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Conference turris::scandia

Title:All about Scandinavia
Moderator:TLE::SAVAGE
Created:Wed Dec 11 1985
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:603
Total number of notes:4325

130.0. "Denmark bolsters air defenses" by TLE::SAVAGE (Neil, @Spit Brook) Fri Aug 29 1986 09:44

Associated Press Thu 28-AUG-1986 18:00                       Denmark-Missiles

            Denmark To Buy General Dynamics Ground-To-Air Missiles
    
    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Denmark has decided to buy 850 Stinger
    ground-to-air missiles for about $100 million from General Dynamics
    Corp., Defense Minister Hans Engell announced Thursday. The
    American-designed missile was chosen over England's Starstreak missile,
    the French Mistral system and the Bofors RBS-70 from neighboring
    Sweden. 
    
    Engell's ministry released a statement saying General Dynamics had
    offered "100 percent compensation" to Danish industry in the form of
    Danish production of parts for the missile and technological
    cooperation. The minister said Danish industry already had worked with
    General Dynamics in producing elements of the American-designed F-16
    jet fighter used by the Danish air force. 
    
    The missile contract is part of a $149 million improvement in Danish
    air defenses. The program is also to include new warning, control and
    data processing equipment.
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