Arms industry into climate change
…new profit areas. Surprisingly clear about this was the jubilant announcement for the second Energy Environmental defence and Security (E2DS) conference last May: “The defence market worldwide is worth a…
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No lessons learned?
…be “adequately considered”. That virus of weakening export control for the sake of economic interests has infected Dutch politics as well, with industry representatives eager to complain about the lack…
Dutch Defence minister has ‘no morals’ in tank deal with Indonesia
…When Dutch MP’s heard about Jakarta’s interest they raised the issue with Defence minister Hans Hillen, who confirmed ongoing talks but refused to discuss the issue. He notably refused to…
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…
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…