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PGovernment and opposition politicians are asking for more information on the background to the award of contracts for the new Bundeswehr assault rifle. After the details of the tender and the winner of the tender, the CG Haenel company, controlled by the United Arab Emirates, came forward, SPD defense politician Thomas Hitschler told FAZ: “The reports raise questions that need to be clarified urgently. That is why the Defense Committee will deal with these issues. It must be ruled out that the lack of preliminary tests can lead to delays in the production of the rifle. The troops need reliability here. “
Greens Defense and Finance politician Tobias Lindner said: “I hope the tender will take into account the performance of the rifle, as well as the industrial capacity and supply of spare parts. It should be clear that the supplier is trustworthy ”. Lindner added that the entire G36 succession complex “originated from unclear criteria and vague definitions. The mistakes in the acquisition of the G36 must never be repeated with the successor “.
It is Heckler & Koch’s right to file a complaint against the award of the contract, according to Lindner, but a long game of suspense is primarily at the expense of the soldiers. Therefore, he hopes “that everything has gone well with the tender.” FDP defense politician Alexander Müller told FAZ that according to his impression, Haenel’s parent company, Caracal of Abu Dhabi, was working with a “competitive price in any economic sense” to “establish itself in the German market” and By herself. to be able to advertise as the “Bundeswehr Standard Supplier”.
Helicopter Stopped Offer
Meanwhile, the Department of Defense has stopped another tender targeting heavy-lift helicopters. This is the successor to the antiquated CH-53 transport helicopter, a project for which initially four to five, then up to ten billion euros were estimated. The Defense Ministry announced that the award procedure would be canceled because it had been recognized “that it is unlikely that the project will be carried out within the budgeted budget and meet all the requirements.”
The Bundeswehr urgently needs 40 to 60 new helicopters; there were two American candidates for the successor, Sikorski and Boeing. FDP politician Müller said: “The allocation stop shows again that the allocation processes must finally be reviewed.” Green politician Lindner spoke of a “bitter signal for the troops.” It is not clear how the soldiers should carry out their tasks without new helicopters. “We have to hope that the clarity of transport helicopters will continue to deteriorate in the future.”
