Tagged: Netherlands

2023 04 01 Netherlands Seeks Long-Range JASSM-ER Missiles for F-35 Fleet 0

Netherlands Seeks Long-Range JASSM-ER Missiles for F-35 Fleet

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 3 April that it has formally requested the purchase of the Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) system to equip its F-35 fighter aircraft....

2023 02 21 EDA to fund separate European future airlift projects 0

EDA to fund separate European future airlift projects

The European Defence Agency (EDA) is to fund two separate projects to develop future European airlift capabilities. The European Union’s (EU’s) Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) organisation announced the move in late January, saying the...

2023 01 25 First Dutch LCU starts mid-life upgrade 0

First Dutch LCU starts mid-life upgrade

The first of five landing craft utility vessels operated by the Royal Netherlands Navy has begun its mid-life upgrade. The Dutch navy has started the MLU of its fleet of five LCUs, which were...

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U.S. Air Force Welcomes Fifth Lockheed Martin-Built AEHF Satellite To Cape Canaveral For June Launch

AEHF-5 Satellite Increases Resiliency of Global Protected Communications Constellation. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) shipped the Air Force’s fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ahead of its expected...

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International Space Station’s orbit to be raised by 600 meters

  The medium height of the International Space Station’s flight orbit will be raised by 600 meters with the help of the engines of the Zvezda module on January 17, Russia’s Mission Control said...

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Nuclear Days / European Nuclear Capabilities

The Strike evaluation Exercise Steadfast Noon 2012 (SFNN 2012), which was held late last year at the Belgian Air Component base at Kleine Brogel, demonstrated that NATO still maintains an airborne nuclear component, despite...