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A look at the Defence news 23 May – 28 May
From November of this year, Defence will receive a total of 1266 new handheld thermal imaging systems to determine the...
A look at the Defence news 16 - 22 May
Dutch F-16s supported ground troops during 10 missions in eastern Syria. Force was used in 2 of these missions. (This was...
A look at the Defence news 8 – 15 May
The Ministry of Defence is preparing to replace the personal combat kit of its military personnel. The main reason behind this...
A look at the Defence news 1 - 7 May
The Royal Netherlands Army will be introducing new CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) reconnaissance...
A look at the Defence news 23 – 30 April
Dutch F-16s supported ground troops in Iraq and eastern Syria in 9 missions. In one case, weapons were deployed against ISIS....
A look at the Defence news 16 – 22 April
Two Defence speeches have won the American Cicero Speechwriting Award. They are former minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert’s...
A look at the Defence news 9 – 15 April
Almost 70 jet fighters are participating in Frisian Flag, which started this week. During this major annual exercise hosted by...
A look at the Defence news 3 – 8 April
Dutch F-16s supported ground troops in Iraq and eastern Syria in 8 missions. No weapons were deployed against the ISIS...
A look at the Defence news 27 March – 2 April
Dutch F-16s supported ground troops with an attack on an ISIS logistics depot. That happened in the Syrian province of Hasakeh....
A look at the Defence news 20 – 26 March
Support for the Netherlands’ initiative for increased military mobility within the EU and NATO was State Secretary Barbara...