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Spain Will Deploy Patriot Missile Battery To Turkey After Netherlands Backs Out
September 18, 2014 @ 10:21 AMSpanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenes said on Wednesday that his country will send a Patriot anti-ballistic missile battery to Turkey's southern border with Syria as part of a NATO initiative replacing the Netherlands' contribution to the deployment. The announcement comes soon after the Netherlands said it no longer had the resources to keep its batteries deployed, and will end its contribution to the initiative at the end of January 2015, according to Reuters
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Saab Wins LEDS-50 MK2 Launch Order Worth $6 Million
September 17, 2014 @ 01:51 PMSaab has won a contract valued $6 million for their latest advanced Softkill solution, the LEDS-50 MK2 from an undisclosed customer. The LEDS-50 MK2 provides additional protection to the vehicle and crew by detecting the presence of latest generation laser threats and automatically deploying countermeasures to avoid the vehicle being hit by the threat
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Netherlands To Increase Defense Spending By $129 Million From 2015
September 17, 2014 @ 09:18 AMNetherlands King Willem-Alexander announced an increase in defence spending Wednesday as a result of global conflicts including the downing the MH17 flight over Ukraine. The Dutch government will increase its defence spending by 100 million euros ($129 million) per year from 2015, the king said at his traditional opening of parliament speech, which this year marks the 200th anniversary of the Dutch kingdom
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US, UK Arms Companies To Benefit From NATO “Spearhead” Force.
September 6, 2014 @ 10:50 AMArms companies from the US and UK could benefit from a NATOs proposal to create a rapid response force. Britain pledged to commit 1,000 troops to the NATO “Spearhead” force
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Raytheon Wins $109 Million Patriot System Tracking Radar Contract
August 18, 2014 @ 03:09 PMRaytheon has won a $109 million contract under foreign military sales for engineering services for the Patriot System Tracking Radar. The proposed sale is for Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Kuwait, Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan, Ukraine and the work has estimated completion date of Jan
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Saab Pulls Gripen Out Of Danish Fighter Jet Bid
July 22, 2014 @ 02:51 PMSaab has declined to bid for $4.37 billion Danish fighter contract while reports indicate that US firm Lockheed Martin is set to land the deal, The Local
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Raytheon Wins $223 Million AIM-9X Block II Missile Contract
June 26, 2014 @ 02:34 PMRaytheon Co. has won a $223 million contract for 485 AIM-9X Block II All Up Round Tactical Missiles for the US Navy, US Air Force , and the governments of Singapore, the Netherlands, Kuwait, and Turkey
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Boeing Signs Two Rotorcraft Maintenance Agreements
June 24, 2014 @ 02:06 PMBoeing signed two separate agreements with the Royal Netherlands Air Force and Fokker Technologies relating to Dutch Rotorcraft Maintenance. Boeing and the RNLAF signed a strategic partnership agreement that builds on an existing support contract for Dutch AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook helicopters to identify new areas of long-term cooperation
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Mexican Navy Orders Sixth Patrol Vessel From Damen Shipyards
April 2, 2014 @ 11:29 AMThe Mexican Navy and Damen Shipyards Group signed another contract for a license, material package and technical assistance of a Damen Stan Patrol 4207, the Dutch shipbuilder said. The agreement also includes crew training in the Netherlands
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Norway Receive CV90 Upgraded Vehicles
February 27, 2014 @ 09:17 AMThe Norwegian military yesterday took delivery of first upgraded CV9030 armoured vehicle from BAE Systems under a $750 million contract signed in June 2012. The new upgraded-version vehicle fleet has significantly enhanced protection, survivability, situational awareness and interoperability, incorporating lessons learned from Norwegian, Swedish and Danish operations in Afghanistan with CV90
First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
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
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