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https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/gabe-newell-acquires-yacht-company-building-the-usd400-million-ocean-fortress-hell-pick-up-later-this-year-because-he-respects-the-sea/ https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/oceanco-yacht-builder-sold-to-gabe-newell...

As many may be aware in the mid 60s the British were in a joint project with the Dutch to develop an advanced radar known as the Type 988 Broomstick, which was to be fitted to the Type 82 DLG and CVA01 carrier. When CVA01 was cancelled so too was British participation in the Type 988 project...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/09/27/boris-johnson-diary-covid-vaccine-invade-netherlands/

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/09/25/dutch-navy-to-buy-armed-sidekick-ships-for-its-air-defense-frigates/ This really feels like a mini arsenal ship concept, wouldn't be surprised if they try to get this ship to be completely unmanned ( they are already mostly there with a...

Hi, Van den Berg Staalvogel = Hans van den Berg uit Baambrugge heeft vijf(!) maal een vliegtuig gebouwd, vanaf 1962 bouwde hij drie toestellen die echter geen van alle gevlogen hebben. Zijn vierde project (Staalvogel 4) was in 1968 klaar en kwam op 5 juli van dat jaar inderdaad van de grond...

Does anyone have: - general plans and armor scheme of the Eendrachts. For the armor, the correct figures seems to be 100mm belt of unknown height and length closed by 60mm traverses at the end barbettes, with 75mm armor extending beyond the citadel on the sides for an unknown distance, topped by...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-05/france-s-naval-group-set-to-win-2-5-billion-submarine-deal Color me surprised, I thought that the Saab-Damen consortium had it in the bag. Who would've thought that KM will be the first operator of Shortfin Barracuda? That of couse is if this...

A few years ago when researching the photo archive of Kon. Mij. De Schelde succeeded by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding I traced the next dia's, probably part of a lecture although without technical details

In 1987 the Royal Netherlands Navy began studying an 8,000 ton LST for the 1993-97 construction programme which would have the capacity to carry 600 Marines. This pre-dates the LSD effort which began in 1990 which resulted in the Rotterdam-class. These have a capacity for 600 troops but offer...

Via Slashdot: https://www.quantamagazine.org/crucial-computer-program-for-particle-physics-at-risk-of-obsolescence-20221201/

The M3 Halftrack and the Sdkfz 251 are the most well known ones, but did the other major powers have APCs? What about WW1?

Archive Kon. Mij. De Schelde 1970-1975 inv.no. 1656 (stored at Zeeuws Archief). There is some correspondence preserved dating 1949-1950. The launches were never built. In December 1949 was the shipyard informed that the Commander in Chief of the Venezuelan Navy wanted to purchase 3 diesel...

A period ago I found in J. Anten's 'Navalisme Nekt Onderzeeboot' mention of a postwar Dutch Battlecruiser; armed with 38 cms cannons. Now that I look at it again it also mentions guided weapons which I seem to have forgotten because it didn't seem tangible. But as of yesterday evening, I came...

Hello, I'm looking for warships designed by Nevesbu (B.V. Nederlandse Verenigde Scheepsbouw Bureaus). Specifically for surface vessels, though I don't want to discourage discussion around their submersibles. So far I'm aware of a couple of designs: Project 1047 (files attached, source: Klaas...

Hi, HIGHTRIP is a project co-financed by the European Commission in the frame of Clean Sky 2 (Horizon 2020). Consortium, coordinated by NLR, is composed of four partners. Institute of Aviation will take part in the design activities, whereas companies P.W. Metrol and Szel-Tech in the...

https://www.netherlandsnavy.nl/Special_battlecruiser.htm

From L'Air 1949, here is a two-seat shoulder-wing light Dutch Airplane,maybe remained a Project,designed by Mr. Koekebakker in 1949, powered by one 65 hp Continental Pusher engine,does anyone hear about it before ?.

I'm Trying to Find out more about this Aircraft. I've examined this image closely, And i found Some things out about it 1; in the back ground is a race track. for Bankgiroloterij cyclist race team 2; further in the back ground is another aircraft's wing and engine behind the banner for the...

I’ve seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.