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Netherlands and Belgium agree on building $4.4 billion ASW frigates
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U.S. State Department Approves HIMARS Artillery Rockets For Netherlands
The U.S. government has approved the sale of 20 new M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers to the Netherlands, according to the Pentagon’s top arms broker. The U.S. military’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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Netherlands Purchases M142 HIMARS Worth $670 Million
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on February 16 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket […]
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Ukraine expects Gripen and F-16 fighter jets from Sweden, Netherlands and Poland
A Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base in late January 2023 ended inconclusively, with many countries stopping short of promising to deliver new tanks to Ukraine. Wopke Hoekstra, Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
Europe
Russia targets North Sea infrastructure as Netherlands discuss F-16 delivery to Ukraine, says the Dutch intelligence agency
Ukraine has asked the Netherlands to supply it with F-16 fighter jets, Minister Kajsa Ollongren of Defense confirmed. She told NOS that she understands President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s request for “wings of freedom,” but it is […]
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Ukraine will not be the last country Putin invades, sending Polish and Dutch F-16s to Ukraine would defend Baltic states
Ukraine’s close ally Poland has warned that sending fighter jets to Ukraine is ‘not an easy decision’ – after Rishi Sunak dodged Volodymyr Zelensky ‘s appeal. Polish president Andrzej Duda warned there were ‘serious problems’ […]
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British Air Force Commander Urges Western Countries To Supply Fighter Jets To Ukraine
At first the debate was about sending tanks to Ukraine; now it’s about planes. Mostly reliant on Soviet-era MiGs, Ukraine has repeatedly asked the West for fighter jets to help defend itself against Russian attacks. […]
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Ukraine’s allies urge European countries to supply F-16 jets to Ukraine
Ukraine’s allies have been urged to supply F-16 jets as “the natural next step” in the war with Russia. A top military source told The Sun that the planes are vital in giving protection to tanks. […]
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40 RNAF’s F-16 fighter jets could allow Ukraine to retake Crimea faster than anticipated
The decision by Germany, the United States, and others to send main battle tanks to Ukraine has gone further than many thought realistic just months ago. Western nations, showcasing unity and wanting to head off a renewed […]
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After Leopard 2 tanks, Ukraine seeks F-16 fighter jets from EU stocks
Germany’s offer of 14 Leopard tanks triggered calls from Ukraine’s government for western fighter jets and more heavy armour as it formally announced its forces’ retreat from the eastern town of Soledar after nine months of bloody […]