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A look at the Defence news 19 - 25 June
Until the end of June, around 100 Dutch military personnel are providing support for the smooth transportation of a US helicopter ...
A look at the Defence news 12 – 18 June
The Netherlands will end its mission in Mali on 1 May 2019. The current contribution to the NATO mission in Afghanistan is to be ...
A look at the Defence news 5 June - 11 June
Twenty-four current and former members of the Netherlands armed forces will represent the Netherlands at the 2018 Invictus Games. ...
A look at the Defence news 29 May - 4 June
The Royal Netherlands Army has finally acquired the Kodiak engineering and mine clearance tank.
A look at the Defence news 23 May – 28 May
From November of this year, Defence will receive a total of 1266 new handheld thermal imaging systems to determine the positions ...
A look at the Defence news 16 - 22 May
Dutch F-16s supported ground troops during 10 missions in eastern Syria. Force was used in 2 of these missions. (This was ...
A look at the Defence news 8 – 15 May
The Ministry of Defence is preparing to replace the personal combat kit of its military personnel. The main reason behind this ...
A look at the Defence news 1 - 7 May
The Royal Netherlands Army will be introducing new CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) reconnaissance vehicles. ...
A look at the Defence news 23 – 30 April
Dutch F-16s supported ground troops in Iraq and eastern Syria in 9 missions. In one case, weapons were deployed against ISIS. ...
A look at the Defence news 16 – 22 April
Two Defence speeches have won the American Cicero Speechwriting Award. They are former minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert’s ...