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Technical Transfer of Frigates to Portuguese Navy
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe documents for the transfer of the Dutch frigates to the Portuguese Navy were signed today by the General Directors for Armaments of the Ministry of National Defence of Portugal and of the Netherlands. On the Portuguese side, the signatory was Vice Admiral Filipe Viergas
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Technical Transfer of Frigates to Portuguese Navy
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMThe documents for the transfer of the Dutch frigates to the Portuguese Navy were signed today by the General Directors for Armaments of the Ministry of National Defence of Portugal and of the Netherlands. On the Portuguese side, the signatory was Vice Admiral Filipe Viergas
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BAE Systems Delivers the 1,000 CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
January 13, 2009 @ 12:00 AM>BAE Systems has delivered the 1000th CV90 armored vehicle, in fact a CV9035 MkIII, to the Dutch Army. (Dutch MoD photo)RNSKLDSVIK, Sweden --- BAE Systems has delivered the 1,000 CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, marking a milestone for a vehicle that has been in production since 1991
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France Chooses Sagem to Design the Datalink System for Tomorrow's UAVs
January 13, 2009 @ 12:00 AMPARIS --- French defense procurement agency DGA has chosen Sagem (SAFRAN Group) over a field of competing companies to design the datalink system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). According to the terms of the contract - dubbed Lido, French acronym for Drone Data Link - Sagem will define all data links intended for future UAV systems: line-of-site and satellite links needed for both air vehicle control and operating the onboard sensors
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The Ministry of Justice of Cyprus Orders Two AW139 Helicopters
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMAgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Justice of Cyprus has placed an order for two AW139 medium twin engine helicopters. These aircraft will be used to perform law enforcement and search and rescue operations
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Brocklesby Sets Sail to Use New Minehunting System
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AMRoyal Navy minehunter HMS Brocklesby left Portsmouth yesterday for a six-month mission which will see her use her state-of-the-art mine warfare system for the first time.>> HMS Brocklesby will become part of a NATO group including mine countermeasures vessels from Germany, Belgium, Latvia and the Netherlands, and a Danish frigate, which will embark on the clearance of live Second World War ordnance from the English Channel, North Sea and Baltic
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Statement from the Ministry of Defence
January 9, 2009 @ 12:00 AM>With this latest order, the French Army has now contracted for 34 NH90 TTHs, with deliveries due to begin in 2011. Seen here is an Italian Army aircraft
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Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Combat System Enters Operation in Republic of Korea
December 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AMMOORESTOWN, NJ --- Lockheed Martins 94th Aegis System entered active service today under the flag of the fifth nation to join the worldwide Aegis fleet the Republic of Korea (ROK).>> DDG 991, Sejong the Great, the ROKs first of three Aegis-equipped KDX-III destroyers, was built and tested at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Ulsan, Korea and commissioned in Pusan, completing an impressive on-time, on-budget first-of-class delivery
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JSF Scores Best In Candidate Comparison
December 22, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>A month after Norway, the Netherlands have also confirmed their choice of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (Lockheed Martin photo)The F-35, better known as the Joint Strike Fighter, best meets the requirements drawn up by the Netherlands for the successor to the F16
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CV90 Enters Service
December 16, 2008 @ 12:00 AM>The Dutch Army has taken delivery of the first of 192 CV90 infantry combat vehicles that it has ordered from Swedens BAE Hagglunds. (Dutch MoD photo)Dutch State Secretary Jack de Vries was visibly impressed by the brand-new CV90 during the test ride he was given at the Bernhard barracks in Amersfoort
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