RM-70: two bids, from PRISMA Electronics and MSM Land Systems, for the modernisation of 111 launchers

Two companies submitted bids in tender 04/2025 of the General Directorate for Defence Investments and Armaments (GDDIA) for the “RM-70 MRL Modernisation” programme of the Hellenic Army. According to the GDDIA announcement, on October 29, 2026, at the opening of the envelopes at the GDDIA, PRISMA ELECTRONICS S.A. and MSM LAND SYSTEMS S.R.O. submitted bids on time, in the presence of their legal representatives.

Four in the second phase, two bids

In the first phase, on December 9, 2025, four companies had submitted qualitative selection files: Metlen Energy & Metals, PRISMA Electronics, MSM Land Systems and N.K. TRAILERS TRANSPORTATION MEANS S.A., which submitted its file with the authorisation of India’s Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL).

By a decision of January 26, 2026, all four were found to meet the qualitative selection criteria and were admitted to the second phase of the procedure: Metlen, PRISMA, MSM Land Systems and TASL. The GDDIA announcement of October 29 on the submission of bids mentions only PRISMA and MSM Land Systems.

The programme: 111 launchers, €90.576 million

The notice (summary published on October 10, 2025) concerns the modernisation of 111 RM-70 multiple rocket launchers. The procedure is a negotiated procedure with prior publication of a notice, under Article 40 of Law 3978/11, with the most economically advantageous offer as the award criterion.

The credit provision amounts to €90,576,000 from the Army General Staff budget, with funding starting in 2026. The amount includes statutory deductions of 6%, 24% VAT, taxes, duties and any other costs. The annual distribution is €17.76 million for each of the years 2026, 2027 and 2028, €19 million in 2029, €10 million in 2030 and €8.296 million in 2031.

The notice sets two main conditions. The first is the participation of domestic industry at a rate of at least 25% of the whole programme. The second is that the modernisation will be carried out within Greek territory, at a site to be designated by the contractor. The detailed technical requirements (what exactly is being upgraded, delivery times) are in annexes that have not been published.

On November 12, 2025 the GDDIA clarified that at the stage of evaluating the technical offers it is not necessary to provide a sample of a modernised RM-70 launcher. The evaluation is based on declarations of compliance, certificates and other supporting evidence from field tests.

Next steps

The evaluation of the bids follows. Under the general terms of the notice, for an amount of €30 million and above excluding VAT, the award is made by KYSEA, the Government Council for National Security, following a proposal by the Minister of National Defence and the opinion of the competent parliamentary committee.