Garage sale for new drones
In a paper with the hilarious title “How to stop the demilitarisation of Europe” former European Defence Agency chief Nick Witney expresses…
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Dutch Defence minister has ‘no morals’ in tank deal with Indonesia
This week an Indonesian delegation, led by Army chief of staff general Edhie Widowo, is visiting the Netherlands to have a closer…
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Ammunition for Syria no problem for Cyprus
Over the past weeks two cases of suspicious arms transit attracted international media attention. The first was the accidental catch in Finland…
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No lessons learned?
2011 obviously was a remarkable year, with the Arab Spring dominating world politics. Honouring those who went on the streets and sometimes…
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State must increase support of strategic exports – says employers’ association
Two days before a parliamentary debate on the Dutch arms export policy, FME employers’ association president Ineke Dezentjé has a large interview…
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Arms industry into climate change
While the outlooks for the Durban Climate Change Conference (Conference of Parties) are not hopeful, some see possibilities in the failing fight…
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Indonesia aiming for Leopard tanks
The Indonesian army has received a major budget boost to modernise its weaponry. As part of the programme the army has already…
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Keep buying!
According to an internal document obtained by Reuters last month, Germany is planning to reduce its fighter jet and helicopter orders from…
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Arms embargoes and business as usual – Libya and Indonesia
Now that NATO finished its air campaign in Libya, it will be a matter of weeks, maybe a few months, before we…
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Four corvettes for Vietnam
Vietnam is close to ordering four Sigma-class corvettes from Netherlands based Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS). Late September Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen…
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