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A look at the Defence news 30 July – 4 August
On 30 July, the Royal Netherlands Navy ship HNLMS Groningen intercepted 470 kilos of cocaine north of Aruba.
A look at the Defence news 23 – 29 July
Last week, the Royal Netherlands Navy rescued two fishermen in the Caribbean. They had been drifting at sea for 18 days.
A look at the Defence new 15 – 22 July
The United States has requested the Netherlands for assistance in safeguarding free and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz ...
A look at the Defence news 8 - 14 July
The wrecks of the submarines KXVII and O16 have disappeared. That was the message conveyed by the expeditionary team that visited ...
A look at the Defence news 1 - 7 July
Volkel Air Base is responsible for monitoring the airspace of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg until 12 September 2019. ...
A look at the Defence news 24 – 30 June
On Saturday 29 June, the Netherlands thanked all Dutch military veterans for their service to their country during Veterans Day ...
A look at the Defence news 17 -23 June
The Netherlands Defence Doctrine (NDD) has been revised. The rewrite was instigated in order to address current developments in ...
A look at the Defence news 10 - 16 June
After a 3 year absence, the Royal Netherlands Air Force Days are back. Dutch air power presented itself to the general public at ...
A look at te Defence news 3 - 9 June
On 6 June 2019, more than 300 mostly young military personnel and 3 military veterans, who served in the Royal Netherlands Army’s ...
A look at the Defence news 27 May – 2 June
The government is to provide Defence with additional funding amounting in structural terms to €162 million a year. This annual ...