Military industrial axis of the European Union
Military industrial axis of the European Union
On January 22, 2019 Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron signed the Treaty of Aachen (Aachener…
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Part 2: Dutch naval yard at the Black Sea
Recently the Romanian government canceled the acquisition of corvettes, probably due to irregularities (see part 1). This is a setback for Damen…
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Part 1: Political scandel with Dutch yard at Black Sea
Romania is one of the few NATO countries that has raised its military budget up to 2 per cent of its GDP.…
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Fighter jet programs in Europe
An often heard complaint about the European defence industry is that it is divided and that every country has its own production…
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Dutch transit of Czech ammo to Guatemala
Dutch transit of Czech ammo to Guatemala; a country sliding “towards becoming a dictatorial state”
In the largest harbour outside Asia, that…
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Crazy catalyst for European defence spending
“I am certain that, at some time in the future, President Xi and I, together with President Putin of Russia, will start…
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Coocking the budget: the drive for higher defence expenditures
The presumed need for higher military budgets is a major argument on which defence industries flourish. Why are alarm bells on the…
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Reapers, Dutch air force and Fokker
The Dutch air force is in the process of acquiring four General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones with ground stations at a cost…
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Netherland is Pakistan’s 3rd source of arms
Dutch arms exports in 2017 are projected as dots on a map published online by Stop Wapenhandel (Stop Arms Trade) from the…
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Fokker alive and kicking; components for Yemen
Late august 2018 military helicopter company NHIndustries concluded a deal with Qatar to sell 28 helicopters. The France-based company is jointly owned…
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