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Damen, Concordia Joint Venture to Construct Inland Waterway Vessels
December 18, 2017 @ 05:24 PMDamen Shipyards Group and Concordia Group have signed a joint venture agreement for the construction and trade of inland waterway vessels. The joint venture will operate under the name Concordia Damen Shipbuilding
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Peru to Acquire SIGINT Equipment for Fokker 50 aircraft for $25 Million
December 9, 2017 @ 02:13 PMPeru will acquire signals intelligence (SIGINT) equipment for its Fokker 50 aircraft for an estimated $25 million. The government has asked companies interested in bidding to submit technical-economic proposals by December 26
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Netherlands May Cancel Last Three F-35 Fighters Buy Due to High Dollar...
December 2, 2017 @ 02:30 AMThe Dutch Ministry of Defense may cancel the purchase of last three F-35 fighter jets due to high dollar rate. The MoD may not have enough money to buy the last three of the 37 fighter jets as the government plans to purchase, State Secretary Barbara Visser of Defense wrote in a letter to the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, ANP news wire reported Thursday
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World’s First 3D Printed Ship Propeller Ready for Commercial Application
November 30, 2017 @ 06:45 PMThe worlds first class-approved 3D printed ships propeller, the WAAMpeller, has been unveiled at Damen Shipyard Groups headquarters in the Netherlands and has been approved to be installed on a ship. Containing 298 layers of 3D printing, the propeller is the result of a collaboration between RAMLAB, Promarin, Autodesk, Bureau Veritas and Damen
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Romania Signs Patriot Missile Systems Agreement With Raytheon
November 30, 2017 @ 11:44 AMThe government of Romania signed an agreement to purchase Raytheon's combat proven Patriot from the U.S
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BAE Systems Offers CV-90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle to Czech Republic
November 28, 2017 @ 09:20 AMBAE System has teamed up with Czech optical technology specialist Meopta as part of its pitch to offer the CV-90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) for replacing for the Czech Army's fleet of BMP II IFVs. The agreement, signed at NATO Days 2017 in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, will cover potential local production of key components for the CV90s fire control system, of which Meopta and Saab are subcontractors
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Norway Becomes First Partner Nation to Receive F-35 Mission Data Software File
November 9, 2017 @ 05:49 PMNorway became the first foreign nation to receive the delivery of Block 3F mission data from US Air Forces 53rd Electronic Warfare Groups Partner Support Complex last week. “Our software provides the Norwegian F-35 an unprecedented precision attack capability – a crucial element to maintaining peace,” Robert Kraus, F-35 PSC director said in a statement Wednesday
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Finland Joins NATO Allies On Air-Ground Precision Guided Munition Cooperation
November 9, 2017 @ 03:24 PMFinland's Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 9 November in Brussels joining NATOs multinational cooperation arrangement on the Air-to-ground Precision Guided Munition (PGM). The objective of the MoU on the Air-to-ground Precision Guided Munitions, PGM, is to increase their availability by coordinating all aspects of procurement and loaning possibilities and the exchange of information to ensure that the munitions stored in different countries are as compatible and mutually interchangeable as possible, the defense ministry said in a statement Thursday
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Germany Tiling Towards F-35 for Tornado Replacement
November 9, 2017 @ 09:57 AMThe German Air Force (Luftwaffe) appears to prefer the Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth-generation fighter as replacement for its three decade old Tornados. The Luftwaffe wants to replace its fleet of 85 Panavia Tornados procured in the 1980s, with ‘fifth-generation aircraft to meet the full spectrum of our needs,” Lt
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Joint Fighter Jet Plan Finding Favor with European Nations: Airbus D &...
November 3, 2017 @ 01:34 PMSpain, Belgium and Italy have shown interest in a European fighter jet project announced by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in July. Airbus Defence and Space chief executive Dirk Hoke said Friday that France and German should "quickly" move forward with plans for a joint European fighter jet system to replace their current fighter jet fleet which may become obsolete in "about 15 years' time"
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support, its Biggest Ever to Ukraine
French Armament Directorate Orders Renovation of 100 Leclerc Tanks
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