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A look at the Defence news 4 – 10 April
We must not lose sight of the strength and successes of European cooperation. A look at the Defence news for the week of 4 to 10 ...
A look at the Defence news (28 March - 3 April)
From next Friday, a Mobile Support Team (MST) of roughly 25 military personnel will be training Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in ...
A look at the Defence news 21 – 27 March
Lieutenant General Leo Beulen was appointed the new Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army on 24 March. A summary of the Defence ...
A look at the Defence news 14 – 20 March
The Royal Netherlands Army's 43 Mechanised Brigade has made a great leap forwards. A summary of the Defence news in the week of ...
A look at the Defence news 7 – 13 March
The month of June should see new workable proposals for reinforcing European defence cooperation. So said the Netherlands ...
A look at the Defence news 29 February – 6 March
On 6 March, a KDC-10 transport aircraft carrying aid supplies left Eindhoven Air Base headed for Greece. A summary of Defence ...
A look at the Defence news 22 – 28 February
Defence has developed the book ‘Bo gaat op missie’ [‘Bo is going on a mission’], for children of parents who are going to be ...
A look at the Defence news 15 – 21 February
The Royal Netherlands Navy's strongest tugboat in its long history arrived in Den Helder on 20 February. A summary of the Defence ...
A look at the Defence news 8 – 14 February
The Netherlands is expanding capability for guarding the European borders. This will be achieved by the creation of additional ...
A look at the Defence news 1 – 7 February
Defence cooperation, the EU missions and a new European security strategy. Those were the topics discussed by the EU ministers of ...