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A look at the Defence news 16 – 22 August
Both Chinooks, which are in Albania because of the many fires, will stay there longer. Initially, Defence had promised help until ...
A look at the Defence news 9 - 15 August
Working alongside Netherlands Coast Guard units, naval vessel HNLMS Holland has seized 1,325 kilos of drugs. Smugglers were ...
A look at the Defence news 2 – 8 August
The UK Carrier Strike Group, of which HNLMS Evertsen is a part, this week sailed the Philippine Sea. After having been at sea for ...
A look at the Defence news 26 July – 1 August
The Netherlands armed forces has deployed tanks abroad for the first time in 20 years. The Dutch Leopard 2A6 battle tanks have ...
A look at the Defence news 19 - 25 July
Thirty nine military personnel of the Company in the West in Curaçao have tested positive for COVID-19. They are now in isolation ...
A look at the Defence news 12 - 18 July
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A look at the Defence news 5 - 11 July
“8,000 men and boys were killed on European territory. Brothers, sons, fathers and friends disappeared in 1 day. And with them ...
A look at the Defence news 28 June – 4 July
Over the past 2 weeks, 2 C-17 transport aircraft of the international Heavy Airlift Wing have been flying back and forth between ...
First Dutch military nanosatellite launched successfully
The first Dutch military satellite was successfully launched. BRIK II, a nanosatellite, was placed into orbit around the Earth by ...
A look at the Defence news 21 - 27 June
This week, a ceremonial flag handover marked the end of Dutch operations in Afghanistan. Minister of Defence Ank ...