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A look at the Defence news 8 -14 February
The Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service this week destroyed a significant amount of picric acid on the island of Curaçao. ...
A look at the Defence news 1 - 7 February
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 has cleared explosives off the Belgian and Dutch coasts. The explosives date from the ...
A look at the Defence news 25 – 31 January
Around 120 Dutch military personnel have arrived at Erbil airport in northern Iraq, where they will assist in the provision of ...
Dutch government agrees on national military mobility plan
Military personnel transiting through the Netherlands in time of crisis should be able to do so as quickly as possible via 3 ...
A look at the Defence news 18 – 24 January
A 2nd large group of marines has left for Norway for the annual winter training. The Norwegians insisted that the international ...
A look at the Defence news 11 – 17 January
The Netherlands and Belgium will together replace their multi-purpose frigates, also known as M-frigates. The name for the new ...
A look at the Defence news 4 - 10 January
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Eichelsheim new Chief of Defence
Lieutenant General Onno Eichelsheim is to be the new Chief of Defence of the Netherlands. The Council of Ministers today approved ...
A look at the Defence news 21 December – 3 January
Jordan, New Zealand and Australia will not be participating in the Invictus Games in The Hague later this year. These countries ...
A look at the Defence news 14 – 20 December
The Dutch and German armed forces are further strengthening their ties. The 2 countries signed several agreements to that end on ...