Arms embargoes and business as usual – Libya and Indonesia
Now that NATO finished its air campaign in Libya, it will be a matter of weeks, maybe a few months, before we…
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Four corvettes for Vietnam
Vietnam is close to ordering four Sigma-class corvettes from Netherlands based Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS). Late September Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen…
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Not so SMART
Last week Spain agreed to provide a base for American ships with advanced anti-missile systems on board to take part in NATO’s…
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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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