German Liaison Office for Defense German Liaison Office

erstellt von v. Bock, BL 010German Liaison Office for Defense Materiel USA/Canada

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German Liaison Office for Defense Materiel USA / Canada

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Introduction ofGerman Liaison Office

for Defense Materiel USA / Canada (GLO)

toComDef West 2012 on 23 January 2012

Henrich (Henry) von Bock

Federal Republic of Germany Liaison Office for Defense Materiel USA / Canada 11150 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4332, USA


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2German Armed Forces – International Missions


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I. Realignment of the Bundeswehr

II. German Armaments Sector

III. German Liaison Office and

GE-US Armaments Cooperation

IV. Conclusions

Outline


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Armed Forces

Army, Air Force, Navy, Joint Support Service, Joint Medical Service

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Defense Administration

Armaments Sector

Territorial Defense Administration


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5I. Realignment of the Bundeswehr

Realignment

- Budget consolidation

- Conscription / Draft suspended

- Armed Forces

~ 222,000 ~ 185,000

- Defense Administration

~ 75,000 ~ 55,000

- Adjustment and Closure of Barracks

- Adjustment of Equipment and Weapon Systems


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6II. German Armaments Sector

Federal Office ofDefense Technology and Procurement

(BWB)

(Acquisition Agency / Procurement Authority)

Directorate Generalof Armaments

Political LevelNational Armaments

Director

Federal Office of the Bundeswehrfor Information Management and

Information Technology

(Bundeswehr IT Office)

(Acquisition Agency / Procurement Authority)

Management Level

Supporting and Technical LevelSubordinate Agencies

Organization (1)


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Directorate Generalof Armaments

BundeswehrTechnical Centers (7)

Bundeswehr Research Institutes

(2)

German Liaison Officefor Defense Materiel

USA/Canada

II. German Armaments Sector

Federal Office ofDefense Technology and Procurement

(BWB)

Organization (2)

Supporting and Technical Level


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8II. German Armaments Sector

BWB IT Office

>>> Life-Cycle Management “from the cradle to the grave“

Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzungder Bundeswehr (BAAINBw)

Federal Office of Bundeswehr Materiel, Information Technology and Equipment Management

>>> New Organization


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Mission of German Liaison Office for Defense Materiel USA / Canada (GLO)

III. GLO and GE-US Armaments Cooperation

The GLO

> represents the BWB and the IT Office in all matters of DefenseTechnology, Research & Development, Defense Procurement and In-Service Support,

> supports Armaments Cooperation between Germany and the United States of America and Canada,

> is the central Point of Contact for the Initiation and Coordination of US-German Armaments Cooperation.


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10III. GLO and GE-US Armaments Cooperation

San Diego

Picatinny Arsenal

Aberdeen

Arlington

Huntsville

Eglin AFB

Orlando

Reston

Los Angeles

Las Vegas

Dayton

GLO Locations


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CERDEC *US Army Communications

Electronics Research, Development &

Engineering Center

ATEC *US Army

Test and Evaluation Command)

HQ AFMC / AFRL *Air Force Materiel Command/Air Force Research Laboratory

AAC *Air Armament Center

NAVSEANaval Sea

Systems Command

HQ AMCUS Army

Materiel Command

ARDEC *US Army Armament Research,

Development & Engineering Center

PEO STRI *(Program Executive Office for

Simulation, Training and Instrumentation)

Program Office *NAVSTAR GPS Wings

Army Air Force Navy Others

U.S. Coast Guard Deepwater Program

Missile Defense Agency

NVESDNight Vision & Electronic

Sensors Directorate

DIA MSIC *Missile and Space Intelligence Center

Las Vegas

DSCADefense Security Cooperation

Agency

AFSACAir Force Security Assistance Center

Dayton

Liaison to US Agencies (*Liaison Offices)



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Personnel Exchange

Research and Technology Cooperative

Defense Programs

Science

Procurement

DevelopmentScope of Tasks of the GLO

Armaments Cooperation

> Memoranda of Understanding> Data Exchange Agreements> Project Agreements> Technical Assistance Agreements> …


Government to Government

Academia and (government funded) Research Institutes

FMS / DCS

Industry to Industry


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GLO

• supports planning and execution of Cooperative Armaments Programs

• is represented in bi- and multinational Integrated Project Teams

Activities of the GLO (1)


RAMRolling Airframe Missile

PATRIOTMissile System

MIDSMultifunctional Information Distribution System

(G)MLRS(Guided) Multiple Launch

Rocket System

Euro Hawk/ Global Hawk


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GLO

• coordinates Technical Data Exchange and Project Agreements

• initiates, supports and manages joint Research and Technology activities




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GLO

• supports / coordinates the GE-US Personnel Exchange Program

• Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT)

• Quality Assurance / Audits

• Foreign Military Sales /

Direct Commercial Contracts /

Market Investigations




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16IV. Conclusions

Conclusions

- International Operations Interoperability

- Smaller Fleets Economy of Scale

- Available Equipment Development

>>> International Armaments Cooperation increasingly important and key to “do more with less”(technologically, financially and regarding relevant industrial capabilities)

>>> The GLO is the bridgehead

of the German Armaments Sector in the USA

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Thank you.

Questions?


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18BWB Agencies

WTD 71Ship and Naval Weapons, Maritime Technology and

Research

WTD 81Information Technology and

Electronics

WTD 61Tech. and Airworthiness

Center for Aircraft

WTD 52Protection and Special

Technologies

WTD 91Weapons and Ammunition

WTD 51Engineer and General Field

Equipment

WTD 41Automotive and Armored

Vehicles

BundeswehrTechnical Centers

Bundeswehr Research Institutes

WISResearch Institute for

ProtectiveTechnologies and Protection

WIWeBResearch Institute for Materials,

Fuels and Lubricants

Naval ArsenalWilhelmshaven / Kiel

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