Dutch maintenance of Arab F-16s
Daedalus is a Tilburg-based company specialised in maintenance, repair and overhaul – MRO for insiders – of military aircraft. Apart from F-16…
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Frontex – new customer for the arms industry
Last week the European Parliament voted largely in favour of a stronger mandate for Frontex, the EU border control agency. One of…
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Where East meets West
IMAV 2011 is short for International Micro Air Vehicle conference and flight competition and is held this week at the Dutch army…
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DSEi and the Dutch
Coming Tuesday the world’s largest arms fair, Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEi), in Londen, once again opens its doors for arms…
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Arms trade and the Greek debt crisis
Both Greece and the euro currency have bought extra time to recover from the financial crisis after eurozone leaders agreed a new…
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Dutch firm joins forces with Nigerian navy to establish shipbuilding facility
Wieringerwerf-based company TP Marine intensifies its ties with the Nigerian navy. After providing it with catamarans and refitting its large patrol boats,…
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Saudi Leopards
Last week the Dutch parliamentary year finished, with on Thursday voting on hundreds of motions. Twelve of them were on arms export…
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Arms export policy used as greenwash
Thanks to mobile phones, the use of European weapons against brave Arab people demanding democracy is well-documented. Many Europeans were shocked, and…
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Secret meeting place for shady arms conference
Next Thursday (9 June) arms dealers and government officials meet in Amsterdam for the third annual Netherlands Offset Conference. This conference is…
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Shareholder values
EADS is a Dutch public limited company (“NV”), with headquarters in the university town of Leiden. When this pan-European enterprise was set…
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