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A look at the Defence news 19 – 25 March
The multinational air defence exercise Joint Project Optic Windmill is currently being conducted at the Royal Netherlands Army’s ...
A look at the Defence news 11 – 18 March
Lieutenant General (retired) Hans Couzy has passed away in his place of residence The Hague. He was 78 years old. From 1992 to ...
A look at the Defence news 4 - 10 March
Will there be an Elfstedentocht (Eleven Cities Tour) this year? Minister of Defence Ank Bijleveld-Schouten used this question to ...
A look at the Defence news 26 February – 4 March
Air force leaves Jordanian base.
A look at the Defence news 18 – 25 February
In a letter to the House of Representatives, Minister of Defence Ank Bijleveld-Schouten reported that the Defence Intelligence ...
A look at the Defence news 12 – 17 February
Last week, 2 members of the Royal Netherlands Army Recovery and Identification Service were awarded the Medal Wojska Polskiego ...
A look at the Defence news 4 – 11 February
Over the coming weeks, the Netherlands Defence organisation will assist the 4th (US) Combat Aviation Brigade with its move back ...
A look at the Defence news 28 January – 3 February
Ocean-going patrol vessel HNLMS Zeeland intercepted a transport of over 2,000 kilos of drugs in the Caribbean Sea during a ...
A look at the Defence news 21 – 27 January
Dutch military personnel came to the rescue after an attack on UN soldiers north of Kidal in Mali. They evacuated wounded ...
A look at the Defence news 14 – 21 January
During a conference on UN peace operations that took place in The Hague, Netherlands Minister of Defence Ank Bijleveld-Schouten ...