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A look at the Defence news 13 - 19 September
The Netherlands Minister of Defence, Ank Bijleveld-Schouten, has handed in her resignation to the King. Sigrid Kaag, the ...
A look at the Defence news 6 – 12 September
German and Dutch air defence personnel are preparing for possible deployment as part of the NATO rapid response force.
A look at the Defence news 30 August – 5 September
Ministry of Defence concludes emergency assistance to Haiti HNLMS Holland returned to its mooring on Curaçao on 3 September, thus ...
A look at the Defence news 23 - 29 August
On 26 August, the Netherlands – in the form of embassy staff and 90 military personnel – had to leave Kabul. The Dutch government ...
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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