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Dutch AF Ships First 3 Apaches to US for Remanufacturing

Dutch AF Ships First 3 Apaches to US for Remanufacturing

The first 3 Apache attack helicopters of the Ministry of Defense left this morning by boat from Antwerp to the United States. The AH-64Ds there undergo a so-called remanufacture, a process that takes about 2 years. All 28 Defense Apaches will undergo a complete rebuild and overhaul in the coming yea…
Safran Wins French Space Surveillance Contract

Safran Wins French Space Surveillance Contract

PARIS — The French Space Command is expanding and diversifying its sources of information concerning the space environment by subscribing to WeTrack, a global network of radio-frequency (RF) sensors designed, owned and operated by Safran Data Systems. The WeTrack service tracks geostationary satel…
Naval Group Reveals Its Dutch R&D Partnerships

Naval Group Reveals Its Dutch R&D Partnerships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — On November 18th and 19th 2020, at the NEDS 2020 online event, Naval Group reveals the joint participation with Dutch partners to European research and development projects in key naval areas such as underwater noise reduction, propeller performance, increasing predictabil…

Laughlin AFB testing 3K commercial refuelers

A 90-day beta test has been running at Laughlin Air Force Base since October to assess the feasibility of using a 3K commercial refueler on the flight line. / The commercial refueler can hold 3,000 gallons of fuel while the military grade R-11 refueler has twice the capacity. However, the R-11 fleet is aging and […]
UK to Increase Defense Spending by £16.5 Bn Over Four Years

UK to Increase Defense Spending by £16.5 Bn Over Four Years

LONDON — The biggest programme of investment in British defence since the end of the Cold War will be announced today [Thursday] by the Prime Minister.

In a speech to the House of Commons, he will set out a £16.5 billion increase above the manifesto commitment over four years that will protect …

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