A look at the Defence news 21 - 27 March
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander has paid a 2-day working visit to the amphibious transport ship HNLMS Rotterdam during Exercise Cold Response in Norway. Cold Response is a biennial NATO exercise, with over 30,000 military personnel from 27 countries participating. International cooperation on land, at sea and in the air is the main focus of this exercise.
![The king on a ship.](/binaries/medium/content/gallery/defence/content-afbeeldingen/latest/news/2022/03/30/image00012.jpeg)
HNLMS Friesland seizes 850 kilos of drugs
HNLMS Friesland has seized a total of approximately 850 kilograms of contraband in Caribbean waters within a short period of time. This involved the interception of 2 drugs transports. The naval vessel also assisted with the recovery of a suspect fishing boat.
EU member states adopt ambitious Strategic Compass
The EU ministers of foreign affairs and defence have adopted the Strategic Compass in Brussels. The Strategic Compass is a new EU strategic document that provides an ambitious plan of action for the EU's security and defence policy over the coming 5 to 10 years.