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A look at the Defence news, 9 – 15 October
The coalition partners of the VVD, CDA, D66 and the Christen Unie presented the coalition agreement entitled ‘Confidence in the...
A look at the Defence news 3 – 8 October
France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have set up a temporary multinational coordination cell. The purpose of this...
A look at the Defence news 26 September – 1 October
The Dutch Marine Corps and the German Navy Seebataillon unit have completed a 2-week joint training exercise in the Baltic Sea...
Chief of Defence resigns
Chief of Defence General Tom Middendorp resigned from his post this evening. He followed the example of Minister of Defence...
Minister Hennis resigns
Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has tendered her resignation. She announced her decision at the end of the debate prompted...
A look at the Defence news 18 – 25 September
The patrol vessel HNLMS Zeeland is providing disaster relief to Dominica. This island, like Sint Maarten, is one of the...
A look at the Defence news 11 – 17 September
Next year, Netherlands military personnel will again be actively involved in the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, the...
A lookt at the Defence news 4 - 10 September
Two crew members of Vickers Wellington M. 1C R1322 of Poland’s Second World War 305 Squadron were buried with military honours...
A look at the Defence news 29 August – 3 September
The threat is relevant, yet air defence is an expensive capability that is in very short supply. Netherlands Chief of Defence...
A look at the Defence news 21 – 28 August
Brigadier General Jeff Mac Mootry is the new commander of the Marine Corps. He has taken over from Brigadier General Frank van...