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A look at the Defence news 20 - 26 May
In Wassenaar, State Secretary Barbara Visser spoke before executives of large American companies in the Netherlands and Dutch ...
A look at the Defence news 13 - 19 May
An agreement has been reached to simplify regulations regarding cross-border military transport within the EU. 26 Member States, ...
A look at the Defence news 6 – 12 May
Former Chief of Defence Tom Middendorp (ret’d) made a speech on 9 May at the first meeting of the OSCE Structured Dialogue ...
A look at the Defence news 29 April – 6 May
After 5 years, the Netherlands has ended its contribution to UN mission Minusma. Close to 6,000 Dutch military personnel set foot ...
A look at the Defence news 22 - 29 April
The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army, Lieutenant General Leo Beulen, was awarded the Legion d’Honneur on 24 April.
A look at the Defence news 16 – 22 April
The deployment of the Dornier coastguard aircraft to the European Frontex border control operation has come to an end. The ...
A look at the Defence news 8 – 15 April
The tensions in the east did not go unnoticed by the crew of HNLMS Evertsen. As the Dutch air defence and command frigate ...
A look at the Defence news 1 – 7 April
Until 12 April, fighter pilots from various countries are training for complex missions in an international context during ...
Changes in the military leadership
Lieutenant General Martin Wijnen will take up his position as Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army on 28 August. He will ...
A look at the Defence news 26 - 31 March
Netherlands Minister of Defence Ank Bijleveld: UN peacekeeping operations must be improved from within.