Mistrals And Poland: All The Markets France Might Lose
As Euronaval is going on, here is a good detailed reminder for the French government about each tender France might lose in Poland if it decides to go ahead and deliver the Mistral to Putin. Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak explained on the 29th of September that Poland might prefer to chose the American Raytheon instead of the French MBDA/Thales as missiles shield supplier for an amount of 5.8 billion euros, would France decide to deliver the Mistrals to Russia. He only mentioned the most important market where France is competing in the big upgrade of Poland's Army. Here are the details for the other markets France might lose in case the Mistrals are delivered to Russia: Market Amount France Competitor Missile shield system 5.8 billion euros Aster-30 (Eurosam, MBDA/Thales) Patriot (Raytheon, USA) 70 multirole-oriented helicopters 2.5 to 3 billion euros EC725 Caracal (Airbus Helicopters) S-70 (Sikorsky, USA) 3 submarines 1.8 billion euros Scorpène (DCNS) U...