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A look at the Defence news 22 - 28 June
HNLMS De Ruyter returned to Den Helder after a well-executed mission. The frigate deployed to the Strait of Hormuz, a busy ...
A look at the Defence news 15 - 21 June
During the European Foreign Affairs Council, the EU Ministers of Defence discussed the strengthening of the European Union’s ...
A look at the Defence news 8 - 17 June
A Vessel Protection Detachment (VPD) has recently returned to the Netherlands after an 81-day mission. This was the ...
A look at the Defence news 2 – 7 June
HNLMS Karel Doorman is set to depart the Caribbean on 15 June. The joint support ship, over 200 metres in length, has been in the ...
A look at the Defence news 25 May - 1 Juni
UN peacekeepers need to be in a position to do their job better. It is up to politicians and diplomats, said Minister of Foreign ...
A look at the Defence news 18 - 24 May
During an exercise over the North Sea, a Royal Netherlands Air Force KDC-10 refuelled an U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic ...
A look at the Defence news 11 – 17 May
Only through joint action by EU Member States can the consequences of crises such as the COVID-19 crisis be dealt with.
A look at the Defence news 4 - 10 May
On 4 May, 75 years after the liberation of the Netherlands, the armed forces were present at a large number of commemoration ...
A look at the Defence news 21 – 28 April
HNLMS Karel Doorman has dropped off Dutch marines in Sint Maarten. They are being deployed to provide robust assistance on the ...
A look at the Defence news 14-20 April
NATO member states are joining forces in the fight against the coronavirus.