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Netherlands Buying C-17 Transport Planes in NATO Partnership

December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

THE HAGUE --- Defence State Secretary Jack de Vries wants to spend 70 million euros on the purchase of three C-17 transport aircraft. The money is available due to a surplus of vacancies at the armed forces
Minister For Defence Completes Successful Visit

December 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP has returned from a highly productive visit to Canada, Spain, Portugal and the UK, where he met with a range of ministerial counterparts and senior officials to advance issues relating to Australias global and regional defence interests
NATO Moves Forward With Agreement to Acquire Boeing C-17s

November 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

ST. LOUIS --- Boeing today announced that the NATO Airlift Management Agency (NAMA) general manager, on behalf of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) nations, has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance with the U
Successful First Submarine Launch of M51: Third Success In a Row for...

November 17, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

BISCAROSSE, France --- Astrium and the French defence procurement agency (DGA) have successfully performed the third experimental launch of the M51 ballistic missile from the Ballistic Launching Base (BLB) in Biscarosse. The flight met all expectations
European Air Transport Fleet Launched

November 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

>Launch of a European air transport fleet is one of the initiatives decided Nov. 10 by European defense ministers
Contract Signed For Additional Bushmasters

October 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

>The latest order brings to 737 the number of Bushmaster armored patrol vehicles ordered by the Australian Army. (Australian DoD photo)The Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today announced that a contract has been signed with Thales Australia for an additional 293 Bushmaster vehicles
Army Receives First Leopard 2A6 Tanks

October 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

The Minister of National Defence, Nuno Severiano Teixeira, will preside at 11 oclock this morning the reception ceremony for the first eight Leopard 2A6 tanks delivered to the Portuguese Army. The ceremony will be held at the Santa Margarida army base in Constancia
Ministry of Defence to Acquire Two Unmanned Underwater Vehicles for the Navy

October 21, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

The Ministry of Defence signed a contract last week to acquire two lightweight Remus 100 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles.>> The system, delivered by the US company Hydroid Inc
Wegmann USA Inc. Opens New Office for Training and Simulation in Florida

October 20, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

ORLANDO, FL --- Today, Wegmann USA Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia, a 100% subsidiary of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Munich, Germany, opens a new office in Orlando, Florida, for the military and civil training and simulation line of business
Netherlands Mine Clearance Personnel in Training

October 14, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Over four intensive weeks this autumn, a Netherlands mine clearance team has been undergoing training with Swedens Gta Engineers Ing 2 demining platoon in Eksj. The focus of the training includes mine clearance in different types of terrain using the Scanjack mechanical mine clearing system

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