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Sep52020 by adminNo Comments

Morocco, Netherlands, India, UAE to buy Longbow Fire Control Radars

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Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Longbow Limited, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, won a $ 164.6 million contract to equip foreign Apache helicopters with radar units. The contract, announced on Thursday by the Defense Department, calls for AH-64E Apache helicopter AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radar units to be sold to the militaries of Morocco, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates and India. Advertisement The mast-mounted system provides Apache aircrews with automatic target detection, location and classification while "enabling rapid, multi-target engagement in all weather conditions over multiple types of terrain and through battlefield obscurants," Lockheed Martin has previously said of the system. It allows aircrews the opportunity to scan large areas for threats, and ...

Jul292020 by adminNo Comments

Transfer news LIVE: Brighton sign Netherlands international, Jadon Sancho ‘would rather join Liverpool than Manchester United’, Messi transfer is ‘fantasy’

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Keep up to date with all the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip with the summer window now open… LATEST TRANSFER NEWS Premier League done deals: Every completed signing in summer 2020 transfer window Man City reach ‘agreement in principle’ to sign Ferran Torres from Valencia Manchester United draw up four man centre-back shortlist Jadon […] talkSPORT

Dec212019 by adminNo Comments

Netherlands climate change: Court orders bigger cuts in emissions

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The highest court in the Netherlands has upheld a ruling requiring the government to slash greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% of 1990 levels by the end of next year.The case was brought six years ago by the Urgenda environment group in a bid to force ministers to go well beyond EU targets.However, the chances of the government reaching the target look slim.By the end of 2018, emissions were down only 15% on 1990 levels.Dutch environment researchers believe that levels could be cut by 23% by the end of 2020 but believe the reduction could be as low as 19%.The government in The Hague presented its climate accord at the end of June, with plans for a 49% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and phasing out coal-fired power g...

Oct102019 by adminNo Comments

Euro 2020 qualifiers: NI suffer agonising last-gasp defeat by Netherlands

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Northern Ireland's hopes of Euro 2020 qualification suffered a major blow as they went down to an agonising last-gasp 3-1 defeat by the Netherlands.Josh Magennis's 75th-minute header gave NI the lead but Memphis Depay toe-poked home the equaliser five minutes later.Luuk de Jong's hooked effort in the first minute of injury time gave the hosts the lead and Depay slid the ball into the net for his second soon after. The Dutch move top of the group, ahead of Germany and NI on goal difference.European giants Netherlands and Germany both have a game in hand over Northern Ireland and are now in pole position to secure the two automatic qualification spots from Group C.NI remain in contention howeve...

Jul72019 by adminNo Comments

Women’s World Cup 2019: USA beat Netherlands to win fourth title

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Media playback is not supported on this device The United States won the Women's World Cup for a record fourth time as they eventually overpowered the Netherlands in Lyon.Megan Rapinoe's penalty and Rose Lavelle's fine run and finish gave the defending champions victory in the second half, after resilient first-half defending from the Dutch.Veteran winger Rapinoe's calmly-slotted opener came from a spot-kick awarded after a video assistant referee (VAR) review, at the end of a tournament in which the system has been a major talking point. Barcelona defender Stefanie va...