(Gaarne 'liken' of
delen als je het nuttig of interessant vindt.)
Mooi dat er toch weet
Airbus protest is. Ga ook!
Nederland (zie
ook 5, 6, 8)
EUROPA (zie
ook 5)
1 –
030418: Estonian ICT company Cybernetica to participate in the
first project backed by the European Defence Fund
http://estonianworld.com/technology/estonian-ict-company-cybernetica-to-participate-in-the-first-project-backed-by-the-european-defence-fund/
via @EstonianWorld
België
(zie 6)
Duitsland (zie
4, 12, 26)
Estland
(zie 1)
Frankrijk (zie
10, 12. 20)
Roemenië
(zie ook 14)
2 –
030418: Romania’s arms exports increased in 2017: ministry
of foreign affairs report.
https://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/romania-s-arms-exports-up-but-lag-behind-the-region-04-02-2018
Spanje
(zie 11)
Turkije
3 –
030418: Erdogan showt in Afrin zijn home made wapentuig
Erdogan shows his home made weaponry [in Dutch]
https://www.groene.nl/artikel/een-uitstalkast-van-pantserwagens-en-vliegtuigbommen
via @DeGroene
4 –
060418: Turkish forces mainly used German rifles and other
weapons to carry out the Genocide of the Armenian people, a new
report has found, according to Deutsche Welle.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/253900/
VK
(zie ook 18, 22)
5 –
030418: The peculiar camouflage can't hide the Boxer program
is European (Germany, Netherlands, OCCAR, bought by Lithuania). UK to
re-join Boxer program, 14 years after opting out
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2018/04/02/uk-to-re-join-boxer-program-17-years-after-opting-out/
Zweden (zie
7)
REST VAN DE WERELD
Chili
6 –
040418: Who is present on the FIDAE arms fair in Chile
(https://www.fidae.cl/)? For the Netherlands it is the NLR,
SEKO Logistics, an Holland Pavilion (organised by NIDV,
https://nag.aero/updates-activities/updates/fidae-chili-3-8-april-holland-pavilion)
and for Belgium FN Herstal.
https://www.fidae.cl/wp-content/uploads/Descargas/Descargas_Home/lista_de_expositores_new.pdf
Honduras
(zie 18)
Irak
7 – 030418: When the
Swedish authorities saw reports of AT-4s in Iraqi hands they asked
the US government for an explanation.
http://www.atimes.com/article/lax-us-arms-controls-drive-turkish-fake-news-afrin/
via @asiatimesonline
8 – 070418: The Dutch
closely watch non-lethal equipment donated to FSA-linked groups in
Syria stays in the possession of the selected groups. (Er wordt
nauwgezet op toegezien dat de goederen in handen van de geselecteerde
groepen blijven.)
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/kamerstukken/2018/04/06/beantwoording-kamervragen-over-de-nederlandse-steun-aan-het-vrije-syrische-leger
Iraël
9 – 030418: Review in
Dutch: The Weapon Wizards
http://broekstukken.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-weapon-wizards.html
Japan
(zie 23)
Jemen (zie
Saoedi-Arabië)
Mexico (zie
16-17)
Qatar
10 – 030418: Qatar
makes down payment to Dassault for 12 more Rafale jets
https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2018/03/30/qatar-makes-down-payment-to-dassault-for-12-more-rafale-jets/
Saoedi-Arabië
11 – 040418:
AMAZING!!! #Spanish Activists Kick Out #Saudi Ship Loading Weapons
for #Yemen War! If we knew where ships with weapons for #Saudi
war-crimes were docked in the #UK then I think we could do this too.
#StopArmingSaudi #YemenCantWait
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Spanish-Activists-to-Kick-Out-Saudi-Ship-Loading-Weapons-for-Yemen-War-20180401-0014.html
12 – 060418: Geman
Defence Minister Von der Leyen meets her French colleague Parly.
Controversial issue: arms exports espcially to members of Saudi led
Coalition against Yemen. [in German]
https://www.welt.de/newsticker/news1/article175173458/Luftfahrt-Von-der-Leyen-trifft-franzoesische-Verteidigungsministerin-Parly.html
via @welt
Singapore
(zie 19)
Tunesië
(zie 14)
Zuid-Afrika (zie
21)
Zuid-Korea (zie
24)
DEFENSIE-INDUSTRIE
Airbus (zie
19 MBDA, 27)
Damen
13 – 050418: More on
the Dutch-German naval cooperation and the sharing of ship
construction: frigates to Netherlands/Germany and subs to
Germany/Norway.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2018/04/04/netherlands-very-welcome-to-join-european-sub-program-with-a-caveat/
14 – 070418: Tunisian
Navy receives first of its new Damen MSOPV 1400 offshore patrol
vessels | Jane's 360
http://www.janes.com/article/79053/tunisian-navy-receives-first-of-its-new-damen-msopv-1400-offshore-patrol-vessels#.WsifMjiFDhU.twitter
Thales
(zie 13, 21)
WAPENS
Drones (zie
1)
Kleine wapens (zie
ook 6)
15 – 030418:
Declaring bankruptcy won’t stop Remington from continuing to
produce guns, nor will the move alone impact profit margins. Colt
filed bankruptcy in 2015 and emerged in 2016 seemingly unscathed —
valued at more than $250 million in 2016.
https://pittnews.com/article/130190/opinions/editorial-dont-let-remington-fool-you/
16 – 030418: Even
bigger tragedies with US (& European) fire arms happen over the
border. Arms are send in parts, assembled in Mexico. [in Spanish] La
Jornada: Enviar armas en partes y por mensajería desde EU, la nueva
forma de traficarlas
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2018/04/02/politica/011n1pol
17 – 050418: American
Made: How are US guns fueling violence in Mexico?
http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201804041644-0025618
via @AJStream
Observatie
technologie (IT)
18 – 040418: War on
Want co-signs letter to Liam Fox calling for an end to UK exports of
surveillance equipment to Honduras
https://waronwant.org/media/letter-liam-fox-honduras-surveillance-equipment-sales#.WsSHsLZrB38.twitter
Onderzeeboten
(zie 13)
Raketschild
19 – 030418:
Singapore has given the first glimpse of its latest addition to the
multilayered air defense network defending the southeast Asian island
nation: showed the European #MBDA Aster 30 SAMP/T medium- to
long-range ground-based weapon.
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2018/03/29/singapore-confirms-delivery-of-aster-30-missile-with-video-post/
20 – 050418: Missile
Defence: France tests radar to detect and track ballistic missiles,
satellites
https://www.defensenews.com/intel-geoint/sensors/2018/03/23/france-tests-radar-to-detect-and-track-ballistic-missiles-satellites/
Satellieten (zie
ook 20)
Wapenbeurzen (zie
6)
OVERIG
Corruptie
21 – 060418: Thales
and former president Zuma on trial in South Africa for bribes and
arms deals [in French] Afrique du Sud: l'ex-président Zuma au
tribunal pour corruption
https://www.afp.com/fr/infos/335/afrique-du-sud-lex-president-zuma-au-tribunal-pour-corruption-doc-13q3tq3#.WscnbG63JUQ.twitter
Onderzoek en
activisme (zie ook 4, 11)
22 – 010418: Arms
companies hand British universities £40m
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/31/defence-contractors-british-universities-funding
23 – 040418: The
debate on military research guidelines in Japan pushed by Science
Council of Japan itself commitment to avoid becoming engaged in
scientific research for war purposes.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/04/04/national/17-japanese-research-bodies-screen-military-linked-studies-amid-science-council-push-survey/
24 – 040418: Yes!
Researchers to boycott South Korean university over AI weapons work
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/04/05/asia-pacific/researchers-boycott-south-korean-university-ai-weapons-work/
25 – 040418: Google
employees demand the company pull out of Pentagon Artificial
Intelligence project
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/4/17199818/google-pentagon-project-maven-pull-out-letter-ceo-sundar-pichai
via @Verge
26 – 040418: About
4,000 people participated in the Easter marches in Frankfurt,
according to the organizers on Monday. That is twice as many as last
year. Especially the demand for a halt to all arms exports motivated
to participate. [in German]
http://www.fnp.de/lokales/frankfurt/Rund-4000-Teilnehmer-bei-Friedensdemo;art675,2949654
Vluchtelingen
27 – 040418:
#stopthewaronmigrants April 11: Theatrical demonstration and die-in
against Airbus and the militarization of EU borders during Airbus’
shareholders meeting. Spread the word! Invite all your friends and
comrades and share this event! Let's make it BIG!
This is a selection
from a larger amount of tweets. Tweets with a relation the
Netherlands, arms trade and defence-industry weight heavier in the
selection. If you want to have them daily see
http://twitter.com/martinbroek
