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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 ...
A look at the Defence news 20 - 26 May
In Wassenaar, State Secretary Barbara Visser spoke before executives of large American companies in the Netherlands and Dutch ...
A look at the Defence news 13 - 19 May
An agreement has been reached to simplify regulations regarding cross-border military transport within the EU. 26 Member States, ...
A look at the Defence news 6 – 12 May
Former Chief of Defence Tom Middendorp (ret’d) made a speech on 9 May at the first meeting of the OSCE Structured Dialogue ...
A look at the Defence news 29 April – 6 May
After 5 years, the Netherlands has ended its contribution to UN mission Minusma. Close to 6,000 Dutch military personnel set foot ...
A look at the Defence news 22 - 29 April
The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army, Lieutenant General Leo Beulen, was awarded the Legion d’Honneur on 24 April.