Taiwan’s latest submarine plans: Dutch design?
…– Taiwan’s only combat-ready subs – which were acquired from the Netherlands in the 1980s”. While there has been speculation about this option for many years, such clear reference to…
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New Dutch arms control legislation leaves transport sector untouched
…about the final destination. Its unwillingness to disclose the recipient contributes to suspicions that the destination is no less controversial. But there is also a responsibility from the Dutch…
Arms deal with Thailand a novelty in reporting
…groups seem most worried about the change as previously Congress played a role in debating arms sales to potential adversaries of Israel, such as Saudi-Arabia. [FS, 20 April 2012]…
Arms fairs and the footprint of EADS
…long-term investments worth about $154 billion in a massive new Caspian Sea oil field known as Kashagan. At Jordan’s SOFEX arms show, Eurocopter, the helicopter branch of EADS, showed a…
Seeing in the dark
…military market, this does not make sense. As a consequence of the shift from being labelled ‘military’ to ‘dual-use’, nobody really knows about the value and destinations of Dutch night…
Released Dutch arms sales contract reveals special role of Parliament
…filed a set of questions to the government, demanding clarity about how the government is dealing with Parliament’s say in surplus sales. El Fassed is asking why the government did…
Wedding of the elephants: merger between BAE and EADS in the making
…about the plans. A merger of the two arms giants would leave Europe with one big military aerospace company, only excluding Italy’s Finmeccanica, which is at present the global number…
Dutch ships assist Honduras in escalating war on drugs
…about the track record of the Honduran authorities, rather preferring co-financing a profitable business for Dutch companies over possible alternative strategies to the war on drugs. [FS, 4 Dec 2012]…
Chilean ‘frigate gate’ is just a rumour for Dutch MoD
…two top-ranking Chilean (former) naval officers, who are also indicted. The Chilean judge says that there is no evidence that Damen Schelde knew about Ibieta paying bribes. But would the…
Syria does not need weapons – keep the EU arms embargo
…for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton shows strong reservations: “Delivering arms might bring about a new military balance on the ground but it could also fuel further militarisation…