Poland to buy Raytheon Skycepter system with Israeli-made missiles

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Warsaw insists on David's Sling interceptor missile due to its considerably cheaper price and better performance; Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, which developed the missile along with the American Raytheon, is expected to make $1 billion from the deal.
Udi Etzion|Published: 09.07.17 , 10:14

A deal Poland is expected to sign with the United States to buy the Patriot missile system includes interceptor missiles from Israel's David Sling system.

The deal with US firm Raytheon, worth up to $7.6 billion, will see Poland buy eight Patriot missile defense systems by the end of the year.

Poland's Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz announced the deal on Thursday morning, during US President Donald Trump's visit to Warsaw.


An illustration of the system in action (Photo: Raytheon)

"A memorandum was signed tonight that the US government has agreed to sell Poland Patriot missiles in the most modern configuration," Macierewicz said in a news conference broadcast on public television on Thursday morning.

The deal is expected to be finalized in November of this year.

Poland demanded the Israeli interceptor missile, which was developed with Raytheon and is marketed in the world under the name "SkyCeptor," because of its better performance compared to the American Patriot interceptor and its considerably lower price, which stands at only 10 percent of the price of the American counterpart—$450,000 compared to $4.5 million.

With the approval of the Israeli Defense Ministry and the American Department of Defense, Raytheon agreed to another Polish demand to have the missiles manufactured on its soil.


An illustration of the system in action (Photo: Raytheon)

Poland, a member of the NATO defense alliance, has been looking to upgrade and modernize its armed forces in response to the annexation of Crimea by Russia, fearing Moscow will set its sights to Warsaw next.

With the SkyCeptor missile, the Patriot system could intercept planes, helicopters, heavy rockets and ballistic missiles in a range of up to 300 km.

Pending Israeli deals with Poland, India
According to foreign reports, the Polish Defense Ministry is also in talks with IAI on the purchase of two Ofek intelligence satellites. Such a deal could reach hundreds of millions of dollars.

Rafael has also reportedly reached a deal to sell anti-tank Spike missiles to the Indian army, according to reports in the country.

At the moment, New Delhi is planning to buy some 8,000 missiles and some 300 launchers, but the Indians have long-term intentions to buy some 40,000 missiles. In its initial stage, the deal is worth at least $500 million.

The Spike missiles deal, along with another $400 million deal to purchase 10 Heron TP drones from IAI, is awaiting the approval of the Indian cabinet. The Israeli defense companies are hoping the successful visit of Indian Prime Minister Modi to Israel will expedite the process.

Meanwhile, Raytheon and Rafael are also working on a version for export of the Iron Dome system, under the name "SkyHunter."

Reuters contributed to this report.

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[c-dome1]

stunner tech transfer?
is there bilion dollar into our acount(refael one)?

 

[Penguin]

Stunner is a two-stage interceptor missile developed to intercept short-range ballistic missiles, large calibre rockets and cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft systems. The Stunner missile forms part of the David's Sling Weapon System (DSWS) which is jointly developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missile systems.

Rafael, the main contractor of the programme, subcontracted Raytheon for the co-development of the Stunner interceptor and the missile component of DSWS. Raytheon is also responsible for the development and production of the missile firing unit (MFU), the launch system of the DSWS.

Raytheon received two contracts worth $100m from Rafael for the DSWS programme, in October 2009. The company was also awarded a $30.2m contract in January 2012.

More here http://www.army-technology.com/projects/stunner-terminal-missile-defence-interceptor-israel/

US defence conglomerate Raytheon has announced a new missile to add to the mix of options available for customers of its Patriot air and missile defence (AMD) system. Designated SkyCeptor, the missile is a near analog of the Stunner, which the US company produced in a co-operative development with Israeli company Rafael. Raytheon officials describe the Stunner as "a US-NATO compliant variation of Stunner".

Raytheon's marketing personnel at MSPO 2016 explained that the US Army's Lower Tier Project Office (LTPO) was active in the process that proposed integration of SkyCeptor into the PAC-3 for Poland.

Raytheon representatives also explained that SkyCeptor differs slightly from the Stunner interceptor in that there were considerations in the design for Poland that are not normally front-and-centre requirements for the Israeli specifications for the missile, such as low-observable characteristics. This makes it a good fit for the Poles' hit-to-kill (HTK) requirement against such Russian systems as the Iskander 9K720 (SS-26) intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM).

"The plan is for Polish industry… to be an active partner in this programme and to be given 50% of the SkyCeptor's production," said a Raytheon spokesperson, "but which 50% of the programme will depend on which aspects of the missile are going to be licensed to Polish industry by Rafael in Israel. Poland's industry are very familiar with this process as there are already co-operative arrangements with [Polish munitions provider] Mesko on the Stunner programme."

More here http://www.janes.com/article/63590/mspo-2016-raytheon-announces-skyceptor-project-with-polish-industry