Trade and aid: yet another Dutch warship for Indonesia
Last week the Indonesian Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilder Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) for a so-called SIGMA…
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Turkish authorities cannot find Dutch nuclear proliferator
In October 2003 the German-registered ship BBC China was boarded and searched in the Italian port of Taranto in a joint US–UK–Germany–Italy…
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Arms fairs and the footprint of EADS
Arms fairs are the oil that keeps the arms trade machine running. International exhibitions are the ideal show for anything the military…
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EADS sells big to Indonesian Air Force
“A possible embargo has always been a reason for the TNI [Indonesian armed forces] to feel worried when it wants to procure…
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Arms deal with Thailand a novelty in reporting
Last week the Dutch government introduced a novelty in its reporting system on arms exports. It sent a letter to Parliament, notifying…
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Dutch arms exports to China, Turkmenistan and Egypt
The Dutch government is quite transparent in detailing its arms exports – at least, ex post. Licence details are published on the…
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Frontex eyes drones to further war on immigration
Last September the European Parliament granted EU border control agency Frontex the right to purchase its own equipment, such as navy ships…
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New Dutch arms control legislation leaves transport sector untouched
A Dutch-flagged ship carrying US supplied weapons and explosives is feared to be on its way to Egypt, Amnesty International reported this…
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Taiwan’s latest submarine plans: Dutch design?
Ever since George W. Bush in 2001 proposed to assist Taiwan in getting diesel electric submarines, the question of ‘how and with…
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Garage sale for new drones
In a paper with the hilarious title “How to stop the demilitarisation of Europe” former European Defence Agency chief Nick Witney expresses…
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