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A look at the Defence news 11 – 18 September
During the coming weeks, 11 navy units from various NATO partners will be clearing sea lanes and parts of the North Sea seabed of ...
A look at the Defence news 4 September – 10 September
NATO ships are monitoring a large number of Russian navy vessels in the east of the Mediterranean Sea. The Russian ships and ...
A look at the Defence news 28 August – 3 September
The Netherlands does not advocate a new major European operational headquarters for military missions, Ank Bijleveld-Schouten has ...
A look at the Defence news 21 – 27 August
Last week, 24 participants from 23 countries took part in the “First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis” course given in ...
A look at the Defence news 13-20 August
Dutch F-16s supported ground troops during 10 missions in the Syrian province of Deir al Zour. Force was used in 2 of these ...
A look at the Defence news 31 July – 6 August
Using a flexible water bag (bambi bucket), a Chinook transport helicopter dropped almost 250,000 litres of water on an area of ...
A look at the Defence news 24 – 30 July
The permanent presence of Dutch military personnel at the forward post in Kidal, Mali, has been terminated for the foreseeable ...
A look at the Defence news 17 – 23 July
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with the United States of America for the procurement of 4 MQ-9 ...
A look at the Defence news 10 – 16 July
This week, the Netherlands made a number of agreements at the NATO summit in Brussels.
A look at the Defence news 3 – 9 July
On 5 July, the Netherlands House of Representatives agreed to an extension of the Dutch mission in Afghanistan by a 102-48 vote. ...