Platinea: Requests for Information

[Platinea]

To: Layartebian Defense Corporation,

We are not sure what would best suit our needs - largely because the threat picture is so diffuse. The world was simpler when all we needed to worry about were Chile, Argentina, and Brazil; now, with the increased risk of seaboard invasions, we're rather confused. PB2009 suggested acquiring NASAMS or Aster 30 missiles, but the threat picture has changed since then. Like RFI #3, RFI #6 is a more broadly-based request. Just as, for RFI #3, we have seen responses suggesting everything from an upgrade package all the way to 5th generation heavy stealth fighters, we expect a similarly broad range of air defense packages, ranging from mostly-independent batteries of medium-altitude missiles with a 20km range all the way to full-on integrated air defense belts, with missiles striking at all altitudes, starting at 150km out.

Sincerely,
Marilena Rosas-Lopez, Jefe de Cabildo, and Alberto Serrano, Minister of Defense

[Layarteb]

It sounds as if the Platineans do indeed need a complete air defense network. Surface-to-air weaponry such as the MIA-95 Lance are certainly limited in their capabilities. They are short-range, low-altitude systems. What it seems you need is a total overall that includes air defense radars, capable of operating on multiple bandwidths, lower ones for detection of stealthy aircraft at longer range and higher bands for more accurate imaging, especially against supersonic threats such as missiles. This air defense network should be integrated using a combination of land-based systems and aerial platforms such as airborne early warning and control for a full, comprehension system. Combined with medium-range batteries such as the NASAMS and much longer-ranged systems, you will be able to accurately defend yourselves. In the Empire, we have four tiers of defense. We have point-defense, managed by MANPAD teams and systems such as our M2016 LAADS. That is the first and final tier, per say. The second tier is medium-range and long-range defense, managed by our Dodsengel. The third tier is strictly long-range but also with anti-missile capabilities, which we use our Crow system. The fourth tier is strictly anti-ballistic missile whether terminal or midcourse interception. A setup like this, on a smaller scale, would be best fitting for your country but bear in mind the total cost of said system far exceeds the contract price of $1 billion. The Empire has invested in excess of $500 billion in its air defense network (secret IC it's over a trillion). The LDC can offer individual systems for the contract price but cannot compete for a whole, air defense network as the cost alone to us is too high.

[Platinea]

A few pointers: First, $1 billion was our minimum cost estimate, for a basic set-up of NASAMS or Aster 30. We have not yet budgeted out how much we are willing to spend on a new air defense belt; while $500 billion is obviously out of the question, being greater than our GDP, a figure on the order of $3-9 billion, split over a few years- or $30 billion, spent over, say, ten years, should be manageable. Second, as noted in the original RFI, we have a far, far smaller amount of territory to cover - at minimum, just covering 6 major cities would be sufficient. The majority of the population base is located on the coast, where 5 of the cities mentioned in the RFI are located; the interior has a lower population base, but retains some limited coverage from Salta. We imagine that the costs for such a package would be significantly reduced relative to your own. Finally, we suspect that only terminal antiballistic missile systems would make sense for us - if any such systems do make sense. We do not know who would be likely to launch against us, and thus would need to set up mid-course interceptions against any number of possible trajectories, if our understanding of ballistic missile defense is correct. Therefore, a terminal ballistic missile defense system, on the lines of Patriot or S-400, would likely be the only practical solution, if antiballistic missiles are required.

What sort of package can you lay out on either suggested budget, for a 6-city package, or, alternatively, for a 16-city package (which would cover the capital of each province)? Feel free to cut out the third and fourth tiers, as necessary.

[Lamoni]

To: Lyran Arms

We appreciate your tenders and your proposed offset package, and will take them into consideration. We understand Lyran Arms has a frigate design, the Hatchet-class; is there any reason it would not make a good fit for RFI #5?

Signed,
Marilena Rosas-Lopez, Jefe de Cabildo, and Alberto Serrano, Minister of Defense

From: Lyran Arms - Lamoni

Platinea

We appreciate your interest in the Hatchet Class Frigate design. The Hatchet class is a fully capable frigate design, with each ship produced coming with all of the available modules listed in the brochure. The ship's operating nation can decide the modules that are fitted to each ship for a specific mission set, and refitting a ship with a particular set of modules has been refined to the point of making it simple to do, if a bit time-consuming.

Regarding your aerial defense needs we also have suggestions along those lines. For SHORAD, the LY83 Fox can be fitted with a SAM module, and we are also offering you the LY7/222 King Shepherd Anti-Aircraft System for air defense. We are also offering the LY471 Skyguard AA/ABM System for your consideration.

As always, if you have further questions, RFIs, or if you wish to purchase any of our products, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Hatchet-Class Modular Frigate: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?ns=1&f=6&t=7237&p=237387#p237387

LY7/222 King Shepherd Anti-Aircraft System: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=15434

LY471 Skyguard Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Ballistic Missile system: http://forums.joltonline.com/showthread.php?t=539827&postcount=1

SATCP-98 MANDPADs: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?ns=1&f=6&t=4758&p=173426#p173340

[Platinea]

To: Lyran Arms, Lamoni

Thank you for your response. Your proposals look promising, particularly the Hatchet-class frigate. As it happens, we have a number of questions - about both the frigate and the air defense proposals.

First, with regards to the Hatchet-class frigate: is there an ASROC-style missile that can be fired from the GWLS.35M2 VLS? How much would it cost to install Cromwell-II in our existing major fleet units (the 4 Almirante Brown destroyers and the Mitre carrier)? Can Cromwell-II interface with the fire-control systems used with Aspide, or would we need to replace Aspide with a different missile system? Your link mentions 8-tube multirole torpedo launchers; what torpedoes do these fire?

Would it be possible to develop cost estimates for an air defense belt package incorporating LY83/SATCP-98, LY7/222, LY4031, and LY4030, covering 6 or 16 cities, and similar cost estimates for a package that excludes LY4030? As a neutral state, we do not feel comfortable operating nuclear weaponry, even in the form of surface-to-air missiles, so LY4032 is obviously right out.

Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions.

Sincerely,
Marilena Rosas-Lopez, Jefe de Cabildo, and Alberto Serrano, Minister of Defense

[Lamoni]

From: Lyran Arms - Lamoni

Platinea

Yes, there are ASROC type weapons that will fit in the VLS of the Hatchet class frigate. One that we would recommend is the Sea Heron AS.18S of Consolidated Naval Construction, which is a Questarian storefront. We feel that this weapon offers the user reliability, as well as a fully modern anti-submarine capability.

Sea Heron AS.18S: http://forums.joltonline.com/showpost.php?p=13249706&postcount=23
CNC: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=24986

Cromwell II units can be installed in all of your naval forces at no cost to you, and Cromwell II is fully capable of interfacing with the fire-control systems employed by your Navy. The torpedo launchers can fire any torpedo with a diameter from 320-324 millimeters. This might include such modern torpedoes as the MU-90 Impact light weight torpedo.

MU-90 Impact torpedo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MU90_Impact

The export of the LY4032 is highly restricted, due to it's nuclear nature; only states so authorized by the Lyran Government can purchase the LY4032. It would indeed be possible to develop a cost estimate for the air defense belt that you imagine, and the costs would be determined by factors such as:

1. How much are you willing to spend?
2. What sort of terrain would these systems be used in?
3. What size of enemy force are you looking to be able to realistically be able to defend yourself against?

We would need answers to the first two questions at the least; in order to conduct an accurate cost analysis. The Lamonian Capitol city has a brigade of Skyguard batteries defending it alone. And the Lamonians may upgrade that to a full Skyguard division in due time.

Any such missile defense belt would have the following components:

SHORAD: SATCP-98 MANPADS
STMRAD: LY83 Fox, LY7/222 King Shepherd
MLRAD: LY471 Skyguard (and associated missiles)

We can confidently say that Skyguard units fielded with the LY4031 missile alone could work, provided that we replace the other missiles utilized by the system with more LY4031s than are presently fielded in a standard Skyguard unit.

LY4031: http://forums.joltonline.com/showthread.php?t=554668

If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to ask. As always, we are here to serve.

[Platinea]

To: Lyran Arms, Lamoni

A figure on the order of $3-9 billion, split over a few years- or $30 billion, spent over, say, ten years, is our current cost projection. At minimum, an air defense belt just covering 6 major cities would be sufficient. The majority of the population base is located on the coast, where 5 of the cities mentioned in the RFI are located; the interior has a lower population base, but retains some limited coverage from Salta. Alternatively, a 16-city defense belt, covering each of the provincial capitals, would be more than adequate.

Systems would be used in a variety of terrain, but primarily set up on the outskirts of urban centers. Terrain ranges from the plains of the Pampas to the mountains of Jujuy and Tucumán.

Realistically, we want to be able to present enough of an air defense to force larger states to commit far more forces than they would desire to, while protecting as much of our population as possible. As we are not entirely sure how much air defense we need, we'd rather you assemble both small and large packages, so that we can study both sets of options.

Sincerely,
Marilena Rosas-Lopez, Jefe de Cabildo, and Alberto Serrano, Minister of Defense

[Lamoni]

From: Lyran Arms-Lamoni

Platinea

After some debate behind the scenes here at Lyran Arms, we have come up with the following payment plan. If Platinea agrees to pay 30 billion standard dollars (length of payment plan to be negotiated), Lyran Arms will eat the rest of the costs for the rest of the aerial defense network.

What we envision is to place a full Brigade of Skyguard units at each provincial capitol:

Standardised LY471 Battery package deal
(9 x LY4030 TEL, 9 x LY4031 TEL, 9 x 4032 TEL, 56 x LY4030 missiles, 144 x LY4031 missiles, and 18 x LY4032 “Rampart” missile, in a ready-to-fire state. 1 x Moat, 1 x Bastion, 1 x Keep. 1 x BCCV. 18 x PAMV)


Standardised LY471 Regimental package deal
(3 x LY471 battery, one additional BCCV, 24 additional PAMV)


Standardised LY471 Brigade package deal
(3 x LY471 regiment, two additional BCCV, 10 additional PAMV, 504 additional LY4030 missiles, 1296 additional LY4031 missiles, and 162 additional LY4032 “Rampart” Missiles)
NS$9.3bn

Which would consist of 27 LY4031 TELs per Brigade, with a total of 432 LY4031 missiles per Brigade. This would give you 432 LY4031 TELs in your nation, and a total of 6,912 LY4031 missiles. As a deal sweetener, we would give you full Domestic Production Rights to the LY4031 missile (at no cost to you), provided that you agree that these missiles will only be used to defend your nation, and are not for resale.

In addition, we will grant you full Domestic Production Rights to the LY7/222 King Shepherd and the SATCP-98 MANPAD (at no cost to you), on the same basis as the DPRs for the LY4031 (domestic protection use only, no resale). We can provide full recommendations on where best to employ these new weapons, if desired.

It is our firm belief that this aerial defense belt will fully protect your nation, as well as the majority of your population. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to ask, as always. Lyran Arms has a long tradition of helping smaller nations to defend themselves from the predations of larger nations, via giving smaller nations the tools with which to properly defend themselves.

[Nachmere]

To: Procurement Office, Minsitry of Defence, Platinea
From: Nachmere Precision Systems

Nachmere Precision Systems would like to reply to two of your Requests For Information:

* New Standard Rifle: The Rosario FI 7.62 assault rifle and FP 7.62 carbine have been in service since 1965; in accordance with PB2009, the Ejército Platano hereby issues a request for information about possible replacement weapons. This would involve, ultimately, a potential contract for 40000 rifles and carbines, along with related systems (e.g. light machine gun, underbarrel grenade launcher, bayonets). Pursuant to Act 30-4-4, any contract signed as a result of this RFI must include offsets of at least 60% of the value of the contract.

NPS believes that the AFS-6.5 might be suitable for this role. 40,000 rifles of this type will cost around 52,000,000 USD. We believe that the modular nature of the system makes it suiteable for your needs.

* New supply vehicles: The Ejército Platano currently relies on 3000 Unimog trucks and 800 M151 MUTT jeeps, which entered service in the 1960s. In accordance with PB2009, the Ejército Platano hereby issues a request for information about possible replacement vehicles. This would involve, ultimately, the purchase of sufficient replacement vehicles to ensure our supply needs, along with appropriate parts (spares and so forth). Pursuant to Act 30-4-4, any contract signed as a result of this RFI must include offsets of at least 60% of the value of the contract.

NPS was asked by the Mountain Motors Company to offer you one of its vehicles to replace your current M151 fleet. MMC is a large, but local firm which sells mostly to the civilian market in Nachmere. Recently it revcieved a major conrtact from the Nachmere Armed Forces, and alsoco-operated with NPS on a project.
MMC offers the following vehicle for your consideration:

The RV 3.5L "Bustan":
This is a small utilty vehicle made by MMC. Its original civilian version is popular with Nachmerian farmers traveling harsh terrain on a regular basis. Two versions are avilable for military use, a two-door fully encolsed version and a 2 door flat-bad pick-up version.



Specifications
Dimensions:
Length-4.75m
Width-1.82m
Height-1.80m
Weight-2270kg
Ground clearance- 0.25 meters
Fuel capacity: 88L

Engine and chassis:
Engine: 3.5L Turbo-Charged Diesel, producing 231 horsepowers at 2000 RPM
Transmission: 5 speed manual
Drive: 4WD
Suspension: Indpendent front, Multi-link rear
Breakes: Ventilated Disc front and back, ABS

Cost:
Fully enclosed version- 15,000 USD
Flatbed Version- 13,200 USD

[Platinea]

To Nachmere Precision Systems:

Your tenders have been received, and are appreciated. Please feel free to develop proposals for other RFIs as well.

Sincerely,
Marilena Rosas-Lopez, Jefe de Cabildo, and Alberto Serrano, Minister of Defense

[United States of PA]

To-Platinea
From-Universal Defense Incorporated

Hello, after hearing of your Request for Information, our corporation has decided to respond to it and offer the best in our Selection. As a result, we will offer the following equipment for the following Request for Information.

RFI #1- RK-34 Bullpup Assault Rifle, MK-24, M-9 Assault Rifle Family,


RFI #3- We are willing to upgrade your F-16AP/BP to the standard Lockheed Martin F-16IN with several modifications in order to make the aircraft more suited to combat in the modern environment. Namely the replacement of the Electronics with the Pennsylvanian Electronics Incorporated designed and built MACC (Modern Aircraft Combat Computer) and the PEI 1100 AESA Radar, with a range of up to 320km from a altitude of 10,000m. The MACC is a high capability Aerial Battlefield Communications System, similar to the American Land-warrior System, but modified to be more Specialized for Aerial Combat. In addition, another upgrade would be the removal of the M-61A1 Gatling gun with a Revolver Cannon, the PGC-200 20mm Revolver Cannon, with a rate of fire of up to 1,300 rounds per minute with a max effective range of about 1.8km, due to its very tight barrel, which, while it increases barrel wear, and, as a result, the barrel must be replaced very often (Every 7,000 rounds), it makes up for it by being much more accurate. The Temporary Designation for this aircraft will be the F-16EPX.

In addition ,we would like to inform you that we are currently working on a new Air Superiority Fighter, similar in design and make to the Highly successful Ya-42 ASF.

RFI #5- We would like to offer our Vigilante Class Frigate, a multirole frigate modeled off of the German Sachsen Class Frigate.



This is all we have to offer at the moment, and, while it is not much, we hope you choose one of our offers, and, in the meantime, we wish luck to the rest of the Competitors.

[Platinea]

To: Universal Defense

Your tenders have been received, and are appreciated. Please feel free to develop proposals for other RFIs as well.

Sincerely,
Marilena Rosas-Lopez, Jefe de Cabildo, and Alberto Serrano, Minister of Defense

[Platinea]

To: Crookfur Arms, FN Rougecote, Layartebian Defense Corporation, LG Defense, Lyran Arms, and MilNet

We hereby issue a request for proposal for your tendered design.

Sincerely,
Marilena Rosas-Lopez and Alberto Serrano

[Layarteb]

While the Layartebian Defense Corporation feels it must remove itself from the bidding for an air defense network, we would like to participate in the bidding for your new frigate. At present, the Layartebian Defense Corporation has manufactured a number of frigates for the Imperial Layartebian Navy. The present class, the Heretic class is in wide service with the Imperial Layartebian Navy. It is a nuclear powered vessel that displaces some 10,000 tons and can fulfill all of the required roles. An export variant, the Flight II, was originally developed for bidding with the Cottish but withdrew due to requirement changes. The Flight II is one hundred feet shorter at four hundred and fifty feet. It maintains a sixty-five foot beam and a twenty-foot draft but relies on conventional power. It maintains the same block coefficient of the Flight I class at 0.49 and displaces just shy of eighty-two hundred tons. It has a maximum speed of thirty-three knots, a cruise speed of twenty-eight knots, and an unrefueled range of forty-five hundred nautical miles. It is powered by a pair of LM6000 gas turbine engines. It is armed with a single, Advanced Gun System, 155mm/62-caliber main gun equipped with three hundred rounds, six M50A2 Ma Duce .50-caliber Heavy Machine Guns with two thousand rounds each, sixty-four Mark 41 VLS cells in two 32-cell units fore and aft, two Mark 141 Quadruple launchers, two Mark 32 Mod 1 SVTT torpedo tubes for 324mm torpedoes, two CIWS units typically Goalkeeper and RAM, an up-rated AEGIS system, towed sonar and bow array, self-defense systems that include jamming and rapid boom chaff and flare dispensers, and is crewed by two hundred and thirteen sailors including flight crew for up to two MH-60R Sea Hawks or one Sea Hawk and two MQ-8 Fire Scout UAV drones. If these figures are too inadequate, a further proposal exists for a conventionally powered Flight III.

The Flight III vessel is five hundred and fifty-feet long, sixty-five feet in width, twenty feet in draft, and ten thousand tons. It is also powered by two LM6000 gas turbines with the same range and speed. It is equipped with the same sensors and main gun but it has a thirty-two cell Mark 41 system fore and a one hundred and forty-four Mark 41 system aft. It has eight M50A2s and four Mark 141s. It can mount four CIWS units. Provisions can be made on either vessel for a different main gun, which will increase storage space if small enough with a light enough ammunition load.

Export cost of each Flight II vessel is $800,000,000 and each Flight III vessel is $950,000,000.

[Platinea]

To the Layartebian Defense Corporation:

While it is unfortunate that you will have to pull out of the RFI for our new air defense belt, we are quite pleased by your latest offers.

Sincerely,
Marilena Rosas-Lopez, Jefe de Cabildo, and Alberto Serrano, Minister of Defense

[Libertarian Governance]

TO: Comisión 21 of the Fuerzas Armadas Platanos

LG Defense Systems Inc., would like to modify its submission for RFI #3. We are at this time withdrawing the Chimera ATF and the Jinn II UCAV. We instead would like to continue with our submission of the Valkyrie IDS.

Valkyrie IDS

The Kirov Design Valkyrie IDS is a single-seat, twin-engine, stealth-capable multirole fighter, that can perform close air support, tactical bombing, and air defense missions. The Valkyrie IDS is intended to be second only to the Chimera ATF with close and long-range air-to-air capability and blends supercruise speed, super-agility, stealth and sensor fusion into a single air dominance platform. This Valkyrie IDS is capable of Mach 2.5 with a maximum service ceiling of 70,000'.

The Valkyrie is highly maneuverable, at both supersonic and subsonic speeds. It is extremely departure-resistant, enabling it to remain controllable at extreme pilot inputs. The Valkyrie's thrust vectoring nozzles allow the aircraft to turn tightly, and perform extremely high alpha (angle of attack) maneuvers such as the Herbst maneuver (or J-turn), Pugachev's Cobra, and the Kulbit, though the J-Turn is more useful in combat. The Valkyrie is also capable of maintaining a constant angle of attack of over 60°, yet still having some control of roll.

The Valkyrie has earned the nickname Devils Cross due to its wing design. A substantial part of the lift generated by the forward-swept wing occurs at the inner portion of the wingspan. The lift is not restricted by wingtip stall. The ailerons - the wing's control surfaces - remain effective at the highest angles of attack, and controllability of the aircraft is retained even in the event of airflow separating from the remainder of the wings' surface.

The wing panels are constructed of nearly 90% composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes. The forward-swept midwing has a high aspect ratio, which contributes to long-range performance. The leading-edge root extensions blend smoothly to the wing panels, which are fitted with deflectable slats on the leading edge; flaps and ailerons on the trailing edge.

The downside of such a wing design is that it produces strong rotational forces that try to twist the wings off, especially at high speeds. This twisting necessitates the use of a large amount of composites in order to increase the strength and durability of the wing. The thrust vectoring of ±20° at 30°/second in pitch and yaw will greatly support the agility gained by the forward-swept-wings.

The Valkyrie has extremely high agility at subsonic speeds, enabling the aircraft to alter its angle of attack and its flight path very quickly while retaining maneuverability in supersonic flight. Maximum turn rates, and the upper and lower limits on airspeed for weapon launch, are important criteria in terms of combat superiority. The Valkyrie has very high levels of maneuverability with maintained stability and controllability at extreme angles of attack. Maximum turn rates are important in close combat and also at medium and long range, when the mission may involve engaging consecutive targets in different sectors of the airspace.

The swept-forward wing provides a number of advantages:
higher lift-to-drag ratio
higher capacity in dogfight maneuvers
higher range at subsonic speed
improved stall resistance and anti-spin characteristics
improved stability at high angles of attack
a lower minimum flight speed
a shorter take-off and landing distance


The Valkyrie shares the Chimera ATF sensor suite. Its AN/APG-7 AESA look down shoot down 360 degree radar, designed by Nemesis Electronic Systems is augmented by the Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) mounted under the nose of the aircraft provides positive target identification, autonomous tracking of all targets in range, coordinate generation, and precise weapons guidance from extended standoff ranges as great as 200 miles without compromising the aircraft's stealth.

The AN/APG-7 is designed for air superiority and strike operations, features a low-observable, active-aperture, electronically-scanned array that can track multiple targets in any weather. The AN/APG-7 changes frequencies more than 2,000 times per second to reduce the chance of being intercepted. The radar can also focus its emissions to overload enemy sensors, giving the aircraft an electronic-attack capability. The AN/APG-7 transmits data at the rate of 600 Megabit per second while recieving data at 1 gigabit per second. This is the valkyries primary connection to the combat network system.

The avionics include the AN/ALR-9 radar warning reciever which is a passive receiver system capable of detecting the radar signals in the environment. Composed of more than 30 antennas smoothly blended into the wings and fuselage that provide all around coverage plus azimuth and elevation information. It has a range of greater then 250+ nmi, it enables the Valkyrie to limit its own radar emission to preserve its stealth. As a target approaches, the receiver can cue the AN/APG-7 radar to track the target with a narrow beam, which can be as focused down to 2° by 2° in azimuth and elevation.

The Electronic Optical targeting System (EOTS)include a laser designator and tracker (60,000 ' attitude) for guiding laser-guided bombs, cryogenically cooled FLIR receiver and a CCD television cameras. Eight additional passive infrared sensors are distributed over the aircraft as part of Nemesis Electronic Systems' AN/AAQ-7 distributed aperture system (DAS), which acts as a missile warning system, reports missile launch locations, detects and tracks approaching aircraft spherically around the Valkyrie, and replaces traditional night vision goggles for night operations and navigation. All DAS functions are performed simultaneously, in every direction, at all times.

Sensor fusion combines data from all onboard and offboard sensors into a common view to prevent the pilot from being overwhelmed.

The Valkyrie IDS design places a much higher degree of importance on low observance throughout the entire spectrum of sensors including radar signature, visual, infrared, acoustic, and radio frequency. Consequently, the Valkyrie IDS has a stealth signature that is due to a combination of factors, including the overall shape of the aircraft, the use of radar absorbent material, and attention to detail such as hinges and pilot helmets that could provide a radar return. The Valkyrie has been designed to disguise its infrared emissions to make it harder to detect by infrared homing ("heat seeking") surface-to-air or air-to-air missiles. The under bay weapon carrier is made for hiding heat from missile threats, like surface-to-air missiles.

Armaments include an internal 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan gatling gun in starboard wing root, 500 rounds,and an internal bomb bay for up to up to 6× Spike AMRAAM and 2× Spectre BVRAAM or other weaponry. At the expense of being more detectable by radar, many more missiles, bombs and fuel tanks can be attached on four wing pylons and two near wingtip positions (10,000lbs per wing). The Valkyrie IDS uses combined radio frequency and infrared (SAIRST) situational awareness to track all nearby aircraft continually, the pilot's helmet-mounted display system (HMDS) to display and select targets and High Off-Boresight (HOBS) weapons to eliminate them.

Countermeasures include the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars which can act as an ECM device to track, locate and eventually jam enemy radar. Flares and chaff are also present carried.

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 62 ft 1 in (18.90 m)
Wingspan: 16.7 m (54 ft 9 in)
Height: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
Wing area: Wing area: 61.87 m² (666 ft²)
Empty weight: 43,430 lb (19,700 kg[3][178])
Loaded weight: 64,460 lb (29,300 kg[179])
Max takeoff weight: 83,500 lb (38,000 kg)
Powerplant: 2× ALTECH 25 each Pitch Thrust vectoring turbofans
Dry thrust: 35,000lbs (156 kN) each
Thrust with afterburner: 40,000 lbf (350 kN) each
Fuel capacity: 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) internally or 26,000 lb (11,900 kg) with two external fuel tanks
Performance
Maximum speed:
At altitude: Mach 2.5
Supercruise: Mach 2.01
Range: 1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km) with 2 external fuel tanks
Combat radius: 410 nmi (471 mi, 759 km)
Ferry range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km)
Service ceiling: 70,000 ft (21,336 m)
Wing loading: 77 lb/ft² (375 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 1.08 (1.26 with loaded weight & 50% fuel)
Maximum g-load: -3.0/+9.0 g

Armament
Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan gatling gun in starboard wing root, 500 rounds
Air to air loadout:
6× Spike AMRAAM
2× Spectre BVRAAM
Air to ground loadout:
2× Spike AMRAAM and
2× Spectre BVRAAM for self-protection, and one of the following:
2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or
2× Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs) or
8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs
Hardpoints: 4× under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry 600 US gallon drop tanks or weapons, each with a capacity of 5,000 lb

Price: 150,000,000 NSD
DPR Price: 1,500,000,000,000 NSD

LG Defense Systems Inc., would also like to make an entry into RFI #6 with our Mars ADMS supplemented with E-7 CatsEye AWACS and Puma man portable SAMS. This is an integrated Air Defense System that takes advantage of much of the latest Libertarian Governance technology.

This proposal on will begin with the acquisition of 4 E-7 CatsEye AWACS aircraft. These mobile command and control centers will greatly enhance the ability of your forces to coordinate and share intelligence. All LG Defense systems are able to take advantage of this interconnected combat network. Thereby our systems can utilize sensor information from alternative sources, see a fuller picture of the battlefield to make more effective decisions. This aircraft would also extend the effectiveness of your airforce and provide a decent electronic warfare capability.

The E-7s will help coordinate air defense forces as well. They will enhance the range and effectiveness of the Mars ADMS. We will utilize 100 Mars Batteries which equate to 400 launchers. That is sufficient force to shut down any air attack by a nation of similar size.The Mars can defend against aircraft, stealth aircraft, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. It is furthermore highly resistant to countermeasures and carries a defense against the normal attack by high speed anti-radiation missiles. We will provide 4000 Mars missiles.

We will supplement the Mars ADMS with Puma II missiles fired from man portable launchers. The Puma two use Infrared and Ultraviolet sensors to track to its target and is highly capable even in the most cluttered environments. It is a fire and forget weapon and will also aid in the suppression of enemy helicopters. We would provide 1000 Puma Missile Launchers and 3000 Puma II missiles along with the DPR on the missile and launcher.

Finally, we will develop 5 permanent Combat Control Centers. These centers will be equipped with the necessary hardware and software to track and take advantage of the data coming from all networked warfare systems. Each station will be capable of autonomous action or capable of handling a small portion of the C3 Network as needed. Each facility will be fortified against attack by placing it in a hardened subterranean facility. Each of these facilities will be constructed with local labor and partnerships with local firms.

Total cost will be 30 Billion NSD broken into 10 equal payments over 10 years.

Mars SP ADMS

The Mars SP ADMS is a leading edge Surface to Air and Anti-Ballistic Missile System that comprises the Quad Tube Mars Vertical Missile Launcher, the self propelled AN/MPQ-100 all altitude detection Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar, the Tomb Stone 3D Ladar and the M700 Launching station. A Mars Battery consist of 4 launchers with a total of 16 Mars missiles, and 1 each AN/MPQ-100, Tomb Stone 3D Ladar and M700 station. The entire Battery can cover hundreds of miles and can be networked limitlessly. That means that thousands of batteries can be chained together to create a ultra smart air defense system covering thousands of miles. The system can also receive and utilize data from from aircraft, ships, ground units and satellites.

The Mars Missile contains an AESA radar seeker and dozens of tiny rocket motors mounted in the forward body for steering of the missile. This allows the missile to drop its uplink to the system and acquire its target itself in the terminal phase of its intercept, which improves the reaction time of the missile against a fast-moving ballistic missile target. The Mars missile is accurate enough to select, target, and home in on the warhead portion of an inbound ballistic missile. The active AESA radar also gives the warhead a "hit-to-kill" capability. In Anti-ECM mode the Mars works similar to an anti-radiation missile in that it flies a highly lofted trajectory and then locates, homes in on, and destroys the most significant emitter in an area designated by the operator.

The AN/MPQ-100 all altitude detection radar is capable of detecting ballistic missile class targets up to 1000 km (620 mi) away travelling at up to 10000 km/h (6200 mph) and cruise missile class targets up to 300 km (185 mi) away. It also employs electronic beam steering and performs a scan once every three seconds. The Tomb Stone Ladar can detect a missile-sized target flying at an altitude of 60 meters (200 ft) at least 40 km away, at an altitude of 100 meters at least 60 km away, and at high altitude up to 175 km away. In addition target acquisition Ladar can be used which has a maximum detection range of 300 km (186 mi). The system can differentiate between manned and unmanned aircraft and ballistic re-entry vehicles carrying ordinance.

As a fail safe and somewhat of a passive mode can be attained with the systems AN/ALR-12 radar warning receiver which is a passive receiver system capable of detecting radar signals in the environment. Composed of antennas spread among the batteries vehicles the AN/ALR-12 has a range of greater then 250+ nmi. This allows Mars batteries to fire their weaponry while their own radars are in passive mode thus avoiding anti-radiation missile fire. At attitude the Mars missile will go live with its own AESA radar and track to the target.

The AN/MPQ-100 are and its Tombstone Ladar are extremely resistant to jamming. The AN/MPQ-100 is low-observable, active-aperture, electronically-scanned array that can track 600 targets in any weather. The AN/MPQ-100 changes frequencies more than 2,000 times per second to reduce the chance of being intercepted. The radar can also focus its emissions to overload enemy sensors and burn out the unprotected electronics of missile systems, giving the MARS an electronic-attack capability. The AN/MPQ-100 transmits data at the rate of 600 Megabit per second while receiving data at 1 gigabit per second.

Each vehicle in a Mars Battery is equipped with the Chainmail Phase 2 active protection system. Chainmail includes an F/G band fire-control radar with four flat-panel antennas mounted on the vehicle, with a 360-degree field of view. When a weapon is fired at the vehicle, the internal computer uses the signal from the incoming weapon and calculates an approach vector. Once the incoming weapon is fully classified, the computers calculate the optimal time and angle to fire the neutralizers to intercept the threat at a distance of 5 to 30 meters from the protected vehicle.

The response of the Phase 2 systems comes from two rotating launchers installed on the sides of the vehicle.The launchers are normally stowed behind armored plating and only deploy when a threat is detected.The launchers fire the neutralizing agents, which explode in front of a threat forming a dense "curtain" of reactive explosive fragments within one millisecond. The system is designed to have a very small kill zone, so as not to endanger troops adjacent to the protected vehicle. Due to its use of reactive materials Phase 2 is considered about 500 times more effective then the first generation system on other LG Defense vehicles. Additionally, the system can track and defend against several simultaneous threats from different directions.

Weight: 1000 kg
Length: 7,555 mm
Diameter: 410 mm
Warhead: Composition B HE blast/fragmentation with two layers of reactive nanoparticle composition of aluminum in a polytetrafluroethylene matrix with nano-thermite.
Warhead weight: 50 kg
Detonation mechanism: Proximity fuze and kinetic impact in ABM mode
Wingspan: 920 mm
Propellant: Solid-fuel rocket
Operational range: 600 km (373 mi)
Flight altitude: 35,240 m (115,616 ft)
Speed: Mach 6.0
Maneuverability: 25g engagement capability with single shot kill probability of 0.9 for manned/unmanned maneuvering aircraft
Price: 100,000,000 per battery
Missiles: 5,000,000 per missile

E-7 CatsEye Awacs

The E-7 CatsEye is a modified C-7 that has a MESA" Electronically Scanned Array radar mounted in a dorsal arrangement atop the C-7 rear fuselage. and designed to provide all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications. It has an increased range of 8000 km due to internal fuel cells placed in the cargo hold and it carries a crew of 28. The AN/APY-9 "MESA" Electronically Scanned Array radar system provides surveillance from the Earth's surface up into the stratosphere, over land or water.

The MESA radar has a range of more than 250 miles (400 km) for low-flying targets at its operating altitude (essentially to the radar horizon), and a range of approximately 400 miles (650 km) for aerospace vehicles flying at medium to high altitudes (essentially above the radar horizon). The electronically scanned array features three apertures sharing "L" band frequency transmit and receive modules to attain 360 degrees of coverage. The "L" band frequency is an optimum blend of range, detection capability, size and weight. The steerable beam, L-band electronically scanned array is designed to provide optimal performance in range, tracking, accuracy and growth. The radar is able to track air and sea targets simultaneously and can help the operator maintain control of high-performance aircraft while continuously scanning the operational area.

The AN/APY-9 radar can simultaneously track 6000 air, sea and ground targets. The system's variable track update rates and dedicated tracking modes allow the operator to track allied and hostile high performance aircraft while continuously scanning the area of operations.


The CatsEye has ESM for passive detection of targets and an electronic surveillance capability to detect and identify air and surface-based radar, laser and infra red emitters. The CatsEye can relay and receive data to/from aircraft, ships, ground personnel and vehicles and control UCAV vehicles.

The system SAR modes can produce images of stationary objects. Objects with many angles (for example, the interior of a pick-up bed) will give a much better radar signature (called specular returns). In addition to being able to detect, locate and track large numbers of ground vehicles, the radar has the capability to detect helicopters, rotating antennas and low, slow moving fixed wing aircraft.

Crew: 3 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Director)
Capacity: 25 Officers and NCOs that operate the sophisticated sensory gear.
Payload: N/A Additional fuel tanks and equipment eliminate payload capability
Length: 53 m
Wing span: 51.75 m
Height: 16.8 m
Empty weight: 125,100 kg
Max take off weight: 275,350 kg
Cruise speed: 900 km/h
Range: 8000 km (internal fuel)
Service ceiling: 14,000 m
Price: 425,000,000 NSD for E-7 Cats Eye version
DPR Price: 425,000,000,000 NSD

Puma Shoulder Fired Sam

Light to carry and easy to operate, the Puma is a passive surface-to-air missile, shoulder-fired by a single operator, although officially it requires two. The Puma can attack aircraft at a range of up to 26000 feet (8,000 m) and at altitudes between 200 and 20,500 feet (61 and 6,248 m). The missile can also be fired from the Cougar Jeep, Lynx IFV, Panther MICV, Katana MBT and helicopters.

The missile is 1.52 m long and 70 mm in diameter with 10 cm fins. The missile itself weighs 10.1 kg, while the missile with launcher weighs approximately 15.2 kg (33.5 pounds). The Puma is launched by a small ejection motor that pushes it a safe distance from the operator before engaging the main solid-fuel two-stage motor which accelerates it to a maximum speed of Mach 2.8. The warhead is a 3 kg penetrating hit-to-kill warhead type with an impact fuze and a self-destruct timer. The Puma is guided either by a laser designation system or in Puma II designation a Focal Plane Array Imaging Infrared/Imaging Ultraviolet seeker. The FPA IIR/IUV version is extremely accurate and capable especially against low signature targets or in environments with high clutter or counter measures.

Length: 1.52 m (5 ft)
Finspan: 9.1 cm (3.6 in)
Diameter: 7 cm (2.75 in)
Weight: 10.1 kg (22.3 lb); complete system: 15.7 kg (34.7 lb)
Speed: Mach 2.8+
Ceiling: 6248 m (20500 ft)
Range: 8000 m (26000 ft)
Propulsion: dual-thrust (boost/sustain) solid-fueled rocket motor
Warhead 3 kg (6.6 lb) blast-fragmentation
Price: 60,000 per missile; 90,000 per launcher

DPR is available for 15,000,000,000 and include all warheads and launcher

[Platinea]

To: LG Defense Systems

First, we have received your changed tenders, and appreciate them.

Second, we would like you to assemble a smaller, lower-cost package, as we are unsure if we will end up allocating $30 billion over the next decade for air defense.

Sincerely,
Marilena Rosas-Lopez, Jefe de Cabildo, and Alberto Serrano, Minister of Defense

[Libertarian Governance]

TO: Comisión 21 of the Fuerzas Armadas Platanos

LG Defense Systems Inc., is making this entry into RFI #6 with our Mars ADMS supplemented with E-7 CatsEye AWACS and Puma man portable SAMS. This is an integrated Air Defense System that takes advantage of much of the latest Libertarian Governance technology.

This proposal begins with the acquisition of 2 E-7 CatsEye AWACS aircraft. These mobile command and control centers will greatly enhance the ability of your forces to coordinate and share intelligence. All LG Defense systems are able to take advantage of this interconnected combat network. Thereby our systems can utilize sensor information from alternative sources, see a fuller picture of the battlefield to make more effective decisions. This aircraft would also extend the effectiveness of your airforce and provide a decent electronic warfare capability.

The E-7s will help coordinate air defense forces as well. They will enhance the range and effectiveness of the Mars ADMS. We will utilize 25 Mars Batteries which equate to 100 launchers. The Mars can defend against aircraft, stealth aircraft, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. It is furthermore highly resistant to countermeasures and carries a defense against the normal attack by high speed anti-radiation missiles. We will provide 800 Mars missiles.

We will supplement the Mars ADMS with Puma II missiles fired from man portable launchers. The Puma II uses Infrared and Ultraviolet sensors to track to its target and is highly capable even in the most cluttered environments. It is a fire and forget weapon and will also aid in the suppression of enemy helicopters. We would provide 1500 Puma Missile Launchers and 4500 Puma II missiles.

Finally, we will develop 5 permanent Combat Control Centers. These centers will be equipped with the necessary hardware and software to track and take advantage of the data coming from all networked warfare systems. Each station will be capable of autonomous action or capable of handling a small portion of the C3 Network as needed. Each facility will be fortified against attack by placing it in a hardened subterranean facility. Each of these facilities will be constructed with local labor and partnerships with local firms.

Total cost will be NS $6,255,000,000 broken into 10 equal payments over 10 years.

Mars SP ADMS

The Mars SP ADMS is a leading edge Surface to Air and Anti-Ballistic Missile System that comprises the Quad Tube Mars Vertical Missile Launcher, the self propelled AN/MPQ-100 all altitude detection Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar, the Tomb Stone 3D Ladar and the M700 Launching station. A Mars Battery consist of 4 launchers with a total of 16 Mars missiles, and 1 each AN/MPQ-100, Tomb Stone 3D Ladar and M700 station. The entire Battery can cover hundreds of miles and can be networked limitlessly. That means that thousands of batteries can be chained together to create a ultra smart air defense system covering thousands of miles. The system can also receive and utilize data from from aircraft, ships, ground units and satellites.

The Mars Missile contains an AESA radar seeker and dozens of tiny rocket motors mounted in the forward body for steering of the missile. This allows the missile to drop its uplink to the system and acquire its target itself in the terminal phase of its intercept, which improves the reaction time of the missile against a fast-moving ballistic missile target. The Mars missile is accurate enough to select, target, and home in on the warhead portion of an inbound ballistic missile. The active AESA radar also gives the warhead a "hit-to-kill" capability. In Anti-ECM mode the Mars works similar to an anti-radiation missile in that it flies a highly lofted trajectory and then locates, homes in on, and destroys the most significant emitter in an area designated by the operator.

The AN/MPQ-100 all altitude detection radar is capable of detecting ballistic missile class targets up to 1000 km (620 mi) away travelling at up to 10000 km/h (6200 mph) and cruise missile class targets up to 300 km (185 mi) away. It also employs electronic beam steering and performs a scan once every three seconds. The Tomb Stone Ladar can detect a missile-sized target flying at an altitude of 60 meters (200 ft) at least 40 km away, at an altitude of 100 meters at least 60 km away, and at high altitude up to 175 km away. In addition target acquisition Ladar can be used which has a maximum detection range of 300 km (186 mi). The system can differentiate between manned and unmanned aircraft and ballistic re-entry vehicles carrying ordinance.

As a fail safe and somewhat of a passive mode can be attained with the systems AN/ALR-12 radar warning receiver which is a passive receiver system capable of detecting radar signals in the environment. Composed of antennas spread among the batteries vehicles the AN/ALR-12 has a range of greater then 250+ nmi. This allows Mars batteries to fire their weaponry while their own radars are in passive mode thus avoiding anti-radiation missile fire. At attitude the Mars missile will go live with its own AESA radar and track to the target.

The AN/MPQ-100 are and its Tombstone Ladar are extremely resistant to jamming. The AN/MPQ-100 is low-observable, active-aperture, electronically-scanned array that can track 600 targets in any weather. The AN/MPQ-100 changes frequencies more than 2,000 times per second to reduce the chance of being intercepted. The radar can also focus its emissions to overload enemy sensors and burn out the unprotected electronics of missile systems, giving the MARS an electronic-attack capability. The AN/MPQ-100 transmits data at the rate of 600 Megabit per second while receiving data at 1 gigabit per second.

Each vehicle in a Mars Battery is equipped with the Chainmail Phase 2 active protection system. Chainmail includes an F/G band fire-control radar with four flat-panel antennas mounted on the vehicle, with a 360-degree field of view. When a weapon is fired at the vehicle, the internal computer uses the signal from the incoming weapon and calculates an approach vector. Once the incoming weapon is fully classified, the computers calculate the optimal time and angle to fire the neutralizers to intercept the threat at a distance of 5 to 30 meters from the protected vehicle.

The response of the Phase 2 systems comes from two rotating launchers installed on the sides of the vehicle.The launchers are normally stowed behind armored plating and only deploy when a threat is detected.The launchers fire the neutralizing agents, which explode in front of a threat forming a dense "curtain" of reactive explosive fragments within one millisecond. The system is designed to have a very small kill zone, so as not to endanger troops adjacent to the protected vehicle. Due to its use of reactive materials Phase 2 is considered about 500 times more effective then the first generation system on other LG Defense vehicles. Additionally, the system can track and defend against several simultaneous threats from different directions.

Weight: 1000 kg
Length: 7,555 mm
Diameter: 410 mm
Warhead: Composition B HE blast/fragmentation with two layers of reactive nanoparticle composition of aluminum in a polytetrafluroethylene matrix with nano-thermite.
Warhead weight: 50 kg
Detonation mechanism: Proximity fuze and kinetic impact in ABM mode
Wingspan: 920 mm
Propellant: Solid-fuel rocket
Operational range: 600 km (373 mi)
Flight altitude: 35,240 m (115,616 ft)
Speed: Mach 6.0
Maneuverability: 25g engagement capability with single shot kill probability of 0.9 for manned/unmanned maneuvering aircraft
Price: 100,000,000 per battery
Missiles: 5,000,000 per missile

E-7 CatsEye Awacs

The E-7 CatsEye is a modified C-7 that has a MESA" Electronically Scanned Array radar mounted in a dorsal arrangement atop the C-7 rear fuselage. and designed to provide all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications. It has an increased range of 8000 km due to internal fuel cells placed in the cargo hold and it carries a crew of 28. The AN/APY-9 "MESA" Electronically Scanned Array radar system provides surveillance from the Earth's surface up into the stratosphere, over land or water.

The MESA radar has a range of more than 250 miles (400 km) for low-flying targets at its operating altitude (essentially to the radar horizon), and a range of approximately 400 miles (650 km) for aerospace vehicles flying at medium to high altitudes (essentially above the radar horizon). The electronically scanned array features three apertures sharing "L" band frequency transmit and receive modules to attain 360 degrees of coverage. The "L" band frequency is an optimum blend of range, detection capability, size and weight. The steerable beam, L-band electronically scanned array is designed to provide optimal performance in range, tracking, accuracy and growth. The radar is able to track air and sea targets simultaneously and can help the operator maintain control of high-performance aircraft while continuously scanning the operational area.

The AN/APY-9 radar can simultaneously track 6000 air, sea and ground targets. The system's variable track update rates and dedicated tracking modes allow the operator to track allied and hostile high performance aircraft while continuously scanning the area of operations.


The CatsEye has ESM for passive detection of targets and an electronic surveillance capability to detect and identify air and surface-based radar, laser and infra red emitters. The CatsEye can relay and receive data to/from aircraft, ships, ground personnel and vehicles and control UCAV vehicles.

The system SAR modes can produce images of stationary objects. Objects with many angles (for example, the interior of a pick-up bed) will give a much better radar signature (called specular returns). In addition to being able to detect, locate and track large numbers of ground vehicles, the radar has the capability to detect helicopters, rotating antennas and low, slow moving fixed wing aircraft.

Crew: 3 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Director)
Capacity: 25 Officers and NCOs that operate the sophisticated sensory gear.
Payload: N/A Additional fuel tanks and equipment eliminate payload capability
Length: 53 m
Wing span: 51.75 m
Height: 16.8 m
Empty weight: 125,100 kg
Max take off weight: 275,350 kg
Cruise speed: 900 km/h
Range: 8000 km (internal fuel)
Service ceiling: 14,000 m
Price: 425,000,000 NSD for E-7 Cats Eye version
DPR Price: 425,000,000,000 NSD

Puma Shoulder Fired Sam

Light to carry and easy to operate, the Puma is a passive surface-to-air missile, shoulder-fired by a single operator, although officially it requires two. The Puma can attack aircraft at a range of up to 26000 feet (8,000 m) and at altitudes between 200 and 20,500 feet (61 and 6,248 m). The missile can also be fired from the Cougar Jeep, Lynx IFV, Panther MICV, Katana MBT and helicopters.

The missile is 1.52 m long and 70 mm in diameter with 10 cm fins. The missile itself weighs 10.1 kg, while the missile with launcher weighs approximately 15.2 kg (33.5 pounds). The Puma is launched by a small ejection motor that pushes it a safe distance from the operator before engaging the main solid-fuel two-stage motor which accelerates it to a maximum speed of Mach 2.8. The warhead is a 3 kg penetrating hit-to-kill warhead type with an impact fuze and a self-destruct timer. The Puma is guided either by a laser designation system or in Puma II designation a Focal Plane Array Imaging Infrared/Imaging Ultraviolet seeker. The FPA IIR/IUV version is extremely accurate and capable especially against low signature targets or in environments with high clutter or counter measures.

Length: 1.52 m (5 ft)
Finspan: 9.1 cm (3.6 in)
Diameter: 7 cm (2.75 in)
Weight: 10.1 kg (22.3 lb); complete system: 15.7 kg (34.7 lb)
Speed: Mach 2.8+
Ceiling: 6248 m (20500 ft)
Range: 8000 m (26000 ft)
Propulsion: dual-thrust (boost/sustain) solid-fueled rocket motor
Warhead 3 kg (6.6 lb) blast-fragmentation
Price: 60,000 per missile; 90,000 per launcher

DPR is available for 15,000,000,000 and include all warheads and launcher

[United States of PA]

To-Platinea
From-Universal Defense Incorporated
Re-Fighter


Hello, after telling you that we were currently working on a new Fighter that we would like to offer to you in addition to our F-16EPX Upgrade, we would like to offer the F-20 "Accendo". While it in itself is a rather expensive aircraft, cost several times that of a F-16A/B, it makes up for this by dwarfing the F-16s capabilities, by being more maneuverable, having a much higher tech radar than found on the F-16A/B, as well as a much higher maximum takeoff and payload capability.

[Platinea]

To: LG Defense Systems

We have received your second tender for RFI #6, and appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Marilena Rosas-Lopez, Jefe de Cabildo, and Alberto Serrano, Minister of Defense
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To: Universal Defense Incorporated

We appreciate your letting us know about the Accendo. We expect to move RFI #3 to RFP soon, and will contact you if either (or both) of your offers move to RFP.

Sincerely,
Marilena Rosas-Lopez, Jefe de Cabildo, and Alberto Serrano, Minister of Defense
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* Tank modernization: The Ejército Platano currently operates the TP-97 and TS-64 tanks. Both are getting on in years, but are fairly well-suited for Platano defense needs, being light-weight, easily maintained tanks. Nonetheless, in accordance with PB2009 and Act 36-1-10, the Ejército Platano issues a request for information about modernizing our tank park. Please keep in mind that we are primarily interested in upgrading our tanks, and have allocated limited funding for this purpose. This RFI would be for the upgrading of our 200 TS-64 main battle tanks and our 65 TP-97 heavy tanks. As the lifetime value of any contract arising from this RFI is expected to reach no more than $250 million, pursuant to Act 30-4-4, any contract signed as a result of this RFI must include offsets of at least 60% of the value of the contract.

OOC: TP-97 = M-84A4 Sniper; TS-64 = AMX-13/105 Modèle 1958. Notice how we classify the two tanks, and notice their weights.

[Platinea]

Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Kongsberg wish to offer a joint bid totaling $2.4 billion, for RFI #6, consisting of 16 batteries of NASAMS-II and Hawk-XXI surface to air missiles, along with Link-16 datalinks for the F-16s operated by Platinea, accompanying radars and command systems - including GE-592 long-range phased-array air search radars and AN/MPQ-64F-1 Sentinel mobile radars - and three battalions (each with three batteries) of Avenger air defense vehicles, armed with the FIM-92F Stinger very-short-range surface-to-air missile. Offsets would include agreements for domestic co-production of missiles and electronics, licenses for production of additional missiles, and developmental assistance for Plavia. A smaller package, consisting of 6 batteries of NASAMS-II and HAWK-XXI, two Avenger battalions, Link-16, and accompanying radars and command systems, would cost $1.05 billion.

The GE-592 radar has a range of 400km; it would allow the Platano air defense belt to detect threats well in advance of their arrival and vector in aircraft as appropriate. As threats come into range, AN/MPQ-64F-1 radars, with an acquisition range of 75km, pick them up and use Link-16 datalinks to feed the targeting data to F-16s, HAWK-XXI batteries, and NASAMS-II batteries. MIM-23K missiles, capable of altitudes of up to 20km and ranges of up to 45km, can be used against both aircraft and (to a limited extent) ballistic missiles, providing all-round air defense capability. NASAMS-II, with a range of 15km, and M1097 Avenger, with a range of 4.8km, pick off survivors.

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AM General wishes to offer the M939 series of 5-ton trucks, the M35A3 series of 2.5-ton trucks, and the M1151 series of light utility vehicles for RFI #4. To offset this bid, AM General is prepared to co-produce these vehicles with a Platano partner, and to arrange for that partner's vehicles to be sold on the American market under the GM brand. The M939, M35A3, and M1151 are proven, tested designs that have provided effective service for armies around the world, and would serve Platinea well.

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Blohm+Voss has chosen to offer the MEKO 200 frigate for the Armada Platano. This frigate can operate an SH-2G or S-70 ASW helicopters, and is fitted with two triple 324mm torpedo tubes for lightweight ASW torpedoes; further, its Mk.41 VLS can field the RUM-139 VL-ASROC anti-submarine missile, providing significant anti-submarine warfare capability for the Armada Platano. The MEKO 200 fields eight RGM-84D Harpoon anti-ship missiles, providing surface warfare capability. The MEKO 200 can also field Aspide and RIM-162 surface-to-air missiles, providing additional fleet defense capabilities. Blohm+Voss also offers refits to the MEKO 360H2 Almirante Brown-class destroyers already in service with the Armada Platano to provide RIM-162 capability, update the electronics, and so forth. Each frigate costs $840 million, which would be offset by local production of four of the six frigates to be acquired, investment in Platano shipyards, domestic production licenses for the RIM-162, RUM-139 and RGM-84D missiles, and collaboration with domestic firms for the refits to the MEKO 360H2 destroyers.

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OOC: With LG apparently withdrawing, I figured I should have RL companies offer a few bids. I can delete this post if people aren't comfortable with this idea.

[United States of PA]

((Perfectly fine. Also adds a cool addition in that many RL Systems are perfectly capable of doing what is needed with some minor upgrades.))

[Platinea]

Saab and MBDA wish to tender the JAS 39C/D Gripen as a replacement for the Armada Aéreo Platano's F-16s. The Gripen is a 4.5-generation fighter, equipped with thoroughly modern avionics; it is capable of short-field operations, allowing it to sortie from hidden bases and surprise an enemy. Armed with Meteor and MICA, and capable of operating the RBS-15 Mk.3 anti-ship missile, the Gripen can handle interception, naval strike, and other roles. At $55 million a unit, the Gripen is reasonably priced; furthermore, Saab and MBDA are prepared to have some aircraft built locally and to provide domestic production licenses for the RBS-15 Mk.3 anti-ship missile, the MICA-ER medium-range air-to-air missile, the MICA-IR short-range air-to-air missile, and the Meteor long-range air-to-air missile.

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Eurofighter GmbH, a collaboration between Alenia, EADS, and BAE, offers the EF2000 Typhoon for RFI#3.
Defenses -
Typhoon, while not a stealth fighter, is designed with stealthiness in mind: engine inlets conceal the front of the engine from radar, many potential radar targets are highly swept to reflect signals away from the front, several external hard-points are semi-recessed, and radar-absorbent materials are fitted to major radar targets. Furthermore, the Praetorian defensive suite, incorporating radar and laser warning receivers, missile approach warning systems, chaff, flares, an ECM package, active jamming, and a towed radar decoy, provides additional defenses for the Typhoon.
Advanced Avionics -
Typhoon is fitted with a gimbal-mounted CAPTOR-E active electronically-scanning array radar, which has a low probability of intercept, a wide scan field, and high jamming resistance. It is also equipped with the Passive Infra-Red Airborne Track Equipment IRST, which provides passive target detection and tracking, and can acquire and identify ground targets. Pilots are aided by the use of a glass cockpit, with digital displays replacing mechanical instrumentation. The Litening-III target designation pod can be fitted, making Typhoon a highly-capable fighter-bomber.
High Performance -
Typhoon is a maneuverable plane, with a larger sustained subsonic turn rate, sustained supersonic turn rate, and faster acceleration at Mach 0.9 at 6100m than such rivals as Rafale, F-16, MiG-29, and Su-27. With 13 pylons holding up to a 7500kg warload, Typhoon is also loaded for bear, capable of firing the AIM-132 advanced short-range air-to-air missile and the Meteor long-range air-to-air missile, the Brimstone anti-tank fire-and-forget missile, and the Storm Shadow cruise missile.
Cost-Effectiveness -
Eurofighter GmbH offers to sell Typhoons to Platinea at a price of $80 million a unit. As offsets, production rights for the AIM-132, Meteor, Brimstone and Storm Shadow missiles, the CAPTOR-E AESA radar, and the Libelle Multi G Plus high-g flight suit will be provided; further, Eurofighter GmbH member firms will provide Platano firms with up to $2 billion in technical assistance and direct investment.

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OOC: I'm not sure if I should have Boeing offer the F/A-18E/F or the F-15E/K/SE, if Lockheed Martin should offer the F-16 Block 60 or the F-35, and if Dassault should offer the Rafale or the Mirage 2000-9. For that matter, the Russians (with Su-35BM or MiG-29SMT), Indians (with Tejas or Su-30MKI [in collaboration with Russia]) and Chinese (with JF-17 or J-10) might make offers for RFI #3. Feel free to TG me with suggestions.

[Platinea]

Hindustani Aeronautics Limited (HAL) offers our Tejas light combat aircraft as a suitable replacement for the F-16AP/BP. Equipped with Elta's EL/M-2052 AESA radar and the Mayavi electronic warfare suite, Tejas can detect hostile aircraft while remaining undetected. Tejas is a lightweight fighter, using 45% carbon-fiber composites and a compound-delta planform to save on weight; it is nonetheless able to carry a four-tonne warload on eight hardpoints. Powered by the Eurojet EJ200, Tejas is a fast, maneuverable fighter. Furthermore, at a cost of just $26 million a unit, it is readily affordable. Nonetheless, to offset the cost of the Tejas, HAL is prepared to invest up to $100 crore ($1 billion) into a joint engine development project, to offer domestic production rights to the Astra air-to-air missile, and to allow Platano firms to produce up to half of your order in Platinea itself.

OOC: I'm going to change the tank modernization plans a bit, but not quite yet. I'll also probably (eventually) have the Italians offer their ASW version of the FREMM-class frigate.

[East Fancainia]

Fancainia has recently developed a new tank. It is called the T-2010 Main Battle Tank. We are currently testing it in combat, and the models have had no casualties.
OOC: Linky: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=39812