at developing "GCC de- flicts in Yemen and Somalia fense capacity, capability, and interoperability, including for humanitarian and peace support (30 Nov 2016) The British arms-tracking organi- operations" as well as maritime and border se- zation, Conflict Armament Research (CAR) re- curity. ports that thousands of weapons entering the The UK seems to speed up its return to "east of conflict-ridden countries of Yemen and Somalia Suez" that already began about two years ago may be coming from Iranian backed companies with the announcement to establish a perma- and individuals. nent naval base in Bahrain. In addition, the UK Entitled “Maritime Interdictions of Weapon is also establishing a new army base in Oman. Supplies to Somalia and Yemen,” the CAR re- According to press reports, Prime Minister May port documents evidence found onboard cap- underlined the strategic relevance of the part- tured dhows. The dhows were presumably nership by arguing that "Gulf security is our se- transporting weapons in the Arabian Sea, and curity." Without going into details, she also were captured by the warships HMAS Darwin, pledged to invest more than £3bn in defense FS Provence, and USS Sirocco, operating as part spending in the region in the next decade. of the multinational CMF. Due to the significant http://bit.ly/2hmTOz2 quantity and nature of the military materiel found on board the vessels, the international community immediately suspected their origin Egypt interested in defense cooperation with Paki- to be Iran, with a final destination set for the stan war-torn countries of Somalia and Yemen. (9 Dec 2016) Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el- CAR was able to obtain documentation from Sisi told Pakistan's Minister of Defense Produc- two out of three of the dhows, and began ana- tion Rana Tanveer Hussain that Egypt would lyzing and documenting the impounded materi- like to cooperate with Pakistan on defense pro- el. CAR was also able to gain access to seized duction initiatives, online news agency Quwa military equipment that United Arab Emirate reported on 9 December 2016. According to the forces – operating as part of the anti-Houthi coa- Associated Press of Pakistan Egypt has ex- lition in Yemen – had reportedly captured. pressed its interest in the Pakistani-Chinese JF- Found to be linked were weapons tracked in 17 Thunder multi-role fighter jet. Yemen, with some of the weapons found in the http://bit.ly/2gsUNAd cargo hold of one of the dhows. Further investi- gation proved that a significant quantity of the weapons found in Yemen, and in the dhows, Russia receives full payment for S-300 from Iran were Iranian-manufactured and believed to (1 Dec 2016) Iran has made full payments for the have originated from Iranian stockpiles. deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems

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An Iranian shipbuilding corporation, Al Man- such as that of president Bashar Al Assad in Syr- soor, was also found to have manufactured two ia, the report said. out of the three dhows. There are some indica- Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, chairman of the Arab tions that Al Mansoor is involved in these op- Council for Social Sciences, said that in terms of erations beyond the role of being a mere manu- defence spending the region was more milita- facturer of the vessels. CAR found that Al Man- rized than at any other time in its history. "Iran soor has been involved in previous gun running has always pushed the envelope further," Mr operations in Somalia, from supplying local Abdulla said. "It has been the initiator and the markets, to accessing Somalian ports and trans- instigator of new rounds of an arms race in the ferring arms between vessels heading to other region." Iran has not only militarized the Gulf, destinations in the region. “Analysis of the but also added a nuclear element to this arms weapons suggests that at least two of the three race, which "once set in motion, the chances for deliveries were probably supplied with the conflict and clashes increase, making everybody complicity of Iranian security forces," the report less secure". Dr Albadr Al Shateri, professor of states. politics at the National Defence College, said the According to records acquired through the Ira- report indicated that both parties were locked in nian Registry for Personal and Deed Organiza- positions of distrust. tions, Al Mansoor is headquartered next to an http://bit.ly/2hBeO5n Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fa- cility. IRGC is the military arm of the Iranian re- Saudi appoints powerful lobbyist to address Trump ligious leadership, and its Ayatollahs. Administration http://bit.ly/2gocMIs (23 Nov 2016) Saudi Arabia has contracted an- other lobbying heavyweight: former California CSIS blames Iran for Gulf militarization Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon. Between 2011 (28 Nov 2016) Regional terrorism and the influ- and 2015, he was the chair of the House Armed ence of Iran over countries such as Iraq, Syria Services Committee, which oversees the De- and Lebanon have led to increased militariza- partment of Defense and its Foreign Military tion in the region, according to a new report. Sales (FMS) program, including supplies to The report entitled "Iran and the Gulf Military Saudi Arabia. According to data from the Center Balance" written by Anthony Cordesman, CSIS, for Responsive politics, McKeon was among the says Tehran poses a growing missile threat to top five recipients of defense contractor money maritime traffic in the Arabian Gulf and the in the U.S. House of Representatives. flow of petroleum exports. This has led to "a de During his time in government, McKeon was a facto military alliance between the US, key Arab reliable ally of the Saudis and the defense indus- states and European power projection forces try. Security Assistance Monitor tracks U.S. for- that is critical to deterring Iran and limiting the eign military assistance, and its data shows that risk of war", said Cordesman. He argues the mil- during McKeon’s tenure as head of the House itary balance in the Gulf was also "shaped by in- Armed Services Committee, the U.S. signed off ternal conflicts and divisions in Iraq, Syria and on $10 billion in military sales to Saudi Arabia. Yemen and the impact of ‘failed state wars’ on The former congressman now runs the McKeon the relative strategic influence of Iran versus Group, which registered earlier this month to other Arab states and the US". represent Saudi Arabia. McKeon will be work- Gulf states have long criticized Iran for stirring ing in a partnership with Democratic-aligned turmoil in the region, leading them to press the lobby shop the Glover Park Group, alongside 17 US to take a stronger line against Tehran. But other firms and individuals the Kingdom has even the most successful military and counter- hired to guard its interests in D.C. terrorism efforts can only deter and contain the http://bit.ly/2gkOXBk threats from Iran, extremist groups and regimes

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Putin move to win a military base in Libya attack, although it was unclear from reports whether the militants were suicide attackers or (28 Nov 2016) Libyan Gen Khalifa Hafter killed by security forces. arrived in Moscow on 26 November 2016 with a http://bit.ly/2gArThR request for Russian arms and military support for his army. He was welcomed in Moscow, which saw an opening for Russia to gain its first Qatar to arm Syrian rebels military base in North Africa. According to (27 Nov 2016) Qatar will continue to arm Syrian DEBKAfile’s military and intelligence sources, rebels even if Donald Trump ends U.S. backing President Vladimir Putin began to envision a for the multinational effort, Doha's foreign second Mediterranean base on the coast of minister said in an interview, signaling its Benghazi, twin to Hmeimim in Syria’s Latakia. determination to pursue a policy the U.S. This one would accommodate Russian naval as President-elect may abandon. Qatar’s Foreign well as air units and be located 700km from Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Europe. al-Thani said Qatar would not "go solo" and The U.S.-born Hafter heads a powerful group supply shoulder-fired missiles to the rebels to that was once backed by the U.S. But since defend themselves against Syrian and Russian refusing to recognize the government warplanes. While the rebels needed more established by the UN in Tripoli, he relies military support, any move to supply "Manpad" mainly on the support of Egypt and some of the anti-aircraft weapons to them would have to be Gulf emirates for his eastern Libyan Benghazi decided collectively by the rebels' backers, the stronghold. Egypt and the UAE provide Hafter’s minister, a member of Qatar's royal family, told army with air support from Egyptian bases in Reuters. the Western Desert. It was their leaders who http://bit.ly/2gOYFtf urged him to accept the Russian invitation to Moscow and bid for military assistance. Haftar was in Moscow in June 2016 and met Austrian military embargo slammed by Ankara with with Russian Defense Minister Sergei (25 Nov 2016) Ankara has criticized an Austrian Shoigu and National Security Adviser Nikolai military supplies embargo on Turkey. Speaking Patrushev. Then, the Kremlin was wary of in Ankara, Defense Minister Fikri Isik told re- extending military aid to the maverick Libyan porters: "I am sure that these types of implemen- general. U.S, Italian and British special forces tations will give us [Turkey] more serious moti- were at the time pressing a major offensive to vation in developing national and indigenous drive ISIS out of the key Libyan port of Sirte. weapons in Turkey's defense industry.” The However, this offensive has still not achieved its Austrian parliament has adopted a motion, goal. Putin is now offering Hafter’s army jet which imposed an arms export embargo against fighters, attack helicopters, armored vehicles Turkey. The decision came the same day the and assorted missiles as well as air support for European Parliament voted to approve a non- fighting the Islamic State. binding motion urging the EU to halt accession http://bit.ly/2gP3zGD talks with Ankara. Isik said the U.S. had im- posed a much more severe embargo on Turkey Wilayat Sinai militants kill 12 soldiers North Sinai in 1975 -- something which sparked the “birth” of Turkish military supplier, ASELSAN. Isik (28 Nov 2016) At least 12 soldiers were killed said Turkey would not be affected by Austria's and 12 others were wounded when suspected decision in practice but added that the decision Wilayat Sinai militants attacked a checkpoint had revealed Austria's attitude. with four vehicle-borne improvised explosive http://bit.ly/2hB0Noi devices (VBIEDs) in an unspecified location in Egypt's North Sinai governorate on 24 Novem- ber, Reuters reported. A military statement said that three militants were also killed during the

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Head of the Libyan National Army calls for end of Turkey supporting increased technology coopera- UN arms embargo tion among NATO members (23 Nov 2016) Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, (20 Nov 2016) A Turkish official has used the re- head of the Libyan National Army, argued that cent meeting of the NATO Parliamentary As- the UN arms embargo prevents Libya from sembly in Istanbul to ask for more technology defeating Daesh. In an interview with French TV cooperation among allies. Turkish Science, In- Channel 16 he described the arms embargo as dustry and Technology Minister Faruk Ozlu unjust and something that could not be accept- Ozlu talked about Turkey’s research and devel- ed. “If the embargo remains, if the world re- opment programs and developments in the de- mains in the position of a spectator, we too will fense industry. He underlined Turkey's support [be forced to] remain just spectators of Daesh.” for international cooperation and argued that Russia is the only state sympathetic to ending there should be more technological collabora- the embargo in order to defeat Daesh in Libya; tion among NATO nations. "Are we really open however the majority of the UN Security Coun- to share technology among NATO members? cil is in favour of maintaining the embargo stat- Are we ready and eager to support each other in ing that it will end once the Government of Na- the field of technology?" he asked. He also put tional Accord is approved and in full control of emphasis on cyber security. "We believe that the Libyan military. Haftar’s demand comes in NATO members should share more technology, light of his force’s recent gains in Benghazi’s including in cybersecurity." Gwarsha district. http://bit.ly/2gAoLCu http://bit.ly/2hjaJ6D

Defense Industry Iranian destroyers heading to the Atlantic (22 Nov 2016) Iran has deployed Alvand and IDF to upgrade Segev UGV with remote weapon Bushehr destroyers in the Atlantic Ocean as part of its plans to expand naval presence in the in- station ternational waters. "For the first time, the 44th (1 Dec 2016) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is flotilla comprised of Alvand and Bushehr de- set to upgrade the Segev unmanned ground ve- stroyers could sail around the African continent hicles (UGVs) it currently operates on the border and enter the Atlantic Ocean," Iranian Navy with the Gaza Strip with a remote weapon sta- Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari tion and an autonomous navigation capability, was quoted. according to the commander of the Unmanned "The Iranian Navy will definitely be present in Surface Vehicle Company. the Atlantic Ocean in the near future," Admiral Segev was introduced in mid-2016 and replaced Sayyari said during his meeting with foreign the Guardium platform. Both UGVs were manu- military attaches in Tehran at the time. Recently, factured by G-NIUS, an IAI-Elbit joint venture Iran’s Navy has been increasing its presence in that was discontinued earlier in 2016. The Segev international waters to protect naval routes and is now maintained by Elbit Systems. Based on a provide security for trade vessels and tankers. Ford F-350 truck, the Segev is much larger than The Iranian Navy has also been conducting anti- the original Guardium, which used the chassis piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since Novem- from the Tomcar off-road utility vehicle. Segev ber 2008, when Somali raiders hijacked the Ira- can be operated in manual and semi-automatic nian-chartered cargo ship, MV Delight, off the mode. The fully automatic mode is about to be coast of Yemen. introduced in two months. http://bit.ly/2hBdHTa http://bit.ly/2hjbrko

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Turkey works on new air and space systems Turkish military receives guided missile system (30 Nov 2016) Turkey is working on developing from Roketsan a military aircraft, passenger airliner and a satel- (21 Nov 2016) In the second half of November lite, Turksat 6A. "We continue to work on the 2016 Turkey’s defense firm Roketsan delivered creation of national military and passenger air- the 303 mm Guided Missile System, also known craft," Turkey’s Science, Industry and Technolo- as KASIRGA (Hurricane), to the Turkish mili- gy Minister Faruk Ozlu said. Speaking at the tary. According to Turkish Defense Minister Global Satshow2 conference in Istanbul, Ozlu Frikri Isik KASIGRA was "developed entirely by also mentioned successfully implemented pro- Roketsan and has an extreme accuracy up to jects like the ATAK strike helicopter, Hurkus 120-kilometer range.” The system can intensive- training aircraft, as well as the Anka, Bayraktar ly and effectively fire critical point targets from and Karayel UAV. 30 kilometers to 120 kilometers, thanks to its http://bit.ly/2gAowqS high striking and destroying capability. http://bit.ly/2gt1DHu Turkish ATAK helicopters to be equipped with long range anti-tank missiles from Roketsan Defense Modernization and Support (25 Nov 2016) Turkey will equip ATAK helicop- ters with domestically produced long-range, an- Algerian MEKOs to test Umkhonto air defense in ti-tank UMTAS and laser guided UMTAS mis- siles. The missiles manufactured by Rocketsan 2017 will be used on helicopters manufactured by (1 Dec 2016) A press statement issued by South Turkey. UMTAS can hit targets five kilometers Africa's Denel group on 30 November 2016 sug- away with full precision. gests that Algeria's MEKO A200 frigates will http://bit.ly/2hsjI8H undergo through extensive testing with the Umkhonto air defense systems in 2017. The Iran about to test prototype Shafaq jet company also said that acceptance trials of the second frigate were completed in October 2016 (24 Nov 2016) According to IHS Jane's, Iran's and the manufacturing of infrared-guided Um- long-running programs to develop a military jet khonto missiles for the program will be com- trainer/light attack aircraft will achieve signifi- pleted in January 2017. cant milestones in the coming months, officials http://bit.ly/2gpe8PD from the Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO) told the news magazine during the Iran Air Show held on Kish Island on 16-19 Novem- Israeli AFs GBTS Center Completed ber 2016. The two programs are the Shafaq and (29 Nov 2016) Israeli company Elbit Systems an- the Borhan that derive of a design concept joint- nounced that it has completed the delivery of ly developed by Iranian designers and a team the Ground Based Training System (GBTS) cen- from Russia's Mikoyan Design Bureau from ter for the M-346 "Lavi" trainer aircraft. The 2002 to 2010. Prototype testing is starting at pre- GBTS shall qualify pilots and Weapon Systems sent, while first flight is expected sometime in Operators (WSOs) to progress directly to fourth 2017. According to AIO, the aircraft that will be and fifth generation fighter aircraft (F-16, F-15 tested this year will have the Shafaq-style con- and F-35). For this purpose the GBTS enables figuration with a twin, outwardly canted verti- flight academy cadets, as well as graduate pilots cal tail. and WSOs, to practice unusual and in-flight http://bit.ly/2hB2LoC emergency procedures, and at a more advanced level, to simulate complex combat scenarios, act- ing as a solo pilot or as part of a formation. Em- bedded Tactical Training System (ETTS) pro- vides live training within the GBTS as well as in

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the real aircraft. The Center's simulators employ additional components, training, and support a real-image 360º display system, equipped with services worth $3.5bn for the UAE simulation models of actual weapons systems § 48 CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopters includ- and high-fidelity Computer Generated Forces ing additional components and logistics sup- (CGF), which, working together, generate a port worth $3.51bn for Saudi Arabia. wide range of immersive virtual combat envi- § 72 F-15QA multi-role fighter aircraft includ- ronments. ing weapons packages, training and logistical http://bit.ly/2gP9xXT support worth $21.1bn for Qatar. § 32 F/A-18E aircraft including additional Iran accelerates Navy build up components, weapons packages, training, and logistics support for $10.1bn for Kuwait. (23 Nov 2016) Iran is putting renewed emphasis § Continued logistics support for eight C-17 on building up its naval bases while also aircraft to Qatar worth $700m. entering new waters. Iranian Rear Admiral http://bit.ly/1gB0cMk Habibollah Sayyari stated in Tehran that “we are building two naval zones and three naval bases on Makran coasts, and this is in line with Iraq looks into buying Patria AMV 8x8 vehicles our policy of making a return to the sea”. (9 Dec 2016) Iraq seems to consider buying Pa- Sayyari also announced the Iranian navy would tria AMV 8x8 armored vehicles for its army, De- be equipped with homegrown surface-to- fence Blog reported on 9 December 2016. Bagh- surface missiles, sea-based drones, and Low dad seems to have an interest in several hun- Probability of Intercept radars. dred AMVs in different configurations. http://bit.ly/2giPNiu http://bit.ly/2hfbnCD

Multimillion upgrade contract GD Iraqi M1A1 Tanks Iran has an eye on Russia's Su-30 fighter jets (23 Nov 2016) U.S. defense company General (30 Nov 2016) Iran considers purchasing a batch Dynamics was awarded a $65M contract for lo- of Sukhoi Su-30 jet fighters from Russia to mod- gistic support and training for Iraqi M1A1 tanks ernize its air force. Iran’s Defense Minister Brig- and M88A2 recovery vehicles. Work will be per- adier General Hossein Dehqan said the purchase formed in Iraq and Sterling Heights, Michigan, was on the ministry's agenda. He also said Rus- with an estimated completion date of 31 De- sia had agreed Tehran’s terms on “joint invest- cember 2017, the U.S. Department of Defense ment and supplying technology” for the pur- said in a statement. chase of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 fighter http://bit.ly/2hmsMJw jets." For the deal to get trough, Russia and Iran will need to work on the UN Security Council as it needs to approve the sale, which is also likely Defense Procurement to affect Moscow's relations with Israel, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Massive U.S. defense sales to GCC http://bit.ly/2gP8CGN (9 Dec 2016) On the final days in office the U.S. administration has pushed the door wide open Irak seeks HQ-9 long-range SAMs to enable defense sales to several GCC countries. (30 Nov 2016) Iraqi sources have stated that The Defense Security and Cooperation Agency Baghdad is in the process of finalizing a $2.5bn has informed U.S. Congress about the following U.S. purchase of HQ-9/FD-2000 long-range sur- possible sales: face-to-air missile (SAM) systems from China § 28 AH-64E remanufactured and nine new Precision Machinery Import and Export Corpo- AH-64E Apache attack helicopters including ration (CPMIEC). According to Mawazin, the purchase will be financed with Chinese credits

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requiring Iraq to repay the credit volume in in- Dutch delivery of 15 F-16 fighter jets to Jordan de- stallments of $833M. layed China is about to become one of Iraq’s leading suppliers, in particular with regard to weapon (28 Nov 2016) Netherlands has delayed the de- systems that are hard to acquire for non-NATO livery of 15 additional Royal Netherlands Air countries such as CH-4 UAV and long-range Force (RNLAF) F-16AMs to Jordan after request SAM. With the HQ-9 SAM Iraq is for the first for specific hardware and software updates. In time considering the purchase of a weapon sys- 2013, the Netherlands and Jordan agreed on the tem to engage targets outside its territorial bor- transfer of 15 RNLAF F-16 to the Royal Jordani- ders. For the time being, Iraq has mainly fo- an Air Force (RJAF) as a follow up on the deliv- cused on systems designed assure national de- ery of six former Dutch jets in 2009. Delivery of fense and conduct domestic counterinsurgency the latest batch was at first planned for 2015 and operations then rescheduled for 2016. Now it is likely to be http://bit.ly/2gpqMOo pushed back to 2017. http://bit.ly/2gtbsVZ

Ukraine sells SAR and EW aircraft to Saudi Arabia Morocco to replace defensive aids of F-16 fighter (29 Nov 2016) The Saudi armed forces are ex- jets pected to procure a minimum of six An-132s, four of which would be configured for search- (24 Nov 2016) The Royal Moroccan Air Force and-rescue (SAR) operations and two for elec- (RMAF) has decided to replace the Raytheon tronic warfare (EW) operations. Ukrobo- Advanced Countermeasures Electronic System ronprom's Antonov division has recently com- (ACES) installed on its Lockheed Martin F-16 pleted the assembly of its first An-132 light mul- Block 52 multirole fighters with the Harris ti-mission transport aircraft. AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) was select- Electronic Warfare Suites (AIDEWS). The RMA- ed to power the An-132 through its PW150 tur- F's decision to order the AIDEWS was an- boprop engine. The An-132 will be able to carry nounced by the US Department of Defense a maximum payload of up to 8,400 kg. The (DoD) on 18 November, when it said that Harris Ukraine Today reports that the An-132 is ex- Corp had been awarded a USD91M contract to pected to roll out of its hangar for tests in De- deliver an unspecified number of AN/ALQ- cember. 211s to Morocco. http://bit.ly/2gP9Rpv http://bit.ly/2hB3INI

Israeli orders an additional 17 F-35s M109A5 howitzers delivery Morocco (29 Nov 2016) On 27 November 2016 the Israeli (24 Nov 2016) Morocco seems to have taken de- security cabinet seems to have approved the livery of 155 mm M109A5 self-propelled how- purchase of an additional 17 Lockheed Martin F- itzers, news reports suggest. Pictures published 35s, according to multiple reports. With this in the local press showed at least 12 M109s that purchase Israel will increase its total order to 50 had been unloaded at Casablanca's port. Moroc- aircraft. Israel's decision comes in the wake of co seems to have requested 70 surplus M109A5 Canada's decision not to procure F-35. Thus it according to the U.S. Excess Defense Articles da- remains to be seen how this is going to affect tabase. Morocco is already an M109 user, having unit prices. imported 42 M109A2 howitzers from Germany http://bit.ly/2hdIrgm in 2008, as well as three M109A3s and a single M109A4 from the U.S. in 2013. http://bit.ly/2gpwdwJ

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Babcock finalizes Oman's Duqm docking facilities quirements for Morocco. This entails the pro- duction of the AN/ALQ-211(V)4/8/9 AIDEWS (23 Nov 2016) Engineering company Babcock systems, software, and associated support announced on 21 November that it had finalized equipment for Electronic Combat International a joint venture (JV) with the Oman Drydock Security Assistance Program customers. This ef- Company (ODC) to enhance Oman's naval fort also provides the AN/ALE-47 counter- docking facilities at the Omani port of Duqm. measures dispensing systems for AIDEWS (V)4 The facility will initially support vessels from users; ALE-47 threat adaptive countermeasure the Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Oman Police dispensing systems for AIDEWS (V)8 users; and Guard, the UK Royal Navy (RN), and the UK's the associated support equipment. The work Royal Fleet Auxiliary. In the future, the port of shall be completed by 18 November 2019. The Duqm aims to support a range of international first order involves foreign military sales to Mo- naval vessels operating in the region. rocco. http://bit.ly/2gP4nv9 http://bit.ly/2hBbtDu

52 Super Mushak deal between Turkey and Paki- stan Military Cooperation and Training (23 Nov 2016) The Turkish Undersecretariat of Defence Industries has agreed to purchase of 52 Egypt and Greece conduct joint exercises MFI-395 Super Mushshak screening trainers (9 Dec 2016) Greece hosted a joint military exer- from Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC). cise with Turkey from 8 to 12 December. "Me- This sale marks PAC’s largest (in terms of vol- dusa 2016" included Air Force and Navy units of ume/units) export order. Pakistani news stated both nations' armed forces to train for naval in- that PAC also signed contracts with Telec Elec- spection operations, SAR operations as well as tronics and Machinery and STI to provide en- air control operations, press reports indicated. gine maintenance and repair services and two http://bit.ly/2gH7mIJ simulators, respectively, for the Super Mushshak. The MFI-395 is an upgraded and locally manu- UAE and South Korea to increase military coopera- factured variant of the Saab MFI-17 Supporter, tion which Pakistan procured from in the (28 Nov 2016) Defense chiefs of South Korea and 1980s. The Saab Supporter was assembled at the (UAE) have discussed PAC. Saab stopped manufacturing the Support- measures to further promote bilateral military er and Safari, and in 1995, PAC began develop- ties that have been enhanced with the dispatch- ing the Super Mushshak. ing of troops to the Middle East country. South The first locally manufactured Super Mushshak Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo had a rolled-off the production line in 2000 and then meeting with his UAE counterpart Mohammed conducted its maiden test flight in 2001. Ever Al-Bawardi in Seoul to discuss the operations of since, the Super Mushshak has been acquired by the Akh Unit sent to the UAE for peacekeeping customers in Saudi Arabia, , Oman, and other military support duties, the defense and others. ministry said in a statement. At present, there http://bit.ly/2hjdM1k are four South Korean military units operating overseas – the Hanbit Unit in South Sudan, the Morocco awards $91M defensive EW suite contract Dongmyung Unit in Lebanon, the Akh Unit in to Harris the UAE and the naval Cheonghae Unit that is stationed off Oman's coast – for peacekeeping, (19 Nov 2016) US based Harris Corp has been restoration, anti-pirate and training missions. awarded a $91M contract for all functions re- The 150-strong Akh (Brothers) Unit has been quired to support Advanced Integrated Defen- dispatched to the UAE to help train the coun- sive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) re-

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try's special forces and protect South Korean res- Cybersecurity and Space idents there since January 2011.The defense min- istry has made a request to the National Assem- bly for an extension of the Akh Unit's operations New Shamoon computer attack on Saudi Arabia in the UAE, which ends in December 2016. (1 Dec 2016) U.S. cybersecurity firms have re- http://bit.ly/2gP27nK vealed that a version of computer virus Sha- moon was being employed in mid-November to PT Dirgantara Indonesia to maintain Saudi air sys- attack computers in Saudi Arabia and other re- gions. Shamoon wipes the master boot records tems used to start up computers. Four years ago the (28 Nov 2016) As of 2017, Indonesia’s state- same virus attack had caused damage to tens of owned aircraft manufacture PT Dirgantara In- thousands of computers across Middle Eastern donesia (DI) will maintain Saudi Arabian mili- energy companies, Reuters reported. tary helicopters and aircraft. “We are still pro- CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks Inc and Sy- cessing the contract,” Brig. Gen Jan Pieter Ate, mantec Corp. warned of the new attacks but the Defense Ministry’s director of the defense they did not name any victims of the new ver- industry and technology, told The Jakarta Post. sion of Shamoon. However, the firms did not Jan said DI was among different defense com- disclose the extent of damage caused nor identi- panies in Indonesia ready to offer maintenance fied the hackers. FireEye said in a blogpost that services for foreign military helicopters and air- its Mandiant unit "has responded to multiple in- planes. cidents at other organizations in the region." A http://bit.ly/2hBcEmd spokesman refused to identify the countries or organizations. Pakistan and Turkey plan to step up defense coop- The reappearance of Shamoon is significant as there have only been a handful of other high- eration profile attacks involving disk-wiping malware, (17 Nov 2016) During the visit of Turkish Presi- including ones in 2014 on Sheldon Adelson’s dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Pakistan, the Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Sony Corp's Holly- Turkish Chief of General Staff (CGS), General wood studio. Now the recent hackers (Shamoon Hulusi Akar, and Pakistan Army Chief of Army 2) also left a calling card. It was a disturbing im- Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, met to dis- age of the body of three year-old Syrian refugee cuss “matters of mutual interest” and potential Alan Kurdi, who drowned in the Mediterranean areas of further bilateral defence collaboration last year, researchers said. and relations. President Erdogan also agreed to http://bit.ly/2hmo1Q4 President Mamnoon Hussain proposal of a for- mal long-term “Framework Agreement for De- fence Cooperation.” This move reflects the recent strengthening of defense industrial ties, as illustrated by the deci- sion of the Pakistan Navy to award a contract to modernize three Agosta 90B submarines to Tur- key's STM. STM is also in talks with Pakistan over the prospect of selling four surface war- ships based on the STM Ada-class corvette. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) had market- ed the T-129 attack helicopter, Anka UAV, and Hürkuş trainer to Pakistan. http://bit.ly/2hdJ4GL

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