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Saab receives multi-mission radar order from the US

Defence and security company Saab has received an order for the GIRAFFE AMB multi-mission radar system and related services from the US Department of State. The order value is MUSD 23.7 (MSEK 155).

The program will involve both Saab’s newly acquired subsidiary Saab Sensis located in Syracuse, New York, as well as Saab in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The Giraffe AMB is a world leading multi-mission radar system that detects enemy threats from rocket, artillery and mortar attacks while simultaneously conducting Air Surveillance.

The system is part of Saab’s continuously evolving radar program and provides unmatched performance for critical targets and proven reliability. Whether as a part of vital point protection or area air defence solutions, the Giraffe AMB has become the radar of choice for armed forces worldwide, including those of Sweden, France, Estonia, UK and Australia amongst others. Visit: www.saabgroup.com

Rolls-Royce awarded contract for US Navy T-45 trainer engine support

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a $99.9 million MissionCareâ contract by the US Department of Defense Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River to provide support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the US Navy’s T-45 training aircraft.

This exercises the third year of the contract to provide guaranteed engine availability, which includes support ranging from on-wing through intermediate and depot level maintenance, under the base contract signed in 2008. MissionCare is used within the Rolls-Royce Defence sector to apply commercial Power By The Hour® principles to the unique requirements of the defence industry. Total value of the contract is $476.91 million over the five-year term.

Under the terms of the agreement, which is administered by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Rolls-Royce will provide all maintenance, support, troubleshooting, parts supply and logistics for both the F405 engine and the aircraft gas turbine starting system.

This contract provides comprehensive propulsion services to more than 200 aircraft, operating at four main Naval Air Stations - Kingsville, Texas; Meridian, Mississippi; Pensacola, Florida and Patuxent River, Maryland. Work is expected to be completed In September 2012. Visit: www.rolls-royce.com

Sandvik Mining and Construction signs major project order in Australia

Sandvik Mining and Construction has signed a major contract with Boral Limited, an international building and construction materials supplier in Australia. The order includes design, supply, installation and commissioning of a new quarry plant for Boral’s Peppertree site which is situated in New South Wales.

The contract value is close to 500 MSEK. The project is expected to start during the third quarter of 2011 and end in the third quarter of 2013.

Boral’s primary purpose with the project is to provide new production and dispatch capability for the supply of coarse and fine aggregates. This material will be used in pre-mixed concrete, concrete products and asphalt production in the greater Sydney region.

“To be awarded this major order clearly demonstrates the strength of Sandvik Mining and Construction’s equipment in Australia and our ability to provide the best solutions to overcome complicated process problems,” says Thomas Schulz, president of product segment Construction in business area Sandvik Mining and Construction. Visit: www.sandvik.com

FinnvedenBulten wins two strategic contracts for interior structures

FinnvedenBulten, division Finnveden Metal Structures, has signed two separate automotive contracts for the delivery of cross car beams. The contracts are worth in the region of €3 million and €4 million a year respectively.

“These contracts strengthen our position as a supplier of interior structures for the automotive industry, while also further broadening our offering. Both orders are for existing customers, and we are delighted to be given greater confidence for more business together. We look forward to continuing our excellent collaboration,” says Johan Nordgren, vice-president Sales & Engineering.

One of the orders relates to die cast cross car beams in magnesium, which will be made at the Group’s foundry in BielskoBiala, Poland. Production will begin this year and continue for approximately three years.

The other order relates to cross car beams in steel, and the components for these will be made at the Group’s sheet metal factory in Bielsko-Biala, Poland, starting in 2013 and continuing for around six years. Visit: www.finnvedenbulten.com

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KONE partnership with MTR

KONE has been awarded an order to supply 139 elevators and five dumbwaiters to Hong Kong’s Express Rail Link project by the MTR Corporation. Altogether 117 elevators will be installed at the new West Kowloon terminus station. KONE’s elevators will ensure the smooth flow of people and goods in the four-level terminus station where an estimated 99,000 travelers will pass through daily.

“We are thrilled that our partnership with MTR has further developed by working together on the new Express Rail Link project. It is the result of close collaboration, mutual trust and shared values on safety, quality, service and environmental awareness, and follows on from the earlier award of the West Island Line project with MTR,” says Noud Veeger, EVP and area director of KONE Asia Pacific.

The 26km-long Express Rail Link will be running at high speeds in dedicated underground tunnels which will connect Hong Kong with the 16,000km of mainland China’s high-speed railway network. It will carry an estimated 10,000 passengers per hour when completed in 2015. KONE currently maintains more than 1000 elevators and escalators in the existing MTR network. Visit: www.kone.com

NCC to construct technology centre in Finland

NCC Construction Finland has been commissioned by Cargotec to construct a technology centre in Tampere, Finland. The order is valued at approximately SEK 265 million and will be registered in the third quarter of 2012.

The total scope of the project is approximately 20,000 square metres of floor space distributed between a five-story office building and a workshop located adjacent to the office premises. The operation will comprise the development of containers and research into heavy materials handling.

Construction of Cargotec’s technology and knowhow centre in Tampere has already commenced and is expected to be completed in December 2012. Visit: www.ncc.se

Saft batteries to power Iridium NEXT LEO satellite constellation

Saft has been awarded a multi-million euro contract by Thales Alenia Space, the prime contractor, to supply all the onboard Li-ion batteries for the Iridium NEXT LEO (low-Earth orbit) satellite constellation scheduled to start launching in 2015.

“This major contract for the Iridium NEXT project is a significant advance in Saft’s strategy to develop a market-leading position in the very important LEO sector by building on our well established reputation for delivering reliable, high performance leading-edge batteries for GEO and space vehicle customers,” said Philippe Jehanno, general manager, Saft’s Space and Defense Division.

Iridium NEXT will maintain the same architecture as Iridium’s current constellation, the world’s largest commercial constellation, with 66 cross-linked LEO satellites covering 100 percent of the globe. However, Iridium NEXT will substantially enhance and extend the Iridium mobile communications services by delivering: higher data speeds; powerful new services and devices; advantages of IP technology; backward compatibility with current handsets, devices and applications. In addition to the 72 operational satellites– including 6 inorbit spare satellites – the Iridium NEXT project also comprises 9 ground spares making a total of 81. Visit: www.saftbatteries.com

€7 million steel structure contract

for Ruukki in Russia

Rautaruukki has signed a major contract with the Russian company Terwingo to design and deliver the steel frame and roof structures for a special steel wire production plant to be built in the Lipetsk region. The contract is worth around €7 million.

The Russian company Terwingo focuses among other things on nanotechnology projects. The new plant will make special steel wire for use in the solar energy industry (photovoltaic cells) to cut silicon crystals. The new plant is being built in Gryaz, near Lipetsk, around 500km to the southeast of Moscow and will have a production capacity of around 10,000 tonnes a year.

“The contract is a significant one for us. The new building will have a total area of 46,000m2 and the project is of very great regional importance. Ruukki’s capacity to provide fast total deliveries was a key factor in clinching the deal,” says Jussi Tuisku, general director at Ruukki Rus. Visit: www.ruukki.com

Umbilical contract awarded to Aker Solutions

Aker Solutions has been selected to supply a subsea umbilical to Det norske oljeselskap ASA’s Jette field, worth around NOK 60 million.

Det norske’s initial order is for 6km of static electro-hydraulic stainless steel umbilical. The umbilical will include electrical and hydraulic functions, in addition to a three inch gas lift line and methanol injection.

The subsea umbilical will be used at the Jette field ocated in block 25/7 and 25/8, west of Stavanger in the North Sea at a water depth of approximately 150 metres. Visit: www.akersolutions.com