VRL GmbH - Aerospace & Defence

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Vereinte Raum- und Luffahrttechnik GmbH - VRL GmbH
United Space and Aviation Technologies Ltd.
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Headquarters in Augsburg, Wiese; Bamberg, Franken; and Trier, Eiffelland.

Shareholders:

• KIW Investment Group AG (Wiese) 46%
• KWM Air Systems GmbH (Franken) 27%
• Rathenau Aerospace AG (Eiffelland) 20%
• Eppendorf AG (Eiffelland) 7%

Organisation:

• Airbus: Commercial aircraft manufacturing and support
• Airbus Military: Military aircraft manufacturing and support
• Eurocopter: Helicopter manufacturing and support
• VRL Astrium: Space technologies, including satellites, services and launch systems
• VRL Defence & Security: Defence electronics, communication, missile, drone and air systems. Includes Eurofighter GmbH.

 

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Products of the VRL GmbH:

AIRBUS / AIRBUS MILITARY
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• Airbus A300/A310

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The Airbus A300 is a short- to medium-range widebody aircraft. Launched in 1972 as the world's first twin-engined widebody, it was the first product of the Airbus consortium of European aerospace companies, wholly owned today by VRL. The A300 ceased production in July 2007, along with the smaller A310. Freighter sales for which the A300 competed are to be fulfilled by a new A330-200F derivative.

Production terminated, 2007.
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• Airbus A320 Family
  

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First delivered in 1988, the A320 pioneered the use of digital fly-by-wire flight control systems in a commercial aircraft.

Variants: A318, A318 Elite, A319, A319CJ, A319LR, A320, A321

Price: €56.0 to €92.8 million, depending on variant
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• Airbus A330

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First flown in 1992 the A330 was developed at the same time as the four-engined Airbus A340 and shared common fuselage and wing components. The Multi-Role Transport and Tanker version (MRTT) of the A330-200 provides aerial refueling and strategic transport.

Variants: A330-200, A330-200F, A330-300, A330-MTTR

Price: €176.0 to €205.7 million, depending on variant
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• Airbus A340

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The Airbus A340 seats between 261 and 380 passengers, and has a range between 6,700 and 9,000 NM (12400 to 16600 km). It is similar in design to the twin-engined A330. Initial A340 versions share the fuselage and wing of the A330 while later models are longer and have larger wings.

Variants: A340-200, A340-300, A340-500, A340-600

Price: €87.0 to €253.7 million, depending on variant
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• Airbus A350

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The Airbus A350 is a long-range, mid-size, wide-body family of airliners currently under development by European manufacturing group Airbus. The A350 will be the first Airbus with fuselage and wing structures made primarily of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic. Airbus claims that it will be more fuel-efficient, with up to 8% lower operating cost than the Boeing 787. It is scheduled to enter into airline service in 2013.

This aircraft has not yet entered production.
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• Airbus A380

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The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of VRL. The largest passenger airliner in the world, the A380 made its maiden flight on 27 April 2005 from Augsburg, Swabia, and made its first commercial flight on 25 October 2007.

Price: €317.2 to €337.5 million
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• Airbus Military A400M

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The Airbus A400M is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft that can be configured for aerial refueling. It has been designed by Airbus Military corporation to replace a variety of aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules and the Transall C-160. Like Airbus' other aircraft, the A400M will have a full glass cockpit (all information accessed through large colour screens) and as such will represent a technological leap compared to the older C-130s and C-160s that many countries now operate.

This aircraft is to start deliveries beginning in February 2010 with the launch customers including Wiese, Franken and Eiffelland.

Price: €80.0 to €120.0 million
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• Airbus Military E-8 Joint STARS

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The E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) is an Airbus Military airborne Battle Management and command and control platform that conducts ground surveillance to develop an understanding of the enemy situation and to support attack operations and targeting that contributes to the delay, disruption and destruction of enemy forces. These functions support the primary mission of Joint STARS - to provide dedicated support of ground and air theater commanders. The E-8 Joint STARS is, by default, mounted on an Airbus A330, and historically the Airbus A300.

Price: €244.4 million
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EUROCOPTER
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• Eurocopter EC 105

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The Eurocopter EC 105 is a light, twin-engine, multi-purpose utility helicopter developed by Eurocopter. Production continued to produce the EC 105 until 2001. It was replaced in the product line by the EC 135.

Production terminated, 2001.
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• Eurocopter EC 117

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The Eurocopter EC 117 is a twin-engined medium utility/transport helicopter. The EC 117 is popular for passenger and VIP-transport, seating from seven up to 10 people. It is also used for aerial crane and sling work, law enforcement, military transport, and is exceptional as an air ambulance and search and rescue platform. A developed version of the EC 117 is produced as the EC 145.

Variants:
Price: Coming soon
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• Eurocopter EC 120 Colibri

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The Eurocopter EC 120 Colibri (French Hummingbird) is a 5-seat, single-engine, single main rotor, light helicopter. The EC120 B is mostly built from composite materials and has a fenestron (shrouded) tail rotor, making it a particularly quiet helicopter (FAA Appendix J flyover noise signature = 78.7 dB SEL, 6.7 dB SEL below Stage 2 limits). Certified to FAR 27 standards, the EC 120 B also features crash-resistant seats and a crash-resistant fuel system.

Variants:
Price: €1.4 million
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• Eurocopter EC 130/EC 350 Ecureuil/EC 355 Ecureuil 2

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The Eurocopter EC 130 Ecureuil is a single-engine light helicopter developed from the EC 350 Ecureuil airframe. The Eurocopter EC 350 Ecureuil ("Squirrel") is a single-engined light helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter Group. The Eurocopter EC 355 Ecureuil 2 (Twin Squirrel) is a twin-engine light helicopter.

Variants: EC 130, EC 350, EC 355.
Price: €1.6 to €3.6 million, depending on variant.

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• Eurocopter EC 135

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The Eurocopter EC 135 is a twin-engine civil helicopter produced by Eurocopter, widely used amongst police and ambulance services and for executive transport. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules (IFR).

Variants:
Price: €4.2 million
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• Eurocopter EC 145

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The EC 145 is a twin-engine aircraft and can carry up to nine passengers along with two crew, depending on customer configuration. The helicopter is marketed for passenger transport, corporate transport, emergency medical services (EMS), search and rescue, parapublic and utility roles.

Variants:
Price: €5.5 million
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• Eurocopter EC 155

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The Eurocopter EC 155 is a long-range medium-lift passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter from the Dauphin family for civil aviation use. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 13 passengers along with 1 or 2 crew, depending on customer configuration. The helicopter is marketed for passenger transport, offshore support, VIP corporate transport and casualty transport duties.

Variants:
Price: €10.0 million
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• Eurocopter EC 175

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The Eurocopter EC 175 is a 7-ton class medium utility helicopter being developed by Eurocopter. Formally launched at Heli-Expo on 24 February 2008, the EC 175 is due to be certified in 2011, with Eurocopter aiming to sell approximately 800 to 1,000 EC 175s over 20 years.

This helicopter has not yet entered production.
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• Eurocopter EC 225 Super Puma Mk II+

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The Eurocopter EC 225 Super Puma Mk II+ is a long-range passenger transport helicopter developed by Eurocopter as the next generation in the civilian Super Puma family. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 24 passengers along with 2 crew and a cabin attendant, dependent on customer configuration. The helicopter is marketed for offshore support and VIP passenger transport duties, as well as public service missions.

Variants:
Price: €15.5 million
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• Eurocopter EC 332 Super Puma

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The Eurocopter EC 332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. The Super Puma first flew on 13 September 1978.

Variants:
Price: €15.5 million
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• Eurocopter EC 365 Dauphin 2

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The Eurocopter EC 365 Dauphin 2 (Dolphin) is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter.

Variants:
Price: <€10.0 million
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• Eurocopter EC 532 Cougar

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The Eurocopter EC 532 Cougar is a twin-engined, medium-weight, multipurpose helicopter. The EC 532 is a further development and upgrade of the Puma in its militarized form. (Its civilian counterpart is the Eurocopter EC 332 Super Puma.) The EC 532 has been further developed as the Eurocopter EC 725.

Variants:
Price: Coming soon
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• Eurocopter EC 550 Fennec/EC 555 Fennec 2

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The Eurocopter EC 550 Fennec and EC 555 Fennec 2 are lightweight, multipurpose military helicopters manufactured by Eurocopter Group. Based on the EC 350 Ecureuil and EC 355 Ecureuil 2 series, they are named after the Fennec Fox. The armed versions of the EC 550 and EC 555 can be fitted with coaxial weapons, rockets, torpedoes and various other munitions.

Variants:
Price: Coming soon
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• Eurocopter EC 565 Panther

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The Eurocopter EC 565 Panther is the military version of the Eurocopter EC 365 Dauphin medium-weight multi-purpose twin-engine helicopter. The Panther is used for a wide range of military roles, including combat assault, fire support, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search & rescue, and MEDEVAC.

Variants:
Price: Coming soon
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• Eurocopter EC 635

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The Eurocopter EC 635 is a light multi-purpose helicopter. It was developed by Eurocopter as a military version of the Eurocopter EC 135. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 8 people, including the pilot, and a range of military equipment or armaments. The helicopter is marketed for troop transport, medical evacuation, cargo transport and armed combat support missions.

Variants:
Price: Coming soon
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• Eurocopter EC 665 Tiger

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The Eurocopter Tiger (company designation EC 665) is an attack helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter. The body of the Tiger is made from 80% carbon fiber reinforced polymer and kevlar, 11% aluminium, and 6% titanium. The rotors are made from fiber-plastic able to withstand combat damage and bird strikes. Protection against lightning and electromagnetic pulse is ensured by embedded copper/bronze grid and copper bonding foil.

Variants: Tiger ARH, Tiger HAD, Tiger HAP, UH Tiger
Price: €46.0 million
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• Eurocopter EC 725 Super Cougar

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The Eurocopter EC 725 Super Cougar is a long-range tactical transport helicopter developed from the Super Puma/Cougar family for military use. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 29 seated troops along with 2 crew, depending on customer configuration. The helicopter is marketed for troop transport, casualty evacuation, and combat search and rescue duties, and is similar to the civilian EC 225.

Variants:
Price: €50 million
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• Eurocopter NH 90

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The Eurocopter NH 90 is a medium sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter Group. It has been ordered by several nations, and entered service from 2007.

Variants: NH-90 NFH, NH-90 TTH
Price: €16.0 million
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EUROFIGHTER
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• Eurofighter EF 1900 Tornado

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The Eurofighter Tornado is a family of twin-engine combat aircraft, which was jointly developed by Wiese, Franken and Eiffelland. There are four primary versions of the Tornado; the Tornado IDS (Interdictor/Strike) fighter-bomber, the suppression of enemy air defences; Tornado ECR (Electronic Combat/ Reconnaissance); the Tornado ADV (Air Defence Variant) interceptor; and the Tornado CAS (Close Air Support) armoured tank-buster. In 2008 Air Forces Monthly labelled the aircraft "for more than a quarter of a century... the most important military aircraft in Western Europe."

The Tornado CAS is a specialised version of the normal Eurofighter Tornado designed for close-air support, as an equivalent to the A-10 Thunderbolt II and Su-25/Su-39 Frogfoot. The difference between the Tornado CAS and the Tornado IDS is that the close-air support version is heavily armoured and features different architecture and ergonomy due to its role, and that the CAS has fixed, non-variable wings like its contemporary A-10 and Su-25/Su-39. The Tornado CAS can operate as a subsonic fighter-bomber or tank-buster with high survivability ratings, intended to be used on the front line while maintaining sophisticated equipment and a broad variety of strike weapons available.

Variants: Tornado ADV, Tornado CAS, Tornado ECR, Tornado IDS
Price: €27 million (CAS: €15 million)
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• Eurofighter EF 2000 Typhoon

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The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine canard-delta wing multirole aircraft. The series production of the Eurofighter Typhoon is underway, and the aircraft is being procured under three separate contracts (referred to as "tranches"), each for aircraft with generally improved capabilities.

Variants: Typhoon Tranche 1, Typhoon Tranche 2, Typhoon Tranche 3
Price: €63 million

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These lists are invariably incomplete.

Military customers:

• Kaiserliche Luftstreitkräfte (Wiese)
• Königliche Luftwaffe (Franken)
• Königliche Luftstreitkräfte (Eiffelland)
• Kungelige Flyvevåbnet (Danmark)
• Royal Air Force (Anglia)
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• Wendmarker Armee (Wendmark)
• Sky Force (Karakhstan)
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Civilian customers:

• Königliche Fränkische Fluggesellschaft (Franken)
• Fränkische Luftfahrtgesellschaft (Franken)
• Königliche Schwabische Fluggesellschaft (Wiese)
• Gieße-Hersbach Luftfahrtgesellschaft (Wiese)
• Avionova (Karakhstan)
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• Government of Karakhstan (Karakhstan)
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• and others (please post!)

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• Anbati Republican Army (Anbat)
• Ministry of Justice (Anbat)
• Bartolom e Bratij Avia (Sidajica)
• Lufthanz Helgoland (Sidajica)
• Nazionalnije Aeroflotte (Sidajica)
• United Cities Air Force (Free Cities Union)
• Royal Air Force (Marquette)
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• People's Air Force (Batavia)
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• Royal Air Force (Belmont)
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• Executive Office of the President (Telora)
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• Union Airlines (Free Cities Union)
• Western Airways (Free Cities Union)

 

[Holy Frankish Empire]

Royal Air Force on behalf of the Royal Armory

We would like to make an offer for business which we think is more than fair. We wish to buy 40 Eurofighter EF 2000 Typhoon's at full price and purchase a contract to build 60 by mid 2010. In addition, we would purchase 6 trainers. The contract may be extended to the purchase of 20 more aircraft and a license extension to build another 20.

 

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Eurofighter GmbH would like to inform the Royal Marquen Air Force that its proposal has been deemed as incapable of being accepted at the present time. We offer, however, to produce 60 EF 2000 Typhoon Block 5 plus six trainer aircraft for the Royal Marquen Air Force, with a further 40 produced and sent in kits for assembly at the Marquen Royal Armoury.

The option of a further 20 Block 5 aircraft, with another 20 of the same variant in kits, is also given. The total price of the order will be $3.5 billion, with a further $1.28 billion if the option is taken. Deliveries will begin in January 2010, with the aim of completing them by December 2010, due to the large volume of your order.

There will be four batches of aircraft deliveries, one for every three months of production (April, July and October 2010 and January 2011.) Each batch will include 15 VRL produced and assembled EF 2000 Block 5, and 10 VRL produced EF 2000 Block 5 for assembly at Royal Armoury. The first two batches will include three training aircraft each.

 

[Holy Frankish Empire]

We find these terms acceptable. We will pay half now and half after the first shipment is received. We request the delivery of a training aircraft as soon as possible so we can begin training instructors. We will decide on the option by March, 2010.

Thank you for your speedy response.

-RAF

 

[Batavië]

People's Air Force
Communiqué Privé

We would like to get a price quote for 30 A400M aircraft. We would also like to know when they will enter production. If an acceptable price can be agreed upon, we may be interested in placing an order so long as the timetable is also acceptable.

 

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OOC: Sorry for the late response. I did not have much Internet access between 14 and 21 Novemberg, so I missed your post. I'll take some time replying, given I must ask a few people around concerning your order, but I'll get to you ASAP.

Private communique
VRL GmbH is studying the Batavian People's Air Force requests, and we will reply within a short notice.

 

[Serenierre]

HM Royal Air Force of Belmont
Department of Acquisitions

The Royal Air Force of Belmont, seeing the need for additional transport aircraft , has chosen the Airbus A400M and would like to order 7 of said aircraft. We wish to hear of your response as soon as possible.

 

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[Press Release] Airbus Military GmbH - A VRL Company

With honour, Airbus Military would like to finally announce that deliveries of the first operational A400M transport aircraft is currently expected to begin between the late first and early second trimester of 2010, after the beginning of low-scale mass production.

Our programme, which has been ridden with a number of delays thus far, is entering a final route towards mass-production, and we will begin with our current launch customers Belmont, Eiffelland, Franken and Wiese.

Unit price for the international market is expected to be at €100 to €120 million per aircraft. The A400M is the first truly new transport aircraft design in over three decades, with a full glass cockpit, and a number of different configurations available.

[Secret IC] Belmont: Thank you for choosing Airbus Military. Under current standards, the delivery of your A400M can be expected to begin between March and April 2010, at a rate of one per month, given priority has been given to the existent orders of the three partner countries Eiffelland, Franken and Wiese. The total cost, including training and a number of spare parts, is expected to reach some €800 million.

[Secret IC] Batavia: Thank you for choosing Airbus Military. Upon consultation of the board of directors and partner governments, Airbus Military is currently authorised to export up to 10 Airbus Military A400M, with the option for 5 more, at the price of €1.25 billion for the original order plus €600 million if the option is taken. Deliveries, assuming production begins as planned, can be expected to begin starting in June or July 2010 at a rate of 2 per month.

We also inquire whether it is acceptable to announce limited details of this deal to international media, in accordance to our intention to maintain a general openness of our arms contracts, and if it is indeed acceptable, how much detail would you mind seeing in public.

 

[Batavië]

FROM: Batavian People's Air Force
TO: Airbus Military GmbH
REGARDING: A400M order
Communiqué Privé

Greetings,

We thank you for the approval of the order and are delighted to accept the offer as well as the option for five additional aircraft. The down payments will be delivered by wire on Monday from our bank account in Augsburg. Aircraft may be flown to Windhoek Air Force Base on Windhoek Island for delivery.

Also, permission is hereby granted for the entire order to be released to the media. We have nothing to hide.

OOC: I applaud the use of longer times for more realism, however, June 2010 is a long way off when you think about it. Would it be possible to bring those dates a bit closer? I will be participating in an overseas internship probably beginning in May so I wouldn't even be able to make use, if you understand. If not, I also understand. Hopefuly a compromise can be reached.

 

[Serenierre]

FROM: HM Belmontien Royal Air Force
TO: Airbus Military GmbH
REGARDING: A400M order
Confidentiel Communiqué

The approval of our order is greatly appreciated. All required payments shall be sent by wire on Monday. When the aircraft are ready to be transfered to BRAF, we will send a team to pilot the plane(s) back to Belmont.

Seeing the sensitive nature of the purchase, we ask the Airbus Military GmbH to keep the information of our orders classified.

Sqn Ldr. Auguste Arnault
Director of Appropriations​

 

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[Secret IC] [Batavia]

[OOC] Please check your messages. As I stated there it's because of the order volume of the primary launch customers and a fixed production scale; if you lodge an in-character complaint or request, your order is more than likely capable of being fulfilled earlier, perhaps at an increased cost if it proves to be a hassle for a launch customer. In the worst case, Wiese's government can be willing to swap some of its orders with Batavia's in order to accommodate your orders earlier, though this might cost a compensation. [/OOC]
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Airbus Military GmbH, a VRL company, is pleased to have conducted business with your government. We shall include your country among the launch customers in the next relevant press release.

Also, we would like to inform you that our company is capable and willing to handle service and maintenance of your purchased aircraft, with a limited warranty of their operability.

[Secret IC] [Belmont]

Airbus Military GmbH recommends the dispatch of pilots prior to deliveries to be properly instructed and trained for the A400M. These pilots can then function as instructors for future Royal Air Force pilots.

In accordance with your wish, the exact details of the Belmontien A400M order will only be notified to the relevant authorities as per the law our company operates under.

Also, we would like to inform you that our company is capable and willing to handle service and maintenance of your purchased aircraft, with a limited warranty of their operability.

 

[Serenierre]

FROM: HM Belmontien Royal Air Force
TO: Airbus Military GmbH
REGARDING: A400M order
Confidentiel Communiqué

We shall dispatch the pilots when instructed and we thank the Airbus Military GmbH for cooperating with us fully.

Sqn Ldr. Auguste Arnault
Director of Appropriations​

 

[Anglia]

TO: VRL GmbH Aerospace & Defense
FROM: HM Royal Air Force, Procurement Office
RE: Transaction Request

On behalf of His Majesties Royal Air Force, we would like to purchase 20 Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoons, with the option to purchase 10 more in the coming year. We would also like to purchase 2 A400M Transport Aircraft. The Royal Air Force has also appropriated funds for the option to purchase 5 more A400M aircraft in the future. We Thank you for reviewing our order and we await your reply.​

 

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OOC: Sorry this is taking so long, I need to contact VRL partner players before I can post a reply. I am on it, however.

 

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[Secret IC] [Anglia]

VRL GmbH would like to inform the Procurement Office of HM Air Force of Anglia that the board is in agreement over the contract you requested. The contract will include 20 Eurofighter EF 2000 Typhoon fighters, with an option for a further 10, and 2 Airbus Military A400M, with an option for a further 5.

The total price of the contract is currently estimated at €1.6 billion, with the Typhoon option costing a further €650 million if taken, and the A400M option a further €550 million. The price includes all relevant and relative tariffs and taxation.

The equipment will be delivered following advance payment equal to one-quarter the order cost, and instalments of proportion to the delivery prior to delivery of produced equipment. Deliveries can be expected to be at the rate of 4 Typhoons per month beginning in late January, and one A400M per month beginning in June, not including the options.

 

[Wieserreich]

Catalogue updated with images and the E-8 Joint STARS.

 

[Wieserreich]

Upon agreement from the partners of VRL GmbH, the production of the A400M military transport is to commence ahead of schedule and earlier within February 2010. The aircraft was anticipated during late February.

We wish to inform our customers that their orders will, too, be affected by this rescheduling, free of additional charges. The Airbus Military A400M is open to orders from international customers and will be displayed at the ongoing Hajr Military Exhibition for any potential customers.

 

[Wieserreich]

VRL GmbH is proud to announce the official beginning of service missions of the new Airbus Military A400M transport aircraft, which entered service in February. The A400M has been ordered in large quantities by the military forces of Wiese, Eiffelland, Franken, Anglia, Belmont and Batavia, and provides a decent supplementary or replacement solution for the transport fleets of various European air forces. We are able to provide customers with their orders with the utmost expedience, confidentiality as well as reliability. For existing and future customers interested in a higher priority of deliveries, we offer the accelerated production priority option for only a fraction of the total cost of your orders! In addition, we offer you our technical staff's maintenance services for your fleets of Airbus, Airbus Military, Eurocopter and Eurofighter aircraft, as well as our services in the field of aerospace, including the fields of launches of VRL or non-VRL artificial satellites.

We look forward to your orders!