Decapitato il vertice Finmeccanica per la vendita di AW 101 all'India

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Sotto tiro ....

 

India's CBI questions former air chief about AW101 deal: reports ....

 

Indian media reports indicate that the country's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is questioning former air force chief SP Tyagi in relation to the procurement of 12 VIP-roled AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters.

 

Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indias-cbi-questions-former-air-chief-about-aw101-deal-reports-383204/

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Mi domando se i recenti risvolti sulla vicenda dei Marò Italiani (che non torneranno in India) possa avere delle ripercussioni su questa commessa.

Direi che sarebbe un altro chiodo sulle già traballanti relazioni diplomatiche (almeno di facciata,c'è chi mormora che ci siano stati accordi sottobanco con il governo di nuova Delhi)..

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Ed ora vediamo dove riusciranno ad arrivare procedendo da soli (o quasi) ....

 

India Presses On With ‘Buy Indian’ Defense Policies ....

 

In a bid to cut down reliance on defense imports, India plans to review its defense procurement procedure and give priority to local companies in all military equipment purchase contracts.

“The Ministry of Defense is likely to soon approve a proposal to put ‘buy and make Indian’ as the top category for procurement, as the taint of corruption in the AgustaWestland helicopter deal has stressed the need to shed over-dependence on foreign vendors for military hardware,” a senior ministry official says.

 

Fonte .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_03_18_2013_p03-02-559848.xml

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Incidentally, the MoD and IAF, both have completed their internal probes to see if there was any irregularity but have found nothing.

On the other hand, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which filed a Preliminary Enquiry into the matter on February 25 followed by a registration of case on March 13, has been unable to come up with anything concrete for the MoD.

An argument being floated is that of de-linking acquisition of AW101 helicopters from the criminal probe.

 

Fonte .... http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/no-helicopters-to-ferry-vvips-from-feb-2014-iaf-informs-mod/1/266324.html

 

 

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Nonostante tutto .... AW è ancora in corsa ....

 

AgustaWestland Still In Contention For Indian Helo Awards ....

By Jay Menon

Source: Aerospace Daily & Defense Report (AW&ST)

May 02, 2013

NEW DELHI — AgustaWestland is still in contention for two helicopter contracts in India, despite the bribery scandal surrounding its sale of AW101 helicopters to the Indian air force.

The Anglo-Italian defense firm is bidding for a 56 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) contract and to supply 14 twin-engine helicopters to the Indian coast guard.

Defense Minister A.K. Antony confirms the company is still in the running for both programs. “Since no decision to debar the company from participation in the procurement process has so far been taken, the bids are under process,” Antony says.

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating 13 people it suspects are involved in bribery surrounding the purchase of the VIP transport helicopters from the Finmeccanica subsidiary. India has suspended all payments and has threatened to cancel the purchase of the AW101 helos altogether if the charges of bribery to middlemen in India and abroad are proven.

The NUH request for proposals (RFP) was issued in August 2012, before CBI’s inquiry into the VIP helicopter case. The RFP for the Indian coast guard helicopters was issued in November 2012. Two companies have bid for NUH, and three for the coast guard program.

Meanwhile, AgustaWestland has formally requested the Indian defense ministry have bilateral discussions with the company on the VIP program, in response to Indian government maneuvering to cancel the deal.

The Indian government had ordered the AW101s as part of a €560 million ($754 million) contract. The aircraft were to be used by the IAF Air Headquarters Communication Squadron for the VIP/head-of-state mission, replacing a small fleet of specially modified Mil Mi-8s.

India has already received three of the helicopters; the remaining nine are due to be delivered by this year.

According to a defense ministry official, 70% of the approximately $700 million due has been put on hold until the federal investigation report is final. But an AgustaWestland official says, “the deal is still active, as we haven’t received any communication from the Indian government regarding the cancelation of the contract.”

Finmeccanica denies all wrongdoing, and investigations by both Italian and Indian authorities are continuing. The CBI’s probe should be completed in the coming months.

The move follows the Feb. 12 arrest in Italy of Finmeccanica Chairman and CEO Giuseppe Orsi by investigators looking into whether AgustaWestland paid kickbacks worth around €50 million ($67 million) to secure the sale when Orsi was in charge of the company.

 

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Mazzette .... ci risiamo .... ora tocca ad un'azienda controllata da Rheinmetall ....

 

India Files Bribery Charges Against Rheinmetall ....

By Jay Menon

Source: AWIN First (AW&ST)

June 07, 2013

 

Indian authorities have filed charges against an official with anti-aircraft system manufacturer Rheinmetall Air Defense (RAD) for allegedly paying bribes to help it avoid being blacklisted in India.

A spokesperson with India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) tells Aviation Week that bribery charges have been registered in a special court against Gerhard Hoy, the representative in India of Rheinmetall, along with Indian businessman Abhishek Verma and his wife, Anca Neacsu.

Verma allegedly took a bribe from RAD via Ganton Ltd., a company allegedly controlled by him, to stall the blacklisting procedures initiated by the Indian government, the CBI spokesperson says. Swiss-based RAD was one of six companies blacklisted by India’s defense ministry in March 2012 as a result of corruption allegations, forbidding them from doing business with India’s state-run Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) network for 10 years.

RAD transferred $530,000 to a New York bank account belonging to Ganton Ltd, and Verma allegedly contacted the representatives of RAD and assured them that he would use his influence with Indian government officials to help stall the blacklisting procedures.

RAD strongly denies the accusations of inappropriate business dealings with the Ganton group and Abhishek Verma. “Such allegations lack factual substance,” the company says in a statement. “Neither did the company collaborate with Ganton in order to prevent an RAD blacklisting in India through illegal means. To substantiate its position, RAD is committed to a close dialogue with Indian authorities and ready to cooperate with them.”

RAD is equally determined to prove that earlier allegations that had led to the company’s blacklisting in March 2012 are false. The Swiss firm is challenging the order debarring it from doing business with OFB in the Delhi High Court.

The CBI had recommended blacklisting RAD, as it had allegedly used corrupt and illegal means to try to win an OFB contract for a 35mm gun system in 2011. RAD also was one of the bidders for India’s requirement for a very short range air defense system.

The five other entities barred from transacting business with the OFB for the next 10 years are Singapore Technologies Kinetics, Israel Military Industries, Russia’s Corporation Defense, TS Kisan and Co. Pvt. (New Delhi), and RK Machine Tools (Ludhiana, Punjab).

 

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Nicola Porro .... l'acchiappafantasmi ....

 

Il Pd affida Finmeccanica a una studiosa fantasma ....

 

Il futuro di Finmeccanica è nelle potenti mani di due personaggi influenti: Guglielmo Epifani, segretario del Partito democratico.

E Lisa Jeanne, ricercatrice francese dell'Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) che da tempo si occupa del caso.

 

Link .... http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/interni/927260.html

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Ho provato anch'io a cercare il nominativo Lisa Jeanne nel sito di SciencesPo. .... e questo è stato il risultato ....

 

http://www.sciencespo.fr/search/node/Lisa%20Jeanne

 

Comunque .... Porro ha citato nel suo articolo un poderoso studio sul gruppo italiano e che è stato pubblicato in tre puntate da Nens ....

 

Eccolo ....

 

http://www.nens.it/_public-file/FINMECCANICA1.11.10.12.pdf

 

http://www.nens.it/_public-file/FINMECCANICA2.11.10.12.pdf

 

http://www.nens.it/_public-file/FINMECCANICA3bis.11.10.12.pdf

 

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[Scagnetti]

La storia è curiosa.

Vediamo come evolve.

 

Sarà interessante vedere nei prossimi giorni se il PD sarà sbugiardato per aver proposto un'autorità fake, o viceversa il lavoro dei giornalisti tende troppo spesso a limitarsi a ricerche superficiali su Internet, senza arrivare nemmeno a quella telefonata che Porro è "stato costretto a fare" all'Università in assenza di riscontri più immediati su Internet.

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Finmeccanica .... pulizie di fine primavera ....

 

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Un rapporto dell'organo di controllo sulla spesa indiano, che presumo corrisponda alla nostra "Corte dei Conti" (se mi sbaglio ... mi corrigerete ) ....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_India

 

.... critica pesantemente le procedure di acquisizione degli AW101 VVIP ....

 

Indian government auditor slams AW101 acquisition ....

 

Source ....

 

India's comptroller and auditor general (CAG) has slammed the acquisition of 12 VVIP AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters for the Indian air force in its probe into the deal.

According to the report, "the entire process of acquisition of VVIP helicopters right from framing of [the] Services Qualitative Requirements (SQRs) to the conclusion of contract deviated from laid down procedures.

"The entire process of acquisition thus poses serious questions on accountability and lack of transparency in the finalisation of the contract, which need to be addressed."

The report is likely to remove all hope of an early resolution to the matter.

India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has already registered a case against 13 people and six firms with regard to the contract. A CBI investigation is under way and the contract has been put on hold. India has already paid about 30% of the €560 million ($737 million) contract.

AgustaWestland was quick to issue a letter refuting the auditor's allegations.

It says that change of the air force's requirements, stipulating a cabin height of 1.8m, was met by other helicopters and did not lead to the "ejection of any competing aircraft" from the contest. Focus was also placed on a change of the aircraft's service ceiling, dropping it to 4,500m (14,800ft) from 6,000m in an earlier request for proposals (RFP). AgustaWestland points to letters it sent to the Indian air force in 2005 stating that the AW101 could be modified to operate at the higher altitude.

According to the CAG report, these changes "resulted in an operational disadvantage to the [air force]".

The decision to make the minimum cabin height at 1.8m "essential" rather than "desirable" - from the 1.45m originally stipulated - reduced competition, resulting in a single vendor situation, it says. The report also questions the order for four additional helicopters, in view of the low utilisation rate - approximately 29% from 1999-2010 - of the existing fleet of VIP Mil Mi-8 helicopters.

Uncertainty over the contract has led to AgustaWestland slowing down work on the order at its Yeovil, UK facility. Three AW101s are ready for delivery with the remainder of the order in an advanced state of completion. However, AgustaWestland remains hopeful these aircraft will eventually be handed over. Nonetheless, one of the completed AW101s, repainted in AgustaWestland livery, was transported to the recent MAKS air show in Russia.

The Indian air force is already believed to be having trouble in keeping its fleet of three AW101s - delivered between November 2012 and February 2013 - airworthy.

India had placed an order for 12 AW101 helicopters, eight in VIP configuration and four in non-VIP configuration. Alleged violations with respect to offset obligations as per the defence procurement procedure (DPP) were also mentioned in the report.

The controversy means that the air force's Air HQ Communication Squadron, responsible for providing air transportation - rotary and fixed wing - to the country's president, vice-president and prime minister, will have to continue flying with its fleet of ageing eight Mi-8s, six of which were obtained in 1988.

 

 

Link .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indian-government-auditor-slams-aw101-acquisition-390157/

 

Il rapporto .... http://saiindia.gov.in/english/home/Our_Products/Audit_Report/Government_Wise/union_audit/recent_reports/union_compliance/2013/Defence/10of2013.pdf

 

AW reagisce .... http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/agustawestland-rebuts-cag-findings-in-vvip-chopper-deal/article5086141.ece

 

Lo AW101 VVIP citato nell'articolo di "Flight" .... nei giorni scorsi a Ramenskoye in occasione del salone MAKS 2013 ....

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Ogni giorno una nuova .... con l'India ....

 

Siamo evidentemente alla farsa .... in quanto fonti del Ministero della Difesa indiano hanno rivolto critiche al rapporto del CAG che criticava, a sua volta, le procedure di acquisizione degli AW101 VVIP ....

 

India: fonte Difesa contesta il rapporto sull’AW-101 ....

 

La notizia non ha avuto eco in Italia ma fonti del Ministero della Difesa Indiano citate in un articolo di Neelam Mathews pubblicato da Aerospace Diary ridicolizzano l’indagine e il rapporto del Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), cioè la Corte dei Conti di Nuova Delhi circa le procedure di acquisizione degli elicotteri Agusta Westland AW-101.

 

Fonte .... http://www.analisidifesa.it/2013/09/india-la-difesa-contesta-linchiesta-sullaw-101/

 

Ma .... come si fa a far affari con gente simile?

 

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Ogni giorno una nuova .... con l'India ....

 

Siamo evidentemente alla farsa .... in quanto fonti del Ministero della Difesa indiano hanno rivolto critiche al rapporto del CAG che criticava, a sua volta, le procedure di acquisizione degli AW101 VVIP ....

 

 

Fonte .... http://www.analisidifesa.it/2013/09/india-la-difesa-contesta-linchiesta-sullaw-101/

 

Ma .... come si fa a far affari con gente simile?

 

Non ci posso credere . Siamo davvero al ridicolo

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AW ha chiesto un arbitrato legale .... ma, da parte dell'India, nessun riscontro ....

 

Indian arbitration request was last resort: AgustaWestland chief ....

 

AgustaWestland resorted to making an official request for legal arbitration with the Indian government over a stalled deal for AW101 VVIP helicopters because it "didn't see any other option".

Daniele Romiti, chief executive at the airframer, says that despite frequent requests, he was unable to persuade anyone from the New Delhi administration to sit down and meet with him.

 

 

 

Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indian-arbitration-request-was-last-resort-agustawestland-chief-391563/

 

 

Nel frattempo .... in quel grande paese ove impera il 'politicamente corretto' .... scoppia un altro scandaletto ....

 

Ex-Boeing procurement officer indicted for fraud ....

 

Federal prosecutors have indicted a former Boeing procurement officer and three others for allegedly rigging subcontract awards on military aircraft programmes in St. Louis.

 

Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ex-boeing-procurement-officer-indicted-for-fraud-391562/

 

Se poi si accenna a quel vecchio proverbio che recita "Tutto il mondo è paese" .... si corre il rischio di essere fustigati con l'accusa di banalità ....

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Per Finmeccanica l'importante è .... VINCERE .... nuovi contratti a livello internazionale nel settore aerospaziale ....

 

Now .... winning contracts in international markets, where rivals are also bidding hard, is of “paramount importance”.

 

Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/for-finmeccanica-top-line-wins-are-near-term-focus-391826/

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Lotta legale ....

 

Legal Fight Looms Over India’s Troubled AW101 Acquisition ....

 

India’s attorney general, Goolamhussein Essaji Vahanvati, ruled last week that AgustaWestland breached contractual obligations and an associated “integrity pact” in winning a $787 million contract to supply 12 AW101 VIP helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 2010, raising the possibility the government will cancel the deal.

 

Fonte .... http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2013-10-18/legal-fight-looms-over-indias-troubled-aw101-acquisition

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La pressione aumenta ....

 

 

India ratchets up the pressure over stalled AW101 helicopter deal ....

 

India's ministry of defence has stepped up the pressure on embattled AgustaWestland with the issuance of a final show cause notice, which could lead to the cancellation of the contract for 12 AW101s that has proved so troublesome for the helicopter manufacturer.

 

Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/india-ratchets-up-the-pressure-over-stalled-aw101-helicopter-deal-392208/

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Intanto .... Sikorsky, come prevedibile, ha cominciato a spingere ....

 

Sikorsky Seeks To Replace AgustaWestland as India’s VIP Helo Provider ....

Sikorsky Aircraft is lobbying to replace AgustaWestland (AW) as the supplier of VIP helicopters to the Indian Air Force.

The company is already building fuselages for the S-92 in India.

 

 

Fonte .... http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2013-11-01/sikorsky-seeks-replace-agustawestland-indias-vip-helo-provider

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Tre degli AW101 VIP destinati all'India, non ancor consegnati e sino ad ora giacenti in "magazzino", sono stati venduti da AW ad un acquirente non meglio specificato ....

 

 

Indian AW101s sold on to avoid potential loss ....

The already strained relations between India and AgustaWestland on the back of its stalled purchase of 12 VVIP-roled AW101 helicopters look set to worsen after it was revealed that three of the aircraft originally destined for New Delhi have now been sold to "other customers".

Speaking to analysts during an 8 November results call, Alessandro Pansa, chief executive of AgustaWestland parent Finmeccanica, said although it is still engaged in arbitration with the Indian government, it has moved to mitigate against any potential financial loss.

"If the contract goes ahead we will produce more helicopters," he said.

"But the three helicopters which are in our warehouse have recently been sold."

 

Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indian-aw101s-sold-on-to-avoid-potential-loss-392843/

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Ancora a proposito dell'India .... della corruzione .... e dei programmi di acquisizione messi in frigorifero .... compreso quello degli AW101 VVIP ....

 

 

Corruption Fears Freeze India Acquisitions ....

The Indian government has put three of its most urgent defense acquisition contracts on hold while it deals with unproven corruption allegations regarding its VVIP helicopter contract, leaving its armed forces to continue operating largely obsolete helicopters for the foreseeable future.

 

Fonte .... http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?shop=dae&modele=feature&prod=149351&cat=5

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Voci di stampa relative all'imminente cancellazione, da parte dell'India, del contratto di acquisto dei 12 AW101 VVIP ....

 

http://www.rainews24.it/it/news.php?newsid=184644

 

http://borsaitaliana.it.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idITMIE9AI02420131119

 

.... Finmeccanica smentisce ....

 

Finmeccanica denies cancellation of India AW101 deal ....

Finmeccanica has hit out against press speculation suggesting that India was on the verge of cancelling its controversial order for the 12 AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters and maintains the deal is still on with an arbitration meeting due to take place in the coming days.

In a statement, the Italian aerospace and defence giant stresses that its AgustaWestland subsidiary has "received no such communication" from India’s Ministry of Defence on the possible termination of the contract.

 

Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/finmeccanica-denies-cancellation-of-india-aw101-deal-393307/

 

Finmeccanica .... http://www.finmeccanica.com/-/dichiarazione-finmeccanica-4

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Mettersi a fare affari con l'India è veramente come andare a mettersi in un vespaio.

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"Finmeccanica, svolto incontro in India, entro 25 risposta su contratto" .... http://it.reuters.com/article/itEuroRpt/idITL5N0J53DQ20131120

 

"si è svolto questa mattina in India l'incontro fra gli esponenti di AgustaWestald ........."

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New Delhi launches probe into Rolls-Royce - reports ....

 

New Delhi has reportedly ordered a probe into alleged irregularities over the supply of Rolls Royce aero engines for India’s military from 2007 to 2011.

Widespread media reports in India say the probe was ordered by Defence Minister AK Antony, and will be conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

 

Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-delhi-launches-probe-into-rolls-royce-reports-396486/ ....

 

Spero mi perdonerete l'irrefrenabile risata ....

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Rolls-Royce has yet to receive any formal word from the Indian ministry of defence in regard to media reports that it has requested the Central Bureau of Investigation probe alleged irregularities in the supply of aero engines from 2007 to 2011.

“We are awaiting clarification from the authorities in India,” says Rolls-Royce.

 

It is far from clear where the R-R situation is heading.

Nonetheless, the news will serve to exacerbate concerns about the viability of New Delhi’s defence procurement processes, which are believed to suffer from a severe lack of transparency and accountability.

 

Fonte .... "New Delhi stays mum on Rolls-Royce allegations" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-delhi-stays-mum-on-rolls-royce-allegations-396569/

 

Sto continuando a sghignazzare ....