Bumar may yet win tender to rearm Iraq

It is now planning to announce another tender, this time to be resolved in Washington as opposed to Baghdad, with the results becoming known in 60 to 90 days at the earliest. Deputy Minister of Defense, Janusz Zemke, stated that he believes Polish arms producer Bumar, which lost out in the first tender to Nour USA, could form a consortium with foreign partners. The original tender was suspended over a week ago following protests from Bumar and Cemex Global. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 19) A.F.