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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 ...
A look at the Defence news 9 – 15 April
Almost 70 jet fighters are participating in Frisian Flag, which started this week. During this major annual exercise hosted by ...
A look at the Defence news 3 – 8 April
Dutch F-16s supported ground troops in Iraq and eastern Syria in 8 missions. No weapons were deployed against the ISIS terrorist ...
A look at the Defence news 27 March – 2 April
Dutch F-16s supported ground troops with an attack on an ISIS logistics depot. That happened in the Syrian province of Hasakeh. ...
A look at the Defence news 20 – 26 March
Support for the Netherlands’ initiative for increased military mobility within the EU and NATO was State Secretary Barbara ...
Defence White Paper focusing on a robust, agile military force
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence can once again have confidence in the future. After years of budget cuts, the Defence ...
A look at the Defence news 13 – 19 March
Dutch F-16s supported ground troops in Iraq and eastern Syria this week. Weapons were deployed on 2 of the 10 missions against ...