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Netherlands MoD to Install Locally-made Encryption Module into Elbit Radios
June 29, 2021 @ 07:52 AMThe Netherlands Ministry of Defense (MoD) signed a contract with Dutch firm Technolution to provide an encryption module for fixing into tactical radios bought from Elbit Systems. Secure communications are essential for military personnel in the field
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Netherlands Air Force Grounds Pilatus PC-7 Aircraft After Corrosion Found in Some
June 28, 2021 @ 06:05 PMThe Netherlands Ministry Defense has temporarily grounded its fleet of Pilatus PC-7 training aircraft after corrosion caused by moisture was found on a number of the airplanes during maintenance. The extent to which this jeopardizes flight safety is being investigated together with the manufacturer, Pilatus of Switzerland
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Calendar Featuring Half Naked Dutch Marines Earns 100,000 Euros in Sales
June 26, 2021 @ 05:34 PMThe birth anniversary calendar of the Dutch Marine Corps featuring several of its male members posing half naked has raised more than €100,000 in sales which was donated to charity on Friday. Corps commander Brigadier General Jan Hut made no secret of his pride
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Saab to Provide Combat Training Solutions to the Netherlands
June 21, 2021 @ 02:03 PMSaab has signed a contract for the delivery of live training systems and services to the Dutch armed forces. The order comprises the supply of new equipment and functionality at 727 MSEK, with a 10-year support contract with an annual value of 66
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India, Netherlands & Spain to Receive Raytheon's 155 mm Excalibur Guided Projectiles
June 16, 2021 @ 03:33 PMRaytheon is awarded a U.S
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Netherlands MoD Okays Purchase of 179 Small All-terrain Patrol Vehicles
June 15, 2021 @ 07:49 AMThe Netherlands MoD has approved the purchase of 179 small all-terrain patrol vehicles for the Marine Corps to replace some of the current BV206D, Viking and Landrover vehicles which are at the end of their lifespan. While no manufacturer has been shortlisted, a civilian or military vehicle 'off the shelf' that already complies as much as possible the Dutch MoDs requirements and can be adapted
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Prototype Fabrication Begins for Britain’s Boxer Mechanized Infantry Vehicle
June 7, 2021 @ 11:33 AMWelding work began today for the fabrication of prototypes and subsequent series production of the Boxer Mechanized Infantry Vehicle (MIV) programme under which British Army is procuring over 500 Boxer vehicles. Under the aegis of Artec GmbH, a joint venture of Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Rheinmetall will fabricate first prototypes at its plant in Kassel, Germany which will also make the the first series vehicles
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Damen Shipyards Lays Keel for Dutch Navy Combat Support Ship, Den Helder
June 4, 2021 @ 08:39 AMDamen Shipyards Galati performed the keel-laying ceremony of the Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder on Wednesday. The keel laying ceremony was performed by the Director Defence Material Organisation (DMO), vice admiral Arie Jan de Waard and vice admiral Rob Kramer, Commander Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN)
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P-8A Poseidon Planes Fire Harpoon Missiles in NATO Exercise
June 3, 2021 @ 05:04 AMThree Boeing P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft for the first time fired AGM-84D Harpoon missiles during a NATOs three week-long At-Sea Demo/ Formidable Shield 2021 exercise. Patrol Squadron FOUR (VP-4) successfully conducted a coordinated missile launch with VP-40 using two Air-to-Surface Missile (AGM-84D) Harpoons against a target barge off the coast of Norway on May 31, the Navy said
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BAE Systems to Manufacture Vertical Launch Canisters for U.S. Navy Foreign Customers...
May 5, 2021 @ 09:42 AMBAE Systems has won a $76 million contract modification to produce additional Vertical Launch System (VLS) canisters for the U.S
F-35 Conducts First Dual External Release of GBU-54 Laser Guided Bombs
U.S. Awards Contract for Taiwan’s F-16 Training Simulators
Latvia to Procure 42 ASCOD IFVs from Spain's General Dynamics Land Systems
Philippines' Marcos Offers to Return U.S. Missiles If China Stops Harassing its...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U