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Dutch Navy NH-90 helicopter crash in Caribbean, 2 Dead
July 20, 2020 @ 10:33 AMA crash involving an NH90 maritime combat helicopter belonging to the Dutch Navy crashed on Sunday, killing two out of four crew members on board. The helicopter came down in the Caribbean Sea near Aruba at the end of a coastguard patrol
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Netherlands Navy Orders 8 Thales Radars
July 16, 2020 @ 01:51 PMThe Royal Netherlands Navy placed an order for eight radars with Thales Group on Thursday. The first NS100 surveillance radar will update the radar currently fitted on HNLMS Rotterdam Landing Platform Dock (LPD), the company said in a release
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Raytheon Scores $35M AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles Deal
July 7, 2020 @ 02:36 AMRaytheon has won a $34.75 million contract to produce around 120 additional AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles
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NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet Receives First Airbus A330 Tanker
June 29, 2020 @ 02:31 PMAirbus on Monday formally delivered the first of eight Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered by the NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) after a ceremony held at the Airbus Getafe site in Spain. The aircraft will now enter into service with the multinational unit formed by the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Germany, Belgium and the Czech Republic
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Spanish Indra to lead CROWN Project to give European Jets Control of...
May 25, 2020 @ 09:28 AMIndra has announced it will lead the European CROWN R&D project that will equip European fighters and aircraft with capabilities which combine radar, communications and electronic defence to dominate radioelectric space and operate at an advantage over the enemy. The company will coordinate the work of a consortium formed by Thales, Office National DEtudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA), Hensoldt, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, SAAB, Totalforsvarets Forskningsinstitut (FOI), Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leonardo, Elettronica, and Baltijos Pazangiu Technologiju Institutas (BPTI)
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Lockheed Clinches $485M FMS Contract for Sniper ATPs, ISRT and LANTIRN Pods
May 19, 2020 @ 05:45 AMLockheed Martin has won a $485 million contract to build Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP), Infrared Search and Track (IRST); and LANTIRN navigation pods for the US military and its allies. “Lockheed Martin Corp
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Raytheon Begins Development of New Ramjet-Powered Artillery Round
May 12, 2020 @ 04:07 AMRaytheon Missiles & Defense has begun the development of XM1155 Extended-Range ramjet-powered artillery projectile for the US Army. The first phase of developing the XM1155 commenced under a $7
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SunExpress to Carry Cargo on Passenger Seats, Overhead Bins
April 14, 2020 @ 07:05 AMAfter canceling passenger flights owing to COVIS-19 pandemic, SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa will begin cargo flights with 18 aircraft in its fleet without removing passenger seats. The carrier will begin freighter operations with a new type of cargo-carrying model by utilizing the passenger cabin to maximize the capacity for cargo, a company statement said Monday
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US Approves Excalibur Guided Artillery Round for Netherlands
April 11, 2020 @ 05:41 AMThe United States has given its nod for the sale of 199 Excalibur guided artillery rounds and related equipment to Netherlands for an estimated cost of $40.55 million
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Dutch Air Force Gets First Boeing CH-47F Chinook
April 4, 2020 @ 10:08 AMThe Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has taken the delivery of first of a total 20 ordered Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters with an upgraded cockpit. The 20 CH-47F Chinooks will be a fleet equipped with the same technology as the US Army, including digital automatic flight controls, a fully-integrated Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) glass cockpit, and advanced cargo handling capabilities
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