(https://twitter.com/martinbroek voor dagelijks vredesnieuws zie hier)
October 31
***
#Fokker, GKN
Aerospace’s business in the Netherlands, signed a MoU with #Airbus
Helicopters. This MoU, which follows the official purchase of 12
H225M helicopters by the Dutch MoD & further strengthens the
collaboration between GKN and Airbus Helicopters.
https://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/40978/GKN-Aerospace-and-Airbus-Helicopters-sign-MoU
***
Scheepswerf
#Damen geeft de leiding over de bouw van Duitse #F126-fregatten uit
handen. Duitse bedrijven nemen de regie over van het project van €7
miljard. Damen blijft wel betrokken, maar hoe precies is nog
onderwerp van gesprek.
- https://www.bndestem.nl/zeeland/duitse-bedrijven-nemen-leiding-over-fregatbouw-over-damen-naval-behoudt-kleine-rol-in-megaproject~ae33ac22/
- https://www.damen.com/insights-center/news/damen-reports-profit-and-full-order-book-in-2024-annual-report
***
Louder
please
About thirty people are #protesting the
presence of major weapons companies at the #NewZealand Parliament on
Friday.
Representatives from #Lockheed Martin,
Pratt and Whitney and Bell Textron are at an aviation symposium in
the Grand Hall.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/577402/noise-protest-against-weapons-companies-at-parliament
October 30
***
#Morocco's
purchase of US F-35s is coming closer. Once relegated to the
background, the possibility of purchasing the #F35 is now reportedly
the subject of advanced negotiations, as Rabat has just announced a
further increase in its military 2026 #budget.
https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1734366/politique/lachat-de-f-35-americains-par-le-maroc-se-precise/
***
#Spain has
approved a fighter pilot training initiative, centered on a version
of the supersonic Turkish Aerospace Industries' #TAI Hurjet. Spain's
Cabinet said the €3.12bn contract will extend through 2035. Airbus
and TAI seek to reinforce defence coop.
https://www.trtworld.com/article/ded9e404d542
***
Damen wordt nu
zelfs al door het gezagsgetrouwe Reformatorisch Dagblad afgekamd.
De Duitse marine is al langere tijd ontevreden over de sterk vertraagde leveringen van fregatten. Damen raakt waarschijnlijk zijn rol als hoofdaannemer bij het project kwijt.
https://www.rd.nl/artikel/1125454-nieuwe-problemen-voor-scheepsbouwer-damen
***
The Russian sniper
is a Russian major credited with 100 kills in Ukraine. The gun in his
hands is made by Cadex Defence, a Canadian company.
Moreover a Cadex rifle was displayed at the OrelExpo 2025 gun show (https://orelexpo.com/home_en) Moscow Oct 2-5. https://globalnews.ca/news/11485001/russian-snipers-canadian-rifles-sanctions/
***
The #M51
update comes amid what SIPRI in June described as a dangerous new
#nuclear #arms race, with nearly all nuclear-armed states working to
upgrade existing weapons and add newer versions.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/10/28/france-updates-submarine-launched-nuclear-missile-amid-arms-race/
***
Israel and its
allies in genocide
UK court documents show Moog, which makes military aircraft parts and has links to Israel’s arms trade, applied for an injunction in September to prevent protests at its UK sites.
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/10/29/us-arms-firm-secures-uk-ban-on-palestine-protests/
***
#Indian
doubts on #Rafales for Indian air force. French sales of
Rafales and Mirages to Qatar & UAE may expose sensitive military
info. Pakistani & Turkish pilots trained on these aircraft, and
so gaining insight into the Rafale’s performance & EW-systems.
https://en.channeliam.com/2025/10/29/india-rafale-expansion-security-concerns-france-arms-exports/
October 29
***
In Berlin,
Turkey is no longer seen as a country bombing the Kurds, but as a
close NATO partner. A year ago Scholz made this clear in Istanbul.
Erdogan, standing nearby, looked satisfied. Five months later, police
showed up at Ekrem Imamolu's front door.
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/merz-tuerkeireise-imamoglu-opposition-erdogan-kritik-li.3329955
***
#German #arms
exports to autocratic regimes (Saudi's 4th largest recipient in '24)
destroy rhetorics of values-based politics. What supposedly serves
German #security destabilizes entire regions elsewhere, drives people
into flight and misery. For profit.
https://taz.de/Aufruestung-als-Sackgasse/!6122498/
***
UK military
equipment has been found on battlefields in Sudan, used by the Rapid
Support Forces (RSF), according to documents seen by the UN security
council.
UK-manufactured small-arms target systems and British-made engines for armoured personnel carriers have been recovered from combat sites in a the severe conflict.
The findings have again prompted scrutiny over Britain’s export of arms to the #UAE, which has been repeatedly accused of supplying weapons to the paramilitary RSF in Sudan (but the UAE is a ally, partner and client of the West)
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/28/uk-military-equipment-rapid-support-forces-rsf-militia-accused-genocide-found-sudan-united-nations
Oliver
Feeley-Sprague, Amnesty International UK's Military, Security and
Policing Director "The Government must immediately suspend all
arms to the UAE. It must also prove that, in light of this evidence,
it has launched a full investigation into how..."
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/sudan-horrifying-reports-el-fasher-rsf-attacks-civilians
Britain
has been urged to suspend arms sales to the UAE after UK military
equipment was found in the hands of the Sudanese militia alleged to
be carrying out genocide in Darfur.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/30/britain-urged-stop-selling-weapons-uae-genocide-claims/
***
Why a UN
Security Council #arms #embargo on #Myanmar is needed and the current
situation is favour of the regime and a disadvantage for the
resistance. But the Security Council remains blocked by China and
Russia. https://eng.mizzima.com/2025/10/13/27182
***
#Europe’s
boost of its #ammo production has met political resistance in #Italy.
Local officials oppose #Rheinmetall expanding production in
#Sardinia.
If the expansion gets the go-ahead,
local activists have pledged to keep up the legal battle.
https://www.ft.com/content/eb999324-d1eb-41b3-871f-f9d984ecff93
***
In plaats van
concerten of evenementen voor jonge en oude Rotterdammers te
programmeren kiest #AHOY #Rotterdam ervoor om de rode loper uit te
rollen voor #wapenbedrijven.’
https://actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/oorlogprofiteurs-niet-welkom-in-rotterdam-stop-de-neds-wapenbeurs
[Met petitie] #NEDS
***
partners in crime
In a significant advancement for #India’s air force capabilities, #Israel Aircraft Industries #IAI is expected to finalize an ₹8,000 crore (€780m) contract to deliver six mid-air refuelling #aircraft to the Indian Air Force #IAF. https://news.ssbcrack.com/india-to-acquire-six-mid-air-refuelling-aircraft-from-israel-for-%E2%82%B98000-crore/
***
In recent
months, interest in #Turkish arms has been growing in Western Europe.
Whether Turkish companies will go on to establish themselves as key
players in Europe will depend in large part on gaining access to the
#EU's €150bn #rearmament programme.
https://www.newarab.com/news/turkey-eyes-bigger-role-eu-defence-strategy-europe-rearms
***
The #US has
removed its #arms embargo on #Cambodia because of the country's
"diligent pursuit of peace and security," the State
Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls announced Oct. 27.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/10/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-peace-and-prosperity-in-malaysia/
***
#Stem a.j.b.
op een partij die de niet NAVO, en de 5% volmondig steunt. Ik weet je
hebt dan weinig keus, maar die keuze is nodig.
NAVO-baas #Trump bereid om militairen
in te zetten in de VS "tegen Democratisch geleide
stadsbesturen."
https://www.gva.be/buitenland/trump-bereid-om-militairen-in-te-zetten-in-amerikaanse-steden/100884145.html
***
German
defence company #Rheinmetall and #Bulgarian company #VMZ (Vazovski
Mashinostroitelni Zavodi) agreed to establish a joint venture to
develop and manufacture artillery shells and energetic materials. The
sides signed an agreement Oct 28.
https://www.europeaninterest.eu/bulgaria-agreed-with-german-rheinmetall-to-build-a-gunpowder-and-ammunition-plant/
October 28
***
Raneem Emad
activist from Sidney: “The mass media is now telling us we should
shut up because the bombs have supposedly stopped falling but … the
Israeli war machine knows nothing about a ceasefire, about peace and
keeping Palestinians alive.”
https://www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1441/news/protesters-demand-labor-end-weapons-sales-israel
***
Over 150 New
York Times contributors to boycott paper over #Gaza coverage.
Signatories demand that the paper examine its bias, update its style
guide on Israel-Palestine, and call for a US #arms #embargo.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/over-150-new-york-times-contributors-say-they-will-boycott-paper-over-gaza-coverage
***
#Airbus
verdubbelt winst in de eerste helft van 2025 tot €1,44 mjd. Sterke
vraag naar A320neo- en A350-toestellen stuwt omzet naar €29,6
miljard. Maar ook nieuwe #militaire deals versterken de strategische
positie van de luchtvaartreus binnen #Europa.
https://www.debelegger.nl/post/europese-vliegtuigbouwer-boekt-recordwinst-en-profiteert-van-nieuwe-defensiedeals
***
At #Paris De
Gaulle Airport (251025), solidarity activists with Palestine opposed
export of strategic goods to #Israel. The action was supported by
trade unions. It raised concerns about the airports role in supplying
military material bound for conflicts.
https://en.safa.news/post/5837/Demonstration-at-Paris-Airport-Targets-French-Military-Exports-to-Israel
***
Ontwerp
#Nederlandse #chip claimt 100 keer efficiënter (krachtiger en
energiezuiniger) te zijn dan die van Nvidia #AI
https://omny.fm/shows/fd-dagkoers/nederlandse-chip-claimt-100-keer-effici-nter-te-zijn-dan-die-van-nvidia (podcast)
***
The
#Danish Ministry of Defence has not responded to a request for
comment as of press time, nor did the #Israeli Ministry of Defence or
#IAI.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/denmark-decides-against-israeli-barak-air-defense-order/
October 27
***
An example
There are deserters who flee the war right from the frontlines. Some of them, like corporal Pavlov, manage to do so twice. He told iStories his story.
By the end of 2024, at least
49,000 soldiers had deserted the Russian army, iStories counted.
https://istories.media/en/stories/2025/10/15/dumb-way-to-fight/
***
#Denmark will
not proceed with buying the #Israeli Barak MX ground-based air
defence system, the country's MoD announced on Friday, following what
it had described as "professional and military-technical
recommendations from the Defence Command".
https://www.newarab.com/news/denmark-cancels-purchase-israeli-air-defence-system
***
New Prime
Minister Sanae Takaichi and her coalition partner, Nippon
Ishin no Kai, are poised to remove remaining restraints on defense
exports, as announced in their recent joint policy statement.
What’s the significance?
https://asiatimes.com/2025/10/takaichi-set-to-remove-japans-defense-export-bans/
#US Defence Secretary Hegseth welcomes #Japan’s arms spending increase, says US-Japan alliance key to deter #China. https://fox40.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-hegseth-welcomes-japans-arms-spending-increase-says-us-japan-alliance-key-to-deter-china/
***
Australia’s role
in the F-35 supply chain – what a tangled web we weave!
Canberra’s words on military exports to Israel went bizarre. It argued that just because something was shipped from Australia, doesn’t mean it was exported from Australia. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/australias-role-in-the-f-35-supply-chain-what-a-tangled-web-we-weave/
***
De
onderhandelingen over de verkoop van #Eurofighter
Typhoon-gevechtsvliegtuigen aan #Turkije bevinden zich in de laatste
fase en zullen naar verwachting binnenkort succesvol worden afgerond,
aldus Michael Schoellhorn, CEO van #Airbus Defence and Space.
https://turksemedia.nl/eurofighter-deal-met-turkije-nadert-afronding-bevestigt-topman-airbus/
October
26
***
The ticking bomb of
European rearmament
The scale of expansion is unprecedented in the post-WWII era.
New battle lines will be drawn -
between nations, but also between the mass of citizens and the
political elites and arms manufacturers.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/ticking-bomb-european-rearmament
October
25
***
The
#Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation said Ukraine and Dutch
#TNO will cooperate on military innovations. The Dutch partner is
already working in the areas of #AI, #drones, radars and air threats.
- https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/k-ukrayini-peremogti-rosiyu-innovatsiyah-1761119351.html [Ukrainian]
- https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine-and-netherlands-to-seek-innovations-1758559020.html [English]
***
The second
SpainSat NG-II satellite was launched from the Kennedy Space Center,
Cape Canaveral on 23 October 2025.
https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/airbus-launch-second-satcom-for-spanish-armed-forces/
***
Nederlandse
banen #Airbus ondergebracht in nieuwe Europese ruimtevaartreus die
Airbus, Thales en Leonardo gaan vormen.
De activiteiten van Thales Nederland in
Hengelo gaan niet mee in de nieuwe onderneming.
https://www.telegraaf.nl/financieel/nederlandse-banen-airbus-ondergebracht-in-nieuwe-europese-ruimtevaartreus-antwoord-op-elon-musk/99579839.html
***
Bij 'n
#corruptieveroordeling kan #Damen 4 jaar uitgesloten worden van
Europese aanbestedingen. Bovendien kan 'n veroordeling voor de
Duitsers 'n stok zijn om mee te slaan in de onderhandelingen over wie
de hoofdaannemer wordt voor de vertraagde fregatten.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/10/23/noodlijdend-damen-moet-verdachte-handelsagent-tientallen-miljoenen-betalen-a4910280
***
Belgium based
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Fincantieri, Naval Goup, NVL B.V. &
Co. KG, Navantia, Saab Kockums Aktiebolag, ThyssenKrupp Marine
Systems have secured contracts from #EDA for R&D services on
security and military materials. Value undisclosed.
***
India's #Tata
conglomerate complicit in Israel's genocide in #Gaza, occupation of
Palestine. US activists accuse Tata Group of "supporting and
profiting from ... ongoing military occupation and genocidal
violence" in #Palestine.
https://www.trtworld.com/article/89b1c061394f
***
For the
first time since 2022, Russia's military-industrial complex has
unexpectedly faltered. Although it has become the main driver of the
Russian economy thanks to sky-high spending on state defense orders
from the budget, Russian media reports.
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russia-s-arms-production-slows-for-the-first-1761336938.html
October 24
#Damen confirmed it has signed a contract with Danish Terma A/S for the supply of the C-Guard decoy launching system, which will be installed on the 1st of 4 #frigates (#PES) for the #Colombian navy.
See for Swedish, French, UK etc. participants picture. https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/sea/colombia-to-integrate-c-guard-system-into-new-pes-frigates
***
#SIPRI report
recommends pragmatic approaches to governing the #AI–#nuclear
nexus.
The integration of AI into nuclear and nuclear-related weapon systems is reshaping global security and influencing strategic stability.
***
A
cross-border media investigation reports that around €8 million
worth of technology from Dutch companies ended up in a covert Russian
defence program after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, despite
sanctions. The findings center on “Harmony,” a state-run seabed
surveillance network designed to detect submarines and other maritime
activity.
https://www.dutchbrief.com/p/report-says-8-million-in-dutch-tech-linked-to-secret-russian-defence-project
A in this context widely reported 2013
deliverance by IHC (see
https://nltimes.nl/2025/10/23/8-million-worth-dutch-technology-secret-russian-defense-project-report)
was undesired, but not outside the scope of at the time official
- but short sighted as in general on control on profitable exports of
strategic goods- political climate. See clip from blog
https://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2018/01/landingsschepen-deel-10-serie-over.html
To end. This blog on Dutch export permissions for: Remotely
Operated Vehicles (ROV) for so-called 'submerged seabed inspections'
(2005-2019)
https://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2019/09/stiekem-onderwater.html
***
The slippery
slope of #militarisation
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech on Friday, pledged to further accelerate #Japan’s military buildup and spending & complete an early upgrade of the country's security strategy. https://mb.com.ph/2025/10/24/japans-new-leader-vows-to-further-bolster-defense-buildup
***
Countries
that sell weapons to nations where #Russian #PMCs operate risk
breaching global arms control rules. This blind spot allows
mercenaries to seize weaponry from its intended customers and use it
to commit war crimes.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/23/russian-mercenaries-in-africa-exacerbate-arms-control-crisis-report-a90835
Report:
https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/private-military-companies-and-arms-control-challenges-the-wagner-group-in-mali/
Global Initiative Against Trans Organized Crime analyst
Stanyard told that investigators had "found that the #Wagner
Group was making systematic use of military goods & equipment
that were intended for Mali's armed forces during their deployment in
#Mali."
https://www.dw.com/en/how-russian-mercenaries-in-mali-exploit-military-equipment/a-74471385
***
Israel's genocide
in Gaza impossible without global complicity, UN report says.
Report shows how 63 states, largely European, sustained the genocide against Palestinians while Arab states failed to take ‘decisive action’.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-genocide-gaza-impossible-without-global-complicity-un-report
The report here:
https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/a80492-gaza-genocide-collective-crime-report-special-rapporteur-situation
This is one of the ways genocide is supported by those
pretending they live on moral high grounds.
The #German Army has finalized a major contract with ‘Israeli’ military contractor #Rafael for the supply of Spike anti-tank missiles, valued at +- €2 bn. https://en.royanews.tv/news/64385
***
NL-trots is
slachtoffer van DE-trots?
In de strijd om Duitse fregatten is Damen de verliezer. #Damen ervaart door politieke druk problemen met F-126 order. De problemen tonen aan hoe nationale sentimenten de boventoon voeren in defensieorders.
Is dat 't?
https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1574585/in-de-strijd-om-duitse-oorlogsfregatten-isdamen-de-verliezer
***
See the danger
of a world split in 2 parts developing separate IT-roads in one
recent case. Muscles are more valued than common sense and the hard
way of looking for cooperation.
Nexperia China seems to loosen itself from the Europan company. [in Dutch] https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1574928/nexperia-china-lijkt-zich-formeel-los-te-koppelen-van-het-europese-bedrijf
October 23
***
Trade war
#Nexperia #China accuses #Dutch head office of spreading misinformation to customers.
The Dutch #chipmaker’s head office
continues to ‘disregard the lawful rights’ of the firm’s China
entities, a post by Nexperia (Shanghai) says.
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3330052/nexperia-china-accuses-dutch-head-office-spreading-misinformation-customers
***
#Sweden in
#geopolitics
Ukraine may acquiring 150 #Saab #Gripen fifhters through a long-term agreement with Sweden to modernize the #Ukrainian air force a deals valued at more than $12 billion worth of fighter aircraft over the next 10-15 years. https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/ukraine-selects-gripen-e-rebuilt-fighter-fleet
***
Gelukkig er
is weerwoord
Onze kennisinstellingen worden steeds meer actief vervlochten met 't Nederlandse defensieapparaat. Dit doet inbreuk aan de academische vrijheid; wetenschappers moeten de inzet van geweld kunnen blijven bevragen en bestuderen.’ https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/opinie-als-we-wetenschap-in-dienst-stellen-van-defensie-militariseren-we-onze-kritische-denkruimte~b4f305e2/
***
Meer handen
aan de gun heeft nadelen.
‘Steeds meer Nederlanders worden
reservist, en dat heeft gevolgen voor werkgevers.’ Zie bijlage of
https://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/ondernemen-werk/10585375/stijgend-aantal-reservisten-heeft-gevolg-voor-werkgevers-zorgen-want-werk-gaat-gewoon-door
Je merkt in de zorg hoe het
personeelsgebrek de medische voorzieningen minder toegankelijk maakt.
***
Under the
title 'Israel's defence industry looks to post-conflict expansion,'
the The Economist Intelligence Unit had (22/10/25) an short report on
the Israeli military industry and its prospects. (I've no link.)
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***
Militarisering is
funest voor de strijd tegen klimaatverandering. Toch steunen zelfs
'groene' partijen verhoogde defensie-uitgaven. Dit terwijl
krijgsmachten zoals we die nu kennen té energie-intensief zijn om
binnen serieus klimaatbeleid te passen.
Het is jammer dat bij de klimaatmars van 26 oktober niet wordt gesproken over militarisering, want de klimaatschade door oorlog, bewapening en militaire oefening is enorm.
Tegelijkertijd steunen politieke partijen die zich juist neerzetten als ‘groen’ de enorme
militarisering, met een militair budget dat volgens Trump en Rutte moet stijgen naar 3,5% van het bbp, ofwel 35 miljard euro per jaar, plus 1,5% extra voor bijbehorende zaken.https://jacobin.nl/een-leefbare-aarde-vereist-dat-de-klimaatbeweging-prioriteit-maakt-van-demilitarisering/
***
‘De
rechtbank in Zwolle laat de zaak tegen de top van #Damen Shipyards
doorgaan. Deze rechtszaak is van groot belang, omdat een uitspraak
van invloed kan zijn op toekomstige orders voor de scheepsbouwer met
duizenden werknemers in Nederland,’ meldt de PZC
https://archive.ph/u6itd
***
Want to buy
Kamikaze drones? London is the place. Choose from combat proven
items.
Loitering Munitions (18 - 19 Nov): The World’s Leading Conference Dedicated to the Development, Testing, Acquisition and Integration of Loitering Munitions
#IAI #Rafael
https://www.smgconferences.com/defence/uk/conference/loitering-munitions
***
#Morocco
has again #increased the #budget for its #MoD, as the 2026 draft
finance law allocates +/- $ 16 bn for the acquisition and maintenance
of equipment for its armed forces and to support the development of a
domestic military industry.
https://thearabweekly.com/morocco-increases-defence-budget-boosting-domestic-arms-industry-response-regional-threats
October 22
***
Saudi Al-Swaha and
Zuckerberg Agree on AI Pilot Project.
Saudi Arabia strengthens its global AI partnerships through collaboration with Meta.
https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/63938
***
The UN has a
arms embargo on Libya. However, the last months, several Gazelle
heli's were allegedly exported to the nation from South Africa. These
exports fall into a grey area in terms of the law, as they were
civilian-registered and demilitarised in SA.
https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/10/22/why-helicopter-exports-from-south-africa-to-arms-embargoed-libya-fall-into-grey-area
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre published a report
sounding alarm about SA’s arms exports Jan22-Jun25.
It reports weapons supplied to countries that have experienced military coups, are accused of war crimes & to a shut-down UN peacekeeping mission. https://vocfm.co.za/salc-report-questions-sas-arms-exports-to-rights-abusing-nations/
***
Protest against
arms fair (Lockheed and General Dynamics, Elbit etc) in Canada.
Tuesday morning a group blocked off entrances to the building.
Demand: Canada to impose an immediate
two-way arms embargo on Israel and halt plans to ramp up military
spending.
https://www.insauga.com/protesters-disperse-after-blocking-entry-to-defence-conference-in-ontario/
***
#US
export #controls on design technology for advanced computing #chips
have spurred #China to speed up pursuing its own capabilities,
according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and
International Studies #CSIS.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/double-edged-sword-semiconductor-export-controls-electronic-design-automation
October
21
***
You want to be up to
date on EU matters on military industry, its financing and arms
trade?
Read: News from the Brussels' Bubble. 5 Pages packed
with summarised infomation.
https://enaat.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ENAAT-NBB-2025-6_18.10.25.pdf @_ENAAT
***
KRI
Diponegoro 365 and two sister vessels (all three based on #Damen
Sigma 9113 modular design) advertised in the media as a Symbol of the
#Indonesian navy's modernization.
https://cianjur.viva.co.id/news/21507-kri-diponegoro-365-kapal-korvet-pertama-simbol-modernisasi-tni-al
***
1st of the 6
#German #F126 frigates was scheduled for completion in '28. However
Dutch #Damen is clearly overwhelmed by the €10bn contract & the
launch has been delayed for 3+ yrs. Negotiations are now underway to
award the contract to NVL, #Rheinmetall.
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/u-boote-an-der-boerse-thyssenkrupp-startet-seine-marinesparte-110731909.html
***
Letter in
West Briton against awarding a #UK contract for 24 tugs & harbour
craft for #naval ports to #Damen. One of the reasons: Damen Shipyards
allegedly breach of Russian sanctions. So the contract should be
cancelled and the vessels built in UK yards.
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Starmer+should+cancel+tainted+contract+for+ships.-a0859766027
***
German ship
builder #TKMS could benefit from problems among its competitors.
Major problems are currently emerging at the Dutch shipyard #Damen
Naval, which was originally intended to build new warships for the
#German Navy.
https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/wirtschaft/ruestungschampion-von-thyssenkrupp-zur-boerse-tkms-startet-weg-zum-naechsten-deutschen-zr-93996407.html
***
Speech Wendela de
Vries van Stop Wapenhandel over GKN Fokker en de band met de oorlog
in Gaza. https://youtu.be/1ifvb2BlMkY?si=ojWFPCIUUg4V79v3
‘Bij de #Fokkerfabriek
van #Papendrecht ageerden demonstranten zaterdag tegen de onderdelen
die het bedrijf mogelijk aan Israëlische bommenwerpers levert. Het
kabinet moet binnenkort besluiten of die #F35-leveringen geoorloofd
zijn.’ https://archive.ph/3wiza#selection-1223.3-1230.1
***
De
Nederlandse en Duitse krijgsmacht hebben samen 222 gevechtsvoertuigen
besteld bij het Duitse bedrijf #Artec
(https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/company/subsidiaries/artec),
dit is een JV van delen van #Rheinmetall (Du/NL) & #KNDS
(https://knds.com/en) Duitsland).
Orderwaarde €3,41 mrd.
https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1574146/nederland-en-duitsland-zetten-megaorder-uit-bij-rheinmetall
Major Tom
Voormalig Airbus-CEO Tom Enders zal
vanaf 3/11 voorzitter vd raad van toezicht worden het Frans-Duitse
tankbedrijf KNDS. "Nu Europa zijn defensievermogen versterkt, is
KNDS bij uitstek gepositioneerd om een leidende rol te spelen,"
aldus Enders.
https://nl.marketscreener.com/beursnieuws/voormalig-airbus-topman-enders-wordt-voorzitter-van-de-raad-van-toezicht-bij-knds-ce7d5ad2dd8af027
October 20
***
More protest is
needed
People demonstrated in the Austrian
capital, #Vienna, under the slogan “For peace, neutrality, and a
sovereign #Austria,” expressing their protest against their
government’s support for the #Israeli #occupation.
https://en.abna24.com/news/1740556/Hundreds-rally-in-Vienna-against-arms-exports-Gaza-genocide
***
Crisis at
Damen shipyards threatens Nato Naval programs. Europe's naval defense
plans face mounting uncertainty as #Dutch shipbuilder #Damen
Shipyards confronts #corruption charges, sanctions violations, frozen
payments, and labor unrest-casting doubt over #NATO's ability to meet
urgent rearmament goals. http://newsnet.fr/293789
***
#US pulls plug on major #NATO #corruption probes –
top suspects walk free. Experts warned Dutch media outlet FTM that
the move signals a lack of interest in prosecuting corruption.
https://www.ftm.eu/articles/us-drops-case-in-nato-corruption-scandal
5 things to know about the NATO
corruption scandal
https://www.ftm.eu/articles/the-network-behind-the-nato-corruption-scandal
Zie voor meer uit België:
https://x.com/KristofClerix/status/1980138748760519135
Retweet @KristofClerix: Uitgerekend nu onze defensie-uitgaven explosief stijgen, wordt het NAVO-aankoopagentschap @NSPA_NATO getroffen door liefst drie (!) corruptieschandalen. Dat blijkt uit #NATOgate, een onderzoek van @Knack ism @FTM
Twee medewerkers van het NAVO-aankoopagentschap zijn in verdenking gesteld van corruptie in een onderzoek van het federaal parket. Dat achterhaalde Knack in samenwerking met Le Soir, Follow The Money en La Lettre. https://www.demorgen.be/snelnieuws/drie-belgen-in-verdenking-gesteld-in-navo-corruptieonderzoek~b671c92f/
October
19
***
#Rheinmetall / #RWM
#demonstration against arms production and plant expansion
Activists denounce deals with Israeli
companies and criticize environmental impact.
https://www.unionesarda.it/en/sardinia/rwm-demonstration-against-arms-production-and-plant-expansion-opawehrr
October 18
***
NEWS:
Demonstration against #GKN #Fokker production of #F35 parts for
#Israel
https://papendrecht24.nl/demonstratie-tegen-gkn-fokker-productie-van-f-35-onderdelen-aan-israel/
(Report and PhotoPeter Donk /#Papendrecht 24)
Tweet with comment @papendrecht24NIEUWS: Demonstratie tegen GKN Fokker productie van F-35-onderdelen aan Israël https://papendrecht24.nl/demonstratie-tegen-gkn-fokker-productie-van-f-35-onderdelen-aan-israel/ (Verslag en foto Peter Donk / Papendrecht24)
***
The #UN
Security Council voted unanimously to extend the #arms and military
equipment embargo on #Haiti for another year, and added 2 persons to
its sanctions list.
The sanctions regime was established in
2022 in an attempt to curb escalating violence.
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/10/18/un-arms-embargo-haiti/
***
Piece
of the pie? EU needs drones & missiles but don't forget rifles
and small-calibre ammo, Beretta CEO says. The main challenge is a
lack of raw materials, in particular gunpowder, and nitrocellulose,
to make it. Most goes towards filling larger calibre.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/10/17/the-eu-needs-drones-and-missiles-but-dont-forget-rifles-and-small-calibre-ammo-beretta-say
October 17
***
#AI
wortelt zich steeds meer in #krijgsmacht
#Defensie draagt bij aan een AI-fabriek
in #Groningen. Daar waar onderzoekers, ondernemers en overheden zoals
Defensie toegang krijgen tot kunstmatige intelligentie.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/10/16/ai-fabriek-voor-de-oorlogsvoering-van-nu
***
Nederlandse
#F35’s krijgen in de toekomst mogelijk assistentie van
gevechtsvliegtuigen zonder vliegers. De #onbemande systemen moeten
voor hen de gevaarlijkste klussen gaan opknappen. #Defensie tekende
hiervoor een samenwerking met de krijgmacht vd #VS.
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/straaljagers-zonder-piloten-nederland-sluit-als-eerste-navo-land-deal-met-amerikaans-leger~aaf2a172/
October 16
***
Naïm Asbaâ
is docent en studieadviseur. Hij schrijf voor HvanA een column over
de hogeschool van Amsterdam. De laatste gaat het over de samenwerking
van de #HVA met #Defensie. ‘Stap voor stap schuift het #militaire
denken ons onderwijs in.’
https://hvana.nl/nieuws/laat-de-hva-zich-voor-karretje-van-defensie-spannen
Ondertussen bij de grote baas.
Tientallen journalisten hebben woensdag hun werkplek in het Pentagon ontruimd en hun perspassen ingeleverd. In het nieuwe persbeleid staat o.a. dat journalisten als veiligheidsrisico kunnen worden bestempeld en dat zij g... https://www.villamedia.nl/artikel/journalisten-vertrekken-uit-pentagon-wegens-restrictief-beleid-donkere-dag-voor-persvrijheid
***
On the link
between Dutch Universities (Groningen (RUG) and Eindhoven (TU/e)) the
Israeli military and calls for a policy striving for genocide.
https://nos.nl/artikel/2586595-universiteiten-groningen-eindhoven-werken-samen-met-hoge-militair-israel
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen #RUG undefinitive ends
participation in internationale research project #React.
https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/universiteit-groningen-stapt-uit-project-met-israelische-legercommandant~bae50f89/
TU Eindhoven does not stop participating in research project
React with Israeli scientist Shahar Kvatinsky.
https://www.ed.nl/eindhoven/tu-eindhoven-blijft-betrokken-bij-onderzoeksproject-met-israelische-wetenschapper~ab03687f/
***
#Chinese arms
makers should explore the use of #AI in the R&D of weapons to
improve efficiency & quality, according to state-run defence
industry magazine Modern Weaponry. It noted AI-tech use also has
risks and challenges and should be used with caution.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3329069/chinese-arms-makers-urged-embrace-ai-technology-weapons-development
October 15
***
Takeover of
#Nexperia plunges Dutch into US-China tech war. The NL-government
seized control of chipmaker after Washington warned that Nexperia
would not be removed from its export control list if its Chinese CEO
remained in charge.
Raak 2 economische concurrenten met één slag
Nederland volgde het anti-China beleid
van de VS met het aan banden leggen van de chipmaker Nexperia. Daarop
legde China 'n exportverbod op aan 't bedrijf. Dat verbod dreigt de
Europese industrie zwaar te raken.
https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1573674/industrie-vreest-productieverstoring-door-nexperia-conflict
US warned Dutch months ago that Nexperia CEO must go to avoid
entity list fallout: court
Documents released by Amsterdam Court
of Appeal show the US told Dutch officials in June about a
forthcoming change in the entity list.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329003/us-warned-dutch-months-ago-nexperia-ceo-must-go-avoid-entity-list-fallout-court
Medewerkers van de Chinese divisie van chipbedrijf Nexperia
moeten instructies van ‘buitenaf’ negeren. Dat is hen opgedragen
in een brief door het Chinese management, dat de zeggenschap terug
claimt van Nederland.
https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1573950/strijd-rond-nexperia-verhevigt-nu-chinezen-zeggenschap-terug-claimen
***
‘Takeover
of Nexperia plunges Netherlands into US-China tech war. The Dutch
government seized control of chipmaker Nexperia after Washington
warned that the company would not be removed from its export control
list if its Chinese chief executive remained in charge, according to
court
filings.’
https://archive.ph/7Dxdi
***
As if became again
a trusted partner overnight.
Senior awmakers from Chancellor Merz’s
ruling coalition have called on the German government to lift
restrictions on arms exports to Israel following the peace agreement
reached between Israel and Hamas.
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/germany-urged-to-lift-ban-on-arms-exports-1760481386.html
***
Zo'n 7
jaar geleden schreef ik een bespreking van 'Dood door eigen vuur,'
waarin ook het ongeluk met munitie in Mali in een blokje aan de orde
kwam. Dit ongeluk leidde tot 2 in Mali omgekomen miliairen.
https://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2018/03/dood-door-eigen-vuur.html
Vandaag kwam een onderzoekrapport naar
de kwestie uit, waarin o.a. is te lezen dat het
"ongeluk een ‘accident waiting to happen’ [was]. Met de
aankoop en ingebruikname van de partij werden meerdere
veiligheidsrisico’s geaccepteerd, die maakten dat enig ongeluk zo
goed als onafwendbaar was."
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/kamerstukken/2025/10/14/rapport-commissie-van-onderzoek-mortierongeval-mali-commissie-den-oudsten
Defensie heeft zich jarenlang niet gehouden aan de eigen
veiligheidsnormen, .... concludeert de onafhankelijke commissie die
het dodelijke mortierongeluk in Mali in 2016 heeft onderzocht.
https://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/commissie-defensie-was-nalatig-bij-mortierongeluk-mali-waarbij-twee-militairen-om-leven-kwamen~bebe0b01/
October 14
***
Productie F-35
onderdelen. Doe het niet.
Op zaterdag 18 oktober is er 14:00 een #demonstratie in #Papendrecht om twee van de lokale hoofdschuldigen rechtstreeks te confronteren: de gemeente Papendrecht en het bedrijf GKN #Fokker.
https://actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/lever-geen-onderdelen-voor-bommenwerpers-aan-israel
***
Retweet with comment:: @AirbusPRESS: Airbus streamlines its tactical uncrewed aerial system offering. Read the press release: http://fly.airbus.com/4h8G8a5
***
Oorlog is een
keuze.
Kies voor vrede!
aldus de nieuwe vredesbeweging.
Maar op wie moet
je stemmen?
Wie gaat niet mee met de 5% norm?
Wie zet meer op
diplomatie in dan bommenwerpers en wapenleveranties?
Wat met de NAVO?
Echter de
aanbeveling is beperkt tot Israël/Palestinabeleid. https://nieuwevredesbeweging.nl/stem-voor-vrede/
Daarom dit samenraapsel door Broekstukken van verkiezingsprogramma's in een niet geheel toevallige volgorde op grond van standpunten rond vrede en veiligheid:
- Bij1: https://bij1.org/standpunten/
- SP https://cdn.sp.nl/2025/09/SP_Concept_Verkiezingsprogramma.pdf
- DENK: https://www.bewegingdenk.nl/download/28596/?tmstv=1759166663
- Partij voor de Dieren: https://www.partijvoordedieren.nl/partijprogrammas/tweede-kamerverkiezingen-2025
- GroenLinks: https://groenlinkspvda.nl/standpunten/internationale-veiligheid-en-solidariteit/
- D66: https://d66.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/D66-Verkiezingsprogramma-2025-2030.pdf
- Christen Unie: https://www.christenunie.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CU_Verkiezingsprogramma_2025.pdf
Maak op grond hiervan een eigen keuze en kijk bij de Nieue Vredesbewegingnaar wat je nog meer kan doen.
(Overigens zijn er naast deze standpunten ook andere overwegingen te maken, rond partij organisatie, sociaal economische vraagstukken, klimaatbeleid bijvoorbeeld, potentieel voor links op langere termijn e.d.)
Weet waarvoor je kiest.
Veel partijen willen de hogere Defensie
uitgaven grotendeels betalen door bezuiniging op de #gezondheidszorg,
zo meldt het CPB. Het gaat vooral om ‘het sluiten van het
basispakket’ en het verhogen van financiële drempels voor zorg.
https://archive.ph/h4JsE#selection-1439.0-1443.206
***
#Damen Naval
has signed a contract with #Danish defence technology company #Terma
A/S for the supply of the C-Guard Decoy Launching System, to be
installed on the PES frigate currently under construction for the
#Colombian Navy.
https://www.damen.com/insights-center/news/damen-naval-signs-terma-a-s-for-c-guard-system-on-colombian-pes-frigate
***
Overview: Dutch arms
trade: Embedded and intertwined (Article part of political group
Diem25.)
https://diem25.org/dutch-arms-trade-embedded-and-intertwined/
***
#Dutch Geef
Tegen Gas mentioned in The Jeruzalem Post to have said on Instagram
that it had managed to mobilize 800 activists to disrupt the
logistics of what it believed to be a system that enabled "the
#arms trade, #genocide, and #colonial oppression."
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-870243
***
This
month key stakeholders in one of Europe’s most highly publicized
and troubled military projects, #FCAS, were expected to sit at a
table and hash out their issues. But now such a meeting between
German, French & Spanish officials has been put on hold.
October 13
***
‘Het hoger
onderwijs pakt de handschoen op om de Nederlandse landsverdediging te
versterken. Op zeker 5 hogescholen en 'n niversiteit kunnen studenten
dit collegejaar een opleiding volgen tot reservist.’
https://archive.ph/9ngca.
Vredespolitiek➡️https://nieuwevredesbeweging.nl/nieuws/
***
The
#Danish MoD will order 16 additional #F35A fighter jets to bolster
the country’s Air Force, while keeping far from Swedish, German and
French fighter aircraft strengthen the European military industry to
be less dependent on the enemy in #Washington.
https://news.az/news/denmark-to-purchase-16-more-f-35a-fighters
***
Words
like these:
Peers in the H of Lords have warned that violent protests at UK military facilities risk undermining national security, disrupting supply chains, & damaging the reputation of the British defence industry abroad.https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/ministers-condemn-protests-targeting-uk-defence-sites/
Can be read as compliment
***
Broekstukken bespreking van een boek dat terug keek op het Zweeds-Indiase houwitzer corruptieschandaal en waarin de vraag aan de orde komt hoe de taken van onderzoeksjournaliste, moeder, echtgenote en vrouw gelijktijdig in de lucht te houden.
October 11
***
Ahhhhh poor Dutch #Damen.
It seems to be the last act of its #failing
Romanian corvette case.
#Romania has signed a agreement with #OCCAR, marking the first concrete step towards acquiring 4 combat #corvettes through the European Multirole Corvette programme, the MoD stated.
https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-corvette-occar-agreement-oct-2025
***
Defensie
zoekt de samenwerking met bedrijven om op grote schaal te leren
werken met drones. Het Actieplan Productiezekerheid Onbemenste
Systemen #APOS zorgt ervoor dat Defensie snel nieuwe #drones kan
maken en aanpassen.
Premier Schoof zei eerder dat Nederland binnen de Europese Unie een leidende rol wil spelen op dit gebied. APOS, de hechte samenwerking met Oekraïne en de opgedane ervaring van de NAVO-top geeft Nederland hiervoor een goede uitgangspositie.
***
#Cyprus is
emerging as a strategic hub for high-tech companies developing
#drones & military systems.
The island’s isn't a member of NATO & the International Traffic in Arms Regulations #ITAR. It give companies flexibility in exports & int. collaborations. https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-emerges-as-european-hub-for-drone-technology
***
The US State
Department Isn’t Telling Congress When US Weapons Fall Into the
Wrong Hands.
Congress is being left in the dark about the fate of US weapons transfers, a new GAO report (https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107622) found.
https://theintercept.com/2025/10/10/state-department-track-missing-us-weapons/
October 10
***
***
I was pointed
to 'As US military boosts posture in Caribbean, how does #Venezuela’s
navy stack up?' . It states how Damen helped it: Venezuelan navy
showed the Iranian Fajr-1 multiple rocket launch system installed
aboard #Damen Interceptor 1102 boats.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/as-us-military-boosts-posture-in-caribbean-how-does-venezuelas-navy-stack-up/
***
Who helped the
genocide?
Since the October 7, 2023 the US
government has spent $21.7bn on military aid to Israel, according to
policy analyst @WilliamHartung (Snr
Research Fellow, Quincy Institute). This doesn't include the tens of
billions in arms sales agreements that have been
committed for weapons and services that will be paid for and
delivered in the years to come."
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-aid-israel-gaza/
October 9
***
Antony
Loewenstein: The #Palestine laboratory has thrived for so long
because countless nations and their leaders have not cared that
Palestinians were the guinea pigs for the weapons and surveillance
tech that they so desperately craved.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-genocide-could-be-downfall-israels-arms-industry
***
Jeff Halper
pleit in *MO voor een rechtstaat met één parlement, één grondwet
en gelijke burgerschapsrechten voor Palestijnse Arabieren en Joodse
Israëlisch: "de Joodse aanwezigheid een feit. Als je dat
ontkent, plant je de kiem voor meer geweld."
https://www.mo.be/interview/interview-jeff-halper
***
F-126 vom Prestigeprojekt
zum Milliardengrab
Miljarden gezonken, geen fregat te
zien. Data kloppen niet, software faalt, niemand stuurt. De
inkoopafdeling? Die deelt nog steeds het geld uit. Duitsland bouwt
geen marine – maar monumenten voor mislukking.
https://blackout-news.de/aktuelles/fregatte-f-126-vom-prestigeprojekt-zum-milliardengrab/
Ondertussen komt marineschepen.nl met tekst & cartoon https://x.com/marineschepen/status/1976176774636765419/photo/1 over vetraging bij de bouw van Nl/Be ASW-fregatten door Damen. Deze zou begin '25 starten. Dat werd opgeschoven. Nu is het al 'n tijd stil rond het fregattenproject [PW] https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Waarom-de-bouw-van-de-asw-fregatten-nog-niet-is-begonnen-061025.html
***
Roughly 100
demonstrators gathered outside the Lockheed Martin facility in
Langstone Technology Park October 8 to oppose the company.
Rob Ferguson, a Jewish pro-Palestinian activist, said the defence giant is actively aiding a “genocide” in Gaza. https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/pro-palestine-protest-havant-lockheed-martin-israel-gaza-5351354
***
Juridical &
factual gymnastics to pretend not the #Dutch State but claimants have
won in the #F35 case. To let an dead end strategy continue.
Dutch Supreme Court Orders Government
to Reassess Export of F-35 Parts to Israel in Light of Int.
Obligations.
https://opiniojuris.org/2025/10/08/dutch-supreme-court-orders-executive-branch-to-reassess-export-of-f-35-parts-to-israel-in-light-of-international-obligations/
Protesters blockade Sheffield weapons factory in national day of action against the F-35
Stop Arming Israel targets Forged
Solutions over role in supplying fighter jets used in Gaza.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/10/08/protesters-blockade-sheffield-weapons-factory-in-national-day-of-action-against-the-f-35/
***
US and
allied export controls have failed to stop #China
from buying “vast quantities of highly sophisticated”
semiconductor manufacturing equipment #SME
it could use to advance its chipmaking capabilities and bolster its
military and surveillance apparatus, the House Select Committee on
China said in a Oct. 7 report. China spent $38bn in '24 on
products and services from 5 leading toolmakers based in the #US,
#Japan
& the
#Netherlands.
https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/selling-the-forges-of-the-future.pdf
Dutch link
Amerikaanse Huis eist scherpere exportcontroles #ASML-chipmachines. https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1573042/amerikaanse-huis-eist-scherpere-exportcontroles-asml-chipmachines
October 8
***
Blurring the lines
inside the MIC
One of Europe's largest arms companies,
#Thales #Belgium, has warned that an increasing number of #drones are
flying over its top-secret factories. The company wants to introduce
rules for jamming and #shooting them down.
https://www.politico.eu/article/top-eu-weapons-firm-warns-drone-threat-production-lines/
***
Het Militair
Industrieel Wetenschappelijk Complex #MIC (in #Nederlandse overheids
kringen ook wel De Gouden Driehoek genoemd) is op volle toeren.
Minister Ruben Brekelmans en
staatssecretaris Gijs Tuinman zullen daarover vandaag de Tweede Kamer
informeren.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/10/06/defensie-zet-stappen-in-opbouw-industrie-innovatie-en-kennis
***
Dat juist #AI
en #extreemrechts elkaar zo goed vinden, is geen verrassing.
Sterker nog: het lijkt een match made
in heaven. Extreemrechtse partijen, discriminerende populisten en
andere verdeeldheidzaaiers hebben de kenmerken van AI effectief
omarmd.
https://www.villamedia.nl/artikel/hoe-de-journalistiek-de-toekomst-laat-kapen-door-techbros-en-fascisten
***
To make the world a
safer place?
European military firms may grow their revenue from European customers by an average 10.5% to 11.5% a year for the next decade, as most countries commit to NATO’s 2035 spending targets, Rothschild & Co. Redburn said. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/10/06/european-arms-industry-growth-to-beat-10-a-year-redburn-forecasts/
***
#UAE:
#Tawazun and #US #Anduril in talks to build #AI defence hub in Abu
Dhabi. The hub is designed to accelerate autonomous systems, ISR, and
C2 applications for UAE #military programs. [Paywall]
https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/63898
***
Transparency
outdated?
#Australia’s
MoD has quietly removed online information about the country’s role
in producing parts for the #F35 fighter,
prompting claims that the government is concealing its contribution
to #Israel’s use of the aircraft in
Gaza.
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/10/07/australia-f35-export-israel/amp/
October 7
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Italy’s
#Meloni says ICC complaint accuses her of Gaza genocide complicity
A complaint lodged with the world court points to the Italian government’s role supplying #lethal #weapons to Israel amid its war on Gaza.
***
Timely to
quell #GenZ
Tata starts armoured vehicle production in #Morocco
In an Casablanca industrial zone, India’s #Tata Advanced Systems Ltd opened its 1st overseas military plant.
In India the vehicles are used by
paramilitary in internal security ops.
https://www.military.africa/2025/10/tata-begins-armoured-vehicle-production-in-morocco/
***
De #rakketen en
#drones die Rusland gebruikt om Oekraïense doelen te raken, worden
gemaakt met #onderdelen uit onder meer #Nederland en #Duitsland. Dat
heeft de Oekraïense president Zelensky gezegd in een videoboodschap
op X.
- https://sf-video.dpgmedia.net/14e8cb72-5c73-4b4f-976d-f9c7e08ab407-version-1759678645893/14e8cb72-5c73-4b4f-976d-f9c7e08ab407-640-600.mp4
- https://www.hln.be/buitenland/trump-heeft-soort-van-beslist-over-tomahawk-raketten-voor-oekraine~a2c6d779/
October 6
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Members of
the Green Party of England and Wales have overwhelmingly voted to
call for the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to be proscribed as a
terrorist organisation. The IDF is the national military of the State
of Israel.
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/10/green-party-conference-calls-for-the-israeli-defence-forces-to-be-proscribed-as-a-terrorist-organisation/
***
Hundreds of
thousands across Europe & the Middle East marched against
Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. In Amsterdam dressed in red
demonstrators demanded that their government take a harder line
against Israel & stop arms exports to the occupying power.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/5/mass-protests-from-amsterdam-to-istanbul-denounce-israels-gaza-genocide
***
Strategisch
adviseur voor #ASML Bruno Le Maire is benoemd tot minister van
#defensie in #Frankrijk. Dat maakte president Emmanuel Macron
zondagavond bekend, bij de presentatie van de nieuwe kabinetsploeg.
https://fd.nl/politiek/1572667/asml-adviseur-benoemd-tot-defensie-minister-in-frankrijk
October 3
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The #Dutch
supreme court ruled Friday that the government could decide whether
to export #F35 fighter jet parts to Israel, overturning a previous
ban and ending a long-running legal saga.
https://www.euractiv.com/news/dutch-court-ban-on-government-sending-f-35-parts-to-israel-overruled/
And now Peoples Power? Or next
juridical step?
Reaction Dutch government on verdict (in
Dutch):
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/10/03/hoge-raad-export-f-35-onderdelen
***
How
top #arms exporters (US, Germany, Italy, France, UK, Spain) have
responded to the war in #Gaza: 2025 update.
https://www.sipri.org/commentary/topical-backgrounder/2025/how-top-arms-exporters-have-responded-war-gaza-2025-update
#Israel
***
#Swiss MoD
Martin Pfister urged Swiss lawmakers to press on with loosening curbs
on arms #exports to bolster its domestic industry and security ties,
a sensitive move for a country that has blocked the re-export of its
#weapons and ammunition to #Ukraine.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/swiss-defence-minister-urges-overhaul-arms-export-law-sees-trust-stake-2025-10-02/
***
While the EU
has pressed for a halt in weapons sales to #Israel Serbian military
industries have supplied components, ammunition, and #military
equipment that Israeli forces continue to rely on, according to
regional security analysts.
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/israel-gideon-saar-serbia/2025/10/02/id/1228719/
#Serbia
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Cost of ending
cooperation with #genocide.
"The main damage is not to exports to Israel, but to the contracts that Spanish industry has signed with #Israel," warns Félix Arteaga, a defence and security researcher at the Royal Elcano Institute in #Madrid. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/10/02/arms-embargo-can-israeli-military-technology-be-decoupled-from-europes
October 2
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#Militarisering
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland
#RVO gaat #Defensie helpen bij het versterken en opschalen van de
wapenindustrie. Stssec Tuinman en directeur-generaal RVO Abdeluheb
Choho hebben dit voornemen vandaag ondertekend.
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/09/30/rvo-helpt-bij-versterken-defensie-industrie
***
Het antwoord
lijkt evident:
Moeten we uit de #NAVO? Volgens Jimmy
Dijk #SP wel.
https://www.radioviainternet.nl/podcasts/boos-de-podcast/2025/moeten-we-uit-de-navo-volgens-jimmy-dijk-sp-wel
Maar er zijn verder niet veel partijen die de militaire organisatie onder leiding van een anti-democratisch extreem rechtse autocratie willen verlaten.
***
#Germany has
approved #arms exports to #srael worth at least €2.46 million since
implementing a partial export ban, according to a response from the
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs to a parliamentary inquiry by
the Left Party.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-10-01/ty-article/germany-approves-2-46-million-euros-in-arms-exports-to-israel-after-partial-halt/00000199-9ecf-ddb4-abdd-ffffa4ea0000
***
“At their core,
these reforms [of US arms sales rules] are about deterring aggression
and, when needed, defeating our adversaries..When we streamline and
strengthen the foreign arms sales process, we..improve our domestic
manufacturing capabilities..”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/global-security/2025/10/01/washington-drives-arms-sales-overhaul-00588692
***
Militair-civiel
#VanHalteren Technologies heeft per 1 september alle zakelijke
activiteiten van Berkhout Hydraulics overgenomen. De activiteiten
worden voortgezet onder de naam Van Halteren Technologies Rotterdam,
vanuit de huidige locatie in #Rotterdam.
https://vanhalteren.com/news/van-halteren-technologies-neemt-berkhout-hydraulics-bv-over/
***
#Native
US communities that had long wanted the removal of military #honors
for soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded Knee #Massacre had their
hopes dashed by War Secretary Hegseth, in his effort to root out what
he calls a woke culture in the armed forces
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/10/01/wounded-knee-medals-decision-sparks-outrage-in-native-communities/
October 1
***
They let us believe
they are there to provide security, the ugly truth is denied.
#Leonardo's CEO: "Saying we are co-responsible for #genocide is an unacceptable exaggeration".
He explains the current relations with #Israel & with the companies DRS & Rada.
***
The badass steps
backwards.
#BIS is rolling back a rule that increased restrictions on firearms exports, the agency said, Sept. 30. US #firearms manufacturers told that the controls “would cost them hundreds of millions of dollars per year in lost sales.”
https://exportcompliancedaily.com/article/2025/09/30/bis-reverses-bidenera-firearms-export-control-rule-2509290045?BC=bc_68dcdc08ec0c9
***
Journalist
Esha Guy Hadjadj merkt in De Groene Amsterdammer op dat wanneer 't om
wapenembargo’s tegen Israël gaat, de olifant in de kamer zelden
wordt benoemd: door verhoogde NAVO-normen maakt Europa zich nog lange
tijd afhankelijk van Israëlische wapens.
https://www.groene.nl/artikel/israel-een-paria-we-hebben-hun-wapens-nodig
