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A look at the Defence news 30 March – 6 April
Medical supplies and equipment to treat patients suffering from the coronavirus disease in the Caribbean were taken by a C-17 ...
A look at the Defence news 23 – 29 March
A number of Dutch military personnel deployed to the enhanced Forward Presence in Lithuania have contracted coronavirus and ...
A look at the Defence news 9 – 15 March
Additional personnel from the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee will patrol the borders between Greece and Turkey from 11 March. By ...
Bijleveld: Defence preparing to help in the fight against corona
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence is preparing to help the population of the Netherlands in the fight against the corona virus. ...
A look at the Defence news 2 – 8 March
Bijleveld calls to strengthen NATO and the EU for the security of Europe Europe must take greater responsibility for its own ...
A look at the Defence news 24 February - 1 March
Royal Netherlands Navy patrols in the Strait of Hormuz HNLMS De Ruyter has officially been deployed in the Strait of Hormuz, ...
A look at Defence news 17 - 23 February
Volkel fighter pilots secure Benelux airspace.
A look at the Defence news 10 – 16 February
In 2019, the Netherlands Supreme Court judged that the state acted unlawfully in the case of approximately 350 male refugees. ...
A look at the Defence news 3 – 9 February
Last week, a Royal Netherlands Air Force C-130 Hercules transported 6 people from Berlin to Eindhoven. The six were part of a ...
A look at the Defence news 27 January – 2 February
Assess the maritime security situation in the Strait of Hormuz. This is the assignment with which Royal Netherlands Navy ship ...