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Netherlands Relaxes Army Equipment Export Regime
October 1, 2008 @ 12:00 AMTHE HAGUE --- The Netherlands has lifted the restriction that its non-strategic army vehicles may only be sold to friendly countries and non-governmental organisations.>> The cabinet has backed a proposal by the Finance and Defence State Secretaries to open up the sales options for non-strategic four-wheel drive trucks
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Astrium Down-Selected As Candidate for Galileo FOC and Invites Expressions Of Interest
September 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AMOTTOBRUNN, Germany/PORTSMOUTH, England --- Astrium has been selected by ESA and EU as a prime candidate for both the Galileo FOC Space Segment and Ground Control Segment.>> As a result, and to comply with EU procurement requirements, Astrium is inviting interested suppliers to submit their Expressions of Interest
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Lockheed Martin and Alenia Aeronautica Sign Contract for Initial Production of F-35...
September 26, 2008 @ 12:00 AM> ROME, Italy --- Lockheed Martin and Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, have signed today the first contract starting Alenia Aeronauticas production of the wings for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.>> The contract, for a total value of over USD$ 15 million, is the first of a series supporting Alenia Aeronauticas long term activities within the JSF program, according to the Memorandum of Understanding, signed by the two companies in 2006, that envisages over $6 billion in opportunities for Italian industry
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MoD to Procure Trucks from the Netherlands
September 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThe Ministry of Defence entered into a contract today with the Netherlands for the purchase of trucks, trailers, field kitchens and medical supplies, which are to be used to supply the war-time operative structure of the Estonian Defence Forces.>> In total, the Estonian Defence Forces will acquire more than 200 different trucks and trailers under the procurement
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Transfer of First F-16s to Jordan
September 12, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAt the end of August 2007 the Belgian authorities finalised the sale of 14 F-16 (12 F-16AM and 2 F-16BM) fighters to Jordan for the total price of 70 million Euros. This sale is part of an agreement Jordan signed with Belgium and the Netherlands for the sale of 20 F-16 MLU fighters (6 of which are former Dutch Air Force aircraft and 14 ex-Belgian Air Force)
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Gripen NG Fighters for The Netherlands
September 2, 2008 @ 12:00 AMFollowing the submission of its proposals in response to the Dutch MoD’s F-16 Replacement programme, the Saab/Gripen team held a press conference in Den Haag to outline its proposals. The Saab proposal is a comprehensive response to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16 fighter replacement Questionnaire
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Dutch, British Buy Australian Bushmaster Vehicles
August 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AMGreg Combet, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, today congratulated Thales Australia on its recent sale of additional Bushmaster vehicles to the Netherlands Army. “The Netherlands has ordered a further 13 Bushmaster vehicles on top of its purchase of 36 Bushmasters
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Airbus Announces Orders Worth Over US$ 40 Billion at Farnborough Airshow
July 18, 2008 @ 12:00 AMAirbus announced transactions covering 256 aircraft, valued at US$ 40.5 billion at the 2008 Farnborough Air Show
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Hi-G-Tek and IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Partner to Offer a Complete ISO Standard 18000-7...
July 15, 2008 @ 12:00 AMHi-G-Tek (www.higtek
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Strong Interest In Gripen On The World Market
July 14, 2008 @ 12:00 AMThis week, as Saab takes part in the worlds largest air show, Farnborough International Air Show, outside London, the world markets interest in Gripen is greater than ever.>> Gripen have six customers at present
U.S. Navy Awards $383M Contract to Lockheed Martin for Trident II Missile...
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
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