Army of Peru procurement plan year 2012 new batch of anti-tank missiles and rocket launcher 0108127

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 05:07 PM
 
Army of Peru procurement plan year 2012 new batch of anti-tank missiles and rocket launcher.
The Army of Peru (PE) , in its annual program of contracting and procurement for the year 2012, is scheduled to purchase a new batch of anti-tank missiles and rocket-propelled short-range . The institution already has missiles Spike MR / LR manufactured by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and missiles Kornet-E manufactured by KBP Instrument Design Bureau, a leader of the Russian defense industry and should continue on the same line of products to maintain uniformity in the inventory.
     
The Army of Peru (PE) , in its annual program of contracting and procurement for the year 2012, is scheduled to purchase a new batch of anti-tank missiles and rocket-propelled short-range .
Peruvian army soldier fires with Russian-made anti-tank guided missile Kornet-E during training exercise.
     

Under the purchase program, the EP will invest $ 58.5 million in the acquisition of property for the implementation of anti-tank defense system (public call for the September 9, 2012) and $ 64.4 million in the purchase of weapons Individual short-range anti-tank (public call for the August 8, 2012) of similar configuration to the RPG Russians, commonly used in Peru and whose use had an impact on opposing troops during the conflict Cenepa.

On 8 August, also convenes international competition for the acquisition of various military equipment, including portable anti-aircraft weapons , like missiles Igla , with an estimated value of $ 41.6 million, 720 laser designator with a value of 440 , 6 thousand dollars, three systems, HUD (Head Up Display) by 53.4 thousand dollars, twelve night-vision goggles for use in helicopters for $ 240 000, 720 laser designator reflex order for $ 925 000, 77 thermal view aiming for 3.8 million dollars, 720 night vision worth $ 3.8 million, ten machine guns 7.62 x51 mm rotary (Dillon Aero Gatling type probably M134) for $ 1.3 million, ten rotating machine 12.7 mm by 1.8 million and 20 4x4s for VRAE worth almost 20 million new soles.