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Jun- 2018 -15 JuneAfrica
Netherlands to end Mali peacekeeping contribution in May
The Netherlands will end its troop contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali next year and will send troops to Afghanistan instead, the Dutch defense ministry said.
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May- 2018 -24 MayAsia Pacific
Taiwan to upgrade pair of 30-year old submarines
Taiwan has received permission from a Dutch ship-building firm on May 23 to upgrade and modernize two of its aging submarines, the Ministry of National Defense said.
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Mar- 2018 -6 MarchMiddle East
Hundreds of jihadists and children with Dutch ties still in ISIS territory
Nearly 200 adults who joined the jihad in Syria and Iraq and at least 175 children with ties to the Netherlands are still in the strife-torn countries, mostly with ISIS, Dutch authorities said
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Feb- 2018 -21 FebruaryBusiness
US approves upgrades worth $1.2 billion to Netherlands AH-64 Apache fleet
The U.S. State Department approved the estimated $1.191 billion sale to the Netherlands of parts and services to upgrade its 28 Apache attack helicopters to the AH-64E configuration
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Jan- 2018 -8 JanuaryBusiness
US approves sale of missiles, torpedoes and ammunition to Mexico for new Dutch-built naval vessel
The US State Department approved the sale of Harpoon and RAM missiles, torpedoes and ammunition to Mexico for a new naval patrol frigate
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3 JanuaryBusiness
Boeing to produce 6,000 Small Diameter Bombs for US Air Force and foreign military sales
Boeing was awarded a $194 million contract to produce 6,000 Small Diameter Bombs for the US Air Force and for sale to six foreign governments
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Nov- 2017 -10 NovemberPolitics
NATO ill-equipped for defense, lacks leadership since Trump took office – Dutch advisory council
NATO is ill-equipped to defend members, and uncertainty over its unity under US President Donald Trump could allow Russia to exploit vulnerabilities, a Dutch advisory council warned
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Oct- 2017 -11 OctoberBusiness
US State Department approves $53 million medium-range missile sale to Netherlands
The U.S. State Department approved $53 million sale of 26 AIM-120 C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to the Netherlands
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4 OctoberEurope
Dutch defense minister resigns over deaths of Mali peacekeepers
Both the Dutch defence minister and the chief of its military resigned over the deaths of two soldiers on a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali in 2016
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